I love how everyone seems to think that whenever black leatherseats look shiny in combination with a clean and good-smelling interior they think They’re clean... look at your seats! They are supposed to have a matte finish like that, They’re shiny because of all the Grease... same with the stearingwheel! Dang your m5 is sweet we rarely see 03 m5s here in sweden
Hello from germany. I also can not open my armrest of my e39 M5 from 2002. For sure it is a german car, manufactored in Dingolfing for german users and first ownerof my car was M-GmbH itself. So, don't be sad to have no opened armrest, it seems to be there are more without including european cars. If you need some parts directly from here, let me know. We will find a way. Regards
i did 2000 kilometers in under 24 hours driving from copenhagen to spa francorchamps ( belgium) and back, in my M5 and i absolutely LOVE the car , and the seats i think is pretty comfortable :)
Dennis Johansen 2000km is almost the exact distance, a bit under maybe, of driving between Miami and New York City which is about 1275 miles last I remember. I’m sure that was a lot of fun!
I just sold my 2002 M5 :( and sold for on par with what you paid and all the little quirks. Seat twist, rear view mirror liquid leak, useless cup holders that broke, engine sounds about the same. I had two tone seats...black/gray on black. I had the dark silver trim. I loved it and thought I would keep it forever and hand it down to my kids. But as time went on, the toddlers took up so much of my time that the best thing for the Beast was to be with a young enthusiast. I was lucky enough to find one so as sad as I am, I know she’s in good hands. Love the car and you should feel lucky to own one. Congrats and be good to yours...
Mikey Kim I never understand this. I get that the wife and kids are important but id never sell my car because of that. Maybe it's cause I'm young and have different priorities
Your tires say 3014 in the date code on the side meaning they were manufactured in the 30th week of 2014. The 30th week was July 21,2014 to July 27, 2014 to be exact. The tires on your car are fine for another two years, but im sure they will be gone before then.
Follow e39 Source on UA-cam, great resource for these cars. There's a ton of DIY vids there on fixing some of the problems you have. Pretty car man, exactly like mine ;) Good luck with it.
If you do a hydrogen peroxide soak for two days in full sunlight it'll reverse the UV yellowing in your plastics (your coolant reservoir), done it to restore some 30 yr old plastics on a 1991
I really think you should get the eisenmann race mufflers! Mufflers are so big on both the 540i and the m5 so I believe straight pipe is too much, smaller flagship mufflers are perfect!
You could also wrap the front bumper so the crack is less visible or have it professionally repaired. When they repaint you could also ask them to fill and level the bumper holes so it'll look brand new. Plus its cheaper than getting a new bumper
The North American E39s don’t have the storage tray under the center console because all of them are pre-wired for the old school in car telephone, and the wiring runs right through the storage area.
We have identical vehicles...almost...mine is an 03' e39, Carbon Black, but black and red interior with carbon interior details vs woodgrain and 78K Miles...sans dents, rock chips, or rust; but I see you have a newer model in the garage, and as such, would appear we are "collectors" as well. My "daily driver" is a 335i 6 speed, and I LOVE playing between the two! Good luck in fixing up your M5, particularly bc they have started an upward trend in value the last year or so.
For the front bumper you could probably just have it repaired, I had a few cracks fixed on mine and with new paint it came to $700, considering a new OEM bumper is over 700 I'd say fixing your current one is a better bet financially. As for the arm rest, I agree, it's really stupid that it doesn't open haha. I bought a leather wrapped euro one from ebay a few years ago and love it, having the extra storage is definitely nice.
Great to hear you love the carbon black paint - I think it is an underrated colour. I was not that keen on it when I bought my e46 M3 but now I really appreciate it. I've just been through a two year restoration and really enjoyed it - check out my resto story at: wheelwell.com/john-solo/1muf/2003-bmw-m3?photo_id=5b13d68cfbc0ac1707bb2711 Cheers John
Welcome to E39 M5 ownership. Join the group man! It's E39 M5 only owners FB group. facebook.com/groups/e39m5owners Also reach out Adam for used parts. He's a yard full of M5s facebook.com/adam.bajrak
Thank you for the indept tour!! I love the colour of your BMW M5 😍 I Will soon get one but don't know which year model cause i heard about the Vanos noise and yea this kinda stopped me to buy one but the 03 its the last model right?
