Gordon

Look in the FAQ section of this forum, the link to 02FAQs is at the top ot the page, go to body and interior, and click on the link to 02 replacement seats. G-Man

It's 82 and sunny here in Tampa today, flying back to CA on Friday, be at Bimmerfest on Sat. Hopefully I'll bring the good weather with me. G-Man

I used a shop in Pasadena, 2002AD used to use them years ago. Jeff Ireland tipped me off to them as well. They did my Recarro's, very happy with the job. Jeff or Jeremy at Ireland could give you the address. I'm on the road now, don't have address with me. G-Man

I found a crack free one piece Euro spec 02 dashboard (no fasten seat billboard or gear shift pattern) for only 120 Euros at Veterama in 2004. I mailed it back to coupe king where they installed it in my 74 tii. They just had to cut the hole for the tii clock, no big deal. I just didn't have enough money in my wallet for the Euro spec 02 bumpers that I found. While I was there, I also found a redtip antenna that is now on my tii. G-Man http://www.veterama.de/ Click on the UK flag to view in English

Wow, what a find, that's awesome, I love the color. I know of a 71 golf with original CA blue plates that the seller is thinking of selling, I've got first dibs on it. It's very rare that you find an original 02 that hasn't been molested in some way. You are on your way to molesting (I call it upgrading) your 70 02 with the 5 speed conversion. The tii is way too much of a time warp to do any upgrades to it. Delia is right, do contact the magazines, BMW mobile tradition about your tii My story is similiar to yours, I saw a 70 E3 2800 on the street in LA in front of the owners house, left a note on it that if they wanted to sell it to contact me. They did and I bought it on XMAS day in 04. I bought the car for $300 with no knowledge of the previous history of this car. Sellers wife inherited it from her father. She looked high maintenance (drove a new E46, husband drove a S class Benz), she wanted nothing to do with a car that had no AC, power steering or manual gearbox and her kids weren't interested in it. Get this, I bought it without a key (PO lost it) so I didn't even know if the car ran (he claims it did). Had it towed to Peter Sliskovich's shop, they hotwired it and the car fired right over. When I bought it, I didn't even realize it was Euro spec. I missed the speedo was in KM's and I didn't notice no side marker lights. At that time I was living in San Diego and I dropped off the 2800 at Bill Holmes shop for him to sort out. Bill believes that the mileage on the odometer is original, 88,000 KM or a little over 54,000 miles. He believes this due to the following, the starter is original for that era; the alternator is original (black Bosch sticker from the factory), original water and fuel hoses, and hose clamps for that era, no rust under the car. The lack of wear and tear on the car (there are no dents on this car, except for one tiny one in the back bumper) is another sign. Usually a car this old will have gone through a numerous life cycle of parts such as; water pumps, alternators, starters, etc.... and this car has the original parts that came from the factory. Bill calls this car a "time warp". It had extensive sun damage from being parked out in the So Cal sun. I'll take sun damage any day compared to salt damage. Needless to say, I'm keeping this 2800 original, I have a 73 Bavaria that is my upgrade car, (Weber's, Alpina's, 5 speed, etc..) Bill Holmes sorted it out mechanically, Carl Nelson supplied many a part, and coupe King did the interior restoration and repaint in the original color, granada, it looks awesome. It will be at Bimmerfest next weekend in Santa Barbara. Just picture the linked 2800 to be granada, complete with coupe wheels to be my 2800 http://www.seniorsix.org/photos/otherimages/bmw2800_fromBMWAG_b.jpg Keep us updated on the progress of your tii and I look forward to seeing it at Bay Area 02 swap and show next month. G-Man 74 tii (many upgrades) 73 Bavaria 70 2800

Here is a nice one is Seattle, http://seattle.craigslist.org/car/145665727.html Definately check out coupe king, 2002haus in San Luis Obispo, 2002 Restorations in Eugene OR and the classifieds section of this forum. Where on the west coast do you live? G-Man

Vroomer, stop by my place in Santa Maria on the way down Sat AM and we'll take the back road (hwy 1 through Lompoc) on the way down to Santa Barbara. G-Man

Lori, Are you bringing your 02 that's been recently been restored to Bimmerfest in Santa Barbara on 8 April? Gordon

Try your local air cooled VW shop, the one near my house has a lot of Bosch parts and we pulled up the catalog and they had 02 parts in stock, for cheap. Since it was a VW shop, I got the parts tune up parts for cheap, I'm sure I save a lot there than going to an import parts place. G-Man Also try Mesa Performance, http://www.mesaperformance.com/web_store/web_store.cgi?page=bmwcat/tuneup.html&category=yes&cart_id=2578130.15917

Sheggaw, I bought the rebuild kits from Mesa Performance in Costa Mesa http://www.mesaperformance.com/web_store/web_store.cgi?page=bmwcat/carbkit.html&category=yes&cart_id=2578130.15917 and took them to the local carb shop that I found in the yellow pages. I had a local shop rebuild my Webers and the owner dialed the carb in. You could definately tell he's been doing this for years. I used Larry's carb shop is located on Holt Blvd in Montclair, just a couple of miles east of Pomona. Cross street was Central and Holt. I would suggest you call some BMW shops and ask who they use if you don't want to drive that far. Gordon

