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Nun habe ich endlich die BMW Reihen mit dieser 530d Touring verbunden.
:wack:
Right this is yet another Bimmer project thread :D so if it bores you and you find it uninspirational best you go make a cup of tea :thumbs:
Right, picked this up on Tuesday, its a late 2003 530d Sport Touring Auto in Sterling Grey. quite a rare colour as most seem to be silver or black :wack: Has grey leather, full M sport kit (front bumper, rear bumper, 17" parallels, steering wheel, sill plates. suspension), communications package (sat nav/tv and mobile phone), parking sensors and DSC.
As its a facelift its the 193bhp version which also has 300 torques :)
Some pics
http://www.sxoc.com/vbb/attachment.php?attachmentid=73199&stc=1&d=1307449300
http://www.sxoc.com/vbb/attachment.php?attachmentid=73200&stc=1&d=1307449300
http://www.sxoc.com/vbb/attachment.php?attachmentid=73201&stc=1&d=1307449300
http://www.sxoc.com/vbb/attachment.php?attachmentid=73202&stc=1&d=1307449300
http://www.sxoc.com/vbb/attachment.php?attachmentid=73203&stc=1&d=1307449300
Plans :D
Remap - Courtesy of AP Tuning to take it to around 220bhp and 350 torques
HID's - headlights are on par with a 14a :wack:
LED Angel eyes to match the HIDs
Black grills
Some decent audio - For a premium car the audio is seriously lacking :( Needs some decent front speakers and then maybe a sub in the rear. i have seen some nice stealthy installs that dont loose you any load space so that will be ideal, like this
http://i482.photobucket.com/albums/rr183/DennisCooper/BMW%20Products/E39%20Touring%20Stealth%20JL%20Subwoofer/DSC02600.jpg
Problem is I am stuck with the standard tuner/amp because of the sat nav etc so have seen on the forum you can bust the unit open and solder in some RCA's for an amp :D so will look at tackling that :thumbs:
First job though is a service so will hopefully get that done over the weekend :)
Hope this is going to be more of a "project" than it just having a service :p
Did you not read the plans section :whip:
Hope this is going to be more of a "project" than it just having a service :p
Needs to install the hello kitty airfreshner mod also :nod:
Did you not read the plans section :whip:
Thought that was just todays work :wack:
Problem is its so fooking perfect its hard to find ways to make it better :p
Matty2Fatty
10-06-2011, 14:43
Problem is its so fooking perfect its hard to find ways to make it better :p
Stick a 200SX badge on it :nod:
Sideways14a
10-06-2011, 14:45
Problem is its so fooking perfect its hard to find ways to make it better :p
Could fit some indicators :cool:
DLS speakers, either components or 2-ways
Awesome sounds for not a lot of money, there is a stockist in Thorpe Bay - alarming entertainment (hifikid1 on eBay)
They will need to be amped though
Was going to look at infinity components but will have a butchers at those. :thumbs:
I have always found infinity stuff to be quite tinny and not offer that much depth, the dls stuff is much fuller and offers better base. Rainbow speakers are very similar to dls in sound staging and price iirc :)
I got dls in the 13, have a listen at the next HWH
Slam it to the floor innit! :cool:
Gotta admit defeat! it is a well sorted car! :nod:
e39 ftw ;) got a 535 black on black m sport for a daily and the silvia 14 for a track toy also :P
http://i707.photobucket.com/albums/ww73/jimmy306gti/kemals006.jpg
such a great daily driver, esp in the m sport trim and they make AWESOME SQ install cars!
p.nicholas
10-06-2011, 18:25
Very nice motor.
Nothing too exciting but i started on the service today plus i thought i would look at the swirl flaps and think about removing them.
Old filter against the nice new one :wack:
http://a1.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc6/247088_180770028647623_100001438828659_495757_5475 834_n.jpg
New filter in place, i must admit its a strange setup :confused:
http://a8.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc6/253487_180771215314171_100001438828659_495765_7657 490_n.jpg
Then i started to take the manifold off. Not a particularly simple job as the back of it is slightly under the bulkhead :rolleyes: but with a bit of perserverance i got it off
http://a4.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc6/251742_180771275314165_100001438828659_495767_5404 318_n.jpg
You can see the swirl flaps in the top ports
Close up
http://a5.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc6/248722_180771368647489_100001438828659_495769_1610 000_n.jpg
What you are left with once you take it out
http://a2.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc6/259941_180771405314152_100001438828659_495770_7860 146_n.jpg
and the removed flap.
http://a8.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc6/260076_180771478647478_100001438828659_495771_1174 377_n.jpg
I need to pop to PMW in Chelmsford (local independant BMW specialist) to get the blanks tomorrow in order to finsh the job. Bit of luck i checked as one was loose :eek: and as they are metal they can make a bit of a mess of your engine :wack:
So anyone with a M57 lump or even the M47 (2.0 TD) i would get this done :nod:
What's the point of the swirl-flaps Mark?
