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Finally found myself a fairly tidy 1975 Polaris 3.0 CSi. Is straight apart from a few minor niggles I need to address: sorting the incorrectly re-trimmed interior and ditching that horrid momo steering wheel is near the top of my list though the first job is replacing the its current BBS wheels with a nifty set of those Cromodora-esque slotted types as soon I research all the tyre options.

Expect lots of dopey newbie questions.
Ben
 

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If you have been lurking for a while, you know what I am about to ask...

See the black bar atnthe top of the page? Click the CS Registry words and register your coupe!

Also, VERY pretty. I like that interior!!
 
Love the interior, also hate the steering wheel. Someone will buy it off you.
 
Congratulations, looks great! I agree that that wheel needs to go. But, rather than an original steering wheel, I'd suggest that a wood-rimmed Nardi might better suit the current interior. Just an opinion.
 
+1 on kwyjibo,

considering the redone and renewed interior you can not go for an original wheel (the three slim radius one), you should look for a nardi or a petri !

i.e. petri wheel (standard in CSL version)
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good luck

ah !, very nice car
 
Those wood rimmed Nardi wheels are mighty nice as is the one in that pic deQuincey posted but my lofty plan is to get the car as close as I can to how it was when it left the factory.

Speaking of which (and this is my first of many noobie questions), is there some resource for finding out the original spec for each car? Would like to know whether this car originally had a navy interior for example.
Many thanks
Ben
 
VIN will only tell you exterior color and date made.


decampos said:
Those wood rimmed Nardi wheels are mighty nice as is the one in that pic deQuincey posted but my lofty plan is to get the car as close as I can to how it was when it left the factory.

Speaking of which (and this is my first of many noobie questions), is there some resource for finding out the original spec for each car? Would like to know whether this car originally had a navy interior for example.
Many thanks
Ben
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Let me repeat, I really love your interior. A personal taste thing I guess but that cool looking piping on the seats and the rear headrests a not a stock interior. I suppose someone would be very willing to swap for an interior that is period-correct for your car.

I myself would considerate but I need to keep my interior red, but I digress...
 
Stevehose said:
email VIN to [email protected] and they will tell you month/year of build and color.
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Thanks for that. They replied to me within an hour. Interesting, the car was made in Jan '74, sent to the UK in June '74 and not registered until well into '75. I would have thought a Polaris E9 would have sold quicker than that. Perhaps the original interior trim was bright brown Leatherette.

Stan said:
Let me repeat, I really love your interior. A personal taste thing I guess but that cool looking piping on the seats and the rear headrests a not a stock interior.
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Thanks for your comment. I've had a few people shoot me a horrified look when I suggested I intend to have it redone in a stock shade. The light grey has very much grown on me, certainly seems a much friendlier interior than the other E9s I've sat in.

glenn in encinitas said:
Very cool interior - except the wheel!
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I've managed to get a hold of a more stock looking wheel. Christ it's huge, is like a wheel from a bus when compared to the Moma. Much nicer to my eyes though.
 

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The big wheel will grow on you. These days I´m really irritated when I rent a car and the manufacturers seem to think I want to handle a bulls d..k all day...

BTW, you caught the bakelite version of the wheel. Probably from a lowly (2500/2800) E3 or an 02. An E9 should have the leather or wood version.

Leather:

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Thanks for the replys

Tierfreund said:
The big wheel will grow on you. These days I´m really irritated when I rent a car and the manufacturers seem to think I want to handle a bulls d..k all day...
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I'll probably now suffer a horrible mental image next time I drive a modern car.

m_thompson said:
Mine is identical to the one in decampos' pictures.
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That's interesting. Do you know if it's original? The wheel was sold to me as an E9 wheel from these guys: http://www.linwar.com/bmw_e9_cs_parts_spares.html
They (like me) might have assumed 2002 wheels were interchangeable with E9s.
At least I can now see all the dials.
 
i'm pretty sure it was the 1974 model year, along with vertical to horizontal seat patterns. i'm pretty sure all bmws changed then ... i know that the 2002 steering wheel changed as well.
 
decampos said:
I've had a few people shoot me a horrified look when I suggested I intend to have it redone in a stock shade.
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Someone certainly went to a lot of trouble to put in that grey interior with the contrasting piping. Even the ashtray inserts are grey! I'm not sure I love it - it sure doesn't look original - but it does appear nicely done.

I've managed to get a hold of a more stock looking wheel. Christ it's huge, is like a wheel from a bus when compared to the Moma. Much nicer to my eyes though.
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Yes, the stock wheels were huge - about 425mm. It's puzzling why BMW would have specified such a large diameter wheel in a car with power steering. I agree with Tierfreund - at least here in the States, e9's came with wood-rimmed wheels.

If you do want a smaller diameter wheel, you could go with 390mm Nardi - smaller than stock, but larger than the Momo that was on your car. I'm not familiar with the sizes of Petri wheels - something 380-400mm would also fill out the volume without seeming too huge.
 
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Yes, the stock wheels were huge - about 425mm. It's puzzling why BMW would have specified such a large diameter wheel in a car with power steering.
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For steering with the knees while I sip my espresso?
 
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