Will you be doing a timing chain guide, vanos, or rod bearings video in the future? I need to do all of those and possibly adjust the lifters as well..
No offense but I feel like you have more complaints than anything. I have an E39 540 and almost 300k miles on it and I’m 2nd owner to a previous doctor who babied it. I’d still keep mine and buy yours just because the E39s. Then you should go buy a new Toyota off the show room. Don’t be surprised when it doesn’t handle and perform and keep value. 😁 beautiful car and you look good as well!
Hi, you cant open the storage room because it has telephone option on it. non telephone option car has storage room its not about us and eu models i am talking about 12:50 in video.
WTF is your problem..... you said it yourself she has couple yrs old ..she went through a lot of shit.... have some compassion...and if you're going short cut fixing her.... you don't deserve her...spend good money 💰 on her and get it right.
Hey Brandon, Nice video fella. Just a couple of things, I'm based in the UK and my centre console 'storage' on my M5 does not lift up as well...where you have the storage tray in the middle of the arm rest, I have an integrated phone and when I removed it to clean it, the area underneath the arm rest conceals all the wiring for the phone. But my old E39 530 did have a standard arm rest that lifted up that allowed storage underneath. I guess if the arm rest had no storage tray or phone then you could lift it, but if you have a storage tray or integrated phone then they didn't (couldn't) Also check to see if the fan clutch has been replaced, if not then at 120k it would be worth doing as if they let go then they will probably take out the radiator/expansion tank/belts and put some nice dents in your bonnet. I think they should be replaced between 80-100k Cheers Paolo...and keep the content coming!
Interesting. I read somewhere that the US cars had the console in the fixed position while Euro cars could open. I guess not. Maybe I’ll get one that opens so I can have some storage. I will also look into the maintenance and see what needs to be done first. Good info!
I love how everyone seems to think that whenever black leatherseats look shiny in combination with a clean and good-smelling interior they think They’re clean... look at your seats! They are supposed to have a matte finish like that, They’re shiny because of all the Grease... same with the stearingwheel!
Dang your m5 is sweet we rarely see 03 m5s here in sweden
Hello from germany. I also can not open my armrest of my e39 M5 from 2002. For sure it is a german car, manufactored in Dingolfing for german users and first ownerof my car was M-GmbH itself. So, don't be sad to have no opened armrest, it seems to be there are more without including european cars. If you need some parts directly from here, let me know. We will find a way. Regards
i did 2000 kilometers in under 24 hours driving from copenhagen to spa francorchamps ( belgium) and back, in my M5 and i absolutely LOVE the car , and the seats i think is pretty comfortable :)
Dennis Johansen 2000km is almost the exact distance, a bit under maybe, of driving between Miami and New York City which is about 1275 miles last I remember. I’m sure that was a lot of fun!
I just sold my 2002 M5 :( and sold for on par with what you paid and all the little quirks. Seat twist, rear view mirror liquid leak, useless cup holders that broke, engine sounds about the same. I had two tone seats...black/gray on black. I had the dark silver trim. I loved it and thought I would keep it forever and hand it down to my kids. But as time went on, the toddlers took up so much of my time that the best thing for the Beast was to be with a young enthusiast. I was lucky enough to find one so as sad as I am, I know she’s in good hands. Love the car and you should feel lucky to own one. Congrats and be good to yours...
Mikey Kim I never understand this. I get that the wife and kids are important but id never sell my car because of that. Maybe it's cause I'm young and have different priorities
Mikey Kim no hate but i think you made a big mistake selling that baby
Your tires say 3014 in the date code on the side meaning they were manufactured in the 30th week of 2014. The 30th week was July 21,2014 to July 27, 2014 to be exact. The tires on your car are fine for another two years, but im sure they will be gone before then.
Beat me to it.
M52TUB24 the dumbass is actually you. The guy is 100% correct. You stupid or what?
I have Dinan muffflers and I got an x pipe yesterday, best decision ever! Sounds amazing. And still good for daily driving.
Follow e39 Source on UA-cam, great resource for these cars. There's a ton of DIY vids there on fixing some of the problems you have. Pretty car man, exactly like mine ;) Good luck with it.
