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<blockquote data-quote="haywire" data-source="post: 19471" data-attributes="member: 16474"><p>Hi, as for those who don't know me yet I am in the UK, but will be going back to Malaysia hopefully this August with my car. Been in the UK since September 2003. My first two cars in the UK were Rovers, the first one I ran till its death with a blown head gasket, and the second was close to its end when I sold it. My third car was a BMW E36, bought in 2007. I have been a BMW hardcore fan for about 10 years but just dont have money to own it yet. So that E36 was my first BMW. Didnt give me any problems for the 20 months I owned it though. Isi minyak jalann...full service according to schedule is normal.I used to obsess about E46s but then I had a family and reconsidered the size as I found 3 series were too cramped for my use. My father had a Mercedes W210 in Malaysia (he is a Merc fan since like, forever) so I have been driving that around for a while and doesnt feel its too big. (I am a very small person, FYI). So in the end decided to go for the E39. Really preferred the E39 to E60 since the E39 is old school like with its low front, and the E60 m sport is still around £14,000 here (I will only buy factory M-sport)A month ago I found out that I'll have to go back to Malaysia this year, so quickly bought an E39 to bring it back with me. Been researching about the car for a while, so I already know what I want and what to expect. In the end I went for this particular BMW, a 2003 E39 530i M-Sport Individual Aegean Blue Edition (Only 150 units made <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite8" alt=":D" title="Big Grin :D" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":D" />). It even had 18' M-Parallels and 16:9 sat nav and tv unit, which is sort of my requirement for the car.Enough of the words, these are the photos now:<img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4058/4472187842_b7d092ef95_z.jpg?zz=1" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2729/4471419115_3c6c1d6dd3_z.jpg?zz=1" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2791/4417930017_97dfabbbee_z.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2453/4418697008_87eef49237_z.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2804/4418693786_1cb4d45299_z.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" />The new E39 with the outgoing E36 (the E36 is gone now - sold)<img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4058/4417927831_4dfb34437d_z.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2705/4417928193_7c6f768bd7_z.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /><img src="http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2735/4418696344_4dc53155b0_z.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" />The gorgeous M-Parallels<img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4068/4417928773_99f598951a_z.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" />Original M strip to all doors<img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4005/4417926733_17389fa42b_z.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" />Manual leather sport seatshttp://farm5.static.flickr.com/4021/4417926993_659273c507_z.jpgMy interiorshttp://farm5.static.flickr.com/4015/4418694548_c58d7e2c52_z.jpgOriginal M-Sport steering wheelhttp://farm5.static.flickr.com/4071/4417927533_d96ca60123_z.jpgNewly installed SMG steering retrofit - paddles fully working - 3 colour stitchingThis is the best mod I've done so farhttp://farm3.static.flickr.com/2726/4418697822_5dcb023a34_z.jpgCupholder retrofit - originally the car didnt have cupholder installed, it came with TrafficMaster in that place - which I dont think is useful or available in Malaysia (even if available its by subscribtion so scrap that) so removed it and installed the cupholder in its place.http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4054/4417930241_54754d3cd4_z.jpgAUX