1982 320i USA, 5spd, Saphirblau-metallic, Pergament (beige)

dstech · Post by **dstech** » Wed Dec 22, 2004 8:09 pm

To be painted original color in Jan 2005.
263,000 miles (no engine rebuild, all original)
3rd owner
In the process of being restored

Jeroen · Post by **Jeroen** » Thu Dec 23, 2004 1:55 pm

I love those beige interiors, the are quite rare here in Europe! But... is that an E30 rear seat?

dstech · Post by **dstech** » Fri Dec 24, 2004 5:09 pm

jeroen wrote:I love those beige interiors, the are quite rare here in Europe! But... is that an E30 rear seat?

That's a good question, I honestly don't know. That's the way I purchased the car.

Anyone in the US know?

Jeroen · Post by **Jeroen** » Fri Dec 24, 2004 5:30 pm

I'm 99% sure it's E30 even though I've never seen leatherette in an E30 but that could be an early E30 thing.

BTW can you make a better pic of the parking brake cover? That one's also new to me, sofar I've only seen the harmonica-like rubber boot!

dstech · Post by **dstech** » Fri Dec 24, 2004 10:54 pm

more pics...

gerrit323 · Post by **gerrit323** » Sat Dec 25, 2004 10:29 am

These are definitely e30 seats.

Those leatherette upholstery's in e30 where on special request.
I've looked it up in a "coulors and upholstery" manual of '84 that I have and you could have those in 5 colors

0156 perlbeige (thats your color)
0155 nutria (dark brown)
0166 black (black)
0167 pacific (blue)
0168 piniengreen (green)

If I remember correct you could order those up to '86 so they become
very rare

Take care of them so as for you car.

dstech · Post by **dstech** » Sat Dec 25, 2004 8:58 pm

The rear seats match the front seats quite well. Is it possible that this was an option in the USA for 1982?

Check out this USA auction for another '82 320i....the seats look the same.

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayI ... 02993&rd=1

Jeroen · Post by **Jeroen** » Sun Dec 26, 2004 1:36 am

Yeah they look the same but the cut-outs for the seat belts and the not-quite-100% fit make is genuine E30 stuff!

BTW the handbrake cover thing looks familiar now... some kind of aftermarket thing... seen it before (was also available on the Golf I for example I believe)... can't remember the brand... something like Kamei?

dstech · Post by **dstech** » Tue Dec 28, 2004 4:31 am

That's definitely strange. I wonder if the previous owner put those seats in the car because of damage to the stock seats. They look fine nonetheless.

Kamei is a major aftermarket supplier for VW/Audi. I'll have to check to see if I can get a new one, because this one is showing some wear.

Thanks!
Dan

Madhatter · Post by **Madhatter** » Mon Jan 03, 2005 6:27 pm

I just noticed, this is surposed to be the same colour as my E30 (same code), when mixing the paints it comes out a dark colour though, real dark, so i wonder what the deal is. I had problems trying to match the original paint you see

Here is the colour of my E30

Have you got any other body pics of your E21? want to compare colours.

Nils · Post by **Nils** » Wed Jan 05, 2005 7:42 pm

My Saphire blue 320/6 A is is also in this section....

dstech · Post by **dstech** » Thu Jan 06, 2005 6:35 am

sure, there is a nice patch of paint on the sunroof that still looks good as new....I'll try to get a pic sometime.

Rachel · Post by **Rachel** » Thu Jan 27, 2005 9:15 pm

Cool. I have a saphirblau E30.. it had blue vinyl interior.. I do find your color combination unique.
Oh, and yeah.. I tried an E30 backseat in my E21 and it fit JUST like that. Jeroen was on the ball there.. most definitely E30.

kermit · Post by **kermit** » Sat Apr 09, 2005 3:16 pm

The front seats look E30 as well

fujioko · Post by **fujioko** » Sat Dec 09, 2006 4:45 am

I purchased this car from dtech back in March of ’05. The interior was from an E30. I replaced the interior with the correct E21 stuff. I put a lot of work into the car, including Zender fiberglass replica bumper covers. The car looked sharp! Anyway too many BMWs so I sold it to another enthusiast.

The car is still running and currently in use by the new owner