Beltline trim from Blunt

[JohnS]

7 minutes ago, 2002FjordBaur said:

Trim looks great and so does the car, but I am intrigued why your rear euro bumper sticks out so far from the rear panel - looks odd?

Standard bumper setup on a US 1973 model 2002 or 2002tii.  Different than the Euro setup.  Specific only to the 1973 model year in the US.  The front bumper bracket is different too.

Edited November 22, 2019 by JohnS

[02tradition]

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Edited November 27, 2019 by 02tradition

[Conserv]

On 11/22/2019 at 6:13 PM, JohnS said:

Standard bumper setup on a US 1973 model 2002 or 2002tii.  Different than the Euro setup.  Specific only to the 1973 model year in the US.  The front bumper bracket is different too.

The 1973 bumpers had to meet a 2 1/2 mph “crash test” and BMW addressed the standard by beefing up the front and rear bumper brackets and moving the bumpers outward an inch or so. Before 1973, there was no standard. After 1973, the standard was 5 mph.

 

And, yes, some owners of ‘73’s install pre-1973 brackets to move the bumpers inward — but you need to re-drill the side mounting holes when you do this, so it’s often done at a re-paint.

 

Regards,

 

Steve

 

Edited November 27, 2019 by Conserv

[SydneyTii]

On 11/22/2019 at 1:54 PM, fastricky said:

Impressive! Blunt is a fantastic resource ?

Now we just need him to make new doors, new trunk lids, new hoods etc etc ??

well it is the festive season, one can hope for Santa?

Those trims are so much better than my new BMW ones because Blunts fit !! 

Nearly forget to say... that’s a lovely looking car.

Edited November 27, 2019 by SydneyTii