IN retrofit done to my car. Now will take any mp3 player input.When I bought the car I was too excited and didnt realise the car came with the pre-facelift headlights, but a fellow forummer pointed me out to that issue. So I have bought a set of genuine Hella Xenon Angel Eyes and have installed it to my car. So far all the work has been done by myself (DIY), which includes:1. SMG steering wheel with paddles retrofit2. Cupholder retrofit3. AUX In retrofit4. Hella Xenon Angel Eyes, with aluminium adjusters fitted by myself5. Update Head Unit software, which includes sat nav update. now showing the GPS maps in perspective mode.6. 7000k white LED bulb for the angel eyes (although i feel that I didnt really like it, might revert back to the original BMW bulb with amber colour angel eyes. (Bloody thing broken after barely a month, now reverted back to amber angel eyes)7. AV adapters to allow video input through the head unit8. Reverse Camera9. Pixel display repair10. Extended paddle shifter11. Aluminium cluster rings12. Black kidney grills13. Retrofit rear electric blind14. Retrofit side blindsThings on my list (updated as of Feb 2012):1. Front splitter2. Restore front driver's leather seat to new condition3. Aluminium pedals with M badge4. Quad exhausts (I dont think I'll have the money for this now, but its in the list - maybe later)5. E60 M DCT gear knobI have also bought the BMW scanner tool by PA Soft, version 1.36 that will allow me to run diagnostics on the car. The TV is only working when stationary at the moment, once the car is moved the screen turn blue with only audio sounding. The scanner tool will enable the TV in motion but I havent got round to doing that yet. (DONE)Any comments/ observations? Will upload photo of the car with the angel eyes soon.------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------UPDATE: First photo already updated with the angel eyes and photos resized to be more loading-friendly.------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------UPDATE: My car's Options List:<a href="http://www.bmwclubmalaysia.com/forums/showthread.php?33080-BMW-E39-530i-M-Sport-Individual-Aegean-Blue-Edition-2003&p=667974&viewfull=1#post667974" target="_blank">E39 530i Sport Aegean Blue Edition Options List</a>UPDATE: BMWCar's Feature Article regarding the Aegeans and Champagnes<a href="http://www.bmwclubmalaysia.com/forums/showthread.php?33080-BMW-E39-530i-M-Sport-Individual-Aegean-Blue-Edition-2003&p=605428&viewfull=1#post605428" target="_blank">BMWCar Article</a>------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------UPDATE: Thought I'll compile all the DIYs that I have done to my car into this first post for easy reference:1. <a href="http://www.bmwclubmalaysia.com/forums/showthread.php?33080-BMW-E39-530i-M-Sport-Individual-Aegean-Blue-Edition-2003&p=500278&viewfull=1#post500278" target="_blank">SMG Steering Retrofit</a> , <a href="http://www.bmwclubmalaysia.com/forums/showthread.php?33080-BMW-E39-530i-M-Sport-Individual-Aegean-Blue-Edition-2003&p=584373&viewfull=1#post584373" target="_blank">Extended paddles DIY</a>2. <a href="http://www.bmwclubmalaysia.com/forums/showthread.php?33080-BMW-E39-530i-M-Sport-Individual-Aegean-Blue-Edition-2003&p=500280&viewfull=1#post500280" target="_blank">AUX IN Retrofit</a>3. <a href="http://www.bmwclubmalaysia.com/forums/showthread.php?33080-BMW-E39-530i-M-Sport-Individual-Aegean-Blue-Edition-2003&p=505868&viewfull=1#post505868" target="_blank">Instrument Cluster Pixel Repair</a> , <a href="http://www.bmwclubmalaysia.com/forums/showthread.php?33080-BMW-E39-530i-M-Sport-Individual-Aegean-Blue-Edition-2003&p=506073&viewfull=1#post506073" target="_blank">Pixel repair end result</a>4. <a href="http://www.bmwclubmalaysia.com/forums/showthread.php?33080-BMW-E39-530i-M-Sport-Individual-Aegean-Blue-Edition-2003&p=505881&viewfull=1#post505881" target="_blank">AV Input Retrofit</a>5. Reverse Camera Installation - <a