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2002 Beauty Shots

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Here's the place to post your best 2002 photos. Perhaps a bit like the stance thread, but with less emphasis on the "stance", and more emphasis on the car and photo quality.      I'll start...  

BarneyT
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State of Texas said I was finished enough today to drive on the road... I still need to address a few items but mostly complete, here are some pictures of the finished product ...

OldBlue2002
OldBlue2002

Got married just in time before the travel bans started.  Drove to prom in this car 14 years ago...only appropriate that we drove away from the chapel in it too.

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34 minutes ago, Simeon said:

 

What did the MOT tester say? Very complimentary I hope. 

No need for an MOT anymore. It would have failed I’m I’m honest with no front number plate and the rear plate lights missing but I risked it. I’ll get these done and I am going to have the MOT test done for piece of mind 

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14 minutes ago, zinz said:

Greg takes wonderful pictures. 

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Thanks Ed!  The first one he was our view pulling out of Eureka Springs.  What a blessing that view was and a perfect departure to an amazing weekend.  The second pic was taken in vivid mode.  Pretty cool!  

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"To my way of thinking, the 2002 is one of modern civilization's all-time best ways to get somewhere sitting down. - Car and Driver Magazine April,1968 

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14 hours ago, PaulTWinterton said:

Joysterms gorgeous Colorado reflecting my Inka.mike1.thumb.jpg.98df20fe050d40146c60cd278c15e018.jpg

 

Did 2002s come from the factory like that or is this extra special polished?  That's amazing!!!!!!!

Tim Dennison

'72 BMW 2002 tii - Malaga,  '02 BMW Z3 Coupe Sterling Gray,  '09 BMW 650i - Carbon Black,  '15 BMW 228i Estoril Blue,  '19 BMW Z4 30 - San Francisco Red

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2 minutes ago, NYTransplant said:

 

Did 2002s come from the factory like that or is this extra special polished?  That's amazing!!!!!!!

New grills are beautiful 

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Riviera 69 2002 built 5/30/69 "Oscar"

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5 minutes ago, NYTransplant said:

 

Did 2002s come from the factory like that or is this extra special polished?  That's amazing!!!!!!!

 

I’m sure Joysterms will have an answer to what’s been done to his grilles, but an ‘02’s grilles, like most of an ‘02’s trim, was originally Bright-Dip anodized aluminum. At very best — when it is brand-spanking new — the sheen of anodized aluminum is shiny and reflective, but not at the level of chrome.

 

I’d guess that Joysterms has either polished the aluminum (removing the anodizing) or, less likely, chrome-plated the aluminum.

 

Regards,

 

Steve

 

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1976 2002 Polaris, 2742541 (original owner)

1973 2002tii Inka, 2762757 (not-the-original owner)

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29 minutes ago, NYTransplant said:

 

Did 2002s come from the factory like that or is this extra special polished?  That's amazing!!!!!!!

These are the original grills that were in excellent condition when I started the project. I  would have had no problem putting them back on the car as is, but I felt they were lacking the same brilliance as the paint once I got the car back.

 

I could have had them all polished but the cost of that was not much cheaper than re-plating, so  I decided take a trip on the slippery slope and had all the brite work chrome plated save the rocker trim. It wasn't cheap but I am happy I did.

 

Personally I think the brite work on these cars are one of the defining features of the car.  I have just tried to make sure it complimented the rest of the car.

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2 minutes ago, joysterm said:

These are the original grills that were in excellent condition when I started the project. I  would have had no problem putting them back on the car as is, but I felt they were lacking the same brilliance as the paint once I got the car back.

 

I could have had them all polished but the cost of that was not much cheaper than re-plating, so  I decided take a trip on the slippery slope and had all the brite work chrome plated save the rocker trim. It wasn't cheap but I am happy I did.

 

Personally I think the brite work on these cars are one of the defining features of the car.  I have just tried to make sure it complimented  the the rest of the car.

It looks awesome!  Well worth it... says the person that didn't pay for it ?

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Tim Dennison

'72 BMW 2002 tii - Malaga,  '02 BMW Z3 Coupe Sterling Gray,  '09 BMW 650i - Carbon Black,  '15 BMW 228i Estoril Blue,  '19 BMW Z4 30 - San Francisco Red

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