1988 BMW 5-Series

M5 Sedan

3.5L Straight 6 Cylinder Gasoline Fuel

Manual

WBSDC930XJ2791077

Gasoline

PLEASE DO NOT BID IF YOU DON'T PLAN TO BUY OR PAY FOR THE CAR. NON-PAYING BIDDERS WILL BE REPORTED TO EBAY. I'M RELISTING THIS VEHICLE AS THERE WERE ERRORS IN THE DESCRIPTION AND EBAY WON'T LET ME CORRECT THE ERRORS EASILY. NOTE: THE CAR YOU ARE BIDDING ON WILL BE SOLD WITH THE ORIGINAL FACTORY 16" STYLE 5 WHEELS & TIRES. THESE ORIGINAL WHEELSET HAS BEEN REFINISHED TO LIKE NEW CONDITION. PICTURES OF THE CAR WITH THE 17" THROWING STARS ARE FOR DISPLAY PURPOSES AND NOT INCLUDED IN THE BIDDING OF THE CAR BUT THEY ARE AVAILABLE FOR PURCHASE SEPARATELY. THE LINK BELOW WILL TAKE YOU TO MY FLICKR ACCOUNT WHICH HAS OVER 80 PICTURES OF THE CAR INCLUDING THE REFINISHED 16" STYLE 5 WHEELSET. Normal 0 false false false MicrosoftInternetExplorer4 1988 BMW Dinan M5 3.5 ltr. w/ 78,581 original miles Schwarz black exterior with Natur Leather interior. Complete Euro Conversion with rare Dinan upgrades.For more detailed pics, please visit this link: http://www.flickr.com/photos/55891776@N04/sets/72157627655811614 I’m putting up for sale my E28 Dinan M5. I'm apprehensive about selling the car because during my ownership, what I thought would be a simple refresh project turned out to be an out-of-control M5 build up. A lot of love, care, effort and money went in to this build but at the end of the day, I have way too many cars and its becoming increasingly difficult to manage and enjoy them, so I’ve decided to downsize. In a nutshell, this US-spec M5 was fully converted into a Euro-spec M5 and in addition, rare Dinan upgrades were also installed. I worked on building up the car for the last 2 years finding all the rare and desirable upgrades that would make this car even more exclusive and special. As the car stands now, this is what I had imagined this M5 should've left the M Division factory over 24 years ago. I think it is the nicest and rarest of E28 M5s with all the combination of upgrades working together perfectly. I purchased the car 2 years ago bone stock from the original owner who stored for the car for 10 years. I have all the maintenance records of the car since new, including the original window sticker. When I purchased the car, the SLS suspension was completely shot, dashboard was cracked many places, brakes were squeaking, exhaust was rusted, clear coat was peeling on the hood and roof, numerous dings on the side panels and doors, original wheels were eaten up by curb rash and tires were worn and cracked. All suspension components were in need of replacing as most of the rubber bushings and boots were dried up and cracked. The leather on the driver seat had the typical wear on the left side bolsters. Additionally, there were 5 years of unpaid DMV registration fees that I had to pay to get the registration current. Mechanically the engine ran well albeit it wasn’t running optimally. There were leaks coming out of the oil pan and the steering hoses. In essence, the car desperately needed a general maintenance to get it up to par. With that said, the car underwent a “no expense spared” refresh, maintenance and build up process. I will try to be as detailed as I can with all the work I've done on the car. The car just finally came out of the paint shop, it was a painful 4 month wait for the shop to redo the paint as everything that can and should be removed to prep the car for painting was removed. The body was then sanded down, all dings and dents were repaired. The paint applied was a 3-stage OEM paint by Sikkens Coatings. After the paint and clear coat, the body was color sanded to remove the the orange peel. After the polishing and buffing, all parts were installed back on the car. The Euro bumpers, Euro front valence were color-matched to the body. Euro M5 conversion parts installed: Front Euro Headlights w/ matching grille Front Euro Bumper w/ rubber molding Rear Euro Bumpers w/ rubber molding New Front Euro Valence New Front Euro Chin Spoiler Euro Dash (without VIN plate) - original dash was cracked but I kept the VIN plate Euro Recaro manual seats w/ new OEM leather Backseats w/ new OEM leather Euro center console with power seats switch delete Euro OEM Headers (6 to 3 to 2) New Supersprint header back exhaust system - 3 piece system consisting of section 1 straight pipes, section 2 euro resonator and section 3 muffler Dinan Upgrades: Stage 2 Suspension with Bilstein Sport shocks and SLS delete Bavarian Autosport SLS delete kit Dinan Coil Springs Front swaybar Rear Sway bar Performance Chip Front Strut Tower Brace Dinan logo floor mats Rear “Dinan” Trunklid Badge. Other upgrades: 100% Genuine Alpina/Momo Wooden steering wheel AP Racing 4-piston lightweight aluminum front calipers w/ slotted rotors E34 540i rear calipers with vented rotors and ceramic pads HMS Sports Rear shock tower brace Euro M6 3.73 Big Case Limited Slip Differential AFE drop-in air filter Complete full body paint job Fully refinished factory OEM e28 M5 wheels (machined finish lip w/ hyper silver painted finish center) 32% Window tint all around (Transferrable Lifetime Warranty) New Parts installed: Battery, Lemforder Upper Control Arms w/ Urethane Bushings, and Lemforder Lower control Arms, Complete steering linkage, Front & Rear Swaybar links, Rear Pitman Arms (dogbones), V belts, Alternator bushings, Thermostat, Spark plugs, Water pump, Fan Clutch, Valve Cover gaskets, Steering hoses. Oil pan gasket, Distributor Cap & Rotor, Radiator hoses, misc. heater hoses, Vacuum lines, Idle Control hoses, Fuel filter, Fuel hose lines Additional maintenance work performed: Valve Lash Checked and adjusted (June 2010) Lubro Moly engine flush Redline 20W-50 Full synthetic motor oil Redline Synthetic Manual Transmission Lubricant Redline Synthetic Gear Oil New exhaust hangers (mid-ship and rear muffler donut) Stainless steel braided brake lines Complete brake fluid flush Rear caliper bronze bushing upgrade A/C retrofitted with R134a and a full recharge On Sep-14-11 at 14:41:07 PDT, seller added the following information: Note 1: During the time I was building up this car, I filed a Non-Op permit with the DMW so I can avoid registration fees since I never planned on using the car. Now that I've put it up for sale, I renewed the registration again with the DMW and I'm expecting to receive the current stickers/tags in the next few weeks. All fees have been paid and up to date. The car was smog tested last week, Sep 8, 2011 and it passed easily with super, super, super low emissions. The smog test results and certificate are good for 90 days, so the new owner of the car will not have to get the car smogged again. I have 2 original copies of the smog certificate that I can hand over to the new owner. Note 2: I ordered brand new Dinan logo floormat set (front and rear) a few weeks ago and I'm expecting to receive them soon from Dinan. The car will come with these new floormats, guaranteed. The color is the matching Natur beige color mats. Note 3: I own the car outright and possess the owner's title, the title is clean as indicated in the Carfax report. I also have all the maintenance receipts of the car since new, owner's manual, original ECU chip, cassette cleaner kit, and the period correct "M5" keychain that was originally sold with the car when it was new. On Sep-14-11 at 17:02:15 PDT, seller added the following information: Note 4: The front Euro chin spoiler I installed is brand new but it did not come with the matching tow hitch window covers. I had to order those covers separately. I just picked them up today at my local parts store and will be installing them tomorrow. So for the record, the Euro chin spoiler is complete, nothing missing.