Finding a 535i help please

Post Mon Mar 31, 2008 4:09 pm

Been looking for a 535i manual for a while now, have been checking the bay and autotrader fairly regulary and not much seems to come up, loads of autos are kicking about but thats not much use to me as its for a 335 conversion. Do I need to get off my arse and go down the scrappy or car autions any good? if so how much are we looking at? I hear stories about people picking up 535i for Ã‚£150 and breaking them for a profit to get basically a free engine, all i can find on the bay are council chariots for around the 1000 mark. Are the days of cheap conversions over?

I'm sure some of you guys buy and sell cars all the time and lots of people have done m30 conversions so someone must know where a few good places to start looking...

Any help appriciated

Cheers

Post Mon Mar 31, 2008 4:12 pm

theres a 735 manual in 1st choice scrappy in cardiff mate

Post Mon Mar 31, 2008 4:13 pm

How much do you know?

Post Mon Mar 31, 2008 4:13 pm

Or a rough guess to how much they would want?

Post Mon Mar 31, 2008 4:13 pm

i had the full conversion set up for sale the other week. i got mine cheap but ended up having the head re'built so it didnt work out that cheap after all. but depends what you call cheap i suppose ?

Post Mon Mar 31, 2008 4:15 pm

Yes I did see that, was interested but I'm in wales and was looking for something abit closer, you sold that yet mate?

Post Mon Mar 31, 2008 4:16 pm

yeh its still in my cab lol.

Post Mon Mar 31, 2008 4:19 pm

I'll check out the 735, cheers mate. Let you know what happens with it

Post Mon Mar 31, 2008 4:32 pm

as far as i no its been there for a while and was still there last week when my mate went there

Post Tue Apr 01, 2008 1:23 am

griff87 wrote:Been looking for a 535i manual for a while now, have been checking the bay and autotrader fairly regulary and not much seems to come up, loads of autos are kicking about but thats not much use to me as its for a 335 conversion. Do I need to get off my arse and go down the scrappy or car autions any good? if so how much are we looking at? I hear stories about people picking up 535i for Ã‚£150 and breaking them for a profit to get basically a free engine, all i can find on the bay are council chariots for around the 1000 mark. Are the days of cheap conversions over?

I'm sure some of you guys buy and sell cars all the time and lots of people have done m30 conversions so someone must know where a few good places to start looking...

Any help appriciated

Cheers

You could speak to this guy on Ebay ........ dubbs666

I just bought some things from him,good honest bloke,he might be able to help,he's well into his 5's.

Post Tue Apr 01, 2008 1:24 am

He's located in the West Midlands BTW.

Post Tue Apr 01, 2008 10:40 am

Gareth on this forum did his M30 conversion using a 735 auto and converted it to manual, have a chat with him?

Post Tue Apr 01, 2008 10:42 am

griff87 wrote:Been looking for a 535i manual for a while now, have been checking the bay and autotrader fairly regulary and not much seems to come up, loads of autos are kicking about but thats not much use to me as its for a 335 conversion. Do I need to get off my arse and go down the scrappy or car autions any good? if so how much are we looking at? I hear stories about people picking up 535i for Ã‚£150 and breaking them for a profit to get basically a free engine, all i can find on the bay are council chariots for around the 1000 mark. Are the days of cheap conversions over?

I'm sure some of you guys buy and sell cars all the time and lots of people have done m30 conversions so someone must know where a few good places to start looking...

Any help appriciated

Cheers

i KNOW OF ONE FOR Ã‚£300 CAR HAS 12 MONTH MOT

Post Wed Apr 16, 2008 1:20 pm

Justed checked this thread Thanks for all the feedback guys, been really helpful. Zimmerbimmer sent you a pm regarding the car. I'll try to have a chat to the guy on ebay now...

Post Wed Apr 16, 2008 1:55 pm

If you can survive with LHD you can start to look for eBay.de and mobile.de where you can find a lot of E34/E32/E38 with a manual gearbox and big engine! To an example, I saw an E32 730i M60B30 with a manual gearbox for sale in Germany with a pricetag of 1000 euros and TUV papers in order.

Post Wed Apr 16, 2008 1:59 pm

But then there is getting the car back to the uk

TUV papers? Same as an MOT is it?

Post Wed Apr 16, 2008 2:12 pm

griff87 wrote:But then there is getting the car back to the uk TUV papers? Same as an MOT is it?

We are heading for end of April dude and there is lovely spring time in Germany with dry roads and sun on the sky! Even the beer you get in the pubs there is holding UK standards so you want get disapointed when you go there. The drive bak to your house from Germany will you do with a big smile on your face!

TUV = "German MOT"

Post Wed Apr 16, 2008 2:23 pm

78dude wrote:
griff87 wrote:But then there is getting the car back to the uk TUV papers? Same as an MOT is it?
The drive bak to your house from Germany will you do with a big smile on your face!

Correction- the drive back from germany will do me with a huge hole in my pocket

Unfortunatley I'm 20 and so getting insurance on a 3.5 bmw will be a bit tricky, let alone abroad, then theres ferrys and petrol etc. It would be easier for me to get a cheap one local to me that my old man could pick up (on his insurance) then break it.

I agree with you tho its a really nice idea, but one for when I'm a bit older and have more money for adventures like this

Post Wed Apr 16, 2008 2:39 pm

have you looked in the thread below this? one on piston heads for 400 notes with plenty to sell on it

Post Thu Apr 17, 2008 9:26 am

Looks a little overpriced doesnt it? could pick a running one up for around the same money although not as well specced.