Shame we’re across continents. Would absolutely enjoy seeing your work in person. Not to mention take a lesson from you given all the stuff you know! This car turned out great and it’s always fun watching you work.
when you do the front m5 bumper conversion, do you need to replace the left and right lower bumper cover with the m5 cover? the right one its where the ambient temperature sensor is attached if you are curious of what Im talking about.
I do not have such instructions, however I would start with sizing up the needed opening, make a sketch on the bumper of the layout of the opening and proceed by drilling a pilot hole in the middle and start dremeling out from there.
Hi Rami, yes I did! As you can see in Ep.5, after a lot of fiddling it fits great. Usually the bumper is the correct size and will fit fine. The guides that the bumper slide on, are adjustable. Ask someone to join you and hold the bumper in place, and then you can adjust these guides until that gap is eliminated ;). Good luck!
Hey there UlicanteLegend98! The kidneys are made by Salberk, sadly the online ad where I bought them has ended. However you can still find them on their website ;)
so I am in North Carolina I got the bumper off but have not found a reasonably priced one with the headlight washer holes. One of the forums said many of them have a punch for them don't know if that is true can't tell from the pictures I have seen. Of course in the dismantling the hose for the washer on the driver side was so brittle it broke while taking it off. The next part is having to remove all of the insides of the bumper like the reinforcement bar, fog light bracket and so forth to use on the new bumper. I have tendency to break things trying to hard, I was hoping to use the old parts again.
Hi Mario! If you like, you can hold on a couple more days until we have our new website up and running, from which from then on you can order parts for your BMW (or any other). All the parts we used for our build will be up there! I will let you know when it goes live ;).
I have the bumper off that was the easy part, taking the reinforcement bar off the cover that was hard. Of course, having an older BMW means parts can get brittle which they have. I have headlight washers the hose was so brittle it broke when I tried removing it from the bumper. The brackets and screws holding the bumper to the front forward fender cover were missing or broken so the project turned out to be more than I had bargained for. So the parts are lying on the gargae floor until I find replacements at a more reasonable price. But thanks for the video look forward to the website hope it fits my build.
Hi Mario! If you still need parts, take a look at our new website, it is finally finished! www.WeAreMomus.com - Take a look around, drop me an email with what you need ;)
Hi there! We are an official distributor of Schmiedmann BMW & Mini Parts, take a look at our shop to find those bumpers! www.wearemomus.com/car-parts-for-sale/
Don't understand this styleing changes. Car doesn't get faster with it and looses it's originality. So the e39 will be the next Honda civic. Or it is already.
The car back then and even nowadays models do have the option of M packet extras which includes the front and rear M Technik bumpers. There is absolutely no issue with retrofitting those and if you do have them it will add optical value to the car. What you wrote was idiotic.
I have a 1997 540i with aspen silver metallic paint just like your car! Love it! Great video!
so glad I came across your page, great inspiration for my 2003 540i.
Shame we’re across continents. Would absolutely enjoy seeing your work in person. Not to mention take a lesson from you given all the stuff you know! This car turned out great and it’s always fun watching you work.
The 'sounds of struggle' are excellent!
Love your stuff. Found out you accidentally. There isn't lot of eu car stuff in yt what are that type.
Only other one i like is M539 Restorations
Thinking to do the samw with my e39 525tds. Videos will surely come in handy
3k subs... pretty underrated
fyi. Silicone spray would of helped you with the plastic clips
I have learned a lot from you keep up the good work
when you do the front m5 bumper conversion, do you need to replace the left and right lower bumper cover with the m5 cover? the right one its where the ambient temperature sensor is attached if you are curious of what Im talking about.
Nope 😉
Angel eyes in front and m ligths on back
Absolutely, check out our E39 Lights and Quad Projectors video to see the installation!
This is the pre facelift ? They got other fog lights is this plug and play?
It was indeed a pre facelift car and the units were plug and play.
Hi Momus! Did you need to buy something else for fitting front bumper? I heard you need different engine cover and some other plastic parts.
Hi there! The bumpers that we carry in our webshop www.wearemomus.com/car-parts-for-sale/ are all plug and play!
I have just bought a 1999 e39 528i not too long ago so you have a source where you got these parts ?
