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[ChasC]

I recently purchased 4335393 a 1974 Malaga 3.0 CS and am located in Savannah, GA.

My car is in decent shape, but in need of some love to correct some previous restoration decisions.

Desperately looking for front seats - any upholstery color or condition.

 

[boonies]

Welcome Chas! Remember, it's not real without pictures

We are all looking forward to seeing your coupe. No doubt you will find your parts or get some leads here. I recommend posting a want to buy (WTB) on the parts section of the forum.

 

[ChasC]

Good point - a picture is worth 1,000 words!

Here is my 3.0 next to my 2002 Tii and 320i (upgraded to a 325i)

 

[ChasC]

Welcome Chas! Remember, it's not real without pictures

We are all looking forward to seeing your coupe. No doubt you will find your parts or get some leads here. I recommend posting a want to buy (WTB) on the parts section of the forum.

thanks for the parts suggestion too - posted there and already getting a response!

 

[Krzysztof]

Welcome. Will you share some more pictures of the car (interior, engine bay...) and - of there is some - the history?

I'm sure You will find only interesting information in here and maybe we will learn also from You.

 

[ChasC]

For sure -- will post some detailed photos; as I said, the car needs some love, so I WELCOME any and all observations and comments!!

 

[Krzysztof]

For sure -- will post some detailed photos; as I said, the car needs some love, so I WELCOME any and all observations and comments!!

This is something you can always count on here from senior experts to the nut or color of the plastic plug.

 

[ChasC]

I am attaching a bunch of photos of my recently purchased car - I have identified what I believe are many (too many) incorrect details of the car and would appreciate any and all constructive observations down to any nut or bolt - especially if it comes with advise on how to correct it.

 

[Krzysztof]

Nice starting point. Wish to have such a base.

I hope it will be a pleasure for you to make it nicer.

Is the chassis in good condition. Have you look in the places where our Experts suggesting to dig into to verify what kind of repairs might be needed?

 

[ChasC]

I did a fairly (hopefully sufficiently) detailed PPI with my local classic car mechanic that works on all my cars - we didn't see any rust in the problem areas and only some surface rust in spots on the under carriage.

QUESTION: This car has a motorized driver's side view mirror and a mis-matched passenger side view mirror. Is this "correct"?

I had assumed the motorized mirror was added, but now have seen other cars with the same motorized mirror with NO passenger mirror??

 

[Arde]

I think the motorized side mirror is not original and was an "upgrade" by a previous owner using maybe a 1980s compatible mirror.
The passenger side mirror I think was optional, my car does not have it. IMHO the only point of motorized mirrors is you have multiple drivers and the driver number is stored in memory and adjusts by itself. This also requires motorized seats. In short, a total waste.

 

[ChasC]

This was my thinking too ... especially since my car has been "bastardized" with 633 motorized seats!! But I saw the exact same mirror on a recent E9 BAT car ... with the remote installed in the exact same location - which is making me challenge my thinking,

 

[CSteve]

The passenger side mirror was an option. I had a driver's side power mirror on a later, 1976 3.0Si Bavaria, and vaguely remember seeing the same power mirror on a coupe. Most probably a dealer option, not from the factory.

 

[coupesport]

I think your '74 likely came with the drivers power rearview and manual on the passenger side - as did my '75 euro. @HB Chris will know this.

 

[ChasC]

I think your '74 likely came with the drivers power rearview and manual on the passenger side - as did my '75 euro. @HB Chris will know this.

Interesting ... were the two mirrors on your '75 mismatched styles? Mine are slightly different looking - the passenger side mirror is exactly the same as on my 1972 2002 Tii.

 

[Ohmess]

Hello Chas, and welcome to the forum.

I have a set of front seats, and I'm in Aiken, SC about two hours away. There are some tears in the leather on the drivers' seat, but the seats are complete, including the hinges, headrests, mounting rails and all the trim. The rail covers are not perfect (cracks as I recall), but the ones I have now are replacements so I upgraded them from the ones that came on the car. Also, the knobs to fold the seats forward are mismatched, but these can be obtained from Walloth Ness.

Send me a message if you would like to work something out on these.

 

[ChasC]

Yes please!!

 

[JMinPDX]

Welcome. Lovely coupe. My 74 coupe was manufactured 98 units ahead of yours and like yours came from the factory an automatic but has been converted to 5 speed. Looks like you have optional drivers side power mirror with control mounted on door panel, any mirror on passenger side was optional as well. Non power mirrors would have been trapezoid not the flag style. The console between the seats looks like e23 or e24, don’t suppose those power seat switches are connected to anything.

 

[ChasC]

Welcome. Lovely coupe. My 74 coupe was manufactured 98 units ahead of yours and like yours came from the factory an automatic but has been converted to 5 speed. Looks like you have optional drivers side power mirror with control mounted on door panel, any mirror on passenger side was optional as well. Non power mirrors would have been trapezoid not the flag style. The console between the seats looks like e23 or e24, don’t suppose those power seat switches are connected to anything.

The seat controls are connected to the seats and they work well in all directions - everything but the headrest switch. People are telling me to keep the seats because they are comfortable and the power controls are pretty great - but I love the original seats and will replace these as soon as I can source and reupholster them.

 

[JMinPDX]

The seat controls are connected to the seats and they work well in all directions - everything but the headrest switch. People are telling me to keep the seats because they are comfortable and the power controls are pretty great - but I love the original seats and will replace these as soon as I can source and reupholster them.

Didn’t notice that those are e24 seats. Now I understand why that console is in there. They look fine. I’m not a big stickler for originality if they’re properly installed and working I’d keep them.
BTW, in case you hadn’t noticed, this is an awesome forum.