365,000 Mile BMW E39 Gets a COMPLETE Exterior Overhaul!

What a pleasure it was to have the opportunity to work on such a beautiful and unique E39, nonetheless a 365k mile one! About a week before filming this video, I spent 40 hours doing loads of maintenance to the car; including all new intake manifold related components, dual vanos rebuild, driveshaft maintenance, and miscellaneous other things.

After finishing the maintenance and starting on the paint work, I very quickly realized that the original condition BBS RC090's were going to be a total eye sore for the finished product. I quickly decided that, as SOON as I was finished with the paint work, I was going to refinish the wheels for the owner. Luckily, my good friends at Black Forest Industries helped supply me with brand new chrome hardware and dacromet coated nuts to give the wheels that last little bit of 'pop'.

All in all, I'm extremely happy with the way this car turned out! I absolutely love how honest this car is and how unbelievably well it has been taken care of for the past 22 years and 365k miles. The Oxford Green on tan interior is such a classic and timeless combination that will only continue to get better with age.

I hope you all enjoyed this video, I apologize for the month and a half hiatus, I've been doing loads of planning behind the scenes and I've got a very exciting month ahead of me with plenty of content ready to be released to you guys along the way!!

Thank you again for all of your support 🖤
One Love.
-Aidan.

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[McBigTasty]

E39 is a masterpiece, like E38 and E46. What a great era it was

[ChrisLitton]

Back when BMW were making the best possible driving machines 👌

[Tom-qhc]

I've got a BMW m5 e39 with 478k miles, I still daily it doing 90 miles a day. This video is encouraging me to do a full crazy 4-day detail, last time I detailed it like that was at 410k miles. Brilliant video.

[benmeadows]

I will never get over how at peace these videos make me feel. Amazing stuff Aidan!

[johnj]

I loved my old 540i, best car I've ever owned by a country mile. No matter how old and scruffy an e39 gets, somehow with a bit of TLC they polish up a treat and can still look as good as new like this one. The original paint was so good and very thick. Excellent work. PS, hope you put some clear coat on those wheels after the polish!

[jdmfreak]

You, Chromatic and M539 have become my top 3 channels. Cool videos, good editing and BMWs (L)

[matthewbell]

That is absolutely superb, 364k miles, you've done a great job here. The more e39s the better in my humble

[Throwaway-icsc]

This makes me feel better. I just got an e39 523i with over 300k on it

[andrewstudebaker]

I immensely appreciate the effort and quality of care for the overhaul process.
This really brings out the best of what the car community is really about.
I miss my E39 530i... I'll have another one soon enough.
Keep up the great work brother !

[bobcathey]

Aidan, I love the attention you give you give to this e39. Truely a great car. I have a 97' 540iA, Alpine White, with 160k miles. Runs great, great body, no rust, no damage, but in need of considerable mechanical refresh. Your video, to me, reinforces the need to keep these excellent sport sedans alive. Hope mine is returned to its, as new, glory!

[kasper_]

Another banger as usual my dude! Love it. This thing turned out so clean (pun intended, lmao).

Did you do any interior work on this thing? That's the cleanest almost-400k car I've ever seen lol. Whoever the owner is must take great care of their cars.

[thedon]

The nostalgia is real especially with real bbs wheels. Well done as per usual sir.

[wesleyperkins]

Video was a whole ass mood!! Such a good vibe, the aesthetics , cinematography shots, and the music. Killed it. Keep it up homie!

[rickarnoud]

One of my favorite bmw chassis from that era and even today it still turns peoples heads around while driving by, also own a manual 96 cosmos black 540i i really love it...

[billg]

Been driving my 2001 540i M sport 6 speed 17 years. Has 230K miles, chain guides just done, still were not broken, but time to do them. Car runs like a dream. Always has. I chane oil at 5K intervals, run eithanol free gas, and absolutely adore this car. Just got the new headlight assemblies from Hella. The Euro spec ones. ///M power

[gagemcmurrin]

As someone who dailys and drifts a 528i e39 and also details on the side I can appreciate this alot. Hell yeah dude

[rahmanr]

Thanks for giving that e39 some TLC… it has
a soft place in my heart… e39 was my first BMW and I owned 2 so far… will most likely buy another once I free up some space in my garage. E39s are pure joy to drive!

[bernardpullon]

My 97 540i E39 with 350 thousand km on her, same colour, needs this. I haven't even watched more than two minutes of this yet and I'm on the edge of my seat already. I'm gonna enjoy this!

[christophemesquita]

Glad you refinished the wheels looks million times better !

[joellabrecque]

Car looks awesome can't believe it has so much mileage, great work as usual Aidan!