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tig.log: Charlie Kindel's Blog
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Some highlights:
Tig’s Tools for Achieving Clarity of Thought An Inventory of Tools & Techniques for Clear Thinking. See this blog post for a list of my favorites. Popular CBTO (Customer, Business, Technology, and Organization) Blog Posts Customer & Product posts Business posts Technology & Execution posts [Organization & People posts] Popular Career-Related Posts - Mentees have found these particularly useful You are Thinking of Your Career Trajectory Wrong The Job Decision Matrix Merit Badges - A Mental Model for Success
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Is it a REAL 540i M-Sport?
I frequently get emails from people wanting to know if a ‘95 540i they’ve found is really one of the rare “M-Sport” cars. Many people have taken standard 540is and bolted on all sorts of aftermarket parts trying, creating “fakes”. If you’re looking to buy a 540i “M-Sport” and want to be able to tell the real-deal from an impostor, this page should help.
The table on the main page shows how the standard ‘95 540i, the 540i M-Sport, and the Canadian ‘95 M540i compare.
September 14, 2013
BMW Photo Albums
Minerva https://www.flickr.com/photos/ckindel/albums/72157654340651526
Vlad https://www.flickr.com/photos/ckindel/albums/72157633045253507
Vlad’s M30B35 Build https://www.flickr.com/photos/ckindel/albums/72157644011941913
Maytag https://www.flickr.com/photos/ckindel/albums/72157637747352243
Maytag’s M20 Build https://www.flickr.com/photos/ckindel/albums/72157650506075887
1995 540i M-Sport https://www.flickr.com/photos/ckindel/albums/72157715935347222
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Charlie's 1995 BMW 540i M-Sport
About my 1995 BMW 540i M-Sport, a car that is a breath (roughly 2 cylinders) away from being a US 1995 M5.
**LBQ*: 895
Of all cars I’ve owned, I think this car had the highest LBQ.
I took this picture as the car left my driveway for the last time: March 11, 2006. About a year later it was totalled by a city bus. It’s parts were later used to build a US E34 M5 Touring.
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BMWNA Web Page Info on the 540i M-Sport
BMWNA Web Page Info Date Created: 12 December 1995
Last Revised: 10 January 1996BMW Exclusive Edition - 540i Sport The 540i Sport: A BMW Exclusive Edition.
Standard Equipment and Specifications: 540i Sport
The 540i Sport has the following standard features
(Sports Package, Option 812 for 540i and Option 813 for 540iA) above the 1995 540i model:
Chassis: M5 High Performance Brakes M5 EDC III Adaptive Suspension with control switch for Sport and Comfort Settings Self-leveling Suspension 17" M5/850 CSi Forged Alloy two piece Turbine II Wheels (8 x 17" frt.
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BMW Brochure for the 1995 M-Sport
The PDF of the BMW Brochure for the 1995 M-Sport.
Scanned pages from the BMW brochure for the ‘95 540i Sport. Thanks to David Walker for providing these (and to David Chen for providing them to David).
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1995 BMW 540i M-Sport Build Details
The equipment lists of the 1524 made 540i/6 E34 North America version (HE53) and listed all M-Sport in exterior/interior + equipment differences.
Total: 139 cars.
Exterior 303 Cosmosschwarzmetallic; 63 cars 309 Arktissilbermetallic; 29 cars 300 Alpinweiss III; 23 cars 324 Oxfordgrnmetallic; 16 cars 314 Hellrot; 8 cars Interior L4SW Schwarz Bison Leder; 78 cars L3PE Pergament Leder; 34 cars L4SL Silbergrau Bison Leder; 14 cars L4SH Silbergrau Hell Leder; 13 cars Combinations Cosmos Black/Black Leather; 47 cars Arktis Silver/Black Leather; 15 cars Oxford Green/Parchment Leather; 15 cars Alpine White III/Black Leather; 11 cars Alpine White III/Parchment Leather; 8 cars Cosmos Black/Parchment Leather; 8 cars Arktis Silver/Light Silvergrey Leather; 7 cars Arktis Silver/Silvergrey Leather; 7 cars Bright Red/Black Leather; 5 cars Cosmos Black/Silvergrey Leather; 4 cars Cosmos Black/Light Silvergrey Leather; 4 cars Bright Red/Parchment Leather; 3 cars Alpine White III/Light Silvergrey Leather; 2 cars Alpine White III/Silvergrey Leather; 2 cars Oxford Green/Silvergrey Leather; 1 car Equipment differences Cosmos Black/Black Leather/ASC+T/Heated seats; 24 cars Cosmos Black/Black Leather/No traction help; 13 cars Arktis Silver/Black Leather/ASC+T/Heated seats; 13 cars Cosmos Black/Black Leather/ASC+T; 10 cars Oxford Green/Parchment Leather/ASC+T/Heated seats; 9 cars Alpine White III/Black Leather/ASC+T/Heated seats; 9 cars Arktis Silver/Light Silvergrey Leather/ASC+T/Heated seats; 6 cars Oxford Green/Parchment Leather/ASC+T; 5 cars Alpine White III/Parchment Leather/ASC+T; 5 cars Cosmos Black/Parchment Leather/ASC+T; 5 cars Bright Red/Black Leather/ASC+T/Heated seats; 5 cars Arktis Silver/Silvergrey Leather/ASC+T; 4 cars Cosmos Black/Light Silvergrey Leather/ASC+T/Heated seats; 4 cars Alpine White III/Parchment Leather/No traction help; 3 cars Cosmos Black/Silvergrey Leather/ASC+T/Heated seats; 3 cars Cosmos Black/Parchment Leather/ASC+T/Heated seats; 3 cars Arktis Silver/Black Leather/No traction help; 2 cars Alpine White III/Black Leather/No traction help; 2 cars Alpine White III/Silvergrey Leather/ASC+T; 2 cars Alpine White III/Light Silvergrey Leather/ASC+T/Heated seats; 2 cars Oxford Green/Parchment Leather/No traction help; 1 car Arktis Silver/Light Silvergrey Leather/LSD/Heated seats; 1 car Arktis Silver/Silvergrey Leather/ASC+T/Heated seats; 2 cars Arktis Silver/Silvergrey Leather/No traction help; 1 car Cosmos Black/Silvergrey Leather/ASC+T; 1 car Bright Red/Parchment Leather/ASC+T; 1 car Bright Red/Parchment Leather/ASC+T/Heated seats; 1 car Bright Red/Parchment Leather/LSD/Heated seats; 1 car Oxford Green/Silvergrey Leather/ASC+T/Heated seats; 1 car Only two cars have LSD (the only two US-version 540i/6 made!
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Big Brake Service
Big Brake Service
I have a 1995 BMW 540i Sport with a Dinan Stage 3 brake kit installed. When I needed new pads and rotors I called Dinan to purchase replacements. I was shocked to learn how expensive they are and wondered it there was a cheaper way. After a bit or research I learned the the Dinan kit is in fact a complete brake system of mighty euro-only 1995 M5.