2003 BMW 5 Series

4.4L 8 Cylinder Gasoline Fuel

Automatic

WBADN63483GN89375

Normal 0 false false false EN-US JA X-NONE Owned and maintained by BMW enthusiast (this was my 3rd BMW). It has the lower gear rear end for more torque, M badges on the door sills, M badges on the outside doors, Sport steering wheel from a 2003 M5, Rear view mirror from a 2003 M5, Power Heated Sport Seats two tone silver stone from a 2003 M5 with matching door panels, Automatic Transmission, M5 factory bumpers front and rear, Rear DDM Tuning finned rear valance. Car is considered to be rare. This is as close as you can get to a M5 when an Automatic is desired. I will list all the M parts and options below. I’m the third owner of the car. It comes with 2 keys and all the factory books and manuals. I also have a huge allotment of spare parts for the E39 that I will consider going with the car for the right price that includes 6 speed transmission, window regulators, clusters, interiors, moon roof, exhaust parts, headers, clutches, rotors , sway bars and so much more. Car rides awesome (like its on rails) with the lowered suspension that includes Koni struts and Dinan Blue springs and M5 sway bars! This is honestly the best running car I’ve ever had. Everything works as it should. Ice cold A/C. Why am I selling? After having had several 5-series I have once again put too much into the condition of the car and I cant seem to make it a daily driver its too nice. My wife and I are looking for a car to drive more often (practical for the baby we have). Below are some of the things I can think of that I’ve done to it in the last year that I’ve owned it. I have a stack of receipts. The car was originally silver when i bought it before the transition to the M5 look. We took every panel off the car and meticulously painted the car Alpine White (nothing better) with a Black Cosmos Roof for the Panoramic look. Belts Idler pulleys Oxygen Sensors replaced. Water Pump New Hoses New spark plugs Alternator MAF Fan Clutch New Hood Release New Wiper Blades Gloss Black Shadowline Trim Exterior Black Trim Inside Black Powder Coated Air Induction Fog Light Covers Stainless Brake Air Scoops in Lower Grill Replaced Coolant Solenoid Pump Radiator Flush (new Thermostat) New cabin air filters New Battery 1 mos.old Valve Cover Gaskets New A/C Lines. AFE cold air intake New ABS Module Schmiedmann custom made quad tip working Exhaust (M5 Clone) with stamped Schmiedmann tips. 18’’ F10 M5 Black staggered wheels 18x8, 18x9.5 Tires (all brand NEW) are General G-Max AS-03 245-40-18 and 275-35-18 ZR. Cross drilled / Slotted brakes with ceramic pads New front wheel bearings Dice I pod controller with dash mount charge and holder in the ash tray stream your iphone and steam music to the stereo) AC Schnitzer front splitters and rear M5 trunk spoiler HID Xenon UHP LED Angel Eyes with European clear corners. 4300k Fog Lights M5 2003 tail lights LED Clear Smoke gray side marker LED lights. Silver and Black M5 seats and matching door panels. Car was recently painted professionally Alpine white with Black roof for the Panoramic look. All doors, panels hood and trunk and interior removed for the paint work. No expense or shortcut was done in this transformation from Silver to Alpine White. Here are the M5 options and accessories installed on the car: M5 Steering with tri-color M stitching M5 Rear view mirror oval M5 side mirrors with auto fold option that works. M5 Full interior two tone silver/black heated seats 10 way adj. M5 Side door mouldings. M5 Rear Deck Spoiler M5 Door sills M5 Sway bars. M5 dash cluster. M5 Leather armrest. M5 M Audio rear twin free air subs. M5 rear window shades M5 footrest pedal. M5 tire wheel caps and emblems. Here are the DINAN Accessories: Dinan front strut brace new. Dinan Blue springs Dinan New floor mats matching logo front and rear. Dinan Limited Edition Stainless License Plate Frames Dinan 5 Powder Coated Rear Deck Lid Badge Dinan Aluminum Gas and Brake Pedals Here are some of the extra custom options and accessories. Tri Color stitching black leather shift boot and matching e-brake Depot Ultra High Performance LED angel eyes and Xenon DS2 headlights with Bi-Xenon option and new ballasts. Titanium wrapped brushed aluminum trim. AFE Cold air intake air box. Black Kidney Grilles Black and silver hood, trunk and steering wheel emblems. Custom 3M window tint. New wrapped black cloth interior headliner and pillars. New BSW upgrade speaker package. I pod controller BSW with hard mount in swivel ash tray. Brand new BMW coded key and also second key fob incl. Owners Manuals. New BMW Black coated lug nuts. New Stoptech brake pads with new crossed drilled slotted rotors front and rear. New BMW front license plate holder (not mounted) Brembo Brake Caliper Covers. LED Ultra License Plate Lights. New Rear window door shades. Hard wired Valentyne Radar Detector. (detector not included) Cell phone Kuda Mount. BMW oem flip down cup holder. Leather Sun Visors Business CD Player 2 Shifters Included Interior LED Lighting upgrade. Just Recently inspected A bit of history on the 540i for you: INTRODUCTION The 2003 BMW 540i Sport combines sports car agility, tire-smoking, donut-turning, muscle-car brutality and luxury automobile quiet, comfort, convenience