First year tii 1971

[djminkin]

8 hours ago, oh2ryan said:

 

I figured thats what you meant. Will the OP DOES have plastic grilles in this case though haha

 

8 minutes ago, 02Les said:

In 2008, when it was for sale in Hohenhameln, Germany, it was stated to have 130k km.

Wow that’s like a twin brother to my car. Looked exactly like yours just more rust!  

[saaron]

Here's the previous thread on the topic, FYI.  

 

 

The one thing I will say, overall, that I've learned in researching this kind of thing is that the euro cars did not change as much year-to-year as the USA cars did.  We had the crash standards and the clean air standards driving changes to the cars. 

 

Most of the stuff I've read over the years has left me with the impression that the euro cars had small changes occasionally, but were more or less unchanged year to year, except at the time of the the big facelifts.  

 

You could post a Q on the German 02 site, and see what you get back.  

 

https://www.bmw-02-club.de/

 

Here's a pic of my car - it is later in '72...

 

 

Scott

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[02Les]

11 minutes ago, djminkin said:

 

Wow that’s like a twin brother to my car. Looked exactly like yours just more rust!  

I believe it is yours - VIN 2705390, or, correct me if I'm mistaken.

Edited January 3, 2019 by 02Les

[djminkin]

6 minutes ago, djminkin said:

 

Wow that’s like a twin brother to my car. Looked exactly like yours just more rust!  

Yes thato it I guess it rusted more in the preceding years what were they asking for it back then?

[02Les]

1 minute ago, djminkin said:

Yes thato it I guess it rusted more in the preceding years what were they asking for it back then?

 

€4600

[djminkin]

Here is what the front end looks like. I guess he cut some of the metal away?  

[saaron]

For sure.  The metal brackets / pieces that hold the headlight buckets are gone.  

 

Look at the Bill Williams post halfway down this page.  It shows the headlight buckets in the top pic, and the brackets in the second.  

 

 

This pic shows the rest of what is behind the grille toward the center of the car, FYI.  

 

Scott

 

[oh2ryan]

Same issue I’m working through. I guess the people on the other side of the pond really enjoyed the quads, I see it on so many early 2002tiis.

 

Had I known the struggles to getting this repaired, I would have just purchased a new nose and replaced the entire piece vs. grafting in the missing bits. 

 

Nice car, one for sure worth saving!

[Conserv]

And here’s what an un-cut headlight bucket support looks like.

 

(I hear your frustration, Ryan, but the welds you’ll likely have from replacing solely the bucket supports will be fewer, smaller, and — importantly — better concealed than the seams that must be opened and closed to replace a complete nosepiece. And rust-free, undamaged round taillight nosepieces are very rare!)

 

Regards,

 

Steve

 

Edited January 3, 2019 by Conserv

[djminkin]

2 hours ago, oh2ryan said:

Same issue I’m working through. I guess the people on the other side of the pond really enjoyed the quads, I see it on so many early 2002tiis.

 

Had I known the struggles to getting this repaired, I would have just purchased a new nose and replaced the entire piece vs. grafting in the missing bits. 

 

Nice car, one for sure worth saving!

Where did you find the metal? 

[oh2ryan]

10 minutes ago, djminkin said:

Where did you find the metal? 

 

Still looking! They're so common, yet so hard for most to remove that they're tricky to acquire (at least I am guessing that is why I still don't have a set in hand yet).

 

I have managed to find some of the rarest 2002 bits out there in circulation yet these remain elusive!

 

I would be curious to see what BMW archives says about your VIN. Production date and country of delivery.

[djminkin]

I think I have the info. I brought it from Germany myself. Pretty sure it was delivered there originally


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[Cruzr]

3 hours ago, oh2ryan said:

 

Still looking! They're so common, yet so hard for most to remove that they're tricky to acquire (at least I am guessing that is why I still don't have a set in hand yet).

 

I have managed to find some of the rarest 2002 bits out there in circulation yet these remain elusive!

 

I would be curious to see what BMW archives says about your VIN. Production date and country of delivery.

Are the headlight buckets the same for all years? I have a late euro nose piece that I am willing to cut those, if they are not too difficult to remove.

[djminkin]

10 hours ago, Cruzr said:

Are the headlight buckets the same for all years? I have a late euro nose piece that I am willing to cut those, if they are not too difficult to remove.

Please send me a message with the picture of them. I’d be interested in buying them for my car. Thx

[djminkin]

Total dismantle. Almost ready to drop the rear subframe.