I spent 3 months restoring my BMW E38 7 Series - RESULTS!

I spent 3 months restoring my E38 7 Series. Work performed below. This car is for sale in Ireland.
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- Full alloy strip down, repaint and diamond cut to OEM finish
- Brand new set of Kumho KU39 tyres
- New OEM master cylinder
- New OEM Brembo pads all round
- New OEM fan shroud
- Install of factory upgraded 16:9 screen and MK4 DVD navigation (2017 map)
- New passenger side mirror glass
- Complete removal of exterior door and bumper strips, sanded and refinished with new clips
- Re-spray of passenger mirror cover, right side side skirt and two corner trim pieces
- Replacement rear PDC sensor
- Brake fluid service
- 2 hour engine bay detail
- 12 hour paint correction detail
- 4 hour interior detail
- Headlamp and tail lamp refurbishment
- Rear tail light bulb error repair
- Air conditioning recharge (14/07/2017)
- New NCT (11/07/2017, expires July 2018)

[@ElektronikIdee]

Greetings to Éire from Bavaria/Germany! This car was manufactured in the BMW plant Dingolfing (80km away from me). Many neighbours, friends and relatives worked on this! We're happy you enjoy it!

[@voodoomelons]

ElektronikIdee that's fantastic to hear, thank you!

[@ElektronikIdee]

If you ever experince any problems with the radio or sat nav, let me know, maybe I can help.

[@dermok99]

ElektronikIdee that's really nice what a lovely comment

[@Ivan_Afanasev1974]

I have a e38 2001 740iL 388 000 km Russia, Siberia Best beautiful car

[@habzrahman8315]

Totally agree the bmw and merc from 80s and 90s are what you call cars...

[@SquidMissile1]

Best looking 7 series to date!

[@Krzysztof_88]

Yeah, G10 is probably the best 7 series but not the best looking. E38 is the one

[@cemyukseloglu1]

G11/12*

[@Krzysztof_88]

Cem Yükseloglu Yes, you're right

[@SiliconClassics]

E38 is the best looking 7 series made to date, period, no contest, end of story. Thank Chris Bangle for ruining the line starting in 2002, and new models still haven't returned to the understated elegance of the old ones. Future classic.

[@johnhouston8297]

... And still 🔥

[@vruiz78]

The E38. The best looking 7 series imo. Keep up the good work.

[@MichaelRoninTV]

Wow man, amazing work!! Love the car :) I have an e39 540i

[@TheFishingMusician]

Michael Ronin I also have an e39 540i. They're great.

[@gabri4wheels]

i have e24 635csi 84'

[@strikertitan9163]

Gabriele gabri mines an 87

[@dirktha8892]

Just got rid of my non vanos e39 540i 6 speed and got an e92 335i... missing the e39.

[@Markjw25]

I also had an e39 540. But it was written off 2 years ago. I miss it so badly 😭

[@tankeriv]

I can't see much detail in a video... But I guess if this is what it looks like from here on.. You are a true master in many aspects! The paints looks beautiful!! Love it!

[@jomo0581]

Nice to see one that hasnt got stupid M badges, slammed on coilovers with stupid stickers

[@WiseWik]

Damn, that's a fine piece of metal right there! The golden age of BMW and arguably of the industry as a whole. This car is probably better than the new 7 series. Pure class!

[@stevepolychronopolous7490]

Fell in love with this car when I saw it in the Transporter movie!! so badass!

[@joergvanho1982]

Congratulations for this wonderful car... For me this is the best lookin 7er ever! Great job and always ride safe!

[@henryd5034]

A fine example.. You should be proud of your work.. Well worth the time and effort..

[@voodoomelons]

Thank you sir!

[@derekstocker6661]

Top class job, looks superb. I'm running an E36 325SE with 157k from 1994 and trying to get it up to spec. Runs beautifully and sounds good, Dunkel Blue, its coming along but takes time and money but what a great drive, no tearing about but such a nice car. Thanks for sharing, great looking car and great job!

[@carlkolthoff5402]

Beautiful car, I thoroughly enjoyed watching this! Great inspiration for my E39 restoration project too. E38, E39 and E46 are some of my favourite cars ever.

