Petrolize Posted June 1, 2022 Share Posted June 1, 2022 I’ve seen a late 2001 BMW 5 series (E39 shape) I like the look of but just wondering what parts I’d need to buy and where to find the bits to put on my own car. Mines a 2000 E39 SE so must be a similar car before the modifications. One difference is circular foglights, mine are more square. The car seems to have a different bumper at the back, different number plate holder at the front, rear spoiler and front splitter, I’m told some of the bits are possibly alpina and the bit on the rear bumper (circled) is zender. Thanks all Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matty Posted June 1, 2022 Share Posted June 1, 2022 Looks aftermarket to me, that's not the standard sport body kit. Which looks mint by the way. Just put the sport bits on it. It'll look mint 👍 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Schaefft Posted June 1, 2022 Share Posted June 1, 2022 As you can tell in the front image it's the Alpina front lip you could get from the dealer here in the UK. This car is a facelift, so facelift front bumper (hence the round foglights) with the lip. Rear definitely has a Zender lower lip. Spoiler and sideskirts I can't tell. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Schaefft Posted June 1, 2022 Share Posted June 1, 2022 The facelift Alpina rear spoiler is similar to your photos but not 3-piece. Parts are rare but can be found on FB marketplace, E39 groups and ebay. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Petrolize Posted June 6, 2022 Author Share Posted June 6, 2022 Thanks all, should be ordering this shortly https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/284264976915?mkcid=16&mkevt=1&mkrid=711-127632-2357-0&ssspo=T4t2TIy9TmK&sssrc=2349624&ssuid=kXOYpLksTXW&var=&widget_ver=artemis&media=COPY Very hard to get a bodyshop that doesn’t mind working with these after market type parts. stuboy 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Petrolize Posted August 21, 2022 Author Share Posted August 21, 2022 Thanks for people’s help on this, managed to get the bits I wanted fitted and painted a couple weeks ago, new headlights fitted at the same time. The BMW badge has since been put on again! Bren 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Schaefft Posted August 22, 2022 Share Posted August 22, 2022 Nice, how much was it to paint the bumpers? Still have to do mine for the 528i. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Petrolize Posted March 14 Author Share Posted March 14 On 8/22/2022 at 5:11 PM, Schaefft said: Nice, how much was it to paint the bumpers? Still have to do mine for the 528i. Hi @Schaefft, sorry I missed this, I supplied a bumper from an e39 that was being broken at a scrapyard. The body shop said this would be cheaper than fixing the existing bumper which had got damaged. Once the front alpina splitter id written about earlier arrived the bodyshop then painted both the splitter and bumper at the same time and fitted it. This worked out at around the £250 mark but difficult to say as the final bill was more as other jobs incl fitting those new headlights were done at the same time. I imagine if you didn’t have a front splitter to paint/fit it would be less £ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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