href="http://www.bmwclubmalaysia.com/forums/showthread.php?33080-BMW-E39-530i-M-Sport-Individual-Aegean-Blue-Edition-2003&p=534804&viewfull=1#post534804" target="_blank">Wiring Diagram</a> , <a href="http://www.bmwclubmalaysia.com/forums/showthread.php?33080-BMW-E39-530i-M-Sport-Individual-Aegean-Blue-Edition-2003&p=538589&viewfull=1#post538589" target="_blank">Installation procedure</a> , <a href="http://www.bmwclubmalaysia.com/forums/showthread.php?33080-BMW-E39-530i-M-Sport-Individual-Aegean-Blue-Edition-2003&p=538594&viewfull=1#post538594" target="_blank">Camera appearance</a> , <a href="http://www.bmwclubmalaysia.com/forums/showthread.php?33080-BMW-E39-530i-M-Sport-Individual-Aegean-Blue-Edition-2003&p=535743&viewfull=1#post535743" target="_blank">Video of reverse camera working</a>6. <a href="http://www.bmwclubmalaysia.com/forums/showthread.php?33080-BMW-E39-530i-M-Sport-Individual-Aegean-Blue-Edition-2003&p=583102&viewfull=1#post583102" target="_blank">Instrument cluster aluminium ring retrofit</a>7. <a href="http://www.bmwclubmalaysia.com/forums/showthread.php?33080-BMW-E39-530i-M-Sport-Individual-Aegean-Blue-Edition-2003&p=590761&viewfull=1#post590761" target="_blank">CD Changer 'No Disc' error fix</a>8. <a href="http://www.bmwclubmalaysia.com/forums/showthread.php?33080-BMW-E39-530i-M-Sport-Individual-Aegean-Blue-Edition-2003&p=665664&viewfull=1#post665664" target="_blank">Lumidock install, replace rear seat belt</a>9. <a href="http://www.bmwclubmalaysia.com/forums/showthread.php?33080-BMW-E39-530i-M-Sport-Individual-Aegean-Blue-Edition-2003&p=708725&viewfull=1#post708725" target="_blank">Retrofit Rear Electric Blind</a>10. <a href="http://www.bmwclubmalaysia.com/forums/showthread.php?33080-BMW-E39-530i-M-Sport-Individual-Aegean-Blue-Edition-2003&p=708729&viewfull=1#post708729" target="_blank">Vapour Barrier Fix</a>11. <a href="http://www.bmwclubmalaysia.com/forums/showthread.php?33080-BMW-E39-530i-M-Sport-Individual-Aegean-Blue-Edition-2003&p=713235&viewfull=1#post713235" target="_blank">Retrofit Side Blinds</a>UPDATE: The infortunate accident<a href="http://www.bmwclubmalaysia.com/forums/showthread.php?33080-BMW-E39-530i-M-Sport-Individual-Aegean-Blue-Edition-2003&p=782725&viewfull=1#post782725" target="_blank">Accident 23 October 2012</a>Enjoy...</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="haywire, post: 19471, member: 16474"] Hi, as for those who don't know me yet I am in the UK, but will be going back to Malaysia hopefully this August with my car. Been in the UK since September 2003. My first two cars in the UK were Rovers, the first one I ran till its death with a blown head gasket, and the second was close to its end when I sold it. My third car was a BMW E36, bought in 2007. I have been a BMW hardcore fan for about 10 years but just dont have money to own it yet. So that E36 was my first BMW. Didnt give me any problems for the 20 months I owned it though. Isi minyak jalann...full service according to schedule is normal.I used to obsess about E46s but then I had a family and reconsidered the size as I found 3 series were too cramped for my use. My father had a Mercedes W210 in Malaysia (he is a Merc fan since like, forever) so I have been driving that around for a while and doesnt feel its too big. (I am a very small person, FYI). So in the end decided to go for the E39. Really preferred the E39 to E60 since the E39 is old school like with its low front, and the E60 m sport is still around £14,000 here (I will only buy factory M-sport)A month ago I found out that I'll have to go back to Malaysia this year, so quickly bought an E39 to bring it back with me. Been researching about the car for a while, so I already know what I want and what to expect. In the end I went for this particular BMW, a 2003 E39 530i M-Sport Individual Aegean Blue Edition (Only 150 units made :D). It even had 18' M-Parallels and 16:9 sat nav and tv unit, which is sort of my requirement for the car.Enough of the