An E39Source Restoration: 2000 BMW E39 M5

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[@deonwf]

All these years later, and the E39 is still as handsome as ever! Still the best all around 5 Series BMW has made.

[@keely2014]

Such a timeless design. Simple and unmistakeably BMW.

[@артурпирожков-ч8ь]

Ну не знаю, е39 рестайл и g30 дорестайл лучшие модели у 5 серии!!!

[@harrytomlucy]

Awesome video and again your attention to detail is amazing, I love the colour! I wish we had you in the UK! Thanks again for the new content.

[@E39Source]

Thanks for watching!

[@vosedon]

From your early videos in the naked garage to your now your business set up. Truly amazing!

[@catirecortes7892]

Very proud of him!! To think on how? From doing these home based fun videos, determination figuring out & passion for E39M5 Fast forward 12 -14 years +/- til today THATS AWESOME!

[@zoap04]

Awesome work Ryan and Allen. You killed it!

[@zeph681]

What!? You guys are ridiculous! Amazing work guys. And this is just one of many you've done.

[@backroadseeker08]

The paint marks on the support bearing... awesome attention to detail as always, Ryan!

[@jasoneyes01]

Amazing job Job Ryan. Having 4 brand new wheel bearings will make the car "smoother and faster", especially in the twisties with this much power and age.

[@victorprioroc1009]

what an amazing restoration.. what an amazing car.

[@nlau3419]

Amazing job by Ryan and his team as always. I've had the pleasure of having my E39 serviced here and they really do go above and beyond. I bet that Borla headers + exhaust sounds amazing. Hopefully the owner will post some vids so we can hear it!

[@E39Source]

Thanks for your comment! It was a different sound compared to other exhaust setups; the headers really steal the show. Single-wall headers give a lot of 'air' noise with more than ~1/4 throttle input which some people like and others don't. The x-pipe resonators kept it from being too loud or aggressive.

[@kevinbodman1011]

How big of q job is putting headers on the m5?​@E39Source

[@evilbeaver267]

Just subscribed. F30 owner. 2016 70k alpine white w Dakota leather. Tastefully lowered. She’s amazing. Ty for the content

[@E39Source]

Thank you for the comment, and welcome!

[@alastairh9607]

Loved this video Ryan. Brings back very fond memories of my E39 days, even after selling my 540i/6 after 8 years of ownership back in 2022.

[@rbarnard264]

Ryan your attention to detail is incredible! I’d be in trouble if we had your shop in my hometown. I know not many are willing to spend or are able to spend that kinda money on a refresh but damn it’s wonderful! Great job team!

[@josipvrdoljak1519]

Mint condition :) I'm currently restoring my e39 m5, cant wait for the paintwork to be done

[@Nicholas-ok9no]

Simply the best 😊😊😊

[@livemadseason]

What a legend! I had 3 e39s watched and learned from you, taking notes of trim numbers to order from dealerhip. In europe it is not as easy, as most are already eaten by rust, that's why I had to jump to e61 and now to f07, but one day I will find rust free e39 and do full restoration on it, probably for and with my sons 😀

[@benm6899]

Amazing job Ryan. You are so precise and thorough, cat looks like it just rolled of the production line

[@KelvinR79]

Thank you Ry…as always, such satisfying videos to see these beauties come back to life! Please do more!! 😅

[@eddiefara]

came here from Cars and Bids podcast. Absolutely fantastic to see this attention to detail, passion and quality. Thanks for the videos! from London, England

[@E39Source]

Thanks for the comment and kind feedback! It is greatly appreciated.

[@peterfranks4085]

Absolutely sublime restoration. Thank you for all time and dedication you and your team invest in keeping these wonderful cars on the road. 🙌🏼🤗

[@SchwartzE39]

Amazing video brotha! Love the attention to detail you have and how you take care of your customers

[@mciejgda88]

E39 looks just feels timeless to me, amazing restoration, cheers from Poland

[@nickw7041]

Stunning car and incredible thorough job, well done as always Ryan!!

[@mikesphoenix_e46m3]

Amazing detailed video yet again good to have you back i could watch your videos all day long its all about the attention to detail i like hoping to get more videos like this soon i know how busy you are

[@milancanic8047]

It is our pleasure to see something like this.

[@OnTrackDetailing]

Lovely, these E39s are epic. I love the wheels too. Some times they are not re-done nicely, these look great. I was very excited when we had a customer want full car PPF on his E39 M5, and then I was very sad when he cancelled due to a heart attack. (Obviously, I wish him well health, haha!) Thanks for taking the time to do the walk around.

