This car has been my daily hot-rod, winter beater, track beast, and everything in between for the last three years. It does pretty much everything fairly well.
She's not a show car, but still "shows" well. She's a little rusty, a little crusty, and has 348,000 miles on the odometer (engine has ~170k), but when you drive her you'll forget all of that.
I'm asking $6,800, but that is negotiable. There are some accessories that are included in the price, that can be removed as part of any negotiations. I have removed the Fittipaldi wheels, and am now including some decent e39 Style 42's with used all-season tires. I have tons of other wheels for the car. Not too excited about selling them, but they are listed at the bottom with prices.
***The Alpina shift knob in the photos is the only item I do not want to include***.
It really could use a heat shield around the air filter. She definitely pulls harder on nice cool days.
This hood is negotiable. I'd need to track down another wide grille hood, but I wouldn't mind keeping this as a wall-hanger. I took it down to bare metal, put a pattern in it, and sprayed it with tinted clear. It has some rust creeping in under the clear, and the clear is peeling here and there. I've been letting it age however it wants, but I get that this is not for everyone.
The Euro e36 wheel is included, but I could knock a couple hundred off if you want a clean stock 4-spoke airbag wheel.
The Coco mats are included, as are a set of factory e34 all weather mats.
Driver's side lumbar and memory from an e32. Driver's side seat needs heater mat on bottom. I have a brand new mat, just haven't put it in yet.
Again, Alpina knob is not included. USB ports are. They don't seem to charge Apple products equipped w/ lightning charging port...These are not a highly crafted installation, but look okay. The car comes with a second front console, as this one has a big gouge from an old cell phone or some sort of mounting.
Some random holes/imperfections:
A couple from a track day last year:
My favorite shot, from back when she was just a 525i
Some misc. body rust creeping in:
Wheels/tires:
More photos here: http://s161.photobucket.com/user/reg.../library/M532i
’95 525i’s benefited from better door panels (that don’t fall apart) and all had the “M-technic” side skirts and lower door moulding that only the M5’s and some “sport package” cars had previously received. They were also fitted with more modern wide kidney grilles and matching hood, which were previously used to designate V8 e34s.
Power heated seats (no rips or tears)
Driver and passenger air bags (earlier e34’s only had driver’s)
Factory CD changer in trunk (works great!)
All power options and AC work as they should.
Fully functioning on board computer (although MPG is off w/ engine swap)
Chinese HID kit, which has been reliable for 3-years….does throw occasional low-beam error message.
Factory keyless entry/alarm with one of the last known NOS key fobs last year
All weather and CoCo mats
540i front bumper w/ factory brake ducts in fascia
2012:
Painted Eastwood’s “Rat-Rod Black”
Customized hood (This is a negotiable item, I may replace it with a paint-matched hood)
Headliner, A-pillar trim, and rear parcel shelf done in Microfiber/Faux Suede
Repaired door bottom rust and treated with POR-15 (small bubble coming back)
All belt-line and door bottom trim w/ new
540i front bumper / integrated brake ducts (actual duct-work missing)
All bumper trim with Euro trim to delete side markers
European front bumper trim w/ euro plate filler
New fuel pump in used tank w/ new straps
Bilstein Sport Shocks/Struts
Vogtland Springs
All new fluids
2013:
S52 swap, including:
OBDI converted w/ M50 manifold
All new seals and gaskets (except unnecessary head gasket)
Stewart Racing water pump
JB Racing aluminum flywheel w/ M5 clutch
540i 3.5” MAF conversion w/ silicone intake boot
Mechanical fan delete (currently no fan, but no cooling issues) Mechanical fan included
ASC (traction control) delete
Raceland headers
540i resonator with straight pipes out the back
Custom chip from Turner Motorsport
UUC (IIRC) short shift kit and “probably” AKG delrin shift tower bushing (no slop in shifter)
New OEM (Behr or Nissens) radiator and hoses
2014:
E34 M5 front brake upgrade
Suspension Technics adjustable sway bars
All new driveline fluids and brake fluid (Redline and Ate)
Euro e36 steering wheel (negotiable)
Added seat memory to driver’s side.
Known issues:
Coolant light falsely illuminates occasionally
Fog lights don’t work
Low-beam indicator due to Chinese HID kit (easily removed)
Driver’s seat bottom heater doesn’t work. Have new genuine BMW element ready to install
Rust creeping back in here and there. Some above back bumper on driver’s side.
Priced at $7,500
(w/ currently installed 16″ Fittipaldi wheels and nearly new Continental Extreme Winter Contact tires. Other wheels available À la carte.)
Wheel options:
17” E39 2-piece “Style 5” in excellent condition – $1,200
17” e34 M5 M-system I forged wheels w/ “turbine” covers, excellent condition – $2,200 ($1600 w/out turbine covers)
17” E39 2-piece “Style 42” 3 in fair condition, 1 badly bent – $200
16” Fittipaldi 5-stars with Continental Extreme Winter Contact tires (less than 1K miles on tires) - CURRENLTY INCLUDED
16” e38 “style 5” basket weave – excellent condition – $400
17” e36 M3 DS1 (spacers required) – $650
She's not a show car, but still "shows" well. She's a little rusty, a little crusty, and has 348,000 miles on the odometer (engine has ~170k), but when you drive her you'll forget all of that.
