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Well what a Boneheaded thing to do....

jrhone

By jrhone,
in BMW 2002 and other '02

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Sorry to see that. I did something very similar in my Mk2 GTI in college: Parking lot on a hill, backed into a spot in front of a concrete post protecting a telephone pole, then thought I'd pull forward to straighten out a bit - except I was in reverse, not first. Bashed in the rear bumper, dented the hatch and cracked the pristine "Heckblende" reflector panel that had been on the car since new. Ugh.

 

-Dave 

Colorado '71 2002

'17 VW GTI Sport
'10 Honda Odyssey Family & Stuff Hauler

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My 68 had a perfect body, But while it sat in garage for 20 years stuff happens, Another car rolled into right rear and crushed right rear corner. I'm no body and paint guy but I wanted to get up and driving I decided to bang it out myself, While definately not professional it will do til I do a full re-spray. I think you could pull bumper and repair your damage, I think mine was worse cause it involved the tail light area

 

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Mike Self Grand Master

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5 minutes ago, rcf925 said:

I'm no body and paint guy but I wanted to get up and driving I decided to bang it out myself, While definately not professional it will do til I do a full re-spray.

Don't sell yourself short--your work looks very good to me--minimal filler and a nice paint blend.  

 

mike

'69 Nevada sunroof-Wolfgang-bought new
'73 Sahara sunroof-Ludwig-since '78
'91 Brillantrot 318is sunroof-Georg Friederich 
Fiat Topolini (Benito & Luigi), Renault 4CVs (Anatole, Lucky Pierre, Brigette) & Kermit, the Bugeye Sprite

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Say the magic woid & win a prize....classicbmwparts@gmail.com 

 

https://www.max2002store.com/product-page/us-spec-tag-light?mc_eid=cc0753296f

 

 

 

 

Andrew Wilson
Vern- 1973 2002tii, https://www.bmw2002faq.com/blogs/blog/304-andrew-wilsons-vern-restoration/ 
Veronika- 1968 1600 Cabriolet, Athena- 1973 3.0 CSi,  Rodney- 1988 M5, The M3- 1997 M3,

The Unicorn- 2007 X3, Julia- 2007 Z4 Coupe, Ophelia- 2014 X3, Herman- 1914 KisselKar 4-40

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Mike Self Grand Master

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4 hours ago, adawil2002 said:

Say the magic woid & win a prize....classicbmwparts@gmail.com 

 

https://www.max2002store.com/product-page/us-spec-tag-light?mc_eid=cc0753296f

 

Do they sell just the lenses separately?

 

mike

'69 Nevada sunroof-Wolfgang-bought new
'73 Sahara sunroof-Ludwig-since '78
'91 Brillantrot 318is sunroof-Georg Friederich 
Fiat Topolini (Benito & Luigi), Renault 4CVs (Anatole, Lucky Pierre, Brigette) & Kermit, the Bugeye Sprite

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Teelinger Grand Master

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Been there. Done that. Boneheaded... Indeed. Only I accidentally backed into my own 02 with my Vanagon - doh! - which lead to a full restoration. 

 

 

 

1987 Porsche 944 Turbo (sold)
1973 Mintgrun 2002 "Kermit" (sold)

1973 Inka 2002 "Ernie"

1986 VW Vanagon Syncro Weekender "Otto Van Gonzo"

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3 hours ago, Mike Self said:

Do they sell just the lenses separately?

 

mike

 

Think it's the whole bulb assembly worth an e-mail to Paul, classicbmwparts@gmail.com 

Andrew Wilson
Vern- 1973 2002tii, https://www.bmw2002faq.com/blogs/blog/304-andrew-wilsons-vern-restoration/ 
Veronika- 1968 1600 Cabriolet, Athena- 1973 3.0 CSi,  Rodney- 1988 M5, The M3- 1997 M3,

The Unicorn- 2007 X3, Julia- 2007 Z4 Coupe, Ophelia- 2014 X3, Herman- 1914 KisselKar 4-40

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Also have seen some references to some inexpensive chrome shops in TJ too! (I think it was on Lords of the Car Hoards) awhile ago. 

Another reason not to drink the water.....

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Loose: Not tightly bound. Subject to motion.
Lose: What happens when you are spell check dependent.

 

1975 Malaga. It is rusty and  springs an occasional leak.  Just like me. 

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jrhone Grand Master

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31 minutes ago, Vicleonardo1 said:

Also have seen some references to some inexpensive chrome shops in TJ too! (I think it was on Lords of the Car Hoards) awhile ago. 

Another reason not to drink the water.....


Interesting.  I thought maybe its cheap to have my bumpers rechromed in TJ.  I asked Chito about it when they redid my headliner and he said about $300 a bumper at the bumper place. He would take me there when i was ready.  At that price though id rather put in a bit more and get a stainless bumper.  

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Teelinger Grand Master

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Note that the polished SS bumpers have a slightly different hue to the finish vs chrome. The stainless looks warmer vs chrome which has a slightly cooler color hue. When I did my SS bumpers, the shop had a car that was getting a re-chromed set of bumpers installed and we did a comparison test. Just something to keep in mind if you end up mixing and matching. 

1987 Porsche 944 Turbo (sold)
1973 Mintgrun 2002 "Kermit" (sold)

1973 Inka 2002 "Ernie"

1986 VW Vanagon Syncro Weekender "Otto Van Gonzo"

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AFAIK, the center section of US bumpers without plate lights are the same as the NK sections with their lights in the trunk lid. So maybe that crowd has got one for you.

I have those, but only including the light holes and unfortunately thousands of miles away...

 

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That lady left to me had her turn signal on dozens of yards from my exit. She continued straight ahead.

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On 12/22/2020 at 10:14 PM, Steve Tochi said:

Anyone mod a backup camera into their 02 yet?

Not in a 2002 yet; but in several other cars with ah, poorer visibility.  For the 2002 without much center console space, I'd think the best bet would be one of the wireless ones that transmit the image to a small screen built into the rearview mirror.  Camera gets powered by the backup lights but you'd need to run something under the windshield gasket and/or headliner to get up to the mirror area.

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1 hour ago, AustrianVespaGuy said:

Not in a 2002 yet; but in several other cars with ah, poorer visibility. 

 

Yes, our Lamborghini's are a bitch to back up.....

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1975 Malaga. It is rusty and  springs an occasional leak.  Just like me. 

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12 hours ago, Teelinger said:

Note that the polished SS bumpers have a slightly different hue to the finish vs chrome. The stainless looks warmer vs chrome which has a slightly cooler color hue. When I did my SS bumpers, the shop had a car that was getting a re-chromed set of bumpers installed and we did a comparison test. Just something to keep in mind if you end up mixing and matching. 

 

Also: On the stainless bumper sets I’ve seen, the individual pieces do not necessarily match the individual OE parts. Sold as a set, the s/s bumpers fit; as individual pieces, they may not mix and match. -KB

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