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Old Aug 15, 2008 | 05:50 AM
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My Ride: BMW E60 530i , Silver with leather Air Con iDrive 17" Breyton Rims with Dunlop Sp Sport tyres (M-Tech Bodykit and rims WANTED) Alfa Romeo 147 TS1.6 , Black with Air Con 17" Multi Spoke alloys with Bridgestone RE040 tyres Toyota MR-S 1.8 VVTI , Lagoon Blue with Red leather Air Con 15" standard alloys with Toyo tyres Toyota Celica 1.8 VVTI, Lagoon Blue, Air Con, 16" Standard alloys with Kuhmo KU31, EBC Green Stuff
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Hi fellows,


Been meaning to do these mods for a while now, my front and rear brake discs are in their last legs so i decided to upgrade all the discs, pads, brake fluid and stainless steel brake lines.

Discs: Zimmermann Sport Brake discs
Pads: EBC greenstuff
SS lines: Goodridge SS hose
Brake fuild: Ate

The brakes also been painted with High-Temp paint to get rid of the rusty looking brake
I also changed the standard steering wheel to M5 and painted the peeling trims to silver, the steering wheel feels MUCH MUCH better than the standard, although i havent got time to get the paddle shift work this time (Still need to get my paypal sort out to get Fred's retrofit kit)

Special thanks:
radioham for the M5 steering wheel
Pingu for the brake discs, SS lines!! Cheers mate!

Enjoy:

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M5 steering wheel convertion:
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Cheers
Keith
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Old Aug 15, 2008 | 05:54 AM
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lQQKING GOOD
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Old Aug 15, 2008 | 06:04 AM
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My Ride: Week 17 Build, 2008 E60 535d M Sport - Titanium Silver, Black Dakota Leather, Visibility Package, Media Package, Automatic gearbox, Steering Wheel Heating, M Double Spoke 172 19" Mixed Wheels, Auto-Dim+Exterior Mirror, Comfort seats, Front Seat Heating, Aluminium Pentan interior trim,DAB Tuner, TV Function, BMW Individual Audio System 825W !!
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Nice upgrades. Are the paddle shifters working??
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Old Aug 15, 2008 | 06:08 AM
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My Ride: BMW E60 530i , Silver with leather Air Con iDrive 17" Breyton Rims with Dunlop Sp Sport tyres (M-Tech Bodykit and rims WANTED) Alfa Romeo 147 TS1.6 , Black with Air Con 17" Multi Spoke alloys with Bridgestone RE040 tyres Toyota MR-S 1.8 VVTI , Lagoon Blue with Red leather Air Con 15" standard alloys with Toyo tyres Toyota Celica 1.8 VVTI, Lagoon Blue, Air Con, 16" Standard alloys with Kuhmo KU31, EBC Green Stuff
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Originally Posted by littlemouse' post='647317' date='Aug 15 2008, 03:04 PM
Nice upgrades. Are the paddle shifters working??
Cheers mate

Still need to get my paypal sort out before order the retrofit kit from my530 (Fred)
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Old Aug 15, 2008 | 06:12 AM
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love the illuminated paddle shifters and colour matched steering wheel -- great mod


EDIT: or is th eillumination in the photo a reflection of the flash?!
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Old Aug 15, 2008 | 06:18 AM
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that looks sweet!!
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Old Aug 15, 2008 | 06:22 AM
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Question:

If I have an automatic trans with the DS mode where I can shift +/- ............. will the addition of an M5 wheel allow me to use the paddles without any other modifications on my 2004 530i?
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Old Aug 15, 2008 | 06:25 AM
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Hey, you put your steering wheel on the wrong side! Just kidding.... looks great! Nice job.
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Old Aug 15, 2008 | 06:28 AM
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I would like to know as well.
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Old Aug 15, 2008 | 06:54 AM
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My Ride: BMW E60 530i , Silver with leather Air Con iDrive 17" Breyton Rims with Dunlop Sp Sport tyres (M-Tech Bodykit and rims WANTED) Alfa Romeo 147 TS1.6 , Black with Air Con 17" Multi Spoke alloys with Bridgestone RE040 tyres Toyota MR-S 1.8 VVTI , Lagoon Blue with Red leather Air Con 15" standard alloys with Toyo tyres Toyota Celica 1.8 VVTI, Lagoon Blue, Air Con, 16" Standard alloys with Kuhmo KU31, EBC Green Stuff
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Originally Posted by xBMWx' post='647323
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If I have an automatic trans with the DS mode where I can shift +/- ............. will the addition of an M5 wheel allow me to use the paddles without any other modifications on my 2004 530i?
You will have to get the retrofit kit in order to make the paddle shifters work, "my530i" is selling the kit and will get mine from him very soon
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