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

Posted: Mon Feb 01, 2010 11:04 am
by dips346
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


Full BMW service history



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

Re: just got a e38

Posted: Mon Feb 01, 2010 11:06 am
by Ajay325
Dips you are officially a madman! :mad:

Re: just got a e38

Posted: Mon Feb 01, 2010 1:06 pm
by wullie325i
great car i have driven a couple of them and i would definetly buy one if the price was right propper cruiser.

Re: just got a e38

Posted: Mon Feb 01, 2010 1:30 pm
by Kos
proper cruzing car sir :wink:

as i said, all it needs is the colour coding, decent wheels and a drop.

Re: just got a e38

Posted: Mon Feb 01, 2010 1:41 pm
by ImysE30
Very executive Mr Dips, nice 8)

Just needs to be dropped on 20"Alpina's winkeye

Re: just got a e38

Posted: Mon Feb 01, 2010 1:51 pm
by Low_E30
Dips, nice car there mate... :D

What colour though?... Mora Red by any chance ??

Re: just got a e38

Posted: Mon Feb 01, 2010 1:59 pm
by Kos
ImysE30 wrote:Very executive Mr Dips, nice 8)

Just needs to be dropped on 20"Alpina's winkeye
fuck alpinas, too common :D

Re: just got a e38

Posted: Mon Feb 01, 2010 2:00 pm
by dips346
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

Re: just got a e38

Posted: Mon Feb 01, 2010 2:01 pm
by dips346
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

Re: just got a e38

Posted: Mon Feb 01, 2010 2:02 pm
by ImysE30
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

Re: just got a e38

Posted: Mon Feb 01, 2010 2:05 pm
by ImysE30
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:

Re: just got a e38

Posted: Mon Feb 01, 2010 2:09 pm
by dips346
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

Re: just got a e38

Posted: Mon Feb 01, 2010 2:19 pm
by George
Lovely colour combo. :)

As mentioned, wheels need to go. Style 32 radial spokes. (Or M paras)

Re: just got a e38

Posted: Mon Feb 01, 2010 5:59 pm
by inlovewithRWD
Nice leather/colour combo! I agree that this would look a lot better on BMW Style 32s.

Re: just got a e38

Posted: Tue Feb 16, 2010 9:56 pm
by fingerman
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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Re: just got a e38

Posted: Tue Feb 16, 2010 10:22 pm
by e30318ilover
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

Posted: Tue Feb 16, 2010 10:50 pm
by mabz
id love to see the fleet.would you post all of them up :cool: peace

Re: just got a e38

Posted: Tue Feb 16, 2010 11:22 pm
by Blitz
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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Posted: Tue Sep 14, 2010 10:42 am
by dips346
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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silver plated custom 7

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Re:

Posted: Tue Sep 14, 2010 10:47 am
by ImysE30
Nice keyring 8)

Alpina kit? winkeye

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Posted: Tue Sep 14, 2010 10:57 am
by Rav335uk
Offloading cars???
E21 by any chance? :mad:

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Posted: Tue Sep 14, 2010 11:19 am
by dips346
ImysE30 wrote:Nice keyring 8)

Alpina kit? winkeye
no that would be normal ..lol

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Posted: Tue Sep 14, 2010 11:20 am
by dips346
Rav335uk wrote:Offloading cars???
E21 by any chance? :mad:
wish just brought another e30 lol

Posted: Tue Sep 14, 2010 11:28 am
by dips346
got the engine cleaned and put a air filter on just got get round to making a heat shield


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Posted: Tue Sep 14, 2010 11:35 am
by ImysE30
Sweet, suprise us all :D

Deck it, phat dished wheels, tints and lots of chrome innit winkeye

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Posted: Tue Sep 14, 2010 12:57 pm
by DanThe
It already has council wheels imy, they look just like mine :D

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Posted: Tue Sep 14, 2010 2:33 pm
by ImysE30
That's OEM council though, Dips need Chav council :D

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Posted: Tue Sep 14, 2010 4:45 pm
by Jon_Bmw
That air filter looks a bit small...

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Posted: Tue Sep 14, 2010 5:31 pm
by pacerpete
Jon_Bmw wrote:That air filter looks a bit small...

Who cares, it's shiny ! :)

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Posted: Tue Sep 14, 2010 7:12 pm
by B7
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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Posted: Tue Sep 14, 2010 7:21 pm
by dips346
yes the filter is small but will change soon ,the rims arent staying lol

the colour is canyon red trev

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Posted: Tue Sep 14, 2010 9:10 pm
by dips346
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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Posted: Fri Sep 17, 2010 11:55 am
by Splondike
Where are the after pics mate ? :wink:

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Posted: Fri Sep 17, 2010 9:58 pm
by Rav335uk
Go for this look.
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Posted: Sat Sep 18, 2010 12:55 am
by dips346
Rav335uk wrote:Go for this look.
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hopefully better :D