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BMW E38 750iL Individual

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#1 ·
Hi. Got a project thread on another forum so I'll just copy and paste it on here.

There is loads of updates which I'll add alittle later

UPDATE. New car !!!!!

Well after a long 6 months of searching and wasting £800 looking at cars that's wasn't up to stratch or just dodgy sellers I finally got a replacement for the m3

Always always loved the e38 and could only be a v12 with pretty much every option

It's a individual spec and was when new around 105k

Had a good trip back from Cambridge and credit to the pervious owner who looked after it well. Does need a couple of little things to sort out but nothing major

Here some pics the seller took. I'll get some taken soo and list the full spec









 
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#2 ·
Here the full spec list

Metallic Biarritz Blue
Individual Buffalo champagne Leather with individual marine Blue piping
Individual marine blue leather dashboard with individual champagne extended leather
Individual marine blue carpets with matching carpet on the bottom of the door cards
Front heated Comfort Seats with two way lumber support with Electric headrests and Memory
Rear heated comfort seats with two way lumber support with electric headrests
SAT NAV - TV - Teletext
Removable writing pad
Telephones Front and Rear
Front Widescreen Monitor
Trafficmaster
Dual Zone Air Conditioning with Climate
OBC with Check Control
Multi-Functional Steering Wheel
Electric Memory Steering Column
Rear AC and Climate Controls
Rear Centre Armrest with Telephone with buttons for electric blind, radio, OBC, and front passenger seat
Walnut Picnic Tables
Vanity mirrors in front head rests
Electric Memory Steering Column
Electric Glass Moonroof
Double Glazing
Auto-Dimming Drivers Mirror
Power Fold Heated and auto dimming Mirrors with Memory
Rain Sensing Wipers
Headlamp Wash
Xenon Headlights
Soft close Boot lid
Electric Rear Blind + Manual Side Blinds
Front and Rear Park Distance Control
Front and Rear Centre Armrest
Servotronic Steering
Self-Levelling Suspension
Dynamic Stability Control
Electronic Damper Control
Cruise Control
6 CD
BMW Alarm and Immobiliser
Walnut Trim
Auto self start
Auxiliary heater
Top hifi with 14 speakers and DSP
Front and rear map reading lights with rear mood lights.
Auto step tonic gearbox
20" Genuine Alpina Alloys
 
#3 ·
UPDATE

19/07/15

Repaired blind

When I got the car the driver side rear 1/4 blind was broken and would retract back. I removed it to find the plastic on the bottom had broken off. Had to re roll it, then put some tension onto the roller then reglue it. Works spot on now

Also upgraded the nav to the mk4 Dvd version with latest firmware and 2015 disc











 
#4 ·
UPDATE 11/08/15

Odd jobs

Been busy doing the odd tidy up job on the car aswell as replacing the mk2 nav drive with the mk4 dvd nav drive Got the latest update and 2015 maps with speed camera alerts. have noticed the widescreen 16.9 is from a x5 as the viewing angle is wrong will look at finding a replacement from a E38 and sell this one on

Been collecting all the parts for a service, it's going to a Bmw specialist for have the gearbox oil and filter changed. Don't fancy changing the plugs either so will get him to do that along with oil coolant, diff oil,fuel filter and brake fluid.

I have replaced 4 pollen and micro air filters for the air con and also the engine air filters along with two rubber hoses which were ****ed

Noticed when viewing a couple of trims needed replacing so swapped these out. I have two more to change on the rear 1/4 which someone on a 7 series forum has given me for free.

Also the car had eBay fake alpina boot and bonnet badges so I had brand new ones on the m3 which I took off before it went to the crusher

Added a couple of pens to the removable writing pad which fits into the back of the front seat

The near side doors never closed tight so had a little look and the latch wasn't on the marks. 1min later and both doors close nice and tight

And last I swapped the inner shrouds on the headlights from silver, which was a option to have to a normal set of black. Also didn't like the clear lights and one of the rears was half full of water so swapped them out for facelift ambers
















































 
#8 ·
When I got the car knew the seats needed a clean wasn't till I started to clean them I knew how bad they were. Tried a few products and nothing was working. Was told about Adam leather cleaner and brush and thought I'll give it a go. Have to say this has made the job so much easier. Rather than take hours it's only taken me 30 mins to clean all the back seats

I thought I'll have to reduce the whole drivers seat and now after cleaning I can get away with only
Dying a couple of areas

Here some 50/50 pics











 
#50 ·
I like your 750. Much more sporty than the Audi A8 or Mercedes S600. A couple of years ago, I looked at a few 850s, but chickened out in the end. A friend had an earlier 750 that developed quite a lot of tinworm. So he swapped for a 740, which lunched its engine (4.0). It was a lovely car to ride in and had the same colour scheme as yours if I remember correctly. I hope you have better luck.
 
