PLEASE HELP: 1977 320i connected tail lights question ?

[Khalil]

Dear all,
I am about to buy my first classic BMW which is a 1977 320i!
the only thing I have realized that it has a connected tail light and I have searched for information regarding these tail lights but with no Avail.
is it a special edition or do you have any info about it ? please help



Regards
K

[uwbuurman]

Hi Welcome. Nice e21 with original Dutch plates!! You are Dutch?

Not sure what you mean by connecties lights, other than that they work, when switched on.

The rear lights are type 1, so small lights in the lenzes, no foglight and a big brake light.

Or do you mean the reflectorplate beween the lights? You can swap it for the original black plate. The reflectorplates came with different text, like BMW or 323i.

Oh and the car on the picture is 1979 build and schrapped according to the Dutch dmv. It's a 320/6 so carb engine and not a 320i.

[Khalil]

thanks foe the replay,
No I am not dutch thats the only example I have found online !
sorry english is not my first language, I knew it was a reflector though I couldn't find a proper way of saying it other than a connected tail lights !
I figured out that its a model M through this post http://www.bmwe21.net/?page_id=137 but it says they were made on 1982 ! I am a bit confused
ill try to upload the photos of the car I saw and planning to buy
the young seller did a not bad job of restoring it though he got rid of the original rims as he said they were completely useless, the radio broke beyond repair, he said the cap on the engine is not the original, and the radiator needs to be replaced ! the good things he repaired the rust stripped the car painted it, and as far as else I know mechanically is good ! he is asking for 4000 euro...

PHOTOS WILL FOLLOW

[Khalil]

these are the photos !











the young owner claiming the car being 1977 model, its automatic transmission 3 speed, and when I drove it the steering was quite heavy until the car picks up speed !
he did a bad job with the rims, lower suspension but when I buy it I am going to do a good job restoring it further!

please let me know what do u think guys and it its worth 4K euros !

Thanks guys

[uwbuurman]

Haha, ugly rims indeed!! The reflectorplate has been moet nted some years later, I guess. It's easy to change it back to the black plate.

It's a 320i alright so 1977 is probably right. You can check with the vin nummer on BMWfans.info, in the vindecoder.

Good luck on restoring it!

[arshad76]

Welcome Khalil, I'm actually working in Oman and I'm not sure if you found this car on Dubizzle or similar, but they must be very rare to come by. Lots of Hummers and G Class mercs, but no E21's here in Oman anyway! For that reason I think 4k is about right.

I wouldn't say the car looks ugly, but definitely not original and an acquired taste. I think the original colour is Sahara Beige, although the metallic doesn't look bad. I'm not sure if you're going to go back to the original colour or change to the new colour.

Good luck anyway, hope you buy it.

[Khalil]

thanks for your replay,
I agree it looks horrible, but thats not as important as it being rust free and mechanically good, I am hesitant because it an Automatic transmission and ! If I buy it I am definitely going to change the color, the rims and definitely remove these aftermarket speakers... the owner mentioned its being white originally, and as a young owner and from our conversation I can clearly see that he doesn't understand much about the car other than its a classic BMW, he intention was to save the car and keep it as original as possible but before he overhauled it he mentioned some of the parts like the rims were damaged and because he is young and didn't have much of a budget he salvaged what he could and he had these rims already in his garage and hey fit, he had a limited budget but still I would consider a bit of a bad taste, it needs maybe minor interior refurbishment.
I was looking at a BMW 1602 a very clean one, imported from japan all stock was sold for 5000 euros 6 months before i have arrived in Bahrain, I am still sad that I didn't get the opportunity to buy that beautiful yet iconic BMW, so I am searching for a BMW 2002/tii maybe a turbo if I am super lucky to find one with a good price!