Carpet question

[BillWilliams]

Les, any idea what those look like. Wonder how they are different than the US bubble markers

[socal73]

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[02Les]

Les, any idea what those look like. Wonder how they are different than the US bubble markers

I don't know the difference, other than I assume 1 bulb instead of 2.

I'm interested as there is no doubt the bubble type are way more visible than the regular Euro flat blinkers.

[Napes]

FWIW The original carpet in my '75 and my wife's '76, both with Marine Blue vinyl interior, is a light blue, not dark. I didn't know they did any of the squarelight cars with a dark blue carpet. Guess I learn something new every day. Now I can go to bed, at peace.

Bob Napier

[esty]

FWIW The original carpet in my '75 and my wife's '76, both with Marine Blue vinyl interior, is a light blue, not dark. I didn't know they did any of the squarelight cars with a dark blue carpet. Guess I learn something new every day. Now I can go to bed, at peace.

Bob Napier

i don't believe dark blue was ever used originally for the moulded carpet...i'd like to see a pic of his carpet

[bnam]

02Les was the one who mentioned that his 76 had dark blue carpet. Picture was posted by him a few replies above.

[02Les]

FWIW The original carpet in my '75 and my wife's '76, both with Marine Blue vinyl interior, is a light blue, not dark. I didn't know they did any of the squarelight cars with a dark blue carpet. Guess I learn something new every day. Now I can go to bed, at peace.

Bob Napier

i don't believe dark blue was ever used originally for the moulded carpet...i'd like to see a pic of his carpet

Esty,

As far as I know the carpet in my car was the orig one-piece. The car was orig Fjord.

If you look where the console had covered it, the carpet is (probably) close to the original colour. It was certainly a darker shade of blue.

The car had sat 3 or 4 yrs, I believe, before I saved it, so it was pretty faded and dirty everywhere else.

[esty]

les...the unfaded area of your car is the blue that i'm familiar with but i wouldn't say that it's navy...i thought the original poster was referring to a much darker, navy blue color

didn't he say his carpet was navy blue...

[02Les]

les...the unfaded area of your car is the blue that i'm familiar with but i wouldn't say that it's navy...i thought the original poster was referring to a much darker, navy blue color

didn't he say his carpet was navy blue...

True, he did say Navy.

I guess getting side-tracked with bubble blinkers I lost the plot Esty.

[bnam]

Sorry for the confusion -- I was referring to what I thought was the BMW name for the interior color -- Dunkel Blau which I translated (perhaps incorrectly) as Navy Blue.

The carpet I have is similar or same as 02Les's.

Thx

[SamAdams]

Les, any idea what those look like. Wonder how they are different than the US bubble markers

I don't know the difference, other than I assume 1 bulb instead of 2.

I'm interested as there is no doubt the bubble type are way more visible than the regular Euro flat blinkers.

Wow Les I did not realize those Euro bubble turn lenses were still available. And you are correct-1 bulb instead of 2 like the US version. They were part of the Sportpaket along with Recaro sport seats and a leather wrapped steering wheel with metal spokes (not the Petri wheel) along with some other small detail changes.

Keep on Touring!

[BillWilliams]

How do we know they were "only' a part of the Sport package?

Here are the shots from the touring sales brochure that appears to be a model with the sports package.

Does the car in Les's shot have the sport package? I can not tell. There appears to be some white piping on the seats. Les, do you have interior shots of that car?

[esty]

The carpet I have is similar or same as 02Les's.

Thx

it's difficult to match colors based on what they may have been named but i'd say what les has in his car is medium blue...but all of us probably see colors on the web slightly differently

[02Les]

How do we know they were "only' a part of the Sport package?

Here are the shots from the touring sales brochure that appears to be a model with the sports package.

Does the car in Les's shot have the sport package? I can not tell. There appears to be some white piping on the seats. Les, do you have interior shots of that car?

Bill,

The BMW Blue parts book shows part #s 63 13 1 354 557 & 558 only for the Touring tii. Max's site shows they are still available.

I am only assuming it was part of the "sport paket".

The interior shot of the car I posted does have the "sp" interior like the one in the brochure.

I like the idea of having them for the better visibilty, and they are Touring specific (the Euro flat ones are not real visible from head on).

[BillWilliams]

In your massive archives, do all of the original tourings (non sport package and sport packages) have those bubble lights?