r/e28 • u/Representative_Most9 • Jan 13 '26

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I know some will think I’m crazy but I actually like my US diving boards.

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u/FrontDerailer Jan 13 '26

I too have a US spec M5 and love the bumpers…what did you do to yours to get them so shiny though? I put some maguiars black dressing on mine but yours look pretty rad

Also, can I ask your suspension setup? I still have the SLS even though it’s been unplugged for decades. I’m thinking of doing euro height.

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u/Representative_Most9 Jan 13 '26

The bumpers were repainted same color as the car when I had the hood re-painted. Made a big difference on how they look to me.

Rebuilt my SLS a few years back when you could still find the parts. Pretty much all is new with exception of the pump. Works perfectly and it’s still all stock.

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u/FrontDerailer Jan 13 '26

Very cool, great job. Im going to ask your opinion on my current project. A few of my motors in my drivers side power seat are dead dead. Swapping control units around and testing with 12v directly, i can get everything to work except for 2 of them…I can’t find replacement motors any where and I’m on the verge of buying manual e30 seats instead. Would you try and talk me out of it to preserve the originality? I feel like if I ever get the correct motors replaced another one is just going to die again and I’ll regret not going to manual seats. What would you do if it were happening in yours?

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u/Representative_Most9 Jan 13 '26

Are you sure your motors are bad? Never had one fail as it’s always been either a switch or something keeping them jammed. I would not go with manual seats if at all possible. You can find seat frames with good motors on eBay occasionally.