2001 cosmetic upgrades were great I say this as a '99 (2 540s) owner, but the 2001 finally gave the car modern-looking headlights and tails, and it...
Your problem is broken headlight adjusters It's a very common problem, and lets your lights bounce all over the place. Very distracting at night....
How much did you have to fork over for the headlights? They look HID, or almost identical to updated (&euro) factory xenons.
My '99 540 6 speed has a similar issue But my problem is with 4th gear. Sometimes it feels like I've got the lever fully in 4th gear when that's...
Truth: 540 is not really cheaper to maintain than 740 2/3 of the expensive and troublesome problems on the 740 are powertrain related. The...
One additional thought BMW-approved Dinan supercharges the automatic 540s in spite of the transmission's torque rating, so it must actually be good...
Partially helpful answer Quite a few guys have supercharged the 540 autobox, but no real word on longevity, except that numerous people have...
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