Tag: BMW E60

  • JMS BMW 5 Series E60/61

    JMS-BMW-5-E61-thumbJMS is the kind of house in which you go if you have a sports sedan that has recently started to ware (appeal wise). There you state your unexplainable desire to obtain some flare and before you know it, you end up with something like this or this.

    The E60 BMW 5-series went out of production two years ago but there are still plenty around. Most probably not the best-looking design piece but definitely a keeper as a whole. JMS can now offer you a front apron for the BMW E60 or the estate E61 (provided that they have both been originally equipped with an M-technic bumper). Then to make the sporty look even more prominent, a KW stainless steel coil over kit version 3 has been fitted so the whole car sits lower by 60 mm at the front and by 45 mm at the back. To round up this modest programme, JMS have also thrown in four ASA AR1 wheels that size up to 10.5×20-inches. The tires on them measure at 245/30/20 at the front and 285/25/20 at the back.

    All things combined will set you back with around 5,230 Euros or $6,341. The final check could go even higher as JMS are offering a ton of other tempting upgrades indipendantly – from engine tweaks to carpets, it’s your call.

    JMS BMW 5 (E61)
    JMS BMW 5 (E61)

    Source: JMS

  • BMW recalls 1 300 000 cars

    Usually, we don’t report anything related to manufacturers, but this is very important and potentially dangerous. BMW AG is the world’s largest premium car manufacturer and one of the most expensive brands in the world. It is reccaling around 1.3 million cars for repair due to a possible problem with a battery cable cover in the trunk. Because of this, the car can catch fire, which is extremely dangerous and hard to cope with.

    This can happen with all models from 5- and 6-Series BMWs built between 2003 and 2010. This includes all E60, E61, F10 and F11 from the 5-Series and E63 and E64 from the 6-Series.

    BMW stated: “In some remote cases, the battery cable cover inside the boot of these vehicles may be incorrectly mounted, This can result in the electrical system malfunctioning, the vehicle failing to start and, in some cases, to charring or fire.”

    Still, less than 1% of the problematic vehicles have exhibited the problem and there are no reports of fires. The repairing procedure is really easy and would take around 30 minutes to an hour. Of course, It would be free of charge to customers.

    However, the recall affects more than 368 000 car in the US, 293 000 cars in Germany and another 109 000 cars in UK.

    So, if you have such car, be hurry and check your local dealer to eliminate possible problem.

    Source: Reuters