What did you do to your E9 today?

[lip277]

Great looking coupe!

Thanks....
It's not seen the light of day too much since I got it back from @sfdon
Was fun to get it out. I received a bunch of honks and thumbs up...
Hopefully I will get it out more than I have been able to. Knock on wood that that will be easier to do as I just retired from work last month

 

[Wobdog]

Bumper brackets painted, bumper on and grills in. Grills will be adjusted this is first pass at fitment

 

[Arde]

Bumper brackets painted, bumper on and grills in. Grills will be adjusted this is first pass at fitment

Looking good.
Strange to have the windshield washer fluid filled when the car has no windshield .

 

[tdgray]

Gotta test the squirters somehow

 

[eriknetherlands]

@BinksE9

While you have such a good view of the innerside of the rockers, can you make 2 pics, looking into the front clip, andninto the back clip?

The build up of these sections come up regularly, and your car offers tremendous "insight".

 

[BinksE9]

@BinksE9

While you have such a good view of the innerside of the rockers, can you make 2 pics, looking into the front clip, andninto the back clip?

The build up of these sections come up regularly, and your car offers tremendous "insight".

Hi and yes,
I can do the with back half, I have delivered the front clip already so I don't have access to that part for pictures. It will be about 10 days before I can that.
Ed

 

[Dlc]

Whilst the E9 is in sleep mode during winter here in central Europe, I have been busy on some upgrades:

-I had my ignition and trunk lock re-keyed to work with the same key as the doors, now am very happy to go with just one single key for everything (before that I had 3!) Locks have been tested and re-installed
-then I had two copies of my master key made, using original BMW Pebra blanks - aren't they lovely!
-finally, I have swapped my original driver's side mirror (53 years old) for a fresh and new one, the passenger's side is next

so even if winter is a non-driving period, one can be busy on their hobby

PS. if you are wondering why the car looks so empty - all seats are out to get re-upholstered, all dooor cards are out getting re-done...

 

[Beaudave]

Someone on here must have a 3.3Li. @OCCoupe owned one for a few years, he may have reference photos. @Dirk has a Taiga 3.3Li & may also have a few reference photos too.

This is the center armrest console Eric Anton sold many years ago. It screws to the transmission tunnel with 4 stainless screws 2 a few inches from the shift console & 2 in the rear under the folding arm rest. There's a small piece of black speaker cloth that covers the front bracket.


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Hi guys, this is exacltly what I'm looking for! Thanks for the info. I fI can't find it, i will try to build one, or adapt one of those sold on the internet.. I like driving with my right arm not "hanging"...

 

[Beaudave]

OK, so I put the E3 armrest in the E9. My car has Recaro seats and width between the seats is 18 cm. E3 Armrest is 15,5 cm width. I think it works and looks ok even if the middle armrest is pushed back. See fotos. Maybe a bit massive? Even the leather fits nearly. Main problem : it is too low about 6 cm and I have to think about the fixing problem which is a even bigger problem when I have to lift the armrest about 6 cm. And I have to drill holes in the E9 body 100%. Also I can´t use and see the back ashtray anymore (ok it is not allowed to use it also)


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Nice job !

 

[Ulrich 3.0 CSA]

Nice job !

Final Look of armrest.

 

[Beaudave]

Hi Ulrich, hey, that looks albsolutely great. I hope you dont mind I am going to copy your idea !!! Now, the only thing is to find the armrest. Do you know where I can get one? I live in France, we have quite a few BMWs, but not quite sure I can easily find one.
Then, I will be asking you some questions, like:
- how did to fix it?
- is it high enough? (I imagine the perfect height would be the same as the door armrest ?
- do you have a "slide forward" option? My E9 is manula, not automatic, so it makes even more sense to have your elbow resting while your hand on the shifter
- could you easily bring power? As for charging a cell phone?
Anyway, great job. Congratulations

 

[Ulrich 3.0 CSA]

Hi Ulrich, hey, that looks albsolutely great. I hope you dont mind I am going to copy your idea !!! Now, the only thing is to find the armrest. Do you know where I can get one? I live in France, we have quite a few BMWs, but not quite sure I can easily find one.
Then, I will be asking you some questions, like:
- how did to fix it?
- is it high enough? (I imagine the perfect height would be the same as the door armrest ?
- do you have a "slide forward" option? My E9 is manula, not automatic, so it makes even more sense to have your elbow resting while your hand on the shifter
- could you easily bring power? As for charging a cell phone?
Anyway, great job. Congratulations

Thanks,
As this armrest was only used in the E3 3.3 Li it is difficult to find.
I raised it 6 cm and mounted it with 4 screws to the floor.

