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Started the transformation yesterday , anyone need some U.S. M5 bits ?

You're crazy! How will you ever remember where all that shit goes?!?!?

That's hilarious. I'm having a black valance painted red and you're painting a red one black. Of course, mine is new, but hey.

It's coming along. I was wondering if you were ever going to get started!

Looking good Johnny! I need to do that to my M5 one of these days. My parts have been in the garage for almost 4 years... might as well throw in some more Euro bumper porn:

Nice! I was just getting ready to call you and ask you if you had decided to just sell it to me. Oh well... maybe next time.

Justin I am jealous. I am going to have these bumpers powder coated but man those bumpers you have sure look nice. I work with a guy who has a machine shop and I am thinking of designing a U.S. to Euro front bumper mount. There are a lot of good designs out there but I think I can take it up a notch and allow some fine adjustments for best fit and it will will be a complete bolt on.Thanks guys I have been preoccupied as of late but things are getting better again.

Johnny, my little South African friends are brand new. I guess they haven't made them in Germany for a number of years. It seems impossible to find good used stuff, even a few years ago, so Brian "hooked me up" on the bumper kit. I couldn't afford new ones now, though!

As far as the brackets, Brian included the mounting and bolt kits when I bought them, but these things have only seen the light of day twice in my possession. Keep us posted if you fab up something to make the job easier. The rear is bolt up with the factory brackets and it is just the fronts where you have to be a little creative, IIRC.

Kyle in NO wrote:You're crazy! How will you ever remember where all that shit goes?!?!?

Photoshop works for Johnny

"Oh My what have I done?"

--Started to mod yet another car you won't sell?
Seriously, looks good though.

I have lots of picks ,of my almost euro car front end job. If any one needs some pics.

My bumpers were both German, and South African.

Those stuff looks as if I´ve seen it before somewhere...

Great job!

Alpinweiß wrote:Those stuff looks as if I´ve seen it before somewhere...

Great job!

Thanks again for all the help Arnd.

Special thanks to Kyle,Greg Flint and Ben Wardlow for lending me a hand last weekend with the M5. Suspension is done , just need to get the Alpina wheels refinished . Greg was generous in offering the use of his extra E39 wheels so we could take it for a spin. Sincere thanks guys




Note the convertible E24 in the background of one photo

What kind of springs are the fronts?

That think is going to look awesome when it's done!

looking sweet,

Its going to look awesome when its painted.

Are you selling the lower front U.S. bumper (the airdam) and if yes, what price are you thinking, condition, etc.? Mine's cracked and I was considering either fixing or replacing.

Also, conversion looks like its coming along nicely! Did you find it hard to get all the necessary parts, and where'd you source them from?

Scotts wrote:Are you selling the lower front U.S. bumper (the airdam) and if yes, what price are you thinking, condition, etc.? Mine's cracked and I was considering either fixing or replacing.

Also, conversion looks like its coming along nicely! Did you find it hard to get all the necessary parts, and where'd you source them from?

All the U.S. parts are For sale. A fellow board member in Germany supplied the parts for the Euro conversion.

You have a PM to talk about selling your U.S. airdam

Scotts wrote:You have a PM to talk about selling your U.S. airdam

The airdam has some minor damage .I can send pix if you feel you can do the repair work.I was thinking it was the bumper you needed.