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E34 540 6speed box
Posted: Thu Jul 09, 2015 6:50 pm
by gooseygander110
Hi guys, I am looking for the above box if anyone can help ?
Regards
Gus
Posted: Sat Jul 18, 2015 3:37 pm
by Iain
Sorry for the late reply, but if it helps in your search E34's only came in 5 speed.
If you are looking for a 6 speeder V8 box you will need to be looking at E39 535i / 540i / M5 Box.
Maybe worth giving a guy here in N.Ireland a shout, he quite often has these boxes.
http://www.willswheels.co.uk/index.html
They often pop up on ebay too.
Posted: Sat Jul 18, 2015 7:12 pm
by DaveEFI
ISTR seeing an E34 V8 tourer with a 6 speed box at auction many moons ago. Could be wrong, though. It stuck in my mind as I thought it unusual at that time.
Posted: Mon Jul 20, 2015 11:12 am
by SuperV8
E34's only came in 5 speed
According to Wikipedia the 540 and M5 E34 also came with 6 speeders.
Getrag 420G transmission
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Getrag_420G_transmission
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BMW_5_Series_(E34)#540i
Posted: Mon Jul 20, 2015 4:01 pm
by Iain
Oh.. Got that wrong! That's what I was lead to believe from my research!
I know where there is a 6 speeder Forsale as part of an engine package.
Drop me a PM
Posted: Tue Jul 21, 2015 11:54 am
by SuperV8
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/BMW-E31-850-C ... 33a5261d50
£3000!!! 850 manual 6 speed getrag gearbox
Don't know if the bellhousings are the same.
Might be cheaper to buy a car for £4K then sell off the bits you don't need:
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/E34-540i-6-Sp ... 25a9f1c832
Tom.
Posted: Tue Jul 21, 2015 12:37 pm
by DaveEFI
I can't see a rough E34 540 with 6 speed fetching much. But most were autos, so would take some finding. Same really applies to an E39.
Posted: Tue Jul 21, 2015 3:41 pm
by Iain
DaveEFI wrote:I can't see a rough E34 540 with 6 speed fetching much. But most were autos, so would take some finding. Same really applies to an E39.
The big problem is Massive miles on them.
I picked up a semi dismantled E39 Factory 6 speed manual (fairly Rare) for £1800 with 80k miles.
There is a full conversion on Donedeal.ie at the moment.
https://cars.donedeal.ie/cars-for-sale/ ... ox/9479356
if you consider the euro is around 70p at the moment thats a pretty cheap setup
I would buy it but its a 5hour drive and I've no need for more spares!!
Posted: Tue Jul 21, 2015 4:35 pm
by Iain