My 525iSE project thread (and my 1st post lol)

[Spice Boy]

Hiya people! I hope you dont mind me posting this on here.....

Sorry if this thread seems weird but Im copying it from my home automotive website....

The spec so far....

1992 BMW E34 525iSE in a tidy Granite/Anthracite colour

FULL Service history up till 1000 miles ago all done by either bmw dealerships or more recently by B&R bmw specialists.

106,000 miles on the clock.

No knocking or odd noises from the engine, it pures like a kitten... only thing I can comment on is a slight blowing from the exhaust and the clutch is starting the end of its life, but will most likely last another 10k max.

The plans for her are:-

Insurance + tax (its MOTd untill october)

Full service (old habbit of fully servicing all my cars as soon as I get them)...

Swap a few bits over from my current car to the 525i such as battery, heater controls, leather seats etc...

I will take some pics tomorrow and post up what she looks like inside and out including the engine bay

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Some pics of her standard...

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Well today was productive...

Went to halfords and picked up some spark plugs ready for the service, 2 haynes manuals to cover the car and engine and some fluids... will get the filters another day, but I aim to give her a full service (with a few extras) this friday.

Managed to replace the blower motor (bitch of a job lol) so will re-fit the heater controls temporarily until the OBC and pioneer arrive.

I managed to get most of the leather interior in (rear seats and drivers seat) so when it comes to the passenger seat thats when I will fit the audio wiring and speakers etc...

If I have time, will also get the power/earth cables run ready.

Also fitted the clear side repeaters, will try and do the front indicators as well.

There is a good chance that I will have some help tomorrow so might look at swapping the wheels over and removing the kit from the 520....

Still no luck with the electrical problem or the check control speaker problem.. but for the moment, the warning light is staying off...

Time for some pics (in no particular order lol...)

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Wow, what a lush day to be working on your car! Thanks to Tech2Jonny for coming over to help with the stripping of the 520

The heaters are now fully working and Ive run the duct for the rear heaters so now there are front and rear blowers I also replaced 2 of the pulley cable for the slide controls as they were naff.

All the audio and power wiring is fully removed now from the 520, will fit it all on friday either before or after the service.

I got some better pics of the leather in the 525 today as well

The plan for friday is full service, TAX if the insurance docs have arrived, lay the audio wiring, remove the kit from the 520, try and source 3 steel wheels so I can remove the alloys for a good clean (Megs HOT WHEELS to the rescue!)

Also if I remember, Will try and get around to a few smaller jobs like the light brows, clear fronts etc....

Here are some pics from today, in no particular order lol....

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Well a lot has happened in the past few days....

My electrical problem is still here, but a few other more important problems have been sorted...

I found out the hard way that my water pump and thermostat were totally useless and were in desperate need of replacing.....

So off to Dave Edwards we went and bought a new thermostat and water pump and both came to less than £50! Bargain!

Myself, tech2jonny and rhys325i got started and all was going VERY well until it came to fitting the thermostat housing back on...

Someone who will go un-named RHYS325i had fitted the thermostat the wrong way round and cracked the housing while tightening it up.... So had to wait until today to get a replacement housing (brand new from B&R BMW Specialists - £18) and it was fitted today....

She is now fully cooling and more than drivable!! woohoo!!

During all this, the front clear indicators were fitted and they go really well with the grey colour of the car

Fingers crossed, either tomorrow or thursday the service can be done!

A huge thanks to Rhys325i, Tech2jonny, Dave Edwards, B&R and my mother for putting up with the front garden looking like a scrap yard!

The plugs have been replaced finally and the drive is slightly smoother, it was nice to find that the plugs that were in the car were the same NGK plugs that I was using to replace them

STILL NO HEAD UNIT, an Email has been sent to find out if its even been sent and if it has, when!

Went to a local park to get some shots for personal use and something else which I will reveal at a later date....

Here are some up-to-date shots