5-speed e39 540iT, Do they exist??

[tfritz]

Even better! I was just wondering about a manual tranny, not necessarily a 5-speed..

[MikeDE]

I believe they were 6-spds....

Surely a 5-speed swap would be somewhat straight forward? As they make more of the standard e39 540's with a 5-speed correct?

And I doubt the at-mt swap would be so easy considering the complexity of the E39 electronics, and steptronic trans.

[tfritz]

Surely a 5-speed swap would be somewhat straight forward? As they make more of the standard e39 540's with a 5-speed correct?

[N2MYE30]

Im pretty sure they do but hard to find. Its kinda like finding an e46 sport touring in a 5spd.

[tfritz]

Been looking around a little and every e39 540 touring I have seen is an automatic. Did they make this car with a manual transmission?

Thanks!