The waiting is over as the Eisenmann mufflers arrived yesterday. It took nearly 8 weeks because the items are made on order. Which is understandable in the case of 18 years old car. Big stainless steel boxes are georgeous, but the eye is caught mainly by the 83 mm pipes, which are just huge.
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I have noticed in the past few weeks, that the lock in the rear left doors showed a delay in its action. The lock produced a click, however the movement came a bit later. In the last 2 weeks, things got worse. The pin wouldn’t come up or down and I had to repeat the locking/unlocking sequence to get the door opened. Clearly, the actuator was just about to give up, so a replacement was scheduled.
Few weeks back the car went through a regular road legality inspection. It’s a procedure every vehicle older than four years has to pass. It repeats every two years. I guess every country has something similar. In Czech, it’s known as the “STK”.
I forgot to mention one detail in my last update post. The new shifter. The M5 has a one-piece shift knob, meaning the knob itself and the leather trim for the base is one piece item. Plus, the M5 knob is illuminated showing the M logo and gears layout. After 18 years the item was showing some wear, however was fully functional. This didn’t prevent me from buying a new one though.