He knows Luke from the team. Im sure he already told Ryan lol
If you do a hydrogen peroxide soak for two days in full sunlight it'll reverse the UV yellowing in your plastics (your coolant reservoir), done it to restore some 30 yr old plastics on a 1991
I really think you should get the eisenmann race mufflers! Mufflers are so big on both the 540i and the m5 so I believe straight pipe is too much, smaller flagship mufflers are perfect!
The PO of my '03 M5 did the muffler delete. Sounds really good in my opinion. Not too crazy loud after its warmed up.
Eisenmann is shitty, Supersprint has superior sound on the M5, especialy if you have x-pipe.
18:14 correction, this car does sound like a diesel
Just sold my 03 e39, these cars will always have a spot in my heart
I've always loved these. Great choice man! That little sunshade in the back is awesome lol
It’s all about the details haha
You could also wrap the front bumper so the crack is less visible or have it professionally repaired. When they repaint you could also ask them to fill and level the bumper holes so it'll look brand new. Plus its cheaper than getting a new bumper
The North American E39s don’t have the storage tray under the center console because all of them are pre-wired for the old school in car telephone, and the wiring runs right through the storage area.
14:48 Please put that microphone in the description, in the need for it.
tires were made 30th week of 2014 - fortunately you had the camera pointed in the exact place when you mentioned it
noticed it too
Yep. DOT-code. So, about 4 years old. Not too bad.
Oops. I feel dumb, I should have checked. But thank you!
love your M5!!!! But that E90 is looking damn good man!!!
We have identical vehicles...almost...mine is an 03' e39, Carbon Black, but black and red interior with carbon interior details vs woodgrain and 78K Miles...sans dents, rock chips, or rust; but I see you have a newer model in the garage, and as such, would appear we are "collectors" as well. My "daily driver" is a 335i 6 speed, and I LOVE playing between the two! Good luck in fixing up your M5, particularly bc they have started an upward trend in value the last year or so.
Awesome! And I try not to consider myself a "collector" but I do like having both cars around haha
You were right in the ballpark for that mileage and price.
Replace that head unit with the Avin Avant 4! Just did I it in my short sport E38.
For the front bumper you could probably just have it repaired, I had a few cracks fixed on mine and with new paint it came to $700, considering a new OEM bumper is over 700 I'd say fixing your current one is a better bet financially. As for the arm rest, I agree, it's really stupid that it doesn't open haha. I bought a leather wrapped euro one from ebay a few years ago and love it, having the extra storage is definitely nice.
I have left my E92 yellow halo's , because I think it looks retro, everything nowadays has white led lights.
Have you tried sitting in the passenger seat? Is it more comfortable? If so, the drivers seat cushion is worn out and should be replaced.
I would get a Dremel with some sandpaper and sand off the gas refiller rust and lay down some anti-rust primer.
Nice overview. There’s a great DIY on e39Source for the gas door lock regulator.
Great to hear you love the carbon black paint - I think it is an underrated colour. I was not that keen on it when I bought my e46 M3 but now I really appreciate it. I've just been through a two year restoration and really enjoyed it - check out my resto story at: wheelwell.com/john-solo/1muf/2003-bmw-m3?photo_id=5b13d68cfbc0ac1707bb2711 Cheers John
You can make the foglights yellow! 16k$ is a very good deal. In Europe you wont find iT under 20k€
Welcome to E39 M5 ownership. Join the group man! It's E39 M5 only owners FB group.
facebook.com/groups/e39m5owners
Also reach out Adam for used parts. He's a yard full of M5s
facebook.com/adam.bajrak
It’s actually fucking gorgeous
Thank ya!
Plss do exhaust as fast as you can, cant wait
Thank you for the indept tour!!
I love the colour of your BMW M5 😍
I Will soon get one but don't know which year model cause i heard about the Vanos noise and yea this kinda stopped me to buy one but the 03 its the last model right?
Will you be doing a timing chain guide, vanos, or rod bearings video in the future? I need to do all of those and possibly adjust the lifters as well..
Send the interior trim to Steven Nelson at Nelson racing wheel and he can do any sort of carbon you want.
Really epic car, great video. What camera did you use for this video?
I think the same about my e39 seats!