[@cfoote2667]

Awesome job Ryan! Have a 2000 Anthracite with Full Black/Red Sport interior. Still has the titanium shifter and e-brake handle, and black gauges. Looks like the original owner had the dealer do the TSB for the VANOS noise. I debated having that done under warranty but didn't want the techs tearing the engine bay apart. Your wheel refinishers do a great job.

[@E39Source]

Thank you! You've got an exceptionally rare spec there, 1:4 according to my data.

[@cfoote2667]

@@E39Source Yes sir, she's pretty rare. Such great cars. I miss the "old days" of BMW! Just hope we can keep the parts coming, some things are getting hard to get. Thank you for putting these videos out, know its a lot of work.

[@E39Source]

@@cfoote2667 Long-term parts availability is a big concern of mine. We'll need to start reproducing the parts BMW fails to make available.

[@kevinbodman1011]

I restore air-cooled 911s and that is a huge problem.The that Porsche provides are not the best wich creates bigger problem.For instance i put in two throw out bearings for a 930 4 speed first one failed all the needle bearing fell out the second one the housing that holds the needle bearings in had a hair line crack so it can get frustrating.I am sorry for the rant😂

[@E39Source]

@@kevinbodman1011 I've encountered a growing number of DOA parts from BMW and their suppliers as well; it's very frustrating!

[@davidnash1220]

That is one hell of a finish 👏

[@KOFFI69]

Awesome Job ! Love and Respect from Germany

[@DavidVlogz]

Love the e39 platform I have 2 on the channel and need to get back to restoring them. Great cars of well maintained

[@OwierJacks]

Damn, what a beauty! I have an Individual Scarab green 523i, 5 speed manual, it's getting restored by time... :)

[@ShiftedPerspective]

Great color, if I do say so myself! Loved how much this car transformed.

[@bxl1121]

It does not get any better. Epic car.

[@IntegraDIY]

exterior looks like a different car compared to before, great job 👏🏾 the interior looks like it’s off the show room floor! i’d hate to drive it and get it dusty lol but those cars are drivers cars

[@EDd8f]

Amazing attention to detail!👌

[@theayatollahofrockandrollah]

the way the parts are laid out in the configuration of where they'll end up on the car reminds me of Michael J Fox' Porsche Speedster in the garage in Doc Hollywood

[@asmircar1]

Ryan ur best at what u do, i hope we get more videos and 4k. ❤

[@barrykrysko3153]

Absolutely love the video.... keep them coming!

[@fjones1914]

Beautiful restoration!

[@bbsara0146]

I almost want to buy an old e39 M5 and just have you guys restore it fully. I watched your prior videos on your car and you are so meticulous and know more about the e39 than BMW probably does

[@E39Source]

Haha thanks!

[@InZaneKicks]

Absolutely incredible it looks like it came out of the factory.

[@mw7492]

That's a great color you don't see a lot. Car turned out fantastic, though if it was mine I'd be tempted to leave the 2000 model year headlights and steering wheel.

[@computiNATEor]

I personally don’t mind the 2000 headlights, but the 2000 steering wheel is godawful

[@johnny5ived]

I really wish you guys were out on the east coast. Would love to get my 540i in for this level of service and attention. Car looks amazing!

[@philipdenner8504]

Love the colour.

[@AyanLongi]

amazing video thinking about sending my 150k mile e39 530!

[@SlavicAfatarly]

beautiful car good job guys 👍

[@molapo3251]

Stunning

[@stickaman]

amazing results!!! would love to have my E39 look like that....but all I have is a 530...

[@Moalariki]

Hi Ryan very nice video all the best and luck

[@brandontkeenan]

Another anthracite saved, looks killer.

[@Voges2023]

I can't wait to send my future e39 to you guys.

[@exit9mastertec7]

Great work

[@MTMnet2008]

Great job! Keep the videos coming

[@-bellaaa-7076]

Along with the E46 3 series, iconic shape/design

[@theblackmambaplague]

Hard to believe all of that needed to be replaced at 7x,xxx miles! Mine was pristine at 100k.

[@Bavarian_M]

Wow what a transformation. Love it

[@bmwbob51]

I miss my 2000 BMW 540I 6 speed!

[@sdlausen1]

gyaaat! Car looks amazing! I bet this was a $15-20k service though.

[@torygyberg8837]

Dreamy! Man, I'm drooling

[@maraz26]

Awesome job. Hope the brake calipers and clamps were also restored.

[@S1D3KlCK]

Hey Ryan, you guys did an amazing job with this car. It basically is like a midlife restoration so the owner can double its mileage without hesitation. One suggestion, is that the coolant reservoir sticks out and betrays the amazing condition of the rest of the car. Do you normally replace those? I find that it spruces up the engine bay significantly.

