Factory headliner colors

[RichenFamous]

Good day folks,

Looking for a little info.

I have searched through photos of factory brochures but did not find an answer to my question. Were there any factory optioned headliner colors other than white/ivory/off white? Specifically for a 1972 3.0CSi.

Secondary question, will the birth certificate from BMW Classic, what information is given other than production and destination country?

Cheers to all.
Rich

 

[rsporsche]

secondary question first - with the VIN, they will tell you its birth date, the date it was delivered to either a dealer (non-USA) or to Hoffman (USA). they will tell you the original color. this is about all of the information that you are going to get.

to my knowledge there were only 2 colors of headliners for the e9 - the CSL had a black headliner and all other CS / CSi had the off-white headliner. it was basically a white, but not pure white ... they yellowed over the years, so the exact original white color is not a definable thing.

 

[HB Chris]

SEM Ranger White is a great match.

 

[tdgray]

Oh… great to know Chris! Very timely as my new front panel is coming this week.

 

[HB Chris]

Paint shops did not carry it even though they had a lot of SEM, you may need to order online.

 

[rsporsche]

i forgot that i had listed ranger white in the FAQ - what color goes where ...

Thread 'E9 - Color placement - what color goes where?'

Jan 28, 2021

E9 - color placement - what color goes where?
The main premise of this thread is to get things painted correctly, if you are striving for the look of originality. I am sure there will be some debate about certain items, and that discussion helps us all have better examples. So this is a work-in-progress. I have been collaborating with our friends HB Chris and Markos.
BODY EXTERIOR
These items - body color
1. All topside panels...

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[rsporsche]

i just looked up SEM and 'color coat' is not made in ranger white. there are 2 in 'vinyl coat' that are ranger white -
Ranger White Part #M25063
Ranger Off-White Part #M25073

any idea which one is most correct Chris?

 

[RichenFamous]

secondary question first - with the VIN, they will tell you its birth date, the date it was delivered to either a dealer (non-USA) or to Hoffman (USA). they will tell you the original color. this is about all of the information that you are going to get.

to my knowledge there were only 2 colors of headliners for the e9 - the CSL had a black headliner and all other CS / CSi had the off-white headliner. it was basically a white, but not pure white ... they yellowed over the years, so the exact original white color is not a definable thing.

Soooo… my navy blue headliner is not oem? LOL. Didn’t think so, just wanted to confirm.

Thank you for the info!

 

[jmackro]

Soooo… my navy blue headliner is not oem?

Nor are your black sunvisors; they should be covered with the same white material as the headliner.