 

[BMW3.0CSi]

Received some S38 parts back from water blasting to get a fresh new layer of paint!

 

[Beaudave]

Replaced my low beam lamps. Then found out they didn't need to be changed... But some fuses did. Man... they are so old they all look the same despite the Amps difference. I can't believe it. Look how thin the copper blade has become, even on the 16 and 25 Amps. And guess what? I replaced some of the old fuses with new ones... which just didn't work!!! Was making me nuts! then putting back the old ones would make the thing work again... until I found out that the spring blades on the fuse box had to be somewhat cleaned or scratched... Also, because of removing, and putting back in, some lamps died. One of the front parking lamp, and the ceiling one too... A 10 minutes job turned out to 3 hours! Made me remember my dad telling me: "If you don't know how to do it, don't touch it!"... Obviously, I never listened to my dad. He also would say.... "There is only 2 things Germans know how to do well. Cars, and war !"

 

[Wobdog]

Cleaned trunk carpet. Scary how dirty it was. May be a bit crazy but treated the rubber trim with Maguire tire gel. I actually looks great

 

[Wobdog]

Sorry for all the post, but getting a bit excitied that my coupe may actually be completed soon! Got hood and trunk on, front and back windsheild also on.

 

[bluecoupe30!]

Finally removed the headlight grills and cleaned up the aluminum trim and black plastic. Lots of sanding on the aluminum, but a familiar fix. The black plastic was much easier to clean up off the car. A nice January project. One I had been putting off, but perfect as I could remove and bring inside and work on in the warmth of my studio. Not in that chilly shop! Photo may not offer the best lighting, but I am pleased at how the aluminum responded to the sanding and polish.

 

[Wobdog]

I highly recomend this for the black plastic. I makes the grill look brand new and hides any the sanding marks you may have left

Finally removed the headlight grills and cleaned up the aluminum trim and black plastic. Lots of sanding on the aluminum, but a familiar fix. The black plastic was much easier to clean up off the car. A nice January project. One I had been putting off, but perfect as I could remove and bring inside and work on in the warmth of my studio. Not in that chilly shop! Photo may not offer the best lighting, but I am pleased at how the aluminum responded to the sanding and polish.


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Looks amazing!

 

[SJFry]

WobDog (Mike),
I was just snooping around the forum and saw your post about fixing your drivers side door lock. I have a 73 E9, and the cover is not working on my drivers lock cylinder. It just flaps back and forth as if the spring is broken or missing.

You mention Jerry-rigging a fix. Any chance you have some photos, or would be willing to talk me through it?

I took the cylinder to an old-school locksmith and they suggested getting a second cylinder for parts, just in case. I'd prefer to do the work myself, and save some $, if I could.

Many thanks,
Keith (I'm in San Jose)

 

[eriknetherlands]

While waiting on @Wobdog , you may already want to learn that the little flap that closes off the hole for the key in the lock, indeed is spring loaded.

I have a spare lock, where the spring is dislocated: still inside but not in the right location. On my kitchen table, with warmth, coffee, paitaince, perfect lighting and good tools,, I gave up after an hour.

I thus think that this little spring can only be (re)placed by removing (uncrimping) the crimped stainless steel round cover.

For this you need to remove the lock from the door.
To do that you need to remove the interior doorpanel.
I am not sure if you need to remove some of the internal door components; I think in my build thread I documented last year that with flex fingers and a make-it-yourself tool: a 3 mm thick flat spanner for the ~24mm nut on the inside of the doorskin)