and finesse into one extraordinary motor vehicle. Most cars blab about this without doing any of it. Some cars have one or two of these qualities. The BMW 540 M-Sport really does all of these things simultaneously. It is this seamless and simultaneous excellence which exalts the 540iA to its throne among the world's finest automobiles. The 540iA evolves the same luxury features and gargantuan engine and power train of BMW's hulking flagship 7-series into the agile 5-series body. BMW then adds power train tweaks magnifying the 540i's V8 into the equivalent of a luxury 12-cylinder engine. BMW also adds the suspension of the M series to make the mid-sized 540 handle as nimbly as a tiny car. "Fun" doesn't do it justice. It's unlike anything else I've ever driven. "Insane," "Crazy" or "Sick!" are more fitting. You get one of these purely because it's a hoot and a half to drive. Just do it! Nothing comes close to offering this much fun and quiet comfort at the same time. THE SPORT OPTION The 540iA is the luxury version of BMW's 5-Series and adds a monster V-8 engine. The sport version then turns the 540iA into something even more insane. Luckily the 540 M-Sport looks like any other tame BMW, stealthily cloaking its brutality. This site specifically is about the 540iA Sport. It's not about the ordinary non-sport 540i or six-cylinder, Diesel, station wagon or M5 models. The price difference between the 540iA M-Sport and an ordinary 5-Series is the price of a small car. One could buy two nice 3-Series for the price of a 540iA M-Sport! The non-sport 540 is perfectly swell car, just like a Mercedes E430 or E500. The non-sport 540 is nowhere near as much fun, zippy and crazy as the sport model as I explain below. The non-sport 540 is more suited to commuting and racking up miles on cross-country trips; the Sport for the drag strip, auto crossing, chirping the tires and having a hoot while focusing 100% of your concentration on driving. They're all quiet and comfortable; the gearing, suspension and everything makes the Sport far more responsive. All 540s get recirculating ball steering just like a Mercedes. The common six cylinder 5-Series gets rack-and-pinion steering. BMW 540 vs. 540i vs. 540iA The terms BMW 540, 540i and 540iA are used interchangeably. "540" is most often used in common speech, "540i" is most often used in print and on the trunk badge, and "540iA" has an automatic transmission. My 540 actually is a 540iA, and you only see that detail on the original window sticker and the certification on the door jamb with the VIN. BMW NOMENCLATURE The first digit of the model number is the size of the car. 3 is small, 5 is medium and 7 is large. There is a tiny 1-series in Europe and there is also a 6 sometimes between the 5 and 7. There have been 8s, which were super coupes. The second two digits are the size of the engine in tenths of litres. Thus a 318 is a small car with a 1.8 litre engine, and a 740 is a big car with a 4.0 litre engine. BMW doesn't often vary from this formula, but did with the 540. The 1997 - 2003 E39 540 is really a 545. The 540 has the same size engine as the 2004 - 2005 545i, 645i, 745I and 745Li. The biggest BMW V8 was introduced in 1992 and was 4.0 litres. When it was increased to 4.4 litres in 1996 the model numbers stayed stuck at 540, 740 and 840 for some reason. The last time it varied was the 1980 - 1986 745i, which only had a 3.2L engine, but with a turbo. THE CLASSIC 2003 MODEL BMW sent the E39 5-Series out with a bang for it's final year of production, 2003. The sport package for 2003 (only) includes the same trim, suspension and wheels and tires as the M5. The 2003 540 M-Sport is the highest overall performance BMW ever made with an automatic transmission. It has the huge 4.4 liter V8 of the big 645i, the gargantuan 740i, 740Li and today's behemoth 745i and 745iL but in the smaller body. Yes, I prefer a clutch, however this is my wife's beater car she takes when she prefers not to leave her SL500 parked in public, and she demands an automatic. Even the color choices were opened up for 2003: the Sterling Gray metallic seen on this beauty isn't available on the new E60 2004 - 2006 5 Series. For 2006 you have to buy a new 7 Series to get this super-premium color. Numerous comparison tests highlight the E39 5-series as the world's best sedan. Thus the 2003 BMW 540 may very well be the best sedan ever made. Of course most people agree the Mercedes SL500 is the best car overall, but that's a convertible, not a sedan. This car was originally purchased from an owner in NYC that hit a car and broke the front bumper, bent the hood and headlights but NO airbags were deployed. I purchased it from the insurance company with the intent to paint it from Silver to Alpine white which there is no better color for the E39 in my opinion and many others. This car has been spared no expense in the restoration and upgrade. The car is a real head turner. The car runs and drives like new straight as an arrow. Blows Ice cold A/C and all electronics work like a charm. Car sold for over $56,000 and looks like it is worth all that. It has been only driven by an adult never tracked or raced. Only Mobil 1 fully synthetic oil used changed every 3-5,000 miles. Car has only 86,000 miles with clear title in hand.