any e38 fans/owners?

[hendrixvodu]

posted some pix a while ago, done alot of work to her. recently changed whe wheels and added some things

mods ive done to the car.
-full navi retro with large nav and 06 x5 comp,
-power fold mirrors
-sport shifter
-sport seats
-3.15 sport diff
-750 brakes
-coils
-alpina lip
-added winter pkg heated F+R seats + steering wheel
-full power reclining rear seats with power rear headrest
-750 additional wood for map lights,b pillar, seat backs
-euro 1 piece arm rest
-updated to 2001 projectors
-top speed limiter removed







recent



older



way older



navi retro and sport shifter



before



original seats with e66 headrest



sport seats






here she is day one about 6 years ago

[E30SPDFRK]

I remember day 1, has it really been 6 years? It's come a long way and always in the right direction.

[Vivek]

I've always wanted an e38. Best 7 imo. How do you like yours, has it been reliable?

[hendrixvodu]

i remember day 1, has it really been 6 years? It's come a long way and always in the right direction.

:) yea I've had her the longest now

[hendrixvodu]

I've always wanted an e38. Best 7 imo. How do you like yours, has it been reliable?

It's been pretty good no more difficult to maintain over any bmw biggest thing I've done so far is timing chain and guides ... Normal to fail on the m62tu

[Fourbanger]

Digging the wheels and stance from the airstrip shot.

[Holland]

I'd rather an E38 than an E39.

Seriously.

[freeride53]

Sick! I agree in regards to these being the "best" 7-series of all time.
I absolutely hate the current gen, and previous gen cars were total piles of shit.

My fave would be a clean silver, m-sport pkg 740i (swb) with the euro rear panel and OEM+ mods.

Such a beautiful, classy, and sporty car.
I still think that I'll be buying myself one in the forementioned specs when I get my first major yob out of school.

[Vivek]

I'd rather have an iL personally. Its a big luxury car, why try to make it sporty? I don't try to make my e30 comfy, if I had an e38 it'd be lwb on coils with 18's or 19's, just like the OP's. Yes coils destroy the comfiness of an e38, but fuck if a slammed 7 doesn't look amazing. I love your car OP.

[Wschnitz]

Its all fine and dandy if your windshield never breaks, once it does enjoy the 2k invoice from BMW for that costly piece of hardware. IIRC it has heaters and some sort of E Tint.

[hendrixvodu]

Its all fine and dandy if your windshield never breaks, once it does enjoy the 2k invoice from BMW for that costly piece of hardware. IIRC it has heaters and some sort of E Tint.

That's completely false , your referring to the UV climate windshield and yes they have a defroster it's 500 and change if I recall from local glass shops. Look up a brand new e30 windshield from the dealer I'll bet your jaw will drop lol

[hendrixvodu]

Thank you everyone :)

[evil-diesel]

sick! my dad owned a 750i brand new back in the late 90's... that car was a spaceship back then... and it still has the same presence it had 15 years ago. there really is no way to make a luxury sedan more sexy. If I didn't already have a company car and other toys taking up too much space I would 100% daily an e38. There's no point in owning a current 7 series... you end up with an inferior car IMO. :D

one thing: this car doesn't need a huge drop and wheels to look perfect. It looked so much better with a conservative drop and the m parallel's!!! also, love those headrests... nice touch!

[CW325]

Nice! The e38s are definitely my favorite 7 series. Also agree that it looked great on the Mpars!

[M-technik-3]

Want another? Buddy selling his 97 740iL pretty cheap. He's trying to get me to buy it for lemons, I'd rather not.