My E39 528i Cruiser

[insomniac]

Got the handling sorted out as well.
Running full Ultra Racing chassis equipment with no complaints; includes front strut bar, front & rear ARB's and front member brace.
The size specs that Ultra Racing uses for the anti-roll bars are Front ARB's : 27mm and Rear ARB's : 19mm.

Didn't really take pictures of the installation of the items but one thing i did take pictures of was of the rear ARB when i got the brackets replaced.
Using BeastPower rear ARB brackets as the originals popped out of place twice on me and it was a pain in the ass to jack the car up just to put it back in place properly. Has been pretty much problem free so far.

Also changed the ARB end-links all round, didn't take any pictures of those though. Front's are using Powergrid items while the rears are handled by Ground Control items.

With the anti-roll bars in, next came the suspension. Opted for Hotbits coilovers for a few reasons namely being cost, quality and importantly the entire setup is serviceable.
Went with the Hotbits coilovers with DT1 setup (height and damping adjustable) and additional helper springs added. Thinking of installing top mounts for the front... but not decided yet.

One thing i learnt the hard way was that my front rim's offset was insufficient to clear the coilovers. Ended using a spacer to fit... am now thinking of adding a spacer for the rear to match.
Below is a pic of the coilover fitted sitting attached to the WP Pro Brakes.

 

[insomniac]

These are what i would term my rainy day stuff. Items purchased and gathering dust for more than 6 months now just awaiting the right time to get installed.

Probably the first thing to be called into service is this B&M short shifter.

75mm Big Bore M50 throttle body

Rogue Engineering Transmission Mounts

Mystery items...

 

[insomniac]

Got some new stuff in and got started on a simple DIY. Got a pair of high gloss black grilles. Mine is the non-M5 version.
Was previously using the M5 type grilles but a small fender bender put those into permanent retirement.

Initially placed the ///M grille logo but somehow or the other didn't feel right. Came across some pictures online of these strips and found them to be very nice.
Got a set of stickers from Bimmian.com and started out on my DIY before i realised my blade was blunt. Potong stim... need to adjust the bottom of the red sticker as its crooked a lil.


High Gloss Black E39 Grille - Non M5 Grille type

Plastic type stickers for grille from Bimmian.com

Partially done DIY, looking good so far.

Will update with the completed look later tonight.

 

[haywire]

Bro why didn't you buy facelift wider grilles?

 

[insomniac]

Bro why didn't you buy facelift wider grilles?

Preferred this type. Weird eh?

 

[haywire]

Preferred this type. Weird eh?

Well, to each his own, I understand.

 

[insomniac]

Needing to get the rims refurbished and tossing between maintaining the original silver or going black.
Couldn't decide earlier on so bought both replacement caps for the BBS. After caps received, decision made. Guess which one won?

 

[insomniac]

3 colour grille stripes DIY done.... hhhhmmmm.... looks ok kua, let's see how long it can last.

 

[subsonique]

Needing to get the rims refurbished and tossing between maintaining the original silver or going black.
Couldn't decide earlier on so bought both replacement caps for the BBS. After caps received, decision made. Guess which one won?

eh beng, how much is the black BBS cap?

 

[insomniac]

Bought that time was about RM200 including shipping. Got these from Purems.com.

 

[insomniac]

Latest update:

Finally sent the car in for a much needed paint job and raided my store room for some additional items I've been hoarding to be sent along.


Msport Body Moulding



Recently obtained shadowline trims for both inside/outside



Ori BMW Aerodynamics Rear Windscreen Spoiler

 

[haywire]

I didnt know BMW has an ori rear windscreen spoiler? I thought only AC Schnitzer and the likes do that.

 

[insomniac]

I didnt know BMW has an ori rear windscreen spoiler? I thought only AC Schnitzer and the likes do that.

I didn't know that either before this.

Apparently it was offered as an option and comes together with bumper lips (front/back), side skirts, rear spoiler and windscreen spoiler. I checked the part number and its listed in RealOEM as well under E39 Aerodynamics package.

 

[naharnms]

hmmm..cant wait for the transformation......

 

[insomniac]

Not much of a change bro. Hopefully the black trim changes the overall outlook of the car.

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[ariff habshi]

how's the ride on hotbits/UR ARB?

 

[insomniac]

Firm but not too hard bro. Less body roll than with original.

Even going over uneven road is reasonably ok.

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[insomniac]

One thing to keep in mind. When I was using the UR ARB the one issue I had was my original ARB bracket kept bending out of its mount under hard cornering.

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[casper909]

Can't wait to see how your ride looks, keep up the good work with your e39

 

[insomniac]

Can't wait to see how your ride looks, keep up the good work with your e39

Thanks bro!