words, these are the photos now:[IMG]http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4058/4472187842_b7d092ef95_z.jpg?zz=1[/IMG][IMG]http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2729/4471419115_3c6c1d6dd3_z.jpg?zz=1[/IMG][IMG]http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2791/4417930017_97dfabbbee_z.jpg[/IMG][IMG]http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2453/4418697008_87eef49237_z.jpg[/IMG][IMG]http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2804/4418693786_1cb4d45299_z.jpg[/IMG]The new E39 with the outgoing E36 (the E36 is gone now - sold)[IMG]http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4058/4417927831_4dfb34437d_z.jpg[/IMG][IMG]http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2705/4417928193_7c6f768bd7_z.jpg[/IMG][IMG]http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2735/4418696344_4dc53155b0_z.jpg[/IMG]The gorgeous M-Parallels[IMG]http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4068/4417928773_99f598951a_z.jpg[/IMG]Original M strip to all doors[IMG]http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4005/4417926733_17389fa42b_z.jpg[/IMG]Manual leather sport seatshttp://farm5.static.flickr.com/4021/4417926993_659273c507_z.jpgMy interiorshttp://farm5.static.flickr.com/4015/4418694548_c58d7e2c52_z.jpgOriginal M-Sport steering wheelhttp://farm5.static.flickr.com/4071/4417927533_d96ca60123_z.jpgNewly installed SMG steering retrofit - paddles fully working - 3 colour stitchingThis is the best mod I've done so farhttp://farm3.static.flickr.com/2726/4418697822_5dcb023a34_z.jpgCupholder retrofit - originally the car didnt have cupholder installed, it came with TrafficMaster in that place - which I dont think is useful or available in Malaysia (even if available its by subscribtion so scrap that) so removed it and installed the cupholder in its place.http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4054/4417930241_54754d3cd4_z.jpgAUX IN retrofit done to my car. Now will take any mp3 player input.When I bought the car I was too excited and didnt realise the car came with the pre-facelift headlights, but a fellow forummer pointed me out to that issue. So I have bought a set of genuine Hella Xenon Angel Eyes and have installed it to my car. So far all the work has been done by myself (DIY), which includes:1. SMG steering wheel with paddles retrofit2. Cupholder retrofit3. AUX In retrofit4. Hella Xenon Angel Eyes, with aluminium adjusters fitted by myself5. Update Head Unit software, which includes sat nav update. now showing the GPS maps in perspective mode.6. 7000k white LED bulb for the angel eyes (although i feel that I didnt really like it, might revert back to the original BMW bulb with amber colour angel eyes. (Bloody thing broken after barely a month, now reverted back to amber angel eyes)7. AV adapters to allow video input through the head unit8. Reverse Camera9. Pixel display repair10. Extended paddle shifter11. Aluminium cluster rings12. Black kidney grills13. Retrofit rear electric blind14. Retrofit side blindsThings on my list (updated as of Feb 2012):1. Front splitter2. Restore front driver's leather seat to new condition3. Aluminium pedals with M badge4. Quad exhausts (I dont think I'll have the money for this now, but its in the list - maybe later)5. E60 M DCT gear knobI have also bought the BMW scanner tool by PA Soft, version 1.36 that will allow me to run diagnostics on the car. The TV is only working when stationary at the moment, once the car is moved the screen turn blue with only audio sounding. The scanner tool will enable the TV in motion but I havent got round to doing that yet. (DONE)Any comments/ observations? Will upload photo of the car with the angel eyes soon.------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------UPDATE: First photo already updated with the angel eyes and photos resized to be more loading-friendly.