Have a read of this :thumbs:
http://www.swirlflaps.co.uk/what-are-swirl-flaps.html
Basically its another emmisions tool
Nice one Mark :thumbs:
Don't suppose now you've had some practice you fancy removing mine?
Finished it off today. Visited PMW (who BTW seem like top blokes) to get the bungs and the guy asked when the crankcase filter was last done. I stared blankly at him and explained i had only had the car a week :D He said the OE filter was a foam one that gets clogged which can fook the turbo :( BMW released a vortex one that doesnt as an upgrade so I grabbed one of those as well just in case (was only £20)
So did that first and indeed it had the old foam filter (or loo roll as they call it on the BMW forums :wack:)
old filter
http://a8.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc6/252520_181022075289085_100001438828659_496808_2226 319_n.jpg
New vortex one
http://a2.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash4/252563_181022131955746_100001438828659_496809_9083 12_n.jpg
Crankcase housing read for new filter
http://a3.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash4/249987_181022218622404_100001438828659_496811_2822 181_n.jpg
filter fitted
http://a1.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc6/252568_181022288622397_100001438828659_496812_8120 112_n.jpg
Took the manifold into work and gave it a soak in the wash tanks (chemical tank first and then the hot wash spinner :D) which shifted most of the gunky shit :thumbs:
This is one of the blanking plugs
http://a7.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash4/248362_181022355289057_100001438828659_496813_3913 456_n.jpg
All fitted in the manifold
http://a4.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc6/250425_181022511955708_100001438828659_496815_4069 953_n.jpg
Before the manifold went back on I thought it would be a good idea to clean out the EGR valve, I wasnt wrong :wack:
http://a8.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash4/253411_181022655289027_100001438828659_496817_3503 309_n.jpg
after a bit of clean, much better :)
http://a1.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash4/260091_181022718622354_100001438828659_496819_4851 951_n.jpg
Reading the forums you can do a 'semi bypass' of the EGR which is basically remove the vac pipe so it never opens. Consider it done :D
Manifold back in place
http://a8.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash4/252476_181022825289010_100001438828659_496820_5632 25_n.jpg
and all done
http://a4.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc6/254496_181022888622337_100001438828659_496822_3592 319_n.jpg
Other people report with the egr bypass and deflapped manifold the car spools up quicker and is more responsive but I will see later tonight when i pop out in it :)
Looking good Mark. Looking forward to having a good look round it at the HWH meet :D
Seems like you've got all that sussed mate. Nice work.
I'm learning a lot about daaayyyzuls in a very short space of time from this thread! :wack: Nice one Mark! :thumbs:
Car has a bit more response low down so i now dont need to jab the loud pedal as hard when pulling away from junctions etc. Hopefully i can get it remapped before the weekender :D
Also looking at K&N filters :D
Also discovering nice little touches all the time :nod: for instance if you have the ignition off and the door open then flash the lights it will turn the headlights on for around 30 secs to light your path in the dark :D
Vigilant Teste
15-06-2011, 09:38
Looks really nice dude :nod:
No get rid of the bling and crack on with the de-chrome of the grille! :D
Oh BTW, our Peugeot 308sw does the follow me home headlight thing without pressing anything so you ain't that flash geezer! :p ;)
Oh BTW, our Peugeot 308sw does the follow me home headlight thing without pressing anything so you ain't that flash geezer! :p ;)
And how much newer is that ;)
BMW innovate and everyone else follows :D
Just changed the oil/filter and reset the service lights. Anyone who hasnt done it yet you need a 36mm socket for the filter housing, sump plug is a 17mm :thumbs:
Just changed the oil/filter and reset the service lights. Anyone who hasnt done it yet you need a 36mm socket for the filter housing, sump plug is a 17mm :thumbs:
Yes, I discovered the massively oversized socket on the top of the filter just the other day. Who on earth keeps a 36mm socket in a DIY set? :smash:
Bloody BMW and their inconsiderate try to get you into the dealership to maintain SH bullshit :D
Take it you bought the ODB cable for it as well then Mark?
Nope, you reset the lights with the trip reset button on the E39 :D
I already had the socket as its the same on the Mondeo lol
Do you? Do you know if it's the same on the E46? I've just oil serviced mine so I may as well reset the computer.
That said not that it matters - it'll only really need resetting if it starts coming up with annoying "you must get me serviced now mofo" type messages
Quite possibly, try this
Press and hold trip meter button down and turn ignitiion key to accesory position.