[@E39Source]

Thank you! We always recommend replacement of the yellowed expansion tanks, but it's purely a matter of cosmetics since failure is all but unheard of. It's not uncommon for people to conclude that those dollars are better spent elsewhere.

[@nyoadam2206]

thats great work

[@TaxFreeAlways]

i cant wait to buy a clapped out E39 M5 just to send it to you to restore

[@E39Source]

Please do- those are the most satisfying projects!

[@N0T45ale]

Great job wow 😮😮😮

[@muradomar5649]

Very good job murad form Barrie 🇨🇦👋👌

[@jamiriqu]

E39 will stay is my dream!😢

[@zayedalkhyeli3480]

One day I'll ship my e39 to you guys such a professional job 👏 i tried my best to maintain my e39 525i thats is still first owner and i made a little transformation form stock to m5 styling finished in canyon red metallic it turned out beautiful and i have the abs module trifecta light mostly from it, i found a used abs module that worked for a couple of months but in the middle east its hot so even tho i dont drive it went bad 😢 + i want to lower it what do you suggest?

[@brantyb7011]

I love a good pre facelift e39

[@arnoldsailer9311]

Hi Ryan, amazing restoration as always. Question: what brand of struts are you guys using for the rebuild/service? Thank you in advance and keep on posting this kind of excellent content! Arnold

[@E39Source]

Hi Arnold, thanks for your comment! I always recommend OES Sachs / Genuine BMW for M5 struts.

[@nikolauswolff5791]

Compere that M5 with the actual model with the E motor and you want to keep that bad boy for ever.

[@car-bq]

Love how thorough you are. Have to change all the door/window seals on mine, what do you do about the one’s that are no longer available?

[@E39Source]

As far as I know, only the driver's front door upper exterior weatherstrip is NLA. You can check junk yard cars and dismantlers, but those are difficult to find and I fear there's no way around it.

[@1995RangeRover]

Outstanding!!!

[@zoom-hi1rj]

As a 2003 540i m sport owner with 228k miles, I dream to some day own a clean e39 like this

[@startingtech3900]

yours manual?

[@zoom-hi1rj]

@@startingtech3900 unfortunately not, and i dont see it being worth it to do the swap

[@xhf8yxhf8y9]

WOW... that's $10 to $12 thousand dollars worth of parts right there

[@Scuffed_Andy]

Wow! What a parts list. It must have been in a bad way.

[@Curtistv680]

You can’t have music playing in the background because of copyright great video

[@javierjimenez3627]

This is the mand that keep the price of e39 very high, is a good and bad thing ahaha

[@boyboypilapil5086]

Hi Ryan, for my previous query, I read the subsequent comments and sort of got an idea of the cost of the repair. I have an ‘02 LMB that I would love for your shop to work on. I am the 2nd owner, acquired it in 2011 with 50k miles. It now has 63k miles. Drive it only in the summers here in Vancouver for obvious reasons. What it needs in repairs are missing pixels on the instrument cluster, driver’s seat “twist” and some weatherstripping refresh plus whatever mechanical service it requires at this mileage level. What I want on top of that is a BBK upgrade and a suspension linkage refresh. I installed PSS coil overs, a Corsa cat back exhaust and AFE cold air intake. How much time do you think will it take and what is your garage schedule these days? I am contemplating driving down there from Vancouver late spring/ early summer. Ordered a Bluebus from you a few years ago. Thanks for that.

[@E39Source]

Hi there, thanks so much for the comment! Please email me at [e-mail] to discuss your project in greater detail. :)

[@edsmith2503]

Wow! How much! I wish I could get mine there

[@startingtech3900]

over 15,000$ usd

[@Sman1505]

I wish mine looked like that.

[@4syth]

7:16 I need to replace mine. Where can I buy some quality replacements?

[@Sman1505]

You are the Streten of the US

[@mihaidanuta938]

What a job done, congratulations! Do you think the ATE brake disks will last and will not start give vibrations after hard drive?

[@E39Source]

We've used ATE, Zimmerman, SHW, Hella/Pagid, and Brembo brand rotors without those issues. Centric and StopTec however have done exactly what you described in my experience.

[@mihaidanuta938]

@@E39Source I had problems with Brembo and ATE on 530d. Now i have installed original rotors, pads and the car is happy so as i am.

[@orlandocc-uv3901]

Hello, I have a E39 540i 2000, 142k miles, it shows its age. I love driving this car. I'm considering restoring it, but before I jump in, could you please tell us how much a similar job could run? ball park of course. Great job and thank you for your help

[@E39Source]

We've done dozens of E39 restorations (540is, M5s, and more) and no two are alike. These jobs range from $10-$70k depending on the vehicle's unique needs. Paint/body and upholstery are generally the most expensive services.