[@vviiper]

absolutely beautiful car. The back end of the E38s and the E39s are perfection.

[@bullet_tooth_tony]

She's beautiful! Great work has been done!

[@ricardo_acosta]

looks like it just came out of the dealership, amazing job!

[@k9forkids]

I always wanted this Car. Most 7 series ended up With Ballers who don't care to spend the money it take for the up keep and every 7 Series is run into the ground. This would be a great Car to rent out for Movies, cause this looks like Brand new

[@DRSEBAS18]

Great work, congrats

[@Motorcyclist32]

Very good work sir. I restored my 2002 Audi S8 and had to sell it for cheap as I was moving abroad. Still regret it.

[@davidhunt6463]

Moto ciklista, I too sold my D2 S8 and regretted it so much I bought it back two years later when it reappeared on Ebay. It had a full Milltek exhaust system when I sold it and thankfully the new owner hadn't removed it but the rest of the car had deteriorated and it took me quite a while to bring it back up. I have vowed never to sell it again. I just love it so much. It's called Edward, for no particular reason. It still surprises a lot of sports car drivers who don't know what it is and the V8 rumble is gorgeous.

[@Motorcyclist32]

Very interesting story David! I'm really glad you found yours and brought it back! They are amazing cars and that sound is unbeatable. Mine had the rear silencer removed because I wanted to keep the stock tips and the it was amazing. The moment you start the car, that sound, you know it means business. 15 years later it is still quick and the interior is still beautiful. Leave your email and I'll send you a couple of pictures of the one I had! All the best!

[@e34boat88]

that interior alone is stunning. so clean and nice

[@Tvv1SteR]

Great job man, it looks amazing! E38 is my favorite Bimmer, it's such a beauty.

[@TheKRVR]

Absolutely stunning! That car is very lucky that you care for it so well. I have a 2002 E39 M5 that I lavish the same sort of attention on, and I'm glad to know there are other that do the same for BMWs of this era. The E39 and E38, I don't feel, have been matched by BMW; they represent a real peak in my opinion. Thanks for sharing this!

[@ralphtorres3463]

great way to start with an inspiration

[@thisisgevan]

Beautiful 7 series, your passion for this car really shows! You've done amazing work!

[@PiliaeAl]

Greetings from Sydney Australia! looks and sounds fantastic.

[@zerocal76]

Beautiful car, thanks for sharing! they dont' design them like they used to! Simple but beautiful

[@aurabays6516]

Best looking car man! Great work

[@BLX187]

Really nice job.. and yea the lip makes all the difference

[@yasarkarim4180]

Good job what a beautiful car its one of my favourites

[@Reesespeanutbutter97]

Good ol classic 7 series

[@TheTrandana]

so nice! I love these cars so much, and you have a near perfect example

[@savageplays14ttv]

Took me 1 month to restore mine, rebuilt the motor, added 3.5 borla exhaust and all black interior from a 750il

[@zreep92]

fantastic car !

[@gregrsvr3947]

Paint looks great

[@bimmer4755]

Very classy well done job. 😍

[@Иван191]

You have a nice taste in Cars.

[@lawrencel1964]

Looks great good luck with it

[@senne3315]

I love it! Those Angel Eyes 😍😍😍

[@modernslave5046]

one of my favorite car, i hope one day i will be able to buy one...

[@IHATEYANKS41]

Gorgeous motor looks like new

[@alimehrozi2828]

I fucking love this car

[@craighilton8526]

Beautiful car buddy.

[@The_X25]

That’s one nice car

[@TheHOSHA20]

The states never were offered 728 or 735 e38, only 740 and 750, and the brakes are much bigger on them then brembo lol

[@skaterjdub]

Sick sick sick!!!

[@danielmccormack7600]

Nice 7 series it’s for sale now

[@jaycoleman11]

Absolutely jealous. i literally looked for a 728i after wathcing this. None for sale in my area :(

[@jakec1623]

Any 7 series is delicious in fact I would go for a v8 look for. 740s there are a fair few for sale cheap. People are scared they will use lots of petrol but because they are German and efficient they use as much as some modern 6s

[@MusicShoots]

Amazing! Great job!

