Opinion about this color

[1972_Targa]

It's almost Caterpillar yellow. Great color, but I second Baikal (photo by sclaverie in Chico)...

[peteri]

72 Tii? I would go original for value.

I agree as well. No school like the old school

[eastsidebimmer]

If you can commit to a bare metal respray I say do whatever you like. The color is too intense for me, but I have a white car and a beige car, so there you go. If you are at all interested in resale value (some are not) then I'd paint it the same color as original. I personally would not purchase a color change car unless it was done 100% correctly, but that's just my opinion.

[bmw_jeff]

72 Tii? I would go original for value.

I agree as well. No school like the old school

I 3rd this...especially if the car is a significant one like a tii. Keep it the original color. Worst case go with another color that was correct for that year. I do like the Z4 yellow as a color for an 02, but maybe on a standard 2002 with a mismatched block (lower collectible value anyway).

[riggs]

I'd go for Inka. I love mine. Quintessential 2002 color IMHO.

[tjones02]

+1 on keeping the original Baikal on your '72 Tii. Baikal is a seldom seen special order factory color for your car, and highly sought after! Your car will simply be worth much less if painted Z4 yellow or Inka than if you stay with that awesome, killer, sweet, ill, OG color. These early Tii's are beginning to fetch real money and will only climb in value. Other than easily reversible changes like suspension/brakes/seats etc. keeping them as original as possible is the way to go for the future. If you want to modify an '02 then I recommend starting with a 2002 and not a 2002Tii. Especially not with a '72 Tii!

I do congratulate you on a sweet color choice, that Z4 yellow would look good on a normal '02, say, that started out as one of the more common colors like Chamonix, Malaga, Sahara etc.. Just not on a '72 Tii that started life as Baikal!

[Guest Anonymous]

Tom,

Thank you for your input, I think I made a mystake the car original color was fjord. Someone sprayed the car with a color likes that baikal. I am leaning towards the fjord again. The car was scraped to bare metal and primed.

[mike472]

I think you should probably go with Fjord after reading all the posts here about originality being important. Its a sharp color and I was going to go for it but painted my car estorilblau instead. It didn't matter with mine as it started life as a Malaga plain vanilla 02. There is paint color in spots where you wouldn't want to necessarily paint again and it kind of ruins an otherwise good resto job when you look under the car and see the original color peaking through in spots.

[InkaSteve]

Thank you for your input very valuable my next choice would be the following What color is this one? Is this Inka or Colorado?

That color is Inka, as is this. Inka is a great color for 02s. I really like that Z color you picked, it would also look great on an 02.

The color will look different in different lighting. It will even stand out if it is buried in a sea of Italian red..

[tjones02]

Cool, so if you have any question what the original color was for your car then email BMW Classic with an info request and your VIN and you'll get a response with the original build information.

info.grouparchiv@bmwgroup.com

Oh, and choosing a color like Baikal over Fjord is not usually frowned upon.

Cheers and Hope This Helps,

[Dtepe]

Here is one close to it:

http://www.flickriver.com/photos/-eu/sets/72157625018471783/

[Guest Anonymous]

Tom here is the answer

The BMW 2002 tii US VIN 2762257 was manufactured on July 18th, 1972 and delivered on July 21st, 1972 to the BMW importer Hoffman Motors Corp. in New York City. The original colour was Fjord metallic, paint code 037.