TESLA BMW SWAP electric conversion timeline

This comprehensive video is a reminder of the good old days when I was working on this conversion and really enjoyed doing it. I was very passionate from start to finish. Even until today. Still one of the best cars that BMW EVER MADE !
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[@e.t.2351]

Very nice job! Virtual cockpit would look so nice in this ✌🏽.

[@joneshgw6378]

Impressive. I really cant wait for conversion kits for old beamers

[@red95gts]

Incredible build! Thank you for sharing

[@nokstabln]

wow, the amount of work!!! excellent results!

[@bimerev]

thank you

[@zaprodk]

Amazing build. Extremely clean looking. I would love to do a conversion but the laws in Denmark is very prohibitively unless you have the amount of money that you can buy a good used EV, just for the paper work and approvals. Not realistic for DIY'ers.

[@bimerev]

Thank you. I know that some cuntries making problems or even is not allowed. By us is allowed and they are making no problems if conversion is orderly whell done and look nice .

[@deltajohnny]

Great conversion!! 😍😍😍😍

[@bimerev]

thank you :)

[@rjung_ch]

6:05 nice air cooled Porsche back there. Really like how you changed from ICE to electric, you made some nice changes to the BMS and other parts, also like the Infotainment you have installed, so many features are in it. 👍💪✌

[@bimerev]

Thank you , glad you like it :)

[@rjung_ch]

@@bimerev yes, I like it very much. A great daily driver, for the whole year.

[@DavidVlogz]

This is so awesome hope you make more videos on it

[@bimerev]

Thank you . Yes I will :) I will work on the car , but more cosmetic

[@DavidVlogz]

@@bimerev awesome

[@rjung_ch]

Like how you reset the odometer to 0 km once it became an EV. Now you can see how many kilometers you've driven in it since changed to an EV. The body had under 200'000 on it and it looks really nice.

[@mings8551]

Beautiful conversion there, I was planning to use a DC motor for my conversion, how many time do you replace the dc motor brushes?

[@bimerev]

I didn't replace at all. Car has 42000 and they are not wearn at all. Motor has extra 20000 km from previous owner, but on 100v and max 300A .

[@LatutaEV]

Great recap and impressive build. What sort of mileage are you getting with this car? I love Peugeot 406 coupe shown from the meeting in Slovenia

[@bimerev]

Thank you :) It can drive max 200 km per charge in summer open road. Not highway speed

[@LatutaEV]

@@bimerev very nice 👍.

[@rjung_ch]

Yes, that Peugeot 406 coupe was always a very beautiful looking car.

[@RobZillanator]

Really impressive build, great work. A few questions though. Why isn't the rear battery lower in the spare tyre well? With the battery on top I assume the tyre isn't accessible? Also as it's a manual what gears do you usually use? I assume you'd start in 2nd or 3rd?

[@bimerev]

Thank you . There is not enough space where spare tyre well is. I would need to cut the chasis . This is not allowed by TUV inspection because of loosing strength chassis integrity .

[@RobZillanator]

@@bimerevThat's interesting to hea, here in Australia I've seen people cut out the rear tyre well to install things but it usually requires an engineering certificate.

[@bimerev]

@@RobZillanator yes, by us is also like that. Some certificated welder will need to do this. And give sign. Not me. That means more expence and more paper work.

[@RobZillanator]

@@bimerev Ever thought about selling an E39 EV conversion kit? A kit with everything included other than the Tesla Batteries and motor could make EV conversions much more accessible to those of use who aren't electrical engineers.

[@asmircar1]

U need to put lci headlights and sport seats.

[@bimerev]

Yes I wish that , at least FL headlights

[@FVBmovies]

Would you recommend the same Warp DC motor in 2024? Thanks!

[@bimerev]

If you can get it for decent price then yes. But you still need to buy controller.. Im more now in 2024 for automotive electric motors from wrecked EV-s, like Tesla LDU , SDU, Lexus GS450H, IS300.. .

[@FVBmovies]

@@bimerev Prices have gone up on essentially everything, what constitutes decent price compared to few years ago is unclear and is the reason why I didn't mention Zilla controller. I've seen enthusiast keen on trying out AC systems as well as Toyota=Lexus hybrid systems.

[@bimerev]

@@FVBmovies Today for RWD I would go with lexus gearbox. Much cheaper but more complicated then warp+zilla. Warp + zilla you will pay significant more then lexus . But to compare, If warp+zilla are just plug and play , lexus is much complicate to run. For FWD I would use Tesla SDU.

[@Pxldrums]

Crazy . How many kilograms plus?

[@bimerev]

200

[@rjung_ch]

Bigger brakes are also better, I guess the car is a bit heavier than before the conversion?

[@bimerev]

200kg

[@rjung_ch]

@@bimerev thanks

[@mirkogalic535]

Imam '02 525d Touring s preko 500k km, AT, ali bez rđe i drag mi je taj auto. Jel mi možeš reći koliko bi koštalo napraviti od njega električan auto i dal bi ti imao interesa to napraviti? Dakako i atest onda tako da ga mogu registrati. Hvala

[@bimerev]

A ne isplati ti se ako ne možeš sam.. Bolje kupi rabljenu Teslu S. Jer toliko će te ovo ispast..

[@tomov6524]

@@bimerev Čestitam na trudu i na pedanteriji. Vjerujem da si sigurno puno naučio dok si slagao auto.

[@bimerev]

@@tomov6524 hvala. Ma to je bilo najvažnije da sam nešto naučio 😁

[@beletinec1]

Who painted the Car?? Nice work...

[@bimerev]

Mah.. one guy Stjepan from Svibovec Podravski. I wasn't happy as I though I will be because I had to repair some parts after him. But at least he painted the car.. compare to others where was long list to wait...

[@beletinec1]

@@bimerev How happy are you with the job from Stjepan?? Looks nice in the video..

[@bimerev]

@@beletinec1 I'ts ok but rear bonnet lip and roof carrier cover (above doors) were not cure at all. They were sticky. I had to wash them with nitro (not sanding) and paint them again. I was calling him but he was no answering. I had to paint them by my self . They didnt mixed 2K how they should for those parts.. And they stole ///M OEM badge from M5 steering wheel. When I came for the car it was missing. They didnt know nothing about this....

[@beletinec1]

@@bimerev Uuuu that was a goood Workshop. I drive an E39 myself and people greet me when I'm driving in neighborhood. Evryone thinks I'm you, but no one looks at my German license plates.🤣😎😅😅

[@rjung_ch]

@@beletinec1 😅

[@florider_hd]

Why Mr beast in the thumbnail?

[@bimerev]

Why not.. It has better watchtime