Loom nightmare

[bab-91]

I had asked before hand, whether a baurs central locking & wiring was the same as a tech 1 & was told it was. Makes sense, both pre-facelift.


Got the central locking loom from a baur and found the door connectors are completely different.

Unfortunately don't have a better picture.



So if anyone is breaking a tech 1, I'll have the engine loom and interior loom. Mines butchered and sick of dealing with it!

[Grrrmachine]

Considering the age of the donors, it might make more sense to buy new plugs and pins from BMW and spend an evening with a soldering iron making new looms. You've got plenty of spare wire there by the looks of it.

[bab-91]

I think you're right. New connectors would be the right direction.

Although I would rather start replacing connectors on the correct loom.

[Duke137]

Robert, EARLY Chromies are different to late chromies. All tech 1's are classed as late pre-facelift.

There are hundreds of random subtle differences and most early Baur's fall into the early category. The Y-Plater I have been involved with is an effing nightmare you wouldn't believe how different everything is, from the parcel shelf to seat belt clasps, 2 part main carpet, seat belt rails, fuel tank etc etc

Use donors from 1986/1987 and you won't go wrong I wouldn't think.

[magpie]

you don't really want to change a full car loom ,trust me

[daimlerman]

Plug in your left hand(the roundy one)is the same as all that I have seen in front door pillars.But my experience is with facelift cars!

[bab-91]

Robert, EARLY Chromies are different to late chromies. All tech 1's are classed as late pre-facelift.

There are hundreds of random subtle differences and most early Baur's fall into the early category. The Y-Plater I have been