Schmiedmann😉
Great video! from where did you order the bumpers? I am thinking on upgrading my own e39 :)
Well, we use to sell and ship these ourselves. But the current situation put a stop to that. Try schmiedmann.com, they still ship.
Any instructions on how to cut the bumper to fit the washer jets?
I do not have such instructions, however I would start with sizing up the needed opening, make a sketch on the bumper of the layout of the opening and proceed by drilling a pilot hole in the middle and start dremeling out from there.
i want to ask you ?? what about front license plate ? what kind of frame you put on chinese buper?
I did not put a frame on! In my opinion the frame brakes the lines of this beautiful bumper, just use double sided tape to stick the plate on.
did you need any other parts to change the bumpers? or was it plug n play?
Hi Allen! The bumpers that we carry are plug and play, yes!
Hi Mate, did you manage to fit the front bumper aligned with the wings? mine is misaligned is like the bumper is 1cm shorter.
Hi Rami, yes I did! As you can see in Ep.5, after a lot of fiddling it fits great. Usually the bumper is the correct size and will fit fine. The guides that the bumper slide on, are adjustable. Ask someone to join you and hold the bumper in place, and then you can adjust these guides until that gap is eliminated ;). Good luck!
Thanks mate i'll try tonight maybe i can sort it out is very annoying !!! :D Great videos btw! waiting for more :)
Let me know how it goes! More coming soon ;)
Hey quick question. Where did you get the black facelift grills and for how much? If online could you send me the link? Thank you
Hey there UlicanteLegend98! The kidneys are made by Salberk, sadly the online ad where I bought them has ended. However you can still find them on their website ;)
Mömus sounds good thanks! And what about your facelift bumper???
Hello, the front bumper is from dm autoteile ;)
Hey where did u get the bumper with the pdc holes and headlight washers?
Hello, the front bumper is from dm autoteile ;)
I can't find a decently price new front bumper cover, I know nothing is cheap on a BMW but a replacement shouldn't be that hard.
Hi Mario, shoot me an email with your location and what you're looking for to see I could help out!
so I am in North Carolina I got the bumper off but have not found a reasonably priced one with the headlight washer holes. One of the forums said many of them have a punch for them don't know if that is true can't tell from the pictures I have seen. Of course in the dismantling the hose for the washer on the driver side was so brittle it broke while taking it off. The next part is having to remove all of the insides of the bumper like the reinforcement bar, fog light bracket and so forth to use on the new bumper. I have tendency to break things trying to hard, I was hoping to use the old parts again.
Hi Mario! If you like, you can hold on a couple more days until we have our new website up and running, from which from then on you can order parts for your BMW (or any other). All the parts we used for our build will be up there! I will let you know when it goes live ;).
I have the bumper off that was the easy part, taking the reinforcement bar off the cover that was hard. Of course, having an older BMW means parts can get brittle which they have. I have headlight washers the hose was so brittle it broke when I tried removing it from the bumper. The brackets and screws holding the bumper to the front forward fender cover were missing or broken so the project turned out to be more than I had bargained for. So the parts are lying on the gargae floor until I find replacements at a more reasonable price. But thanks for the video look forward to the website hope it fits my build.
Hi Mario! If you still need parts, take a look at our new website, it is finally finished! www.WeAreMomus.com - Take a look around, drop me an email with what you need ;)
Where did you buy the front bumpers and rear bumper from?
Have a look! www.wearemomus.com/car-parts-for-sale
Where did you buy your bumpers also are they genuine oem parts?
Hi there! We are an official distributor of Schmiedmann BMW & Mini Parts, take a look at our shop to find those bumpers! www.wearemomus.com/car-parts-for-sale/
What's the name of the song at 1:37??
where did you get the facelift grill ?
You can order them from us!
Did someone ever told you that you look like the guy from I.T Crowd :P ?
Yes, they have ;)
BTW great series about e39. Keep up the good work :)
were did you buy this bumper?
On our website: www.wearemomus.com/car-parts-for-sale/
Have fun browsing!
What engine?
This was a 528i
Don't understand this styleing changes. Car doesn't get faster with it and looses it's originality. So the e39 will be the next Honda civic. Or it is already.
Thanks for the feedback!
The car back then and even nowadays models do have the option of M packet extras which includes the front and rear M Technik bumpers. There is absolutely no issue with retrofitting those and if you do have them it will add optical value to the car. What you wrote was idiotic.
agree on that