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Steve, I only painted the centers. These wheels already had like new silver paint -as original from Coupeking.

Project 75: Refresh the finish on the seat belts. In a prior life someone had covered the seat belt cable with the plastic corrugated jacketing for wire harnesses (image 0050.jpg). I am not fond of that material. The seat belt buzzer switch I will never use again. So it was off with the...

Project 74: Replace the missing anchor point / eyelet on the spare tire well and spare mounting bracket inside the tire well. The PO's body shop did a fine job of blending in the new spare tire well. Unfortunately they did not install the original eyelet / tiedown on the outside of the well...

This is the best aluminum polish I've found. No, beltline trim did not have any coating on it, hence the oxidation over time. Yes, I used a microfiber as shown in image 0022 above to apply the ceramic coating. I use the corner as you have to cut it off when it dries hard.

Occasionally you have to go backwards. Which I really try and avoid. In this case the rear bumper alignment was not perfect, the correct bumperette rubber covers had arrived along with the correct center seam chrome cover. All of this warranted dropping the bumper and reworking these items...

Project 73: Polish and Ceramic coat the belt line trim. All of the belt line trim on the car had been simply polished with no protection. After a few years the raw aluminum gets dull. I was not about to remove all of the trim, have it repolished and Cerikote it. So I took the decision to...

This is an image of Patricia Mayer's seat -known original- with ~34k miles. Piped on upper and lower sections. 1974 U.S. Market 3.0 CS VIN no. 4330055

Extremely impressive effort. Few understand that so much of the quality on a beautiful paint job is done at this metal stage. This is a vivid example where few will appreciate the tight gap to the edge of the taillamp frame. Most shops would achieve this gap with more bondo. When it is...

Fjord. Fjord. Fjord.

Make sure you look for E12 wheel caps, very different than the earlier '74 E9 wheel.

Project 72: Rebuild, clean, adjust and repair front door mechanisms. These are some of the replacement parts that are going in each door. The W&N clear plastic membrane with adhesive is the final step in buttoning up the door. This skin for some reason adds substantially to a quiet and...

Project 71: Restore the functionality of the Engine Compartment lamp A big thank you to @Stevehose for the link to Oil's bracket: https://oilsdesigngroup.com/product/support-for-hood-light-switch/ I rerouted the wiring in the hood, replaced the switch and installed the Oil's bracket. Then I...

Project 70: Install E28 Rear window lift motors, realign glass, new weatherstripping and adjustments The PO had simply reinstalled both original rear window lift mechanisms without cleaning or replacing the worn gaskets. Both new weatherstripping seals were installed on the inside and the...

Project 69 Install new under hood insulation. This is the W&N product with a very good die pattern to match the underhood cut outs. No trimming is required. This adhesive is extremely aggressive. You really need to be in the final position once the adhesive backing makes contact. Otherwise...

Project 68: Fabricate trunk carpeting with tool caddy Today was fabricating the trunk floor carpeting. This is a pattern for the US / Federalized E9. I am done with this pattern. If anyone needs to make the same trunk carpeting, the pattern is free to you. Just pay shipping. Carpet will...

Well.....That was easy! Thank you Steve!

Looking to purchase (1) of these tabs in the engine compartment that actuates the engine compartment lamp switch at closure. I believe it is common to the E3. See attached image.

Sold to Hal Boyles.

This is a set of lightly used leather seat covers in Tan leather (Code L 0303). These were installed by the prior owner of my current E9 project and had very few miles on them. They are of modest quality and the lower skirts have been re-dyed in a slightly darker shade of tan. First three...

Looks to be a very nice set. Just saw it on BaT. I don't know the seller. https://bringatrailer.com/listing/fps-wheels-for-bmw/