Finishing my Dad's 2002tii-Legacy Project Story

[Tommy]

1 hour ago, bimmer_b said:

...I think I should be fine with what I have.

I think so too. Glad that I could help with my guess about the issue with the wires

[bimmer_b]

Finally got the ok to put the year of manufacture plates on

[Lorin]

^ Love it ! 
 

I run YOM plates on all my cars here in GA. 

[bimmer_b]

So after many years of the console sitting around I finally just decided to try and cover it myself. I had planned to get it covered professionally, but since I wanted to do it along with the seats and don't know when that will happen I just did it myself. This is what I would call a test run, but it turned out ok. It was a bit hard to get it around the lower radius so there is some wrinkling, but for now I think it looks pretty good for my first try at this type of thing. I'm unsure of how my dad was planning on actually mounting it to the interior though so I will have to figure that out eventually. I also plan on changing the face plate because I have no idea why he had so many holes for buttons/switches and I want to pare it down and make it less busy since I won't be putting as many things in. 

 

Edited November 3, 2022 by bimmer_b

[bimmer_b]

[ray_]

Most (some? all??) consoles have a little U bracket close to the aft (skinny) end that has a single screw mounting it to the tunnel. The ends of the console pieces are screwed into the "ears" of the bracket.

 

Clear?

[bimmer_b]

@ray_ so nothing holding it under the dash? Just sits against the dash and is screwed in with one screw?

[beammmer]

 The console on my car seems to be attached on the passenger side. Probably attached somehow on the drivers side but can't see it.  Just a little right angle bracket

 

Don

 

Edited November 4, 2022 by beammmer

[bimmer_b]

@beammmer thanks for the pics. Maybe I will just make a little L bracket on both sides and attach it.

[ray_]

Yes Don is right. 

 

But I still haven't called him.

 

(That's an inside joke. Sorry) 😁

[bimmer_b]

Headed down to Fredericksburg yesterday to meet up with Mackenzie who just got her 2002 back. All original car from Washington state, her parents drove it out to Virginia to deliver it. 

[bimmer_b]

More pics form Sunday. Also if anyone has any spare black slats to sell, let me know. 

[SydneyTii]

So the steel wheels look good!!

[bimmer_b]

@SydneyTii Thanks! I still have only done the rear suspension so I think once I get the front on it will look better since it will be a bit lower. 

 

[bimmer_b]

Was able to get one of the limited run Mason Engineering strut braces thanks to my friend Dorian. Current strut top studs were shortened by my dad 😒 so I can't bolt this down until I get the new front struts in. But otherwise I think it will be a good addition.