[@golfdigest2658]

Came out awesome! Where were you able to source the updated radio headunit from?

[@E39Source]

Thanks! I have a supplier in Eastern Europe.

[@adriangale]

Beautiful work! Roughly how much did that cost the customer to do?

[@E39Source]

Thank you! I don't publicize my clients investments in their vehicles, but we've completed E39 M5 restorations from $6,000-$65,000. Most land in the lower third of that range.

[@adriangale]

@@E39Source I figured not but when you mentioned you’d go through the invoice except for the size I thought I’d check. My 540 needs a little love but I wouldn’t go that far. I mean, I’d love to but it ain’t happening. Really just dreaming watching that video.

[@startingtech3900]

@@adriangaleyou are not his ideal client you are broke boi w 540

[@becomematrix]

Looks a million dollars. Gummy p-lee guh (rubber maintenance)

[@timallsopp8656]

Excellent! So how much does all the work cost?

[@E39Source]

I don't publicize my clients investments in their vehicles, but we've completed E39 M5 restorations from $6,000-$65,000. Most land in the lower third of that range.

[@adcampo7601]

great work. what did this project cost?

[@E39Source]

Thank you! I don't publicize my clients investments in their vehicles, but we've completed E39 M5 restorations from $6,000-$65,000. Most land in the lower third of that range.

[@pompiliugirlonta331]

Hey Ryan, how much does the nonmechanical stuff you've done here cost?

[@pghardin]

Impressive! But can you check his dog for worms?

[@paulwortman483]

New to this channel. Great content. How much $$$$ to get this restoration done? Same car same example.

[@E39Source]

Welcome, and thank you! I don't publicize my clients investments in their vehicles, but we've completed E39 M5 restorations from $6,000-$65,000. Most land in the lower third of that range.

[@boyboypilapil5086]

Hi Ryan, if you don’t mind my asking, how much did the total repair come up to for this Anthracite M5?

[@E39Source]

I'm unable to share the specific investment that this client made in his M5, but our restoration services have spanned from ~$5,000-$70,000 over the past several years. No two cars are alike, and parts prices change by the hour.

[@bbsara0146]

is it true that the first car you ever bought is also the last car you ever bought? Your M5 is probably running better than new cars do

[@E39Source]

My M5 (not the one featured in this video) is indeed the first vehicle I ever purchased, but I have acquired two others since. It's running beautifully!

[@felixcasanova7714]

Can you share the information on who does your M5 wheels. I’d like to have mine done.

[@E39Source]

They do B2B work only unfortunately, but if you can get the wheels to me, I can have them do it!

[@michaelurena7324]

Where can I pick up all the old parts from this car lol

[@kevinbodman1011]

Dumpster out back.😂

[@michaelurena7324]

@@kevinbodman1011 On my way!

[@andrewmilman1213]

Being a new owner of one of these cars, that pile of parts has gotta be over $10k worth of stuff right?! thats a crazy amount of stuff

[@E39Source]

Considerably more than that...

[@ansonfranktom]

I am from the Caribbean could I send my car there to refurbished?

[@E39Source]

Absolutely! We'd love to work on a Caribbean BMW :) Please email me at [e-mail] if you'd like to discuss this further.

[@fw1421]

That’s what,$10-15K in parts?

[@_mitric_n]

How did you fit the facelift M steringwheel to a prefacelift car? Single to dual stage? I tried to search for it online, but everyone is saying it is too complicated to do and to just leave it as is...

[@E39Source]

All M5s in the US were manufactured after 5/1999, so they all have dual-stage airbags to start with. It's a plug and play retrofit to the facelift wheel.

[@_mitric_n]

I see, thanks for the reply 🙂 Mine is 1997 humble 530 made for Europe so guess I will have to stick to the old one till I find a solution to do a change

[@AbcAbc-ox6pg]

Hi Ryan, I wanted to replace the timing chain guides on my E39 M5 and BMW discontinued one of the guides. Do you know where I can find ìt? Thank you very much.

[@E39Source]

We've been using a modified version of the M60 guide for this currently backordered S62 guide.

[@AbcAbc-ox6pg]

@@E39Source Thanks for quick reply. Do you think it will be available again in near future?

[@E39Source]

@@AbcAbc-ox6pg I have had some on order for months, and the update I receive from BMW each month is that there is no update. BMW has not officially classified the part as NLA (no longer available), so they do intend on manufacturing more. There's no way to tell when though.

[@AbcAbc-ox6pg]

@@E39SourceI hope they will produce this important part again, otherwise our cars would be 'disabled'.

[@E39Source]

@@AbcAbc-ox6pg I do too, but the modified M60 guide is perfectly serviceable.