body and interior Early/late Door Cards -- Color

[Dicks]

Some PO had put a tan interior into my original  '72 Colorado car and when I put in some Recaro front seats, I wanted to go back to the standard black.  I picked up a used set locally not minding that the later style was slightly different from the original.  In the garage, they look great. However, out in the sun the "black" square tail door panels look "blue" when compared to the other black vinyl.

 

In fact, my wife swears that they are "blue" and who am I to argue.....  Did BMW make a slight color adjustment over the years, or ?????  I guess I can always go in with the SEMS and redo them to "black".

[Mike Self]

Actually there were both dark (Navy) blue and black interiors in 2002s, both roundies and squarelights.   The blue is quite dark on the roundies, and at least in the early sales literature, wasn't cataloged.  For example on the 68 and 69 cars, white exteriors were paired with black interiors in the catalogs, but I remember new Chamoix cars with dark blue interiors.  So you may well have black seats and blue door panels. 

 

Sounds like you have some dark blue panels from a squarelight.  All Colorado cars did have black interiors, though, so you'll need to find someone to trade door panels with. 

 

cheers

mike

[Conserv]

 

Sounds like you have some dark blue panels from a squarelight.

 

 

+1

 

Don't argue with Mike, and especially don't argue with your wife!

 

I have a pair of spare navy blue seats in my basement, as backup for the original seats in my '76.  The basement is pretty well lit but lit with fluorescent lights and one window.  Every three months I take a look at those spare navy blue seats and say, "S**t, I bought black seats!"  But I know, because I have dragged them outside multiple times, that they are, indeed, navy blue seats.

 

Steve

[Dicks]

The blue door cards that I've seen on the early cars had a black section on top.  These came from a square tail as I was there when they were removed.  It was a green car, so I don't see how it could have even had dark blue door cards.  It's just a different vinyl I'm thinking with a different dye....slightly.

[Conserv]

The navy blue door cards that I've seen on the early cars had a black section on top. These came from a square tail as I was there when they were removed. It was a green car, so I don't see how it could have even had dark blue door cards. It's just a different vinyl I'm thinking with a different dye....slightly.

Yes, navy blue door cards from a round taillight should have a black section at the top (or is it only early round taillights: my '70 was navy blue with the black section on top?). Square taillight navy blue door cards are certainly blue throughout.

A green square taillight car, if still its original exterior color, would be Mintgrun, Jadegrun, or Taiga. All three of these colors came originally with beige interiors, so it's doubtful either a black or navy blue interior was original. It's very easy to change the interior color on a 2002 (didn't you say your Colorado car ended up with a tan interior?), and a lot can happen over nearly 40 years!

Steve

Edited August 8, 2013 by Conserv