Hi I'm selling my BMW M535i, its 20bhp over stock due to high lift cams, full stainless exhaust, power boost valve, k and n panel filter, strutt brace, recent...
I had at the rest of the electrical start path yesterday. After cleaning up the ignition switch contacts, I cleaned the battery terminals. As pointed out by...
I've been motivated to get moving on the bimmer by the fall-like weather... I got the rear bumper off in order to sand and paint the rear sheet metal. So, I...
Hi Guys. I've managed 2 get an auxillary fan 4 my 520i cos i'm sick of replacing viscous couplings all the time. I've got all the original components from an...
I thought the bumpers were chromed steel & not aluminium? If they are Aluminium they can be restored using fine wet/dry abraisive paper & then polished with a...
Hello everyone - I have a 1985 535i in the US that has a leaking hydraulic brake booster. The leak is at the bottom of the booster where there's some kind of...
Michael, How about some high pressure rubber hose with fuel line clamps? I doubt that the pressures there would blow the rubber hose away? What have you got to...
Matt, I just went through this. As much as I wanted a nice stainless system, I bought a crummy Midas cat-back exhaust. Even though they only lifetime garantee...
North American spec bumpers are anodised (anodized here in the US) aluminium (aluminium for you). Rest of the world received useless thin sheet metal ones,...
Guys, I just bought a Bosal from Bimmerzone I think for less than $115.00 free shipping, no sales tax. It was only the piece from the cat back. Bosal gives you...
I have an 85 528 which has been sitting outside with a car cover on it for about a year and it now has no spark the car was going when I parked it ( it had...
I guess you need to check the usual suspects: Ignition coil, distributer cap, rotor arm, HT leads, spark plugs, battery, etc Not sure if the 528 has a...
could be lots of things, water in the ecu, stuck relays etc Steve Keep it Runnin' Automobile Solutions BMW CCA 6 Series Director www.SteveHaygood.com ... From:...
looked on ebay this afternoon and came across a late model m535 {item no:2493005210)says it was made in 1990?not unless it was old dealer stock that was...
... thin ... Ed, my God, your so right, my thin sheet metal bumpers are soooo useless! That's it, I must get hold of some of the North American spec ones, ...
Agree with Ian. FYI a 1985 528i has electronic ignition. Also check and clean all ground points with a good electrical contact cleaner like Detoxit. --Paul ...
Got my rear section from Motormec last year. Original Boysen, cost £110. Enquired at local motor factors and non original equipment £140! Kwikfit wanted...
hello everyone- does anyone know if I can use a 1983 735ia electric driver's seat into a 1985 535i? The seat I am using right now has a broken frame rail, so...
Hi everyone- does anyone know what kind of sealant/adhesive to use when installing a weatherstrip on the inside of a door? thanks for your help, michael choi ...
Looking to replace the coil springs on my 87 B10 and need to know the closest replacement spring (rate/height) to the Alpina ones as I am struggling to find...
The frame that is broken is in such bad shape that is would be ridiculous to try and weld a plate to strengthen the frame. I wish I had a picture to show you...
... seats r totally identical. just unbolted the fabrics + frames n swapped then on to donor subframes & electrics. Took about an hour 2 strip both lots of...
Ok, the trigger 4 this car is the handle. when u lift it up there is a protruding arm that sticks out the inside of the door handle mechanism. when u lift the...
thanks for the info dude! :) michael choi michaelychoi@... 1985 535i 1992 M5 ... __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Mail Address...
If you lived in a country where other drivers park their cars using the touch method, you would need heavy bumpers. I have a Euro spec M5 and have replaced...
I have 1 rear US M5 bumper here if that is any help for anyone ( would be
expensive to ship across the pond of course Steve Keep it Runnin' Automobile...