Jay's 2002 BMW E39 M5 Introduction

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[@craigzaller107]

Great video and congrats on the toy. I have a full dinan s2 e39 m5. It’s my daily driver. Best sedan ever made. A total drivers car! Enjoy

[@donramontecarlo3735]

Such a beautiful e39 M5 😍 Perfect condition! Greets from Germany! I have a e39 528i and i love it! These are real cars!! The e39 M5 is my absolute dreamcar!!!!

[@bigern79]

Stunning car in a magnificent color. Congrats on an awesome purchase.

[@kingkane6394]

Keep it, it will explode in value !!!! awesome ride buddy ! Congrats

[@ShiftedPerspective]

Great details especially around the fog light surrounds. Thanks for the exhaust notes, I’ve been looking into Dinan for the same reasons and might do that setup as well

[@02LMBE39]

Thanks. It was actually your videos on the halos/fogs that inspired me to make the LED upgrade. Glad the exhaust notes were helpful - choosing an exhaust was definitely a challenge given all the options. As I noted in the video, I think the Dinan is a nice middle ground in terms of volume and aggression.

[@floyd27860]

Mercy mercy me! The perfect specimen if i say so!

[@FredroStarr12]

I have the exact same, mine is 03 with 98k miles. Just recently did the center bearing and Guibo disc replacement, new Michelin sport a/s Needs suspension updates next

[@yolo-cars]

Beautiful car! Maybe one day I'll get one. Just too many other toys that I can barely handle.

[@akiadro]

dream car

[@thegenius46m]

Excellent example!

[@yaminoyume610]

gorgeous

[@ryantzer]

Personally I think LeMans Blue is the penultimate color for an E39 M5 - it's classy and elegant, yet not stodgy like a silver or black. Then again, I'm somewhat biased, being the owner of an '03 LMB M5 myself.

[@cparente7]

Nice video! Another 02 Lemans owner here with Dinan exhaust and a few other goodies. How did you get rid of the error message when you went LED fog light bulbs?

[@02LMBE39]

Thanks, man. Strangely enough, the fogs aren't throwing a code for me, but the LED halos do throw a code. I'm just living with it at this point.

[@computiNATEor]

You can turn off the errors with NCSExpert or PASoft/BMW Scanner 1.4

[@TakesTalent]

I have the same exact one but 03 and with pdc. 45k on the clock. My understanding is there was a total of 581 of these produced with this color combination, but haven’t been able to identify what number of the 581 i have, have you?

[@E39Source]

My documentation shows 320 LeMans/LeMans M5 produced for North America.

[@TakesTalent]

@@E39Source do you have a link? It could be 581 world wide? Can you confirm?

[@E39Source]

My resource is available here: www.dropbox.com/s/p451eb6a7sjyv2l/E39%20M5%20FACTORY%20STATS.xlsx?dl=1 I see 2,355 LeMans blue M5s world wide, though I do not have the interior breakdown on a global scale.@@TakesTalent

[@PROTO_JK]

Great content.

[@countjobula]

hey, how did you add LED halos and fog lights? they are standard on a 2002 m5

[@E39Source]

The E39 came with standard halogen halo and fog light bulbs, but these can be easily changed to LED bulbs.

[@jamiriqu]

E39 is my dream

[@tamikarhone8421]

Hi. What did you install in the trunk? Blue bus? Navigator? I've had my car for years and never knew what goes back there.

[@E39Source]

Jay installed a BlueBus for bluetooth audio and upgraded the navigation computer to the MKIV (latest version, DVD logo).

[@tamikarhone8421]

@E39Source I have 2001 530i. Does my car have that capability? Thank you so much for responding.

[@E39Source]

If you're prewired for the 6-disk CD changer, yes. The BlueBus uses those connections in the trunk. @@tamikarhone8421

[@tamikarhone8421]

@@E39Source thank you so much.

[@DawidDuisburgDe]

Mam identyczba. 2000 . Kolor skory identyczna. Felgi mam m5 ciemne i wersja Niemiecka europa

[@user-lw7nf8eh5o]

Is E39 ride quality good?

[@TakesTalent]

Good is an understatement.

[@thenerfherder9586]

I’m not sure about sport or M5 suspension, but the regular 5 series suspension rides really smoothly but isn’t very responsive since it’s really soft

[@TakesTalent]

@@thenerfherder9586 depends what you prefer, but if you like the non-sport 5 series, youll fall in love with the m5 because both the car’s throttle and steering response is much more engaging.

[@MrJosephbelfi]

@@TakesTalentI’d much rather have steering from the non M5. R&P.

[@pascutia]

Regular E39 ride quality is some of the best I’ve ever experienced. Lots of sound deadening, and the way the suspension absorbs imperfections is truly remarkable. I credit it to the generous amount of suspension travel (modern BMWs lack suspension travel and the ride quality really suffers). I also credit it to the sidewall on the OEM rims. The E39 M5 rides almost as well. The ride is a little stiffer but very controlled, however “stiff” is relative because it rides way better than most performance sedans. Noise isolation, just like on regular E39s, is very good. The exhaust is quiet, and there is very little road and wind noise. In either configuration, it’s truly an amazing long distance cruiser.