Early Chrome Bumper Bolts (Saucer Heads)

[eastsidebimmer]

I spent some time searching and found this post by BLUNT from 5 years ago where the tribe settled upon PN 51 11 1 863 827 (E21 Euro) as the correct Saucer Head bolt for early chrome bumper connoisseurs. Is this still true and are they available? I have the yellow plated type (Pictured) for use on the bottom side but I need 4 fancy ones to finish the topside front and rear bumper install on my 68 project.

http://www.bmw2002faq.com/component/option,com_forum/Itemid,57/page,viewtopic/t,284573/highlight,chrome+bumper+bolts/

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[esty]

napa and autozone sell bumper bolts in all sizes i'm uncertain if they are genuine german bumper bolts but are chrome and/or stainless just the same & a heck of a lot less expensive

[Kpeters]

Interesting! Shows as available 315 E21 only!

They should be about $10 don't have exact pricing right now as we are experiencing a website/system/general malfunction! But it looks available from Germany.

[Richard]

Just a thought. I work with a local plater that works in small pieces with other lots. They are always far superior than what you can buy.

[eastsidebimmer]

Good idea Richard! However, that would require a drive into to the less savory bits of town---they don't just let chrome platers setup shop anywhere!

I'd like to try and find the smooth chrome parts if they are available as the yellow plated ones say W.T and 8.8 on the heads.

Thanks!

[Richard]

LOL. The same is true here. No place you would want to be after dark. Good luck...

[bluedevils]

Jaymic of UK and W&N of Germany have the correct bolt and hardware kits. I also have some NOS ones.

[eastsidebimmer]

. I also have some NOS ones.

email sent

[Mike Self]

chrome headed carriage bolts to hold the bumper pieces together. They were yellow cad plated--and rusted in a couple of years, which is why (like the painted wheel covers) the factory switched--to chrome plated bolts, at least for the ones that were visible behind the bumper guards atop the bumper blades.

For your '68, use the shorter cad plated bolts, unless you're mounting a fog/driving light bracket using the bolt, then use the longer one. You're not gonna be driving your '68 in the salt anyway, so the bolts will look nice for a long time. The ones on my '69 still look nice even though I installed 'em in 2000 when I had the bumpers replated.

Perhaps someone with an original '70 can relate whether their car has chrome or cad plate bumper bolts.

cheers

mike

[eurotrash]

I keep hearing references to chrome plated bolts, but on the cars I have dismantled, the bolts were rusty with stainless steel bits stamped over the head.. Is this what you guys are referring to?

[Mike Self]

(cad plate) carriage bolts with stainless steel caps crimped over the heads...not chrome plated bolts. Most folks think they're chrome; that's why I described 'em as such.

what I don't know is when the factory switched over. My Feb 69 production 2002 had (and has) the plain cad plated bolts, but my Dec '72 production 73 has the stainless steel-capped bolts.

mike