For rockchips buy oem paint and use some pen, ammo nyc has a video on it
where do you send the guage cluster out to ? to fix the pixel issue ?
No offense but I feel like you have more complaints than anything. I have an E39 540 and almost 300k miles on it and I’m 2nd owner to a previous doctor who babied it. I’d still keep mine and buy yours just because the E39s. Then you should go buy a new Toyota off the show room. Don’t be surprised when it doesn’t handle and perform and keep value. 😁 beautiful car and you look good as well!
+tobria My attempt was to be critical. I love this car more than I anticipated, but it does have some quirks worth pointing out
you forgot the sunshade
Gangsta machine!
Yo have no front pdc? From what I know from the UK cars they all came with them
How reliable has it been as a daily? I've been looking into one and was curious if reliability is gonna be a problem.
Not too bad
buy e39 530i for daily
Just make some heat shield around ABS module and you can drive that car for another 100 years
I like these old Nissans
My E38 is worse have rust on the lower edges of the doors and has completely ate threw.
Are you going to record a video about fixing stone chips?
Yes
Shifted Perspective - Great! Perhaps you‘ll find these videos helpful: ua-cam.com/video/6xi3xmeO6C4/v-deo.html
ua-cam.com/video/1VHqwazq9xY/v-deo.html
16K? Not really a great deal with that mileage, my friend bought a clean one with 92.5K miles, no rust less than a year ago for 10.5K....
Frederic Aurelien In Latvia we don’t have these cars for sale for less than 20k no mattet the milage
TitanSilver354 check our biggest car sale website - SS.COM xd there you will see that i’m not talking bs
2014 tiers
good god
Hi, you cant open the storage room because it has telephone option on it. non telephone option car has storage room its not about us and eu models i am talking about 12:50 in video.
Fucking Awesome whip!!!!🔥🔥🔥🔥
airbag light on
WTF is your problem..... you said it yourself she has couple yrs old ..she went through a lot of shit.... have some compassion...and if you're going short cut fixing her.... you don't deserve her...spend good money 💰 on her and get it right.
Is that perl on the tires if so what is your dilution ratio? or do you use it straight.
It is perl and I barely dilute it. Honestly what I did was just as a few oz of water to the bottle and that’s it.
You could flip this for about $30k rn
Is the CD changer in the trunk for real ??!!
Why the hell !!
Thats how it was on most cars back in the day. The radio was much smaller than it is today
@@FullyLooted actually most of the cars I owned were old and never seen something like that. maybe it's just bmw and some other brands
I have a Euro Spec RHD e39 w/ Car Phone and the center console does not open. Not all Euro Spec car's center consoles open.
Does your Vanos rattle a bit ?!?!
not really
European models cant open it as well
Can I ask how much you paid for the car? thanks
$16k
@@ShiftedPerspective hell of a deal.. have you had any issues with it so far?
nope! Just a few things need to be improved like the shifter and interior
When your ready to sell hit me up////
Get xenon’s
Join e39source !
Sale it to me my man!😜😜😜
no
That ampty stpot in the arm rest is for a phone cause tje diesel cars came with bmw phones there
And You're Handsome as hell!!!
Drives a M5...revs it to 3000rpm.
All E39s have abysmal sound systems. It’s not just yours.
M audio is way better, but the standard DSP system sucks.
Hey Brandon, Nice video fella. Just a couple of things, I'm based in the UK and my centre console 'storage' on my M5 does not lift up as well...where you have the storage tray in the middle of the arm rest, I have an integrated phone and when I removed it to clean it, the area underneath the arm rest conceals all the wiring for the phone. But my old E39 530 did have a standard arm rest that lifted up that allowed storage underneath.
I guess if the arm rest had no storage tray or phone then you could lift it, but if you have a storage tray or integrated phone then they didn't (couldn't)
Also check to see if the fan clutch has been replaced, if not then at 120k it would be worth doing as if they let go then they will probably take out the radiator/expansion tank/belts and put some nice dents in your bonnet. I think they should be replaced between 80-100k
Cheers Paolo...and keep the content coming!
Interesting. I read somewhere that the US cars had the console in the fixed position while Euro cars could open. I guess not. Maybe I’ll get one that opens so I can have some storage. I will also look into the maintenance and see what needs to be done first. Good info!