Hello,and help .. I am assembling a car that I did not take apart . The car was in storage since 1980 and the screws to hold the interior trim and and all the stainless trim are missing. I am looking for an assembly manual or a guide to tell me the gauge and length of the screws I need to put the 1966 BMW 2000cs back together . Thanks for any help
Screws
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Just buy a large assortment from Ace Hardware in stainless SAE, they aren't available in metric anyway.
if you look at the trim on realoem.com, you will generally find the correct size of the fastener spec'd. sometimes the length is important ... for instance, so you don't scratch the window glass.
Bwana
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Try Sears hardware once you determine the size. I've found the elusive metric sheetmetal screws in the bins there. And all sheetmetal screws holes are not the same. I learned the hard way on my door pulls and door cards that SAE screws don't just fit right into metric holes. Make the extra effort and find the correct metric screw
Try these guys
https://www.belmetric.com/
http://www.metricmcc.com/
http://www.mcmaster.com/#metric-sheet-metal-screws/=idh67j
Try these guys
https://www.belmetric.com/
http://www.metricmcc.com/
http://www.mcmaster.com/#metric-sheet-metal-screws/=idh67j
Fastenal also has a lot of metric screws - if you know what you need! I have gotten quite a few hard to find ones from their local store, but their internet site has a LOT of options: www.fastenal.com
Bell Metric
Car Snob,
With a name like that it is a little hard to give out info but I am feeling generous tonight. I am surprised no one has told you about Bell Metric as in bellmetric.com. They have it all for fasteners, provide good service and are very responsive to any questions. Another good source is Walloth & Nesth in Germany. W&N has complete fastener kits for CSs although I don't know if they cover the 2000 CS.
The second part of your question and perhaps the hardest is identifying the fasteners you need. I would recommend a BMW white parts catalog (2 volumes) ideally for a 2000 CS but because a number of body parts are the same as the 3.0 CS, possibly, a 2800 or 3.0 CS parts catalog will help you solve some of the questions. There are ones in print and you may get them on CD also. I think they have more detail than Real OEM and Penske and have the unique feature of being able to cut and paste (literally). I have used the parts catalog extensively for my build and the detail, down to nut, bolts and misc, is incredible.
I hope this helps.
Regards, Jon
Car Snob,
With a name like that it is a little hard to give out info but I am feeling generous tonight. I am surprised no one has told you about Bell Metric as in bellmetric.com. They have it all for fasteners, provide good service and are very responsive to any questions. Another good source is Walloth & Nesth in Germany. W&N has complete fastener kits for CSs although I don't know if they cover the 2000 CS.
The second part of your question and perhaps the hardest is identifying the fasteners you need. I would recommend a BMW white parts catalog (2 volumes) ideally for a 2000 CS but because a number of body parts are the same as the 3.0 CS, possibly, a 2800 or 3.0 CS parts catalog will help you solve some of the questions. There are ones in print and you may get them on CD also. I think they have more detail than Real OEM and Penske and have the unique feature of being able to cut and paste (literally). I have used the parts catalog extensively for my build and the detail, down to nut, bolts and misc, is incredible.
I hope this helps.
Regards, Jon