1997 BMW 5-Series

528I Sedan

6 - Cyl.

Automatic

WBADD6325VBW05047

Clear

Gasoline

Hi I have for sale a car i purchased off another ebay member 7 months ago and have been working on it since I was extremely screwed over i had a friend pick the car up for me so i took the guys word and when it had to be towed home i filed a police report and i pretty much got stuck with this car and ebay would not protect me due to the year.. any way i dumped 5k into the car and it runs 100% and shifts very very smooth The car itself has 289k but a new motor was put in and had 118k on it i put 120k because i only drove it a little bit but wanted to make sure if any thing i am better then accurate SO... Here is a list of all the things i have replaced and what needs done to finish some of these things maybe be petty but i am trying to be as honest as possible THIS CAR IS INSPECTED AND DRIVES!!!!!! THINGS I HAVE DONE BRAND NEW WINDSHIELD BRAND NEW FRONT M5 BUMPER BRAND NEW RACK AND PINION BRAND NEW TIE RODS AND CONTROL ARMS ALL AROUND BRAND NEW HEADLIGHTS BRAND NEW M5 FENDER INSERTS BRAND NEW PAINT ( NO RUNS NO ORANGE PEEL USED AU NOT AE MATTE BLACK HD NIGHTRAIN COLOR BRAND NEW KIDNEY GRILL NEWER MOTOR ONLY 120K ROUGHLY BRAND NEW B&G LOWERING SPRINGS NEWER M5 19 INCH RIMS (ALSO MATTE BLACK ) NEW ROTORS AND BRAKES NEW FOGLIGHTS ALL DENTS AND RUST REPAIRED ON BODY THE ODOMETER ONLY READS 89K SO THAT MAKES THE CAR LOOK A LOT BETTER I THINK THE DIGITIZER IS BAD BUT A GOOD BAD I THINK I am very sure there is more and it will come to me later but thats what i have off the top of my head WHAT NEEDS DONE ***THE B&G SPRINGS I BOUGHT WERE NOT COILED RIGHT IT WAS SUPPOSE TO DROP THE CAR ONLY 2 INCHES IT EASILY DROPPED 3.5 MAYBE 4 SO THERE IS A LITTLE RUB ( NOT MAJOR ) BUT A POPPING SOUND OVER BUMPS IT LOOKS COOL BUT SHOULD BE REPLACED ***THE ROOF HAD OVER SPRAY FROM THE GUY I BOUGHT IT FROM AND I DID NOT PAINT IT BECAUSE I WANTED TO LEAVE IT GLOSS BLACK I JUST DID NOT HAVE TIME TO BUFF IT OUT ***THE CCV VALVE IS CLOGGED AND SHOULD BE REPLACED ( OIL WATER SEPARATOR) IT CAUSES A SLIGHT WHITE SMOKE ON START UP THEN GOES AWAY THE HEAD GASKET IS GOOD AND THE RADIATOR FLUID IS GREEN SO ITS DEFINITELY THE CCV WHICH IS EASY TO REPLACE ***REAR BUMPER ( WHEN I RECEIVED THE CAR THE FRONT AND REAR BUMPER WERE TWISTY AND ZIP TIED TOGETHER IN 6 PIECES OR MORE SO AFTER INSPECTION I RIPPED THEM OFF I RAN OUT OF FUNDS AFTER GETTING THE FRONT ONE ON ***FUEL GAUGE WORKS BUT ONLY AT HALF A TANK OR MORE I NEVER LOOKED AT IT SO I DONT KNOW WHY ***POWER STEERING PUMP AFTER I CHANGE THE RACK IT HAD AIR TRAPPED IN IT AND IT WORKS BUT SKIPS AROUND NEEDS CHANGED THAT IS IT FOR MECHANICAL AND OUTSIDE LOOKS THE INTERIOR SEATS ARE IN VERY GOOD SHAPE FOR THE YEAR THEY HAVE NO TEARS OR RIPS JUST YOUR NORMAL CRACKS GERMAN LEATHER IS THE BEST OKAY NOW FOR THE REST THE PRIOR OWNER BEAT THIS CAR HE PAINTED HALF THE INTERIOR BLACK AND NEVER FINISHED ! I WAS NOT ABLE TO GET THAT FAR IN THE PROJECT BECAUSE THERE CAME A POINT WERE I PUT THIS CAR IN THE GARAGE AND COULD NO LONGER LOOK AT IT OR EVEN THINK ABOUT IT THIS CAR RAN ME IN A TOTAL OF 11,000 DOLLARS AND STILL IS NOT DONE I REFUSE TO PUT ANOTHER DIME IN IT SO WITH PAINT SKILLS AND INTERIOR PAINT FOR THE DOOR PANELS THIS INTERIOR WILL LOOK PRETTY NICE TWO TONED THE TRIM I PULLED OFF AND WAS GOING TO SAND AND PAINT SILVER BUT ONCE AGAIN I RAN OUT OF PATIENCE AND MONEY FOR THIS CAR ALL THE PIECES ARE THERE BUT THEY NEED PAINTED ( ONLY THE WOOD TRIM ) THE DIGITIZER IN ALMOST ALL THE CONTROLS ARE BAD IN AREAS BUT READABLE I WAS GOING TO EBAY ALL NEW INTERIOR THE STEERING WHEEL HAS A SLIGHT RIP GOING DOWN THE AIR BAG IT DOES NOT AFFECT THE SAFETY OF THE AIR BAG BUT IT DOES EFFECT THE LOOK IF YOU COULD DO THESE COUPLE THINGS AND ARE GOOD WITH INTERIOR IT WILL NOT COST YOU MUCH TO HAVE A SWEET LOOKING BMW I CALL IT THE BAT MOBILE THE ONLY THING I GIVE IT CREDIT FOR IS THE STYLING IT ALSO HAS A CUSTOM HOOD BUMP I KNOW THIS CAR IS NO WHERE NEAR WORTH WHAT I INVESTED BUT I FEEL $3000.00 IS FAIR FOR ALL THAT IS NEW AND THE NAME ALSO THE FACT THAT IT RUNS EXCELLENT IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS PLEASE ASK THANK YOU