BMW E39 Trunk Tools -- Is Your Kit Complete? 

I thought I had EVERYTHING until I saw your towel and the wheel key. Must hunt again!

You are as usual correct regarding standard supplied E39 tools included for US. The spark plug tools and triangle. The warning triangle is not approved for US but they’re required in all cars in Germany. You need to import one. No cloth in the E39.

Yo yes sir that type of z shape tool is to crank the sun roof open in case or when the motor or gear foes bad n u need to close it. Good video…keep up!

As always, THANK YOU for such a detailed video. 👍🏼

When looking at used E38 or E39 it's an OCD for me but a HUGE Red Flag for me if a lot of tools are missing. I will low ball them really hard because I start finding all sorts of things missing, messed up, etc. Etc.. Etc... I purchased a Triangle, like you, to complete my kit,. I also slipped in the spark plug wrench a wheel hanger. I also have Coat Hangers, Duct Tape coolant/distilled water & oil in the Trunk too! When things go wrong the more tools and safety items you have the better off you are.

Just noticed the Number plate....very appropriate. 😊

What a cool review. Thank you! I have a 2000 540i, in fact, and at 240,000 miles, she still runs beautifully. 🥂

Good afternoon, nice presentation. The last tool is used to remove the wheels center cap on non m5 e39. (The side that is like flat screwdriver). My wheels are BMW LA WHEEL STAR SPOKE 83 and its perfect to remove the centre cap.

My 2001.5 A4 came with a threaded plastic wheel hanger for installing the wheels, very handy!

Awsome tool kit 👌

Thank you, I have searched high and low for these tools I have to tow-hook that I used but not for towing my 530i 2001 thankfully! I purchased my Bimmer when it had only 000,002 miles and it never broke down. In fact it never stalled out except one time. It was may fault that caused it to stall. I had 2 gals of gas left over from last summer for my lawnmower that I poured into the fuel tank of my Bimmer. Before you ask, the fuel I use the same fuel for my $1,000 Honda HRX217HZA key start self-propelled mower and that is Exxon's super. But, 2 seasons ago I went to my local Honda power equipment store to purchase the mower. As you well know, there no way to tie down the trunk. I transported (still do to have my mower serviced at the start and end of each seanon) the mower in the trunk and I use the tow-hook as a point for tying the rope. Anyway, until now, I was unable to find the rest of the tools to complete the set. Thank yo...

Thank you!!!

I've read on several occations that the M5 does not have the 17mm wheel crank tool from factory due to having flat tyre spray and an air compressor in the trunk. Neither of my MY 2000 M5 had that, if it's correct or not I don't know, I added one anyway, better safe than sorry imo. The triangle is mandatory in most if not all of Europe, you need to present it to the MOT/TüV-guy anyways.

they call the pliers water pump pliers because here in germany we call them "wasserpumpenzange" and wasserpumpe is waterpump

I hunted down the few missing pieces for mine as well. I got the warning triangle from the UK and a reproduction blue cloth from Bimmertips, although I don't believe they're selling them anymore.

Are you sure you are not a German? I really enjoy your dedication to the engineering of those cars. It's not the just the car. Its a tribute to all the people who developed and built it. Cudos!

Seems like the velcro lock is to secure the warning triangle in the toolkit

I have everything but the cloth for my e34 530 manual. The triangle case does fit in there with the velcro strap. I owned the car for 19 years and found odds and ends. There is a square place where fuses or light bulbs could go. I would like to know more about the flares. I have a extinguisher that is the size of a big flashlight that puts out gas fires very quickly. Ethanol is hard on the original lines. I learned about this at a Porsche Club Seminar.

After replacing my tie rods on my Z3 , l cut off a piece of it to use as a Tire Hanger. It threads into the wheel of the E53 X5

Btw can you shoot a video about the spare wheel compartment and stuff that sits there?

I'm missing the wheel lock key and the cloth. The tyre compressor was missing in mine which I found one on ebay. Something else is missing maybe wheel chocks ? Mines a 2002 carbon schwartz.

Have you checked to see if your tow hook cover has a lanyard that keeps it attached to the car when the hook is in use? Just curious.

Have them all except the rag but people manufacture them at home so it's difficult to say which one is oem lol. As far a i know the rag came originally with the car and it's a rare item even in Europe.

My 2002 525i has a spot for a 17 mm wheel key on the right side of the warning triangle, so I don’t think there’s really any functional difference between the pre and post facelift tool kits

Same thing with the glove box light I have mines still but doesn’t work sadly

Some of these tools haven't changed at all since at least the E21

Not a bad idea to put an ignition coil in the tool kit. A roll of silicone fusing tape is handy also.

My car doesn’t have the golf bag graphic. Is that an add-on I can purchase somewhere?

Little known fact: BMW didn’t include the screwdriver to be used as a screwdriver, but simply for prying out all the other tools in the toolkit

My touring came with the triangle? Wonder if someone added it. 2000 528it (turbo s52 swapped) car was out of Florida built 22 July 2000. #12 Makes no sense threaded. Why thread the hole twice. Why not just thread a lug in to hold the wheel? Seems like a time suck .

E39 had a square blue cloth from factory, older types like e28 has one with rounded edges, also blue, so there are 2 versions.

Is it possible to put m5 parts on 520i?

This, perhaps, only applies to US spec E39s? What about European spec E39s, incluing the diesel variants?

In europe its called water pump pliers that's probably why.

Id like to know how much you’ve spent on this car since you’ve purchased it. Must be close to 50k

I've always liked these BMW tool trays but have to say that Rover in the UK had a tool tray which slid under the passenger side of the dash from the early '30s to the '70s. These were foam rubber lined and the tools were of vastly higher quality than anything BMW have supplied. From about 1955 the tray had touch-up paint containers with a brush in the cap and later versions even had polishing compound in the cap. If you had duotone paint then you got one for each colour! Water pump pliers have always seemed to me to be useless - I don't know why plumbers use them. Oh yes, and you didn't need to use the screwdriver for leverage on the box spanners as you got what is called a Tommy Bar in the UK. It's nice to feel (slightly) superior for once.

Hello,is it possible to know which abs sensor is bad on e39 without obd sensor and is it possible to change it without lifting the car and taking the tire off?

It's funny how your license plate says "srce“ meaning source but srce means „heart“ in Croatian as well 😊

Lol when I bought mine one of the first things I bought was all the missing tools

I must say... My e39 m5 is complete. My e39 525i still needs work.

Fun Fact: BMW used to sell a warning triangle that was illuminated with LED lights powered either by supplied batteries or 12v socket cable. Sadly that part is also long since discontinued. But yes later cars like my 2003 M5's have a different tool kit tray. Tools are the same. Difference is no wheel lock holder and the warning triangle is different and slightly smaller than the old one and comes in a red case. Nice thing is this triangles case will fit in the tray. It's not locked down by a strap. But it's still heavy enough to where it doesn't rattle at all. Now all you need is the "Illustration of 3 stowed bodies" sticker to go with the golf club one. Or three stowed hookers like I have hahaha.

0:22 HA! Wow, call out much? ;)

Shit, neither do I...

Those Pliers are useless, i don't know why they didn't update them in all those years

No mine is not complete. I need a few items in mine.