Here is a quick vid of how the beast sounds...ignore the bald git getting in and out
Splondike's M535i
Starting fitting my new Billies to complent the Eibachs and the whitelines... just need to do the fronts now I have my K-mac top mounts
Anyway, I started out with this lot...
Here are the components lined up...
The old ones came off fairly easily with the help of some borrowed spring compressors...and then I assembled the strut parts. I found no rot up there and to keep it that way I filled it up with waxoyl and underseal whilst I could get to these unseen parts...
On the car.
I now have one of those nice balloon thingies that the German tourist board give to Brits who travel over to Southern Germany too...
Some more pics after a bit of engine detailing (still lots to do!)
I am undecided on my chrome headlight rings so I set about painting them black, and whilst doing so did the wiper arms which were looking tired and re-did the original black grill that was on the car when I bought it. Whilst I had it all in bits again I visited my local $tealer and bought all the adjusters etc for the lights and re-conditioned all that whilst in there. I have also gone for the tidier look without the headlight wipers for now too.
However, I cannot decide whether to have the black grille or the chrome, I had the black on for a few days and then switched back.... the black one looks moody but I am still not sure, it may be because my car has the "grandad" chrome around the windows that I think the chrome looks better.
Before:
After:
Gave here a clean up too...
Looks fantastic 