#12 ·
Gawd that's a beaut!! E38 was the one to have, never liked any of them since [emoji106]�� how's it feel wafting about on V12 power?
Thanks for the comments. Alpina or MP are the only wheels for this car

Thanks the v12 is sublime. Silky smooth with loads of power. Not as fast as my old m3 but then I drive this car differently. Just nice and comfortable to cruise around in. It's the only car I can sit in the back and not feel
Sick.
 
#15 ·
UPDATE

05/09/15

Couple more jobs ticked off the list

The rear 1/4 trim always breaks up and looks rough and a common problem on the e38. For new trims it's about £150, someone on a 7 series forum has found this product to replace it with and bought a massive roll of it. What ever left gets passed onto the next person who needs it. So I was kindly given enough to do both sides





Next on the list was the missing cover for the connector to jump start the car





Next job was to replace the driver side mirror. On mine they are auto dimming like the rear view mirrors. A new mirror from Bmw is £250. **** that so been on the look out for a good second hand mirror. Someone on FB was breaking his 750i so snapped up the whole mirror for £40

Hard to see in the pictures but the broken mirror was darker and like it was out of focus



And lastly this is the orignal Bmw sat nav discs

 
#16 ·
UPDATE

11/09/15

Leather redye

Couple more jobs ticked off the list. Started off with the driver seat which had some wear to the normal areas. It's the first time I ever really done a big area with scuff master kit but first I started giving it a good clean then followed with a acohol clean. Then onto some leather filler to fill in the cracks. I put abit to much on so had to sand quite a lot of it off the leather. then another clean followed by 7 coats of dye and I also
Redid the blue piping



















Then changed the rubber intake boots. Lucky I did as one had a split in it

 
#17 ·
Was up in London last weekend and it was so nice driving around in comfort
My dad went round the car gave it a wash and lubed up all the locks and seal All the rubber seals.
It was a very tight squeeze getting into his driveway. Had 10mm each side of the car at the tightest point so we have to widen his gates to make it much easier



Also made sure All the Alpina caps come off and the locks work. Found the original stickers on the inside





UPDATE

19/09/15

Service and gearbox oil change

Took the car down to Fiveways Bmw specialist and had them change the gearbox oil and filter along with a new sumo gasket for the box. Didn't fancy changing the spark plugs so had them change them and at the same time coolant, engine oil and filter and fuel filter. I supplied all the parts other than the gearbox oil

Car is even smoother now and the gearbox changed beautiful
 
#18 ·
UPDATE

01/10/15

New shifter and redye

Got a new shifter as the one I have is just wood and I fancied the one with the sides in leather. Bmw only do it in black and as I have no other black leather in the car other than the wheel I decided to redye it marine blue to match the top half of the dash. Also did the gaitor to match

Before



After





 
#21 ·
UPDATE

27/10/15

Picked up a set of 2015 sat nav discs from the main dealer as the copy discs I had weren't working

Works perfect now



Also picked up a little OEM badge showing how to load your golf clubs in the back



Also have another Bmw in the family. My gf Hannah picked up a E85 Z4 3.0i SE

Comes pretty well specced. Heated electric memory seats. Cruise. Pdc. Nav. Car phone

Here it is after I sent around 5 hours giving it a good clean and wax





 
#22 ·
Little update.

Had a issue with the car running on half the engine, swapped for a new set of coil packs which have sorted it.

Hav ordered a set of H&R springs just to get ride of the massive arch gap on the front. Hoping the ride won't suffer too much as at the moment it really is like riding on a cloud. Will get these fitted and some new front bushes as I got a knock from the front end



Thanks to Jas. I now have a E38 screen in the car instead of the x5 one I had before.


Here a couple more pics I have taken recently







 
#23 ·
Always thought the boot looked cheap with the basic grey carpet you get in any other BMW. The flagship needed something better. So after speaking with someone who got a b12 he put me in contact with a company which does tailor made mats

Spoke to owner who sent me out a sample which is a perfect match to the marine blue carpet in the car. I also needed new mats and as their are NLA from Bmw I ordered a set of mats and boot mat and 6m of carpet so I can trim all the side pieces to match It should look pretty special once finished

 
#24 ·
UPDATE

04/01/16

Interior goodies

Got a few parts for xmas which i plan to fit in the next couple of weeks when the weather gets better

Start off with the fire extinguisher which mounts onto the driver's seat



Next I got a set of blue speaker grills which the outer ring in chrome. Currently have all blue grills, I think the chrome just adds abit more class



Next thanks to Doug for taking a picture of the sticker/ card that is on the toolkit which normally goes missing. I had one made up from pukar designs



Next interior door handles which are illuminated. Seems to be a rare option to find and should add a nice Amber glow


And lastly I noticed the key would spin backwards when you turn the engine off so ordered a new barrel


Also managed to cover other part of the boot in the blue carpet



And just a quick picture I snapped when I was in London
 
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