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Wed Sep 09, 2015 12:07 am

Is there such a thing.
It's a 320
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Wed Sep 09, 2015 12:21 am

Someone could have nailed a Tech 2 to a Baur at some point.

A bit like rolling a turd in glitter; it's still a turd
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Wed Sep 09, 2015 12:39 am

gruf wrote:Is there such a thing.
It's a 320
Thanks
Baur was a coach building outfit so a very caked customer COULD have give them their Tech 2 to fit a tramps hat but I very much doubt it. By the stage of the Tech 2 being manufactured, e30 Verts were available. In saying that some sickos ordered e36 Baur's a˜·

As Ross says, someone has probably had a kit nailed/tiger sealed to the turd.

Edit: Just noticed the "320" :o:
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Wed Sep 09, 2015 12:55 am

Ok.
I saw one on flebay and thought I'd found an olive turd.
I've always liked vert but something is giving me an itch for a hard hat.
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Wed Sep 09, 2015 10:06 am

The body kit, commonly known as "tech 2" was an option on any E30 from new, and nothing to do with the 325i Sport, other than this was a pre ticked option for this variant. I have a 316i that was 'tech 2' from the start.
Baurs were still in production at the time the 'tech 2' option was introduced, so there's no reason why it couldn't be genuine.
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Wed Sep 09, 2015 1:56 pm

Brianmoooore wrote:The body kit, commonly known as "tech 2" was an option on any E30 from new, and nothing to do with the 325i Sport, other than this was a pre ticked option for this variant. I have a 316i that was 'tech 2' from the start.
Baurs were still in production at the time the 'tech 2' option was introduced, so there's no reason why it couldn't be genuine.
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Fri Sep 11, 2015 6:07 pm

The car your talking about is the B48645, in Hennared. This wasn't a regular colour (a so called "Sonderlackierung"), so this bodykit was probably ordered when new. What also counts for it, is that it lacks foglights, which were standard on 325i's. But because this kit couldn't be ordered on other E30's than the 325i, this can't be found on the optionlist.

And Brianmoooore is correct; there are 325i Baur's with M-Technik delivered. Not much, but they do excist.

About the "sonderlackierung" Hennared, 4 Baur TC2 where painted in this colour. A 316i, two 325iX's and this 320iA RHD.
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Fri Sep 11, 2015 7:24 pm

Thanks that answers that.
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Mon Feb 15, 2016 3:24 pm

opinons on baurs?
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Baurtje wrote:What also counts for it, is that it lacks foglights, which were standard on 325i's. But because this kit couldn't be ordered on other E30's than the 325i, this can't be found on the optionlist.
You're saying that the Texh 2 kit could only be ordered for a 325i? :mad: Also, I'm 90% certain fog lights were not standard on 325i's, only on SE's and Sports.
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Mon Feb 15, 2016 6:57 pm

Apart from pre ticked option box specials, like 'lux', 'sport', or 'design', almost nothing was standard on any E30, not even a radio. There was a different mindset back then - you created a car specific to your requirements, from the dozens of options available.
The 'fit everything as standard' idea only really started with the Japanese invasion.
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Mon Feb 15, 2016 7:34 pm

Kedge wrote:
Baurtje wrote:What also counts for it, is that it lacks foglights, which were standard on 325i's. But because this kit couldn't be ordered on other E30's than the 325i, this can't be found on the optionlist.
You're saying that the Texh 2 kit could only be ordered for a 325i? :mad: Also, I'm 90% certain fog lights were not standard on 325i's, only on SE's and Sports.
ianev wrote:opinons on baurs?
Novel at best.
Fog lights were standard on 325i Cabriolets
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Mon Feb 15, 2016 8:11 pm

Kedge wrote:
Baurtje wrote:What also counts for it, is that it lacks foglights, which were standard on 325i's. But because this kit couldn't be ordered on other E30's than the 325i, this can't be found on the optionlist.
You're saying that the Texh 2 kit could only be ordered for a 325i? :mad: Also, I'm 90% certain fog lights were not standard on 325i's, only on SE's and Sports.
ianev wrote:opinons on baurs?
Novel at best.
Fog lights were standard on 325i Cabriolets
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Wed Feb 24, 2016 10:00 am

Foglights where standard on 323i, 325i and 325iX. Not just on the 325i cabriolet, any E30 with these engines came with foglights.

An M-tech kit was only fitted FACTORY-off if it was either a 318iS or 325i. Off course you could order M-Tech II on your 316i, but this was than fitted by your BMW-dealer, not the factory.

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