Hello, it is one of the kind car with one of the kind color it is the best ever it is better than E9 I have aE9 but I just buy a 2002tii in Malaga color I am planning to change the color to this orange color I have a memory that will never die when I was 19 years old I had 2002ti with 2 twin Solex carburetor but sum how that back then never question why that car had a head light like E9 I know now 2002 never make a 4 headlight like E9 back wher I come from all the BMW was coming from Germany sum one made a nice setup like originals but hay that was nice and very nice with 4 headlight I took the bumper out and install a turbo spoiler I tell you man it was a blast good old days that never will come back unfortunately I left the country with one back pack and in the young age that you never think of picture will come a memory and I do not have a single picture from my young age I had that car for 2 years sold it and buy a blue E9 I have a blue E9 now and I will keep this 2002 and will change the color to orange after 44 years look like I having my cars back and tell me my friend do you have a same kind of memory that's why you buy a 2002Still not Coupe stuff, but related...
Old single stage paint can be resurrected with careful, multi-step polishing. I never would have guessed this paint would respond so well... it was very stained and had lots of contaminants embedded in it. I had to use a real clay bar on the hood after the first round of compounding it. It had some black specks all over it. Finally got those off and was able to polish it out. The trunk and roof also took considerable effort. I still have a lot to do, but it will shine up.
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Almost 5 hours to do the trunk lid, roof, and 1/2 the hood...
Ed Z
Wow great results! I had a Malaga '74. Very faded. took it to a specialist who said "don't bother". Eventually tried a mobile detailer, and he did get that old paint to show some sheen, but it did not last. Good news, it rains a lot here, so paint would often, look, well, shiny!Still not Coupe stuff, but related...
Old single stage paint can be resurrected with careful, multi-step polishing. I never would have guessed this paint would respond so well... it was very stained and had lots of contaminants embedded in it. I had to use a real clay bar on the hood after the first round of compounding it. It had some black specks all over it. Finally got those off and was able to polish it out. The trunk and roof also took considerable effort. I still have a lot to do, but it will shine up.
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Almost 5 hours to do the trunk lid, roof, and 1/2 the hood...
Ed Z
I must admit, 4 years ago, I had the under dash panels out, thought I was doing a good thing, cleaning up all ground connections, polishing terminals, proud of my effort. then sunroof did not work. Sad. But today, after some under-the-dash investigative work over the winter, my re-wiring job produced the desired effects. Sunroof opens, and more importantly, sunroof closes Yeah!
I even had time for a coffee.