------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------UPDATE: My car's Options List:[URL="http://www.bmwclubmalaysia.com/forums/showthread.php?33080-BMW-E39-530i-M-Sport-Individual-Aegean-Blue-Edition-2003&p=667974&viewfull=1#post667974"]E39 530i Sport Aegean Blue Edition Options List[/URL]UPDATE: BMWCar's Feature Article regarding the Aegeans and Champagnes[URL="http://www.bmwclubmalaysia.com/forums/showthread.php?33080-BMW-E39-530i-M-Sport-Individual-Aegean-Blue-Edition-2003&p=605428&viewfull=1#post605428"]BMWCar Article[/URL]------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------UPDATE: Thought I'll compile all the DIYs that I have done to my car into this first post for easy reference:1. [URL="http://www.bmwclubmalaysia.com/forums/showthread.php?33080-BMW-E39-530i-M-Sport-Individual-Aegean-Blue-Edition-2003&p=500278&viewfull=1#post500278"]SMG Steering Retrofit[/URL] , [URL="http://www.bmwclubmalaysia.com/forums/showthread.php?33080-BMW-E39-530i-M-Sport-Individual-Aegean-Blue-Edition-2003&p=584373&viewfull=1#post584373"]Extended paddles DIY[/URL]2. [URL="http://www.bmwclubmalaysia.com/forums/showthread.php?33080-BMW-E39-530i-M-Sport-Individual-Aegean-Blue-Edition-2003&p=500280&viewfull=1#post500280"]AUX IN Retrofit[/URL]3. [URL="http://www.bmwclubmalaysia.com/forums/showthread.php?33080-BMW-E39-530i-M-Sport-Individual-Aegean-Blue-Edition-2003&p=505868&viewfull=1#post505868"]Instrument Cluster Pixel Repair[/URL] , [URL="http://www.bmwclubmalaysia.com/forums/showthread.php?33080-BMW-E39-530i-M-Sport-Individual-Aegean-Blue-Edition-2003&p=506073&viewfull=1#post506073"]Pixel repair end result[/URL]4. [URL="http://www.bmwclubmalaysia.com/forums/showthread.php?33080-BMW-E39-530i-M-Sport-Individual-Aegean-Blue-Edition-2003&p=505881&viewfull=1#post505881"]AV Input Retrofit[/URL]5. Reverse Camera Installation - [URL="http://www.bmwclubmalaysia.com/forums/showthread.php?33080-BMW-E39-530i-M-Sport-Individual-Aegean-Blue-Edition-2003&p=534804&viewfull=1#post534804"]Wiring Diagram[/URL] , [URL="http://www.bmwclubmalaysia.com/forums/showthread.php?33080-BMW-E39-530i-M-Sport-Individual-Aegean-Blue-Edition-2003&p=538589&viewfull=1#post538589"]Installation procedure[/URL] , [URL="http://www.bmwclubmalaysia.com/forums/showthread.php?33080-BMW-E39-530i-M-Sport-Individual-Aegean-Blue-Edition-2003&p=538594&viewfull=1#post538594"]Camera appearance[/URL] , [URL="http://www.bmwclubmalaysia.com/forums/showthread.php?33080-BMW-E39-530i-M-Sport-Individual-Aegean-Blue-Edition-2003&p=535743&viewfull=1#post535743"]Video of reverse camera working[/URL]6. [URL="http://www.bmwclubmalaysia.com/forums/showthread.php?33080-BMW-E39-530i-M-Sport-Individual-Aegean-Blue-Edition-2003&p=583102&viewfull=1#post583102"]Instrument cluster aluminium ring retrofit[/URL]7. [URL="http://www.bmwclubmalaysia.com/forums/showthread.php?33080-BMW-E39-530i-M-Sport-Individual-Aegean-Blue-Edition-2003&p=590761&viewfull=1#post590761"]CD Changer 'No Disc' error fix[/URL]8. [URL="http://www.bmwclubmalaysia.com/forums/showthread.php?33080-BMW-E39-530i-M-Sport-Individual-Aegean-Blue-Edition-2003&p=665664&viewfull=1#post665664"]Lumidock install, replace rear seat belt[/URL]9. [URL="http://www.bmwclubmalaysia.com/forums/showthread.php?33080-BMW-E39-530i-M-Sport-Individual-Aegean-Blue-Edition-2003&p=708725&viewfull=1#post708725"]Retrofit Rear Electric Blind[/URL]10. [URL="http://www.bmwclubmalaysia.com/forums/showthread.php?33080-BMW-E39-530i-M-Sport-Individual-Aegean-Blue-Edition-2003&p=708729&viewfull=1#post708729"]Vapour Barrier Fix[/URL]11. [URL="http://www.bmwclubmalaysia.com/forums/showthread.php?33080-BMW-E39-530i-M-Sport-Individual-Aegean-Blue-Edition-2003&p=713235&viewfull=1#post713235"]Retrofit Side Blinds[/URL]UPDATE: The infortunate accident[URL="http://www.bmwclubmalaysia.com/forums/showthread.php?33080-BMW-E39-530i-M-Sport-Individual-Aegean-Blue-Edition-2003&p=782725&viewfull=1#post782725"]Accident 23 October 2012[/URL]Enjoy... [/QUOTE]
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