{"id":2457,"date":"2019-10-13T17:35:16","date_gmt":"2019-10-13T15:35:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.wittwer.nl\/?p=2457"},"modified":"2021-04-18T11:34:29","modified_gmt":"2021-04-18T09:34:29","slug":"the-530i-status-quo","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.wittwer.nl\/?p=2457","title":{"rendered":"The 530i: Status Quo"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Buying a car in the Netherlands is so easy. Whereas in Germany you need to go to a <em>Landratsamt<\/em> (district office) and might need new license plates, here buyer and seller go to the postal office, the seller shows a nine-digit code and the car&#8217;s license card (which is then cut in two by the clerk behind the counter), the buyer shows some Id, pays \u20ac10.10, and the deal is done. Cars retain their license plates throughout their lifetime, so while they don&#8217;t tell were a car owner lives (as in Germany), the car&#8217;s age can easily be deducted from the plate, and pretty much all information about a car except for the VIN number, owner&#8217;s name, and address <a href=\"http:\/\/ovi.rdw.nl\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">can be found online<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The test drive and a closer inspection after taking possession of the car had revealed a couple of issues:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Moisture in right fog light: BMW part no 63176900222. If you don&#8217;t go for Hella, fog lights are pretty cheap, so I&#8217;ll probably replace it. <a href=\"http:\/\/www.wittwer.nl\/?p=2492\"><strong>Fixed<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<li>Moisture in both headlights: this seems to be a common E39 issue. They are about \u20ac500 apiece, so replacing them is not an option. One fix I have seen is drilling small holes in the top to let the moisture escape. I&#8217;ll try if running with the headlights on for a longer time helps, and then fill possible ingress areas with clear silicone. <strong>Fixed by driving with lights on for 300km<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>Worn driver seat side cushion: I&#8217;ll try to fix this myself. <a href=\"http:\/\/www.wittwer.nl\/?p=2465\"><strong>Fixed<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<li>Baggage straps in the trunk are missing: about \u20ac7 apiece, BMW part no 51478136450. <strong>Fixed<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>Tool kit is missing some tools: these are available from BMW, but buying all of them is pretty pricey, so I&#8217;ll try my luck at the junkyard<\/li>\n<li>Tool kit lid is missing the proper screw: about \u20ac3, BMW part no 71111179444, and \u20ac2 for the threaded insert (71111179445). <a href=\"http:\/\/www.wittwer.nl\/?p=2492\"><strong>Fixed<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<li>Rust and minor dents\/scratches in several places<\/li>\n<li>DiSa valve: needs to be checked and possibly replaced, aftermarket parts with aluminium shaft are available<\/li>\n<li>The remote control of one key is not working at all (dead battery), the other doesn&#8217;t always work after being dropped: I&#8217;ll have at least one of them repaired, which is much cheaper than getting a new key from BMW. <strong>Fixed<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>Interior air filters are dirty: I&#8217;ll replace these along with the engine air filter. <strong>Fixed<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>The footrest is cracked: about \u20ac25, BMW part no 51438208319. <strong>Fixed<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>The left triangle window sunscreen won&#8217;t roll up: BMW part no 51167110205. It&#8217;s about \u20ac270, so I&#8217;ll try to repair it or find a used replacement part. <a href=\"http:\/\/www.wittwer.nl\/?p=2482\"><strong>Fixed<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<li>Possibly some water ingress at the right rear door: if this is indeed the case, I&#8217;ll have to remove the door panel and check the door foil<\/li>\n<li>The steering wheel has a couple of spots: I might try a leather repair gel to fill them. <strong>Work in progress<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>The Android navigation has no iBus interface, hence the onboard computer functionality is not available: adapters and a suitable app are available, but this is a more involved job as it requires tapping into the car&#8217;s wiring. <a href=\"http:\/\/www.wittwer.nl\/?p=2498\"><strong>Fixed<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<li>Interior and exterior are in need of thorough cleaning<\/li>\n<li>Minor pixel errors on the dash<\/li>\n<li>Left headlight trim is sticking out. <strong>Partially fixed<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Buying a car in the Netherlands is so easy. Whereas in Germany you need to go to a Landratsamt (district office) and might need new license plates, here buyer and seller go to the postal office, the seller shows a nine-digit code and the car&#8217;s license card (which is then cut in two by the [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2473,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"ngg_post_thumbnail":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[78],"tags":[98,88],"class_list":{"0":"post-2457","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-tech","8":"tag-bmw","9":"tag-cars","10":"czr-hentry"},"aioseo_notices":[],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/www.wittwer.nl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/e39_e46.jpg","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/plKIk-DD","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.wittwer.nl\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2457","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.wittwer.nl\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.wittwer.nl\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.wittwer.nl\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.wittwer.nl\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=2457"}],"version-history":[{"count":14,"href":"https:\/\/www.wittwer.nl\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2457\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2519,"href":"https:\/\/www.wittwer.nl\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2457\/revisions\/2519"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.wittwer.nl\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/2473"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.wittwer.nl\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=2457"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.wittwer.nl\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=2457"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.wittwer.nl\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=2457"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}