- Hold until you see 'reset'.
- Release and immediately press and hold again for 5 seconds, until 'reset' flashes.
- Release and press again.
:thumbs:
Yeah you can reset the e46 with the ignition key and pressing a few other buttons. Plenty of vids on you tube :nod:
R53 Minis are the same. :nod: Gotta love BMW build consistencies. ;)
Sweet, I'll do that when I get the car back then :wack:
Drove from Essex to Glasgow on Thursday and used just over half a tank :D (was 420 miles) We didnt hang about either :no:
:thumbs:
Not bad. What's that in rough MPG? No idea how big the 5 series tank is. Mine's empty in about 500 miles IIRC
Iirc tank capacity is 70 litres.
Not bad. What's that in rough MPG? No idea how big the 5 series tank is. Mine's empty in about 500 miles IIRC
Around 42 i think. Was up to 47 to start with but then we meet up with Ken & Stidi and it dropped a bit :wack:
Crap, its broken :(
Driving home from work I realised although the AC was on low I was still sweating. Oh the fans not working :confused: The control unit was working (i.e i could change fan speed or temp) but no air blowing out from anywhere.
Bit of research when i got home pointed to the 'hedgehog' which seems to be the BMW equivelent of the resitor card in Nissans.
So off the GSF in the morning to buy a new one and hope it fixes it :wack: I hotwired the blower motor and thats working so fingers crossed :thumbs:
yours broke today, ken's broke yesterday.
should've bought mine lads :D Hope it's a fairly simple fix :)
Yeah, they get noisy and eventually die :nod: Mine's a bit noisy but not enough for me to worry bout it just yet :)
Have you reset the throttle adaptation in yours yet Mark?
Holy shit, 47mpg :eek:
I thought you might get 40 tops, thats pretty respectable for a big old lump of Deutcshland
Have you reset the throttle adaptation in yours yet Mark?
Nope, how do you do that?
New hedgehog in and all working :thumbs:
Went to GSF and they do 2, a cheap chinese jobby for around £35 or a german OE spec on for £69, I went for the latter :nod:
Blower now working again :thumbs:
Also worked out how to pair up my phone to the onboard bluetooth :D so now have hands free. It uses the car stereo so is crystal clear and better than those handsfree kit speakers :nod::thumbs:
LED angle eyes turned up today and I have a HID kit on order which hopefully will be here before the weekender :nod:
Straight after the weekender the car will be going into PMW Ltd for an Evotune remap, transmission software update and tranmission and diff fluid replacement.
All i can say is ching ching :wack:
Nope, how do you do that?
If it's the same as mine - easy. Key in ign up to notch 1. Wait ten seconds. Turn back to 0. Wait ten seconds. Then straight to 3 to start the engine.
Throttle learns your driving style - this resets the throttle to factory spec, so it'll likely be more instant if you've had a previous owners who's a bit ponderous :wack:
Nope, how do you do that?
New hedgehog in and all working :thumbs:
Went to GSF and they do 2, a cheap chinese jobby for around £35 or a german OE spec on for £69, I went for the latter :nod:
Blower now working again :thumbs:
Also worked out how to pair up my phone to the onboard bluetooth :D so now have hands free. It uses the car stereo so is crystal clear and better than those handsfree kit speakers :nod::thumbs:
LED angle eyes turned up today and I have a HID kit on order which hopefully will be here before the weekender :nod:
Straight after the weekender the car will be going into PMW Ltd for an Evotune remap, transmission software update and tranmission and diff fluid replacement.
All i can say is ching ching :wack:
So you took out the mortgage in the end for all that work then :wack:
Cheers arry will have a go when i leave work :thumbs:
Looking Good Mark. I love that colour. :cool:
Fitted the LED Angel eyes
Before
http://www.sxoc.com/vbb/attachment.php?attachmentid=73461&stc=1&d=1309814443
After
http://www.sxoc.com/vbb/attachment.php?attachmentid=73462&stc=1&d=1309814443
Just waiting for the HID kit to turn up :thumbs:
Have you reset the throttle adaptation in yours yet Mark?