[@michalsobanski2388]

Well done, voodoo! This came up in my recommended, KZbin's doing you a favour, glad you enabled monetisation, I would :D (sobanek a.k.a polan)

[@SuperfloDee]

Beautiful🙏🏻👌🏻🔥

[@privatelisting366]

Read your manual, unless only American spec cars have it, you should have auto start. Turn the key to start and let it go, the car will continue to engage the starter until the engine starts and will shut off the starter circuit automatically.

[@voodoomelons]

D W 6 cylinder models don't have this feature

[@Nemoticon]

CLEAN!!!

[@P.Galore]

you did an amazing job and are going to regret selling this....reconsider.

[@RichardABW]

Very nice car. Paper cones do not signify poor quality, some of the best drive units you can buy are paper or paper based.

[@Memories-_]

Such a Gangster looking car

[@acionnaanassa4042]

Dezz9820 I had a 740 and want another one with refurbished seals gaskets wearing parts etc someday... just an amazing machine

[@TheWretchedWorld]

some say for every e65 which is destroyed 3 e38s are saved

[@endroo93]

Should the 725 TDS be considered blasphemy?

[@jasiekbartecki7584]

Hi! Is this a orientblau color? Greetings from Poland!

[@driceproductions5304]

You're steering wheel is on the wrong side :P car looks good though!

[@eyesurgeon69]

Thanks for keeping it OEM

[@cammyjuan8325]

V6 e38 thumps down

[@voodoomelons]

Where is this V6 of which you speak? 😁

[@cammyjuan8325]

In your motor😐

[@badsanta69]

Nice work. Owned 2, loved them.

[@rurouni.benjaminkenshin2637]

6 cylinder 🤔 v8 or v12 for e38

[@RivieraByBuick]

Hey pal. Great e38 u have there. I heared it somwhere that factory sport pack e38 does have torque converter clutch disengaged on all gears, not just 5th like all the rest e38. Is that true??

[@voodoomelons]

That's interesting, I never heard that before, can't say if it's true or not!

[@RivieraByBuick]

@@voodoomelons well...when u drive your e38...let's say u run 30 mph and rev up to 3500 rpm, and then if u drop the accelerator, rpm stays at 3500 or drop to 1500?

[@pibblesnbits]

Is it me or is the mirror he is showing at 7:05 actually broken. Additionally, look at the road rash on that spare at 10:56. YIkes

[@voodoomelons]

Yep the original spare has rash from before I bought it in 2008, previous owners must have driven on it for some time. Not sure what mirror you mean is broken, there are no broken mirrors/glass/lenses on the car.

[@Markjw25]

The phone still works? I thought they didn't because they were old and not supported anymore.

[@chosenArchitec]

supported by what?

[@Markjw25]

Phone carriers. Car phones were analog signal and unless it's still used in Europe, all analog signals have been shut down in the US and are now digital rendering the old phones useless. Unless some tech savvy geeks retrofits digital into one.

[@houseofno]

This is an Ireland market car. It's entirely possible that Ireland might still be running 2g phone networks.

[@marcelodacosta8090]

Real bimmer!!!!!!!!

[@sahibjitsingh1616]

How much that cost to you??

[@muhammadirwansyah8655]

How much money you spent ?

[@checazzovolete]

Last good looking 7-series, IMO anyway... Good Job!

[@CHARCHIKS]

Absolutely stunning car. Far better than any brand new cars coming out now

[@jes9856]

Exactly! I mean is it cause we are just getting old but maybe not its just the newer generation of designers have lost their way. There is no fucking doubt about that. Each line on this car is there for a reason cause the 7 after this is just terrible needles silly fucking miss guided trying too hard fuck I could go on all night. Who the fuck gave the go ahead for the latter? bloody madness and wtf is with the grill on the 2020 version? Am i alone in thinking its just shite?

[@SIrAiLoEtX]

Got myself a e38 and I'm about to restore it so that it looks brand new like yours. Got the same color and I love it :) you did a great job

[@Frikoo]

Well? Did you do it? There is no video on your channel about it...

