Charles in PA

Even the diving boards would have saved you there!

I said it before, he needs his own show!

Received this same message yesterday. Thanks for the heads up.

PM’d you Pierre. Exactly what I am looking for, thanks!

I am working on installing a pair of new trunk boards in my 74tii. The original board for the driver's side of trunk has three metal pieces on the underside of the board that help clip it to the trunk metal (see attached picture). Like the boards themselves, I don't believe the metal pieces are any longer available from BMW. I don't want to take the hardware off my original board so I am posting here to see if anyone here would be willing to sell an old, late-model trunk board for the driver's side with the hardware intact or just the three metal clips themselves. Thanks

Your interior and seats look very nice, like it doesn't need to be touched at all but I can appreciate the compulsion to get it just exactly perfect. I have been shopping around for leather seat covers to recover the original seats to my 74tii. You may want to check out Steven Sperling. From my research, he does period correct covers at reasonable prices. Have seen his work here on FAQ and he's also on Instagram at zoomzoomzoom_ing. For what it is worth. Good luck with your project. Cheers

Welcome! Tell us more about your tii.

Here are a couple of pictures of the backside of my door cards (original from a 74tii), a full shot and then a close-up of the trailing edge. Staples secure the vinyl to the board nearly all the way around except along the top edge where it is glued to the trim strip.

Phil, I don't have a picture of the entire rear panel handy but mine is stapled all the way around. I will take a picture tonight when I get home and can pull out my other rear panel.

Phil, I just sent one of my rear panels off to the upholster not too long ago to get fixed as the cardboard backing had a couple of large cracks. As you can see if the picture, the vinyl is stapled to the cardboard. Looking at your first picture in the upper right hand corner I can just make out the staples holding securing the vinyl to the cardboard on the upper edge. You may also want to try cleaning the vinyl with Goop if it is available where you are. It does a great job taking off the old dirt and grime, brings a nice shine back to the vinyl. Good luck with your project. Cheers, Charles

The nose panel on my 74 tii was replaced back in 1992 when a previous owner had major body work done to the car. The nose was not a tii nose as it came with a snorkel which was not removed and the upper seams on the panel were never sealed. After I purchased the car last year, I connected with the owner of the body shop that did the work and he gave me a dozen pictures he took of the car when it was in his shop. When I pointed out the seams not being filled he said had he known he would have filled them!

The top seams on that front nose piece is not sealed. Perhaps the nose has been replaced.

@esty, I was at Joann's Fabrics looking at marine vinyl I made a few templates but they did not come out right and with my type A OCD I wanted a set that were just exactly perfect.

Looking for a pair of vinyl flanking strips for left and right sides that cover the lower portion of the wheel well. I have the center vinyl piece, lacking the side strips. thanks

The owner of that lovely 74tii @simonjb just posted about his new acquisition. He probably doesn’t know the “hole” story.

Drove out to Myerstown, PA to meet Tom Bass and gather some history on my 74tii. Tom was the Sales Manager for Manheim BMW from 1972-1982 and in 1976 sold my 74tii to its second owner Byron Clark of Lebanon, PA. Tom remembered the car well and shared much I did not know. He said the car was originally ordered by H.A. Boyd, the owner of Manheim BMW. Boyd was a BMW distributor servicing PA, MA and DE. Boyd, Tom said, ordered the car for himself, picked it up in Germany, and drove it around for about a month on vacation in lieu of a rental. He then had the car shipped back home and sold it at the dealership. It was a practice, Tom said, that Boyd had done for several years. Tom also confirmed for me the first owner of the car, a gentleman name Roland "Rollie" Lane from somewhere out of Maryland. His family, he said, was in the fish business. I am still trying to find old Rollie. Tom spent about an hour with me sharing stories about his life, the car business and selling BMWs in the early 70's. He got his start in 1968 selling Volkswagons and BMWs at H.A. Boyd Volkswagon in Lebanon, PA. He said Boyd one year (he thinks 1970) held out a free trip to Europe to any salesman that sold a dozen BMWs. Tom sold 15. Boyd took Tom and his wife Janet to Europe for five weeks, paid for everything. During his time working for Boyd, Tom also recalled meeting Max Hoffman, including lunch in Munich and and going to Hoffman's house in Germany. Tom said he also saw Hoffman in New York City when Hoffman would host functions for BMW dealers and salespeople. Tom is 81, born February 1941. He notes all the other sales guys he worked with in the early 70's selling BMWs have passed on. The last of a breed.

I was not going to use GOOP on the headliner, bought some Magic Erasers for that job. The cardboard backing on the rear panel card has a bit of crack. I was thinking some glue to repair the cracks. Any other options short of new board?

I am looking to put the original door cards and seats that came with my car back in. Found this post and tried GOOP on one of the rear panels last evening. It worked like a charm! The results were pretty impressive. I am sold.

My least favorite thing about my 02 is that it lacks a companion 02 in my garage.