400,000 miles never looked so good ! My new Daily project - E34 S52 OBDI

[vlad]

What headlights are those?

kopis smoked smilieys

Where did you source the dye to do the interior??? It was dyed, right?

http://www.leatherworldtech.com/

[ZinnoBerrotEta]

Where did you source the dye to do the interior??? It was dyed, right?

[M3TROY]

literally 90% of what vlad said in this post is BS.
look for a full writeup on my restore project that was STARTED by vlad and finished by another shop.

for thos who dont know, vlad only does bodywork NOTHING more.
the pics hes showing in this thread are not even of his shop, they are of another shop that actually does all the MECHANICAL work for him.
further more this is the same shop that painted his personal cars.
the only car of his he has ever painted is the estate/touring car he has now.

[LuckyHenriksen]

It was not "undrivable", was his point, and mine. Jason drove the car, hard, for a long time. It didn't crash, it didn't blow up, and babies didn't die. Did it need a suspension refreshing? Yes. Was it undrivable? No.

Tire rubbing? Of course. It's a sacrifice that differentiates amazing looking cars, with good looking cars...

What I have been thinking the entire time

[JGood]

no, it was not fine to drive, I took it on the test drive and had to exit the highway at the first exit because of the vibration and tire rubbing and very poor brakes

It was not "undrivable", was his point, and mine. Jason drove the car, hard, for a long time. It didn't crash, it didn't blow up, and babies didn't die. Did it need a suspension refreshing? Yes. Was it undrivable? No.

Tire rubbing? Of course. It's a sacrifice that differentiates amazing looking cars, with good looking cars...

Am I the only one not digging the headlights? The previous ones looked better IMO.
Car looks comfortable.

It might be the fact that smoked headlights and clear tail lights are the exact opposite...? Or the M-badge on a 525i throwing things off...

[ak-]

Am I the only one not digging the headlights? The previous ones looked better IMO.
Car looks comfortable.

[jaywood]

What headlights are those?

[323iNathan]

lovely 5er. Also, nice choice of wheels!

[vlad]

The car was drivable. Not the best ride but it was fine to drive..

no, it was not fine to drive, I took it on the test drive and had to exit the highway at the first exit because of the vibration and tire rubbing and very poor brakes

I'll put money down that jason finds this thing a couple years from now and buys it back again.

by then the car will be fully sorted out and an absolute joy to drive :up:

I replaced the radiator, did the full coolant system flush and replaced the thermostat.
Also replaced the oil pressure sensor and did the synthetic oil change again



will install an alarm and replace front speakers tomorrow, maybe replace the head unit as well

[e30lov]

I'll put money down that jason finds this thing a couple years from now and buys it back again.

[Too Short]

are you kidding? I was not even able to drive from one exit to another on the highway when we went for a test drive because the car was rubbing so bad and the steering wheel vibration was just horrible, I felt like the wheel was going to fall off...and the brakes were so week it was dangerous. I have no idea how he drove it to my shop like that. And on top of that the front bumper was broken in so many places that the lower spoiler was just hanging on from the car. I had to straightened inner wheel wells when I put these wheels on because the BBSs were hitting the car on the inside of the fenders. It was bad.
And the 400,000 miles title is pretty cool ! :up:

The car was drivable. Not the best ride but it was fine to drive. That bumper was broke at the bottom when he got it. I like the old tailights and wheels. I miss this thing already.

[spanish pants]

that is a very nice interior in your E34, awesome :up:

the e34 is just so much more comfortable than the e30 for daily driving, it's not big but when parked next to e30 it looks huge



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Thanks, but it´s a huge pain to get out of those sport seats. I may put them into storage and replace them with regular leather seats so i don´t ruin them.
I agree, the e34 is so much more comfortable as a DD and long distance hauler, but it looks tiny compared to the newer 5´s. Even so, i think it´s an elegant car that manages to stay fresh and you´ve done a great job of accentuating that. I tip my hat.

[iXguido]

Clean e34. When are you starting the ix project thread?

[drutt23]

I want this bad....Great work Vlad!! AGAIN!!!!! LOL

[Motorsports]

Hey vlad, now am kind a mad i got rid of my E34. Always wanted to redo mine. Specially because of the color (calypso), but i cant afford 3 cars right now. Love what you did with this one. Definitely improved it.