That was Peter Sliskovich's, aka, "coupeking" former car. An E9 csl coupe looks stunning in inka, much more than chamonix. Wonder what the reserve is? http://www.coupeking.com/product_main.php?product_id=317

I already have a 74 Sahara tii in CA, it's an original CA blue plate car. This tii will be at the Bay area 02 fest in Palo alto in May. For Bimmerfest, I'm taking my 70 E3 Euro spec 2800. G-Man 74 tii, 5 speed, lsd, sahara 73 Bavaria, 5 speed, Weber's, Alpina's, malaga 70 2800, 4 speed, Euro spec, totally stock (except for Nardi wheel), 95K original KM's on car, granada

Steve, I sent an email a couple of months ago to the Bimmerfest organizers asking that pre 76 BMW's park together instead of being scattered throughout the event like last year. They said they were receptive to that. I haven't heard anymore on that, have you? This would have the NK, E3, E9, & 1600/2002'S parked together instead of being parked next to the E46 crowd with their 22" bling bling rims and stereo/video systems that cost more than our cars. You remember, am I right on that one... G-Man http://www.bimmerfest.com/events/2006SB/2006sb.php

Everytime I go to the pik-a-part yard, I make sure I get one off of many of the automatic E23, E28's that are abundent in the local U-pull yards. G-Man

Check this link out, everything you want to know about importing a Euro spec car to the states. 25 years is the key DOT issue about safety. Here in CA, I wouldn't import any car newer than 76 if you don't want to deal with smog rules. This article was written three years ago, so I would imagine the prices have gone up since then. http://www.bayarea02.com/features/importing/index.html G-Man

Congrats on your score, I have owned several 74 2002's over the years and I like 74's better than any other square tail light year. If you need parts since you live in OC, I recommend Mesa perforrmance in Costa Mesa http://www.mesaperformance.com/ or for really hard to find parts (front grille, etc...) go to coupe king in Wilmington (LA Harbor area) http://www.coupeking.com/ Bring your 2002 to Bimmerfest next month in Santa Barbara and meet some of the rest of the So Cal 2002 crowd. http://www.bimmerfest.com/events/2006SB/2006sb.php G-Man 74 2002 tii 73 Bavaria 70 2800

I'm sure Mike needs a parts car for his 69 2002 (Wolfgang) restoration and besides, it's close to home. G-Man

They are 4x100, I just don't know if they are the correct offset. May have to go with a different tire size? http://www.craigslist.org/sfc/pts/142900026.html G-Man

I am perfectly happy with the E21 sport wheel I found at the pik-a-part yard for $10. I guess I'm a cheap bastard but then again, I drive two E3's so I am a little warped. G-Man 74 tii 73 Bavaria 70 2800

The early alloys on this square tail light car look a lot better on a roundie than a squarie (IMHO). G-Man

In the meantime, I would ask all So Cal 02 owners to bring their 1600/2002 to Bimmerfest in Santa Barbara on 8 May. The E36, E46 crowd will be there in force & several E90's will be there as well. I'd like the vintage BMW crowd to really make a strong appearance at the fest, it's amazing the kids that are driving the newer BMW's have no idea of what a 2002 is. The E3, E9 , NK owners will be there as well so that's a good sign of strong appearance by pre 76 BMW's. If any So Cal 1600 02 owners get a chance, bring your 02 to Bay area 02 fest in Palo Alto on May 20 and 02 Fest West in San Luis Obispo some time in Sep. http://www.bimmerfest.com/events/2006SB/2006sb.php G-Man

This was on the E3, E9 email list, key phrase is "as long as supplies last." Light Alloy Wheels, 6.5" x 13" light alloy wheels. Fit BMW 2002 front and rear, BMW 3 Series (E21) rear only, for Euros 190.00 per wheel incl. 16% German VAT "Set of Wheels, made up of four 7" x 14" light alloy wheels, incl. mounting hardware. Fits BMW 2500, 3.0(E3), BMW 3.0-3.3 (E9), BMW 5 Series (E12, E28), BMW 6 Series (E24), BMW 7 Series (E23) for Euros 798.00 incl. 16% German VAT Set of Wheels, made up of four 7.5" x 15" light alloy wheels, incl. lockable hub covers. Fits BMW 5 Series (E28, E34), BMW 7 Series (E23, E32) for Euros 595.00 incl. 16% German VAT As long as supplies last! http://212.227.48.10/en/zubehoer/zubehoer_restposten.php I've got the 14x7 Alpina wheels on my E3, I like the look of those much better than the later style with the center caps. G-Man

In the links section, under 02 parts vendors, is Parker Performance, same thing but they have the radio mount plus guages. A quality product for the radio mount. I have one in my tii. http://www.parkerperformance.com/ G-Man

I used a clear plastic fuel filter on my former carbed 02, and I use the clear plastic ones on both my E3's. For my tii, I use the Mahle tii fuel filter. G-Man

Not as good looking as the Citroen DS but this car is unique http://santabarbara.craigslist.org/car/136489523.html