Dan’s E39 540i Sport

After ten years away from the modified car scene Dan was inspired to start improvements on his own E39 540i after seeing Crest Automotive TuningStaff member Giovani's 540i which was featured on the cover of the November 2007 edition of Total BMW Magazine. Dan set out to make improvements over time with the principle in mind of 'if it's not a clear upgrade and improvement on the genuine oem part, it's not going to have a place on this car'. Crest Automotive Tuninghas been incredibly helpful and knowledgeable with the selection and sourcing of all parts used

Exterior Styling;

- Full bare metal respray in Topaz Blue (April 2013)
- AC Schnitzer roof spoiler
- AC Schnitzer wing mirrors in java black pearl
- One-off custom-made carbon fibre front splitters finished in java black pearl
- All plastic mouldings, front fog light covers and rear valance finished in java black pearl
- Smoked front side repeaters with Silvertech capless 501 bulbs
- Matt black front kidney grille
- Rear window tints
- Front and rear AC Schnitzer decals

Engine and Gearbox:

- Cold air intake front grille with ducting
- AFE Magnum Force Stage 1 Pro 5R intake system
- Custom made T304 grade Stainless Steel manifold back exhaust system with staggered twin 83mm tail pipes
- High-flow Intake Manifold
- Dinan high-flow Throttle Body
- Performance remap

Chassis:

- Eibach Pro springs with OEM Sport shocks
- Eibach Anti-Roll bars front and rear with TC Design reinforced rear brackets
- Ground Control adjustable front Anti-Roll bar links
- Rogue Engineering upper thrust arm bushings
- Powerflex front lower tie bar to chassis bushes
- Strong Strut front strut brace
- Revised suspension geometry
- Cades Tyrus staggered 8j x 18 and 9j x 18 alloy wheels with 235/40/18 Toyo Proxes T1 Sport front and 265/35/18 Toyo Proxes T1 Sport rear

Brakes:
- M5 wheel hubs with bearings
- M5 brake calipers professionally finished in high gloss silver
- OEM M5 brake discs
- Pagid RS29 brake pads front and rear
- Goodridge stainless steel braided brake lines front and rear with stainless steel fittings
- Motul fully synthetic DOT 5.1 Brake fluid

Lighting:

- Umnitza VXX LED angel eyes bulbs
- Umnitza daytime running lights wiring loom for angel eyes
- 55w HID kit to headlight main beam
- Uprated full beam headlight bulbs
- Philips Silvervision indicator bulbs front and rear
- Xenon style reverse bulbs
- Interior LED puddle light bulbs and LED boot light bulbs

Audio:

- Panasonic Kevlar speakers (160w 2-way front) and (160w 3-way rear)
- Anti-Vibe sound deadening front and rear plus additional door panel and rear deck sound deadening.
- Alpine 120w front tweeters on custom-made brackets
- Panasonic boot mounted amplifier
- Hidden Parrot CK-3000 hands-free Bluetooth kit linked to steering wheel controls with voice activated calling and caller ID audio description

Interior Styling:

- AC Schnitzer handbrake lever
- AC Schnitzer foot pedals
- AC Schnitzer gear lever
- AC Schnitzer carpet floor mats
- AC Schnitzer carpet boot liner
- Custom made AC Schnitzer kick plates/door entry strips
- AC Schnitzer decal on steering wheel
- Driver’s seat side bolsters re-trimmed with new leather





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