I was up at stupid o clock today to run some car related errands, the most relevant of which was to raid an E39 528i belonging to my friend James.

His 528i requires a new engine, and is then likely to be donated to a friend in Spain, and as such James volunteered its facelift lights for the super saloon. I also managed to pilfer some more tools and a warning triangle.

So currently the boot of the M5 looks like this:

I also collected some new tyres for the 330d. Fortunately the M5 is a nice big car, so as the boot was full I made good use of the rear seats.

At some point I need to both get these new boots on the tractor and fit these lamps, and then I need to return the 528i to a condition where it has some lights and is weatherproof. As I’d like the keep the M5’s original lights I therefore need to source some bog standard E39 lights to complete my promise – I’ve had a couple of good offers come in on the forum already (lovely bunch that they are!), so hopefully this chapter will be complete soon.