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1966 1600-2 Dashboard Details


Slavs

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4 hours ago, Slavs said:

The aluminum molding on this dash piece is black, but on my other 66 1600 dash it is polished. 

 

Slavs, do you mean a strip that goes between the two large pieces of the 3-piece dash? I have read that early cars had a 'chrome' molding (not the wider chromed pieces at the bottom of the dash.) I've always wondered what that meant bc I've never seen it.

 

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4 minutes ago, Slavs said:

I hope that some of the remakes in the works make it out soon.

 

I don't think they're going to cost what you think they should cost, Slavs.?

 

I managed to find a uncracked upper pad so my 1600 dash is pure... for now.

 

Do you know when they switched from a polished strip to the black? 

 

 

 

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I am no-way a stickler for being factory correct. My '67 (Polaris) will be getting pig cheeks once I finish the rust repair. I've basically saved this thing from the junkyard, so I do not feel bad for what I'm about to do to it. ? I do try to keep everything relatively period correct and I have all the correct early trim for a '67; in addition, I will be adding a 1600ti steering wheel I recently brought back to life. 

 

I will be transferring all the parts from my '70 1602 over to my '67. The 1602 has a salvage title from an accident I was in 10 years ago. I loved that car too much to give it up, so I fixed it and kept driving it. She was my daily driver until I had a kid a few year ago.

 

Anyhow, it will be nice to have a solid rust free, non-salvage titled '02.

 

My current '70 1602

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My '67 1600 project the first day I got it.

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1600ti wheel I recently brought back to life.

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- Project 67' 1600-2

- Pig Cheek 71' 1602

 

 

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If you look at @02Anders’s ‘66 Bible, you can see lots of images — from brochures and of ordinary production vehicles — that display the chromed plastic strip.

 

https://02forum.co.uk/viewtopic.php?f=35&t=8603&start=30

 

Anders notes the chromed strip but casually says it applies to 1966 and 1967  model cars. I’m not certain that provides a complete picture. Given the examples of surviving 1966 1600-2’s provided in the ‘66 Bible, it seems the chromed strip lasted at least until VIN 1504010, manufactured August 25, 1966. There are simply not photos of the dashboards in examples later than VIN 1504010.

 

A factory brochure dated July 1967, however, also in the ‘66 Bible, clearly displays a black strip, not the chromed version. So I’m comfortable tentatively concluding that the chromed strip was phased out between August 1966 and July 1967. I guess that doesn’t help much!

 

As usual, we need more data...

 

Tom Jones ( @tjones02) owns an October 1966 example. I hope he weighs in.

 

Best regards,

 

Steve

 

1976 2002 Polaris, 2742541 (original owner)

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

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@Conserv, @Slavsand I have chatted at length about ‘66 BMW16oo details, as @02Anders and I have too. Slavs’ chrome strip is the only one I have ever seen and am not 100% convinced it’s original, perhaps, 85% convinced. I would be more convinced if Anders has seen one, or Slavs had the VIN of the ‘66 that it came from. We may never know for sure.

Tom Jones

BMW mechanic for over 25 years, BMWCCA since 1984
66 BMW16oo stored, 67 1600-2 lifelong project, 2 more 67-8 1600s, 86 528e 5sp 585k, 91 318i
Mom&Dad's, 65 1800TiSA, 70 2800, 72 2002Tii 2760007 orig owners, 15 Z4 N20

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So only the '66 cars had the hard plastic instrument binnacle housing, and that padded ones (used subsequently) were introduced for the 67 and later models.

 

cheers

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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15 hours ago, tjones02 said:

@Conserv, @Slavsand I have chatted at length about ‘66 BMW16oo details, as @02Anders and I have too. Slavs’ chrome strip is the only one I have ever seen and am not 100% convinced it’s original, perhaps, 85% convinced. I would be more convinced if Anders has seen one, or Slavs had the VIN of the ‘66 that it came from. We may never know for sure.

 

This trim piece on my 2/68 is purple...is that correct or did someone have a big imagination back in the day?

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'68 Caribe 1600-1563167

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