My E39

[quixotic45]

Hey Guys,

I am currently goin through some Mods on my 99 E39.

Got some new wheels on order and just wondering about tyres. I Previously had the Goodyear Eagle F1 GS or something, now I am looking at the Kumho KU31's.

Anyone heard anything about these tyres? I know they are no good for rain/snow, but just want any general opinions on them.

Also, has anyone got the M7 style wheel on their car?

[Alan]

Do you know what the US equivalent of the KU31s is?

The one thing I noticed on a quick google search is that the 31s seem to be put on mostly smaller imports (civics etc). A lot of times a tire that works well on a small/light car, won't do so well on a big heavy car like an E39.

The F1 GSs you are coming from are one of the best performance tires on the market. They are in the same class as Pilot Sport 2s, RE050s etc. I don't think Kumho currently makes a tire in this same class.

But for the price, the higher end Kumhos do give a lot of performance.

[jvcajita]

m7 wheels??

[quixotic45]

They are just called M7 here, they are really just & series wheels =)

[bmw528i]

Yeah, I'm currently in the process of finding parts for my '00 E39 528i. I'm def looking at going to Dinan this summer and getting the chip. I'm also going to have to go for the transmission chip because I have an automatic . I'm also looking into the bigger bore Dinan throttle body too. I have a question though and maybe you guys can help me out. I am looking to add Conforti CAI. I can get it from Turner Motorsport and I hear they are pretty good. I don't plan on going cheap on my car at all and I was wondering if anyone knows of any other good CAI's for the M52.

[MIDASe39]

Just wondering If anyone knew where to get Alpina Badges for my e39, and if any one had any pics of an e39 rebadged? How does it look, or is this just a bad Idea all together??lol