I'm asking $6,800, but that is negotiable. There are some accessories that are included in the price, that can be removed as part of any negotiations. I have removed the Fittipaldi wheels, and am now including some decent e39 Style 42's with used all-season tires. I have tons of other wheels for the car. Not too excited about selling them, but they are listed at the bottom with prices.
***The Alpina shift knob in the photos is the only item I do not want to include***.
It really could use a heat shield around the air filter. She definitely pulls harder on nice cool days.
This hood is negotiable. I'd need to track down another wide grille hood, but I wouldn't mind keeping this as a wall-hanger. I took it down to bare metal, put a pattern in it, and sprayed it with tinted clear. It has some rust creeping in under the clear, and the clear is peeling here and there. I've been letting it age however it wants, but I get that this is not for everyone.
The Euro e36 wheel is included, but I could knock a couple hundred off if you want a clean stock 4-spoke airbag wheel.
The Coco mats are included, as are a set of factory e34 all weather mats.
Driver's side lumbar and memory from an e32. Driver's side seat needs heater mat on bottom. I have a brand new mat, just haven't put it in yet.
Again, Alpina knob is not included. USB ports are. They don't seem to charge Apple products equipped w/ lightning charging port...These are not a highly crafted installation, but look okay. The car comes with a second front console, as this one has a big gouge from an old cell phone or some sort of mounting.
Some random holes/imperfections:
A couple from a track day last year:
My favorite shot, from back when she was just a 525i
Some misc. body rust creeping in:
Wheels/tires:
More photos here: http://s161.photobucket.com/user/reg.../library/M532i
’95 525i’s benefited from better door panels (that don’t fall apart) and all had the “M-technic” side skirts and lower door moulding that only the M5’s and some “sport package” cars had previously received. They were also fitted with more modern wide kidney grilles and matching hood, which were previously used to designate V8 e34s.
Power heated seats (no rips or tears)
Driver and passenger air bags (earlier e34’s only had driver’s)
Factory CD changer in trunk (works great!)
All power options and AC work as they should.
Fully functioning on board computer (although MPG is off w/ engine swap)
Chinese HID kit, which has been reliable for 3-years….does throw occasional low-beam error message.
Factory keyless entry/alarm with one of the last known NOS key fobs last year
All weather and CoCo mats
540i front bumper w/ factory brake ducts in fascia
2012:
Painted Eastwood’s “Rat-Rod Black”
Customized hood (This is a negotiable item, I may replace it with a paint-matched hood)
Headliner, A-pillar trim, and rear parcel shelf done in Microfiber/Faux Suede
Repaired door bottom rust and treated with POR-15 (small bubble coming back)
All belt-line and door bottom trim w/ new
540i front bumper / integrated brake ducts (actual duct-work missing)
All bumper trim with Euro trim to delete side markers
European front bumper trim w/ euro plate filler
New fuel pump in used tank w/ new straps
Bilstein Sport Shocks/Struts
Vogtland Springs
All new fluids
2013:
S52 swap, including:
OBDI converted w/ M50 manifold
All new seals and gaskets (except unnecessary head gasket)
Stewart Racing water pump
JB Racing aluminum flywheel w/ M5 clutch
540i 3.5” MAF conversion w/ silicone intake boot
Mechanical fan delete (currently no fan, but no cooling issues) Mechanical fan included
ASC (traction control) delete
Raceland headers
540i resonator with straight pipes out the back
Custom chip from Turner Motorsport
UUC (IIRC) short shift kit and “probably” AKG delrin shift tower bushing (no slop in shifter)
New OEM (Behr or Nissens) radiator and hoses
2014:
E34 M5 front brake upgrade
Suspension Technics adjustable sway bars
All new driveline fluids and brake fluid (Redline and Ate)
Euro e36 steering wheel (negotiable)
Added seat memory to driver’s side.
Known issues:
Coolant light falsely illuminates occasionally
Fog lights don’t work
Low-beam indicator due to Chinese HID kit (easily removed)
Driver’s seat bottom heater doesn’t work. Have new genuine BMW element ready to install
Rust creeping back in here and there. Some above back bumper on driver’s side.
Priced at $7,500
(w/ currently installed 16″ Fittipaldi wheels and nearly new Continental Extreme Winter Contact tires. Other wheels available À la carte.)
Wheel options:
17” E39 2-piece “Style 5” in excellent condition – $1,200
17” e34 M5 M-system I forged wheels w/ “turbine” covers, excellent condition – $2,200 ($1600 w/out turbine covers)
17” E39 2-piece “Style 42” 3 in fair condition, 1 badly bent – $200
16” Fittipaldi 5-stars with Continental Extreme Winter Contact tires (less than 1K miles on tires) - CURRENLTY INCLUDED
16” e38 “style 5” basket weave – excellent condition – $400
17” e36 M3 DS1 (spacers required) – $650
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