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Hello im new to the forums and am currently looking at a 323i for sale near me. no rust. 106k original miles. But the owner has no title/registration/ anything for the car. He said he bought it from the previous owner who imported it to usa but the car was never registered here (USA). How much of a hassle is it to get it registered? The car has a good body and running the owner says it has trouble with cold starts and will need a drive shaft coupling. How hard/expensive is it to replace these. Car also has Euro bumpers, and is a a 4sp manual. Cloth interior.

Here is the vin WBA18310007212269 but i cant find anything on the car is this due to it never being registered in us.

this is what i was able to find from a old bmw vin decoder
Chassis number 7212269
Vehicle code 1831
Series E21
Model 323i
Body type saloon
Catalog model ECE
Production date 1980 / 01
Engine M20
Transmission Manual
Steering Left
Catalyzer NONE

Dunno about the procedures over there but do you have any idea what country it was imported from? Previous owner there known?

no i dont know neither does he. he bought the car in like the 1990 and has had the car parked for 17 years. also whats a good site for e21 parts?

German Ebay or Walloth and Nesch

guess i have to learn german. Im also gonna need a euro front bumper. fenders hood and valance are new but its missing a bumper. where to find euro bumper seems like its a pretty tough piece to find. any pictures of 323i's running no bumper?

are the bumpers interchangeable with other e21s

All the bumpers etc are the same from 315 to 323.

Alright sweet thanks. That might mAke it easier. What about a coupling for the drive line and cold start switch is there a easy place to get those?

i dont have a bumper on my e21. looks preety fat with out i think with the number plate off to the side

have any pics of how it looks