[@corneliusdrvanderbilt822]

You have made me proud of my E38, 5.4, V12 '98 with only 85,387 miles, American Specs, is quite a bit more luxurious with double glazed windows, curtains and the rest. Yes, it is a great car to own and drive. I use it only for European Travels. The engine really opens up and roars on German Autobahn. Like you I have 235/50/R18 front and 255/45/R18 ContiSports 3. Pixels on the Dash are almost unreadable. I suppose I need to spend some money to make it look like yours. Congratulations!

[@gregorytrane7828]

Just love those E-38's and love all older version BMW's. These kids today just don't understand a no frills driving machine and neither does the new corporate BMW office these days. It's disgusting and disgraceful that they don't offer improved versions of these and E-46 and so on of these generations. It's a total shame !!! I'm more German than they are in this regard-very sad !! And for the record I bought 10 to 15 BMW'S including the newer iterations but was disappointed in their lack of agility and drivers feel that previous generations all shared.

[@lilvirtt3577]

m2 competition finally seems a promising alternative to e46

[@USAS12]

Gorgeous car! This is how i want my E38 if i had one. Those ''Tomorrow never dies'' rims are HOT!

[@monirmualla]

This is the most beautiful BMW ever made !

[@mickkennedy1344]

That's an elegant cruiser -- no need to hard accelerate through the gears in a motor like this, relaxed driving, roll the window down and listen to that straight-6 (with a hidden switch to bypass the silencers/mufflers, of course)

[@adriansierra1]

Congratulations. Yours is probably the most beautiful e38 7 that i have ever seen. And the little spoiler in the back?...fantastic. Again, congratulations.

[@myname9252]

Very sweet! Now excuse me while I go search for Irish accent asmr girls.

[@williamskagen9901]

Look like a million dollars! Amazing what some love can do

[@MattH-wg7ou]

One of the sexiest sedans ever built. I love these!

[@andrewward9601]

Very nice indeed, that straight 6 is a great engine, along with other fine engines from BMW.... I would love a E38 750 Li V12

[@adibansal96]

Loved this video! Attention to detail bought a smile to my face 😁

[@Aardvark49]

Beautiful work, especially the paint. Wish the E38 US version would've been available with the six cylinder engine.

[@RoverWaters]

The last good looking 7 series

[@citroenhy7949]

admire your work. Like the fact that you keep OEM spec. for the car. hate agro tuning...

[@bekabeka71]

Nice car bud, we've plenty of those cars in mint conditions in Georgia country. But it's really hard to find one in Ireland especially in a good condition

[@lexburen5932]

what a beautyfull E38 728. the 6 cilinder indeed might not be the fastest, but i know, becouse a friend of mine has the same car, if you want to cruise arround, the 6 cilinder is the better engine, its super smooth, it pulls till redline. its an awsome car for its age :)... a feeling tells me that it will be an aprecciated classic in the future

[@TheCarTakerGarage]

Loooovely car you got there mister.Always loved the e38...i have to say i love the e32 also:)seems you did great work:) Greetings from Norway :) Stefan

[@iain2030]

Stunning looking car. I had one and really regret passing it on....

[@tuemose22]

mad respect!!! these cars are so beautifull and awesome.. its a car from, when they made cars that was better.

[@maccca78]

Man,that is BMW for life.One of most beautiful ever.

[@sheldonm3535]

Love this car but I would install Eibach springs

[@garygrenier]

Beautiful Car! Great Job! Owned an E39 540i 6 speed and it never looked this good! Moved to an E60 535xi recently (after a few year gap in BMW ownership). Glad to be back in a BMW!

[@Devonrgn]

I hope one day I can put the time and money into a e38. Such beautiful cars and nothing like driving a almost $100k when new car for under 10k

[@stevenmorrish1946]

Lovely car. Bet its beautiful to drive :)

[@thewedge8823]

the ///m sticker is missing from your M-pars

[@arcadeuk]

Your car looks fantastic, it is a great credit to you

[@pdonneky]

keep an eye on them tyres, they bulge on the inner walls.

[@MrDonkrypton]

The last nice BMW! Thanks for saving this one!

[@Ladosligese]

gd damn that is beautiful .. awsome work