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Seat belts became US federal law in 1968. It would seem to be a good place for an over-the-shoulder retractor? Seems a bit early for this technology though. I'm totally guessing. M

Any tips for how to get the mat material into the doors and how much is needed? I have seen it applied to the inside of the door skin and also to the inside of the door "frame" to which the door panel mounts. Any comments on pros and cons of mounting in either or both of these locations?

Does the eBay supplier have any more of these chains or was this a one-off? If they have more, can u please provide a link? thx!

Fingers crossed.

@Sahara Don't leave us hanging! Was there a positive outcome to your saga?

What year did they make the change? What features fail? thx!

I guess for the definitive answer one should go to the source: https://www.bmw.com/en/automotive-life/bimmer-beamer-nickname-origin.html

I've had similar issues after swapping plug wires and getting the firing sequence out of order.

One scammer told me - "I should be offended by your lack of trust, but because I am a good Christian I will forgive you if you still send the money." I guess since i didn't send the money he never forgave me.

I should have been more clear. The dashes have been sitting there so long that I probably will never get around to repairing them myself. I'm all ears to hear / see more about your reproductions.

I am all ears now that I have an attic with three randomly cracked dashes I was going to get around to figuring out how to repair "some day".

So - wait. It's some kind of wireless gizmo w/a coil that fits on the spark plug and fires via a radio signal - Impossible?!? Where is the induction coming from?!? I double checked, and it's not April 1st yet.

Looks like the Weber "K206" conversion kit is still a "thing": https://www.ebay.com/itm/BMW-2002-Dual-40-DCOE-Weber-Carburetor-Kit-Redline-Kit-K206/271417433652?hash=item3f31bd5e34:g:0RUAAOSwCtJaH2j5 M

Out of curiosity, where did you get what you list as "2002 spec" in your table? I noticed that what I found in the Haynes manual and what you listed are slightly different.

Yes, installed it w/ inertial cutoff, extra fuse block / relay directly from battery, ran new fuel line so as not to pressurize the in-cabin plastic line, etc. When it's all installed it's pretty invisible. I know the mechanical are extremely reliable, but I did somehow like the idea that if the electric pump failed I could find one at any auto parts store in the middle of nowhere. Of course, that's me dreaming about all the cross country road trips I'm going to take while in reality most of my trips thus far have been jaunts to ice cream, the hardware store or my daughter's soccer games. ?

Thanks for the specs. Here is what I have found thus far. I can't remember why I marked the yellow items yellow - I think I was undecided, but ordered them anyway. As you can see I biased myself towards Toby's real world experience! We'll just have to see how they work using AFR logging. I ended up converting to electric fuel pump. I liked the clean look and in cases where the car sits for a week or more without starting, I never worry about having to crank too long. Code Toby (this forum) Haynes manual 2x DCOE 45s Haynes 2 2X DCOE 40s My First Shot D Primary Venturi 32 34 34 32 E Aux Venturi 5 4.5 4.5 F Main Jet 125 130 125 130 G Emulsion Tube F9 F16 F9 H Air corrector Jet 200 180 170 190 I Idle Jet 50 50F8 55F8 50 F8 J Acc Pump Jet 40 40 40 K Acc Pump inlet valve w/ Ex. orifice 45 60 55 L Needle Valve 225 200 200

I'm not far behind you. I just finished installing my IE Street/Track header and SS exhaust with the AFR sensor bung today. Boy I wish they had a diagram to show which way the different kinks in the collector and the muffler pipes were supposed to go. I had to fit and refit several times until it cleared everything. Next I'll install the AFR sensor and see how my seat of the pants tuning with the Weber 32/36 went. Then, I'm fitting dual DCOE 40's with the IE intake. What are you running for cam and compression? Where will you start for jetting & venturis? M

Related question. Can you pull the cam with the engine/head still in the car? I can't quite eyeball if it will slide out with the grilles removed? M