Hello, after seeing a lot of pictures of different offsets, i found that around ET0 is perfect for me. Unfortunately the wheels that i'm buying are ET35 so i have to get a large set of wheel spacers of 35mm. After talking with a supplier, he told me that the lug bolts are not included (unlike the 10mm that i'm buying for the rear) but "inserted nuts" are included and that the lug bolts to mount the wheel into the car hub aren't included but that original lug bolts should be good and he sent me the picture shown with the "inserted nuts". What i don't exactly get is how this actually works and how its safe if the lug bolts to mount the wheels are not being mounted in the wheel hub but on the "inserted nuts".

And can it be possible to instead of putting the "inserted nuts", buying 35mm longer lug bolts which would actually go from the wheel, through the wheel spacer to mount it in the actual wheel hub?

Does any one have experience with large wheel spacers that can actually help me here please?

Hi! I am looking for the best option to connect my phone audio to my 530i. I was about to purchase the Bluebus, but I'm not sure i want to spend almost US $250 on something for a car with almost 100k miles on it and a check engine light. I dont think it's worth it. I was looking on ebay for an aux wire for like 30 bucks, but no reviews or anything. Just wanted to know thoughts some ways to finally get to listen to anything other than the radio 😄

Thanks in advance!

What mods would you recommend for my '96 E39?

Its not painted yet first doing all the mechanical stuff

Hi there,
In looking to buy an E39 with M54 engine and I've heard a lot about piston ring issues, so I wanted to ask for some opinions how common it is and should it be a big concern of mine?
Thanks in advance :)

Need to replace the trans pan and want to replace all the aluminum bolts securing the pan. The cost per bolt seems obnoxiously high at around 6-10 dolle4s per.

Can I replace these with Stainless Steel bolts?

Hello all.
Over a year ago I replaced my valve cover gasket on the 2003 525i touring as it was torn at the front and leaked oil. Used elring gasket with new grommets and placed RTV silicone on the half moons, but after a while I could still smell some burnt oil when revving hard on the highway. I’m assuming it’s because my lazy ass didn’t use a torque wrench and overtorqued the bolts. Lately the smell has increased and I decided to buy a whole new valve cover in case mine was warped. (Not impossible after 370.000km+).

I always use original or recommended high end replacement parts for my E39, but since I’m not even sure whether my valve cover is warped, I decided to pull the trigger on a relatively cheaper Ridex valve cover which had decent reviews.

The thing is however, that the gasket that comes with it is slightly bent upwards at one of the fastening points in the rear. (See pics).
It aligns perfectly when flattening, but should I still go ahead and throw it away and purchase an Elring gasket to put in it? The gasket looks fine for the rest and I doubt Ridex would produce shit gaskets, but I wouldn’t be happy to have to redo the job and an Elring gasket is not that expensive.

Also can my original oil filling cap be used on this valve cover? The one that comes with the ridex one looks funny and generic.