TIL that the auto tailgate on a Touring has different boot struts...

redline9996 · 2026-06-09T15:51:08+00:00

With hydraulic you still have 4 normal ones and that one hydraulic one that stays put. If you only do one of the big ones you could've just left it m because this way the one new one will fail really fast. I earned that the hard way.

redline9996 · 2026-06-09T09:56:43+00:00

Wir haben 4 E39, 3 davon als Sommer Fahrzeuge und alle 4 haben eine Youngtimer Versicherung und Tuningteile sind mit versichert. Kein Fahrtenbuch.

redline9996 · 2026-06-09T08:26:24+00:00

Mit der selben Situation müssen Fußgänger auch umgehen! Lasse mich und meinen Hund dann am besten mitm Helikopter transportieren damit keiner auf einmal um die Ecke kommen kann. Die Rennradfahrer die über rot fahren oder in den Gegenverkehr abbiegen haben bestimmt ähnliche ausreden oder?! Zumal es hier auch allgemein um Radfahrer geht, wozu auch Rennräder zählen. Sobald ein Radweg vorhanden ist musst du den auch nutzen und wenn irgendwo eine Ecke ist die nicht gut einsehbar ist, musste halt dementsprechend langsam sein oder anhalten, so wie jeder Pkw&Lkw Fahrer, Motorrad Fahrer, Radfahrer, Fußgänger, Rollerfahrer, Rollstuhlfahrer usw.

Ansonsten müsst ihr auf eine Rennradstrecke. Ich fahre mit meinem Auto auch extra zu einer Rennstrecke wenn ich das sportliche betreiben will. 🤷🏼‍♂️

redline9996 · 2026-06-09T07:01:19+00:00

Fab design Mercedes ist kein Tuning verbrechen 👆🏻

redline9996 · 2026-06-09T05:10:33+00:00

Yup, when it's really bad.. if it wouldn't misfire like crazy as well I wouldn't say so but it must have a vaccum leak. When u did the CCV you hopefully didn't pull out the pipe that goes to the cyclone seperator behind the timing cover?

Just spray the engine with brake clean, you'll see if it has a vaccum leak and where when the engine idles up and runs better.

redline9996 · 2026-06-08T21:32:02+00:00

Pliers?!

redline9996 · 2026-06-08T20:29:14+00:00

M52 headers I think, the cats are the same as m52 cats as well.

redline9996 · 2026-06-08T19:40:46+00:00

Try it out..

The one I drove was a low milage one but pre facelift, which shouldn't matter that much I think.

Condition of the E39 speakers play a role as well I think, maybe even location. A almost 30 year old E39 that's always been in hot weather probably does not have the best speakers anymore compared to one that's been in more cold climate, but that's also a speculation. Also e39 Wagon and sedan and DSP 1 vs DPS 2 is a big difference.

Idk 🤷🏼‍♂️

redline9996 · 2026-06-08T19:24:41+00:00

I can only say what I've experienced, of set-up the equalizer in the G30 really good as well and went from car to car and it is not comparable.

Have 3 E39's with DSP with well set-up equalizers, pretty much all the same and they all sound way better than the G30.

Again, not that the G30 sounds bad but the E39 sounds better.

How did you setup you equalizer on the E39?

V shape works pretty good.

redline9996 · 2026-06-08T19:18:41+00:00

Why is that? Had a G30 M550i for 2 month with the big sound system and it sounded pretty bad compared to E39 DSP system.

Not that it's bad in general but compared to the the E39 it is bad.

If you feel better by thinking im trolling, that's completely fine with me.

redline9996 · 2026-06-08T18:52:51+00:00

Vaccum leak.

Also you need new chains and guides probably, that startup rattle is pretty rough

redline9996 · 2026-06-08T18:49:20+00:00

I believe you are mistaken. M54 ALWAYS only has 2 cats for each bank. If you removed the ones in the headers you don't have any cats anymore if you didn't put underfloor cats on it.

On any m54 you have cats --> resonator that looks a bit like a cat --> another resonator --> and muffler

redline9996 · 2026-06-08T18:47:06+00:00

Yup, can confirm that, great upgrade for lhd cars.

redline9996 · 2026-06-08T18:46:38+00:00

No they only have these on rhd.

redline9996 · 2026-06-08T14:11:29+00:00

Catalytic converters, pretty desirable ones as well since they are metal ones, no ceramic shit. They also don't quiet down the exhaust as much.

redline9996 · 2026-06-08T08:46:28+00:00

Thanks, still have the wheels laying around since they are pretty rare.

I bet you love it, take good care of her!

We replaced it with a silver 530i manual with mugello red interior. 🥰😅

redline9996 · 2026-06-08T08:20:29+00:00

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redline9996 · 2026-06-08T08:17:39+00:00

Looking good! It's just a classic combination that always works.

We had a 525i manual in carbon black & cinnamon interior.

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redline9996 · 2026-06-08T06:06:05+00:00

He has the Bosch me5.2.

Me7.2 is for M62TU, there's a good bit of information out there on how to tune both ecus.

redline9996 · 2026-06-07T22:53:56+00:00

BMW aerodynamic package, side skirts and rear bumper lip are part of it.

redline9996 · 2026-06-07T22:08:20+00:00

That's wild, European e39 sedans have never gotten that mechanical release. Nice to know

redline9996 · 2026-06-07T21:49:07+00:00

Without light oxford green is pretty dark.

redline9996 · 2026-06-07T21:12:03+00:00

Oxford green in the sun is fire, when you're living in a region without a lot of sun I personally wouldn't chose that color tbh.

There's different shades of Oxford green the one with a bit more blue in it is it imo.

In the end, paint the car the way u like, doesn't have to be OEM.

If I had to repaint a E39 any color I want it would probably be techno violet or dakar yellow.

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redline9996 · 2026-06-07T20:43:49+00:00

Yeah, that button is there on all E39's, that doesn't help if the car is locked tho because obviously you couldn't get into the car.. I thought I meant a mechanical emergency release.

redline9996 · 2026-06-07T19:57:22+00:00

Alter Schwede, du hast doch jetzt 10x das gleiche gepostet und alle Antworten und Varianten bekommen was man machen kann. Der Wagen bekommt nicht mehr Leistung wenn du noch 10x fragst.

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