just got a e38 time to chav up ...lol

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Mon Feb 01, 2010 11:04 am

got bored on the weekend and went with kos to look at a e38 740i and ended up buying it ,very good spec and history ...so car number 19


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BMW 740i 4.4


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SPECIFICATION AS FOLLOWS



* The 4.4 litre V8 injection engine
* Full leather
* Owner’s manual
* Leather multi function steering wheel
* 2 x electric seats
* Driver’s memory seat
* Leather rear headrests
* 4 x electric windows
* Leather front and rear armrest
* Electric mirrors
* Electric sunroof
* Radio/cassette & 6 CD audio
* Cruise control
* Illuminated vanity mirrors
* Remote headlight adjust
* Tilt steering column
* Auto tint rear view mirror
* Driver, passenger & side airbags
* Fuel computer
* Air conditioning
* Climate control
* Front and rear map lights
* Tip/tronic transmission with sports mode
* ASC traction control
* ABS
* Alarm
* Power steering
* Metallic paint
* Colour coded bumpers and mirrors
* Front fog lights
* Headlight washers
* Remote key central locking with boot release x 2
* Rain sensor
* Digital milometer
* Remote boot release
* Electric soft close boot
* Colour satellite navigation, DSP, Auxiliary ventilation and television
* BMW communication package with phone
* 18 inch M style shadow alloy wheels
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Mon Feb 01, 2010 11:06 am

Dips you are officially a madman! :mad:
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Mon Feb 01, 2010 1:06 pm

great car i have driven a couple of them and i would definetly buy one if the price was right propper cruiser.
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Mon Feb 01, 2010 1:30 pm

proper cruzing car sir :wink:

as i said, all it needs is the colour coding, decent wheels and a drop.
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Mon Feb 01, 2010 1:41 pm

Very executive Mr Dips, nice 8)

Just needs to be dropped on 20"Alpina's winkeye
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Mon Feb 01, 2010 1:51 pm

Dips, nice car there mate... :D

What colour though?... Mora Red by any chance ??
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Mon Feb 01, 2010 1:59 pm

ImysE30 wrote:Very executive Mr Dips, nice 8)

Just needs to be dropped on 20"Alpina's winkeye
fuck alpinas, too common :D
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Mon Feb 01, 2010 2:00 pm

Low_E30 wrote:Dips, nice car there mate... :D

What colour though?... Mora Red by any chance ??
i wish as i had a mora e46 m3 cab and still have a mora e36 328i cab and a similar colour in the e36 compact ,havent had a look at the colour yet
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ImysE30 wrote:Very executive Mr Dips, nice 8)

Just needs to be dropped on 20"Alpina's winkeye
18" are fine with a deck .....going to try and not play with it yet as i need to off load a few cars first :D
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Mon Feb 01, 2010 2:02 pm

Kos wrote:
ImysE30 wrote:Very executive Mr Dips, nice 8)

Just needs to be dropped on 20"Alpina's winkeye
**** alpinas, too common :D
Not really and it'll look the dogs b0ll0cks :D

Looks like metallic burgandyish :P
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dips346 wrote:
ImysE30 wrote:Very executive Mr Dips, nice 8)

Just needs to be dropped on 20"Alpina's winkeye
18" are fine with a deck .....going to try and not play with it yet as i need to off load a few cars first :D
Looks good as is but there are always thing you can improve on it, what with your parts stash winkeye

My dad had one of these a couple of years back, was a great ride on the motorway, engine pulled very nicely 8)

750iL next i think :cool:
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Mon Feb 01, 2010 2:09 pm

ImysE30 wrote:

Looks good as is but there are always thing you can improve on it, what with your parts stash winkeye
got a few stuff planed for the 7 but have to wait ,have a one off twin turbo set up made

as for other parts and cars plently to sell 19 cars at the moment
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Mon Feb 01, 2010 2:19 pm

Lovely colour combo. :)

As mentioned, wheels need to go. Style 32 radial spokes. (Or M paras)
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Mon Feb 01, 2010 5:59 pm

Nice leather/colour combo! I agree that this would look a lot better on BMW Style 32s.
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Tue Feb 16, 2010 9:56 pm

Very Nice :cool: - I've sold my 318 and 525tds and picking this up on Saturday :D

Still got the Chromie in the garage :)

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I want the phone as i have all the wiring for it to work in my E30 give me it or ill remove it myself
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Tue Feb 16, 2010 10:50 pm

id love to see the fleet.would you post all of them up :cool: peace
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Tue Feb 16, 2010 11:22 pm

E38's are great. There better looking then the E39. Much sleeker design.

My dads old 728i. Before it was repaired. Back before crappy Copart took over.

Its now somewhere in Iraq.

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Tue Sep 14, 2010 10:42 am

right had a bit of time to start playing with the car ,i couldn't have picked the worst car to mod for the fact that there's not much out there for it :lol:



so the first mods

modified the keys :D


buttons changed
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Tue Sep 14, 2010 10:47 am

Nice keyring 8)

Alpina kit? winkeye
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Offloading cars???
E21 by any chance? :mad:
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ImysE30 wrote:Nice keyring 8)

Alpina kit? winkeye
no that would be normal ..lol
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Rav335uk wrote:Offloading cars???
E21 by any chance? :mad:
wish just brought another e30 lol
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Tue Sep 14, 2010 11:28 am

got the engine cleaned and put a air filter on just got get round to making a heat shield


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Tue Sep 14, 2010 11:35 am

Sweet, suprise us all :D

Deck it, phat dished wheels, tints and lots of chrome innit winkeye
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Tue Sep 14, 2010 12:57 pm

It already has council wheels imy, they look just like mine :D
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That's OEM council though, Dips need Chav council :D
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Tue Sep 14, 2010 4:45 pm

That air filter looks a bit small...
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Tue Sep 14, 2010 5:31 pm

Jon_Bmw wrote:That air filter looks a bit small...

Who cares, it's shiny ! :)
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Tue Sep 14, 2010 7:12 pm

Thats a nice colour. What is it?

I actually like a 38. So much nicer that a 65. And so much car for the money too.

nice buy that mate!
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Tue Sep 14, 2010 7:21 pm

yes the filter is small but will change soon ,the rims arent staying lol

the colour is canyon red trev
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Tue Sep 14, 2010 9:10 pm

had a nasty brown dash and top of the door cards which was changed and dyed for a leather dash


also steering wheel changed from the bus one to a sports item

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Where are the after pics mate ? :wink:
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Go for this look.
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Rav335uk wrote:Go for this look.
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hopefully better :D
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