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Many years ago Roger sold items on eBay. There was a NOS left trapezoid mirror listed. I messaged him and asked if he had a right mirror as well. There was, but it was at his fathers house in the garage and he would get back to me. I bought both mirrors. When they arrived both were the repros that BMW offered for a while. I paid NOS prices for what turned out to be readily available parts. I dislike being lied to and have never done business with Roger again.

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Excellent Momo Prototipo silver spoke steering wheel. Lightly used, 35cm, proper Momo BMW horn button. $310+shipping. PM if interested.

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Hey,

I have a set of “driver quality” beltline trim. Small dings and scratches, but all are straight with no major whacks. Drivers door piece has key scratches. Includes 4 seam  covers. $415+shipping, PayPal fees included. I can supply new plastic clips and good used/new metal retainers with nuts for extra cost. PM me if interested.

Also have trim piece between tail lights on a roundie. Straight, no hardware, minor key scratches from trunk lock, nice. $45+shipping, PayPal fees included. PM me if interested. 

Thanks! 

Art

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On 7/7/2019 at 5:50 PM, bimmerwork said:

thanks guys for the info on the 242/245 issue... i'm only looking for the "pin" that the throw-out bearing lever pivots on, and the small plugs that close off holes in the case.  understanding which trans that i have will make things much easier to find in the ETK.

The throw out arm pivot is available from Ireland Engineering as a bronze replacement. If you carefully pivot one side of the selector rod plugs with a punch, you can pull or pry them out and reuse them. Just use a sealer on the flat edges during install.

On 6/11/2019 at 11:15 PM, mike said:

Original FPS wheels on my Sahara '73.  Took me 20 years to put the set together in the days before the internet....

 

And before anyone asks--plain (no Roundel) center caps are also correct for these wheels, per the folks at BMW Classic.  Check the '72 and '73 sales catalogs...plain hubcaps.  

 

mike

The last statement is so true! I remember putting Roundels over the plain caps because the tire shops tried to punch the hubcovers out the wrong direction and dented the hell out of them! But I don’t think the correct sized Roundels showed up til 74.

You know that old saying “you can never have enough pictures of your car or your dog”?

242 is a four speed. Threaded hole is indeed for backup switch, though there is also an Allen bolt above the selector shaft that threads into rear case.

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That cabrio sure looks familiar? Here is a pic of my 71 with Cromodora CD32’s for your consideration. They are a period correct wheel and I think look great on a white car. Also have Campagnolo Ragno’s on a white tii. If you are interested I can post a pic of those, though they are pretty tough to find.

Art

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1 hour ago, Conserv said:

 

I’ll play, Art.

 

VIN 3573189. No such number. No such phone!

 

U.S.-spec 1971’s are 167xxxx and 257xxxx. Did someone repair a 257xxxx VIN and make it, inadvertently or intentionally, into a 357xxxx VIN?

 

Or is it a trick question, and the answer is “WTF: BMW never produced a robin’s egg blue!”

 

Best regards,

 

Steve

 

Correct answer is, Fritz and Willie in the VIN stamping department we’re having a bad day when 3189 was coming down the line!?

On 7/2/2019 at 6:37 AM, NYNick said:

I'm with Steve on this one. The stamped VIN on the right inner fender is very hard to duplicate or replace. Let's see that picture, loud and clear.

 

I purposely taped over the primer on mine before final paint exactly for this reason. Clarity!

1971 US spec 2002. What’s wrong with this picture??

Hey Steve,

I am not able to leave transaction feedback for jp5touring. Will not accept the title “WTB Black face instrument Bezel and Valve Cover”  Original post June 19th. Thanks!

Art

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4 hours ago, Conserv said:

 

As soon as my $75K 507 arrives: it’s mint — the Prince told me it was en route.... ?

 

Best regards,

 

Steve

 

Dude, I hate to tell you, that princely 507 is in my garage! Wanna trade??

Hey Steve,

Any time you want to make a quick hunski on it let me know!

Art