Hi from California

Welcome to BLF!

The e39 is a classic. I am still holding onto mine.

Lots of options to look at. Thanks for the reply! Hope you weren’t affected by that recent earthquake. That’s whats prompted me to start building a kit with a couple of lights and basically how I found this forum. Everyone has already been extremely helpful in looking at various options out there. So much to choose from…

Agreed! I picked this one up last year as its been a long time dream of mine to own. They’re nearly 20 years old by now but its definitely one of the best (imo) body styles BMW has ever produced. Its such a pleasure to drive as well. I came from a 1995 Acura Integra so this was a huge upgrade for me.

Is yours the 6 or 8cyl? I took a risk with the V8 given the known timing chain guide issues but I really enjoy the driving experience so I’m willing to do everything I can to keep it running in tip-top shape. I also went with the 6spd to really maintain the driving experience. Its such a great car.

I’m in Northern CA, between Sacramento and the bay. Didn’t feel a thing.
Earlier in the thread Illumn posted they have a showroom in San Jose. I’ve been to it. They have good pricing and decent selection. visit their site at Illumn.com.

Mine is a 2002 530i manual. I’ve had it since 2006.

It's a pleasure to know you, e39_540i!

For an EDC, I also think the FW3A is an excellent choice.

The RovyVon A3 is kinda expensive for what it is, but it's a great light if you don't mind spending the money.

I have one and the amount of light that it outputs is impressive for such a small flashlight.

Hello e39_540i, welcome to BLF.

I hate to be a spoilsport, but wouldn’t it be wise to add a shock resistant dive light to your search?

Thanks for the welcome. I actually went ahead and ordered the A3 for my SO. I thought I bought her a SureFire G9X awhile back but I think she misplaced it. I’ll probably end up throwing this on her keychain. The light looks good and versatile for something so small.

Something I should definitely consider. Do you have any recommendations?

@wstrachan, I’m in Napa. How close to Napa are you?

Hah! I wish I were up in wine country! I’m down in SoCal. Visited Napa a couple years back and really enjoyed it up there. I envy you.

I wish I were in Napa as well.

Living in the desert is not so great in the summer.

Oof… yeah, it was pretty hot last week but this weekend looks a little cooler. Hopefully its not too bad out there for you.

very few safe places in Northern Baja any more
we were in SF Valley for 2 quakes, rebuilt our home from the bones last time 1994
actually very few safe places anywhere any more
moved a bit above the border and suffered a 100 year flood on our creek frontage
Belfor redid our house and drilled pylons for our foundation to stop slippage
so we are pretty good for the faultline off our coast not shaking us to bits
’course the resulting tsunami is still problematic.

(do not let your insurance lapse)

Yep. You should have seen the damage from the Oct.’17 fires! We still have a huge housing problem because of that. That’s on top of the earthquake problems just a few years ago.

I was recently talking with someone that had lost his home during 2017 fires and I ask if he had considered moving out of the area. Take the money and run, so to speak. He said if the insurance did a cash payment so that you could relocate, there would be a minimum of a 20% reduction in the payout!

My wife has the idea that we will move to Arizona when she retires. She’s always complaining about being cold.

I, on the other hand, roast anytime it hits 70 degrees.

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I was recently talking with someone that had lost his home during 2017 fires and I ask if he had considered moving out of the area. Take the money and run, so to speak. He said if the insurance did a cash payment so that you could relocate, there would be a minimum of a 20% reduction in the payout!
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gotta wonder about their logic on that? sorta like the lotto?

Greed. Plain and simple.

Hello e39 from Canada.