Did it this morning :thumbs: not a massive improvement but the car did seem a little revvier as in it didnt change up as early as it was before :thumbs:
Cool :thumbs: That just means yours has been booted from day dot then :D
HID's Fitted :thumbs:
http://www.sxoc.com/vbb/attachment.php?attachmentid=73509&stc=1&d=1309972154
and black grills :thumbs:
http://www.sxoc.com/vbb/attachment.php?attachmentid=73510&stc=1&d=1309972476
Got to repair the headlights though as both have broken adjusters (another common fault :wack:) and they just wobble about in their housings :rolleyes: You need to take the headlight part to change them but it appear 2003 cars use a different resin which cannot be softened so it looks like i need to cut into the backs to change them :annoyed:
Chriscooke
06-07-2011, 18:29
Those black grilles make it look a lot more aggressive :nod:
my headlights (02) are the newer style, same as yours, i didn't have to cut mine mate, just warmed them up in the oven :)
my headlights (02) are the newer style, same as yours, i didn't have to cut mine mate, just warmed them up in the oven :)
Yer i know but apparently on 03 only they used a harder epoxy like stuff that doesnt soften :rolleyes: :annoyed: Obviously by then they realised they break so changed it to stop you opening them up thus forcing you to buy a new headlight :rolleyes:
Knife + grinder & use your own (softer) resin when reinstalling them. :thumbs:
p.nicholas
07-07-2011, 07:11
I thought buying the beemer was to help lower your spending?;)
I thought buying the beemer was to help lower your spending?;)
What i save on fuel I can spend on bits :D
archenemy.co.uk
11-07-2011, 21:27
good idea to change the bumper bolts for tamper proof ones
I hear about a lot of people having the sport bumpers nicked as they are so easy to remove :thumbs:
where did you get the grills from if you don't mind me asking. Considering this for mine too :cool:
Grills came from http://www.ppcgb.com/
Another small subtle change :)
http://a3.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash4/271120_192067040851255_100001438828659_543425_8845 78_n.jpg
http://a1.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc6/283012_192067097517916_100001438828659_543426_5787 673_n.jpg
oh and how it looked for the Weekenderfest :D
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/50850345@N04/5926531760/" title="IMG_9840 by sxocmark, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6146/5926531760_63919a38b6_b.jpg" width="1024" height="683" alt="IMG_9840"></a>
Really liking those badges :nod: Might have to find me a set of those
Ebay mate :thumbs: set of 3 for £27 IIRC (front, back and steering wheel) quality is identical to the OE ones.
I think they work well on a silver/grey/black car :)
Nice one :thumbs: I'll have a look later :)
Glad you replaced the badges, the standard ones weren't looking too great were they.
Weird how something small like that can make such a massive difference, they class up the joint nicely :thumbs:
No the front one was fooked, its the main reason i changed them. Was only looking for a standard replacement when i saw those :)
There are some shocking fake badges on ebay though, BMW in totally the wrong font :wack:
Been looking at the carbon badges for mine too. Looking good mark. :)
Dammit, you're literally doing everything I've got Planned for mine only faster! Lol
wow so many sellers of the carbon badges.. Prices from £25quid for the set o 3 to £55 quid :eek:
Which ones did you get? :)
I seen these ones:
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/CARBON-BONNET-BOOT-BADGES-E36-E30-E46-E90-E39-X5-Z3-Z4-/290430229305?pt=UK_CarsParts_Vehicles_CarParts_SM&hash=item439efd9b39
And asked him about throwing in a steering wheel badge too - but he also lists a set with the same picture at £35quid :wack:
EDIT: Meh Bought em. I'll send em back if they're pish. :thumbs:
SidewaysThough
15-07-2011, 23:00
And how much newer is that ;)
BMW innovate and everyone else follows :D
And Rover has it on the 800 back in 1996!! BMW just copied it when they brought them!!! Although, I have to say, what a fantastic idea!
Got mine from here
http://stores.ebay.co.uk/sweetbabyblueberry?_trksid=p4340.l2563
:)
Had a birdstrike last night :rolleyes:
Pigeon playing on the DC decided it didnt like my door mirror :wack: Mirror is fooked, back casing smashed and glass knocked out :annoyed:
Do you think I can find a replacement in the same colour :rolleyes: now i know why people buy silver ones :wack:
Oops :wack:
Can't be much to get a silver one sprayed though?
I hope there not as expensive as the e46 ones.
I managed to get a pair for £150 (which is a bargain) and then stuck one on eBay and it did £160 :wack:
I hope there not as expensive as the e46 ones.
I managed to get a pair for £150 (which is a bargain) and then stuck one on eBay and it did £160 :wack:
No where near, loads on ebay for £30 each, just blue, black or silver. Might do what arry said and get a silver one and spray the case.
M5 ones are £500 a pair though :wack:
Yup tell me bout it. I have genuine E46 M3 ones.
But got them with the profit from selling 3 MSport ones :D
No where near, loads on ebay for £30 each, just blue, black or silver. Might do what arry said and get a silver one and spray the case.
Hmm, seems these are the early ones, facelift ones are about £60 each :wack:
p.nicholas
21-07-2011, 19:10
That sucks. Glad it was only a small amount of damage
Rude Dog
21-07-2011, 19:34
Some really nice touches here. Love the badges and grills. Did you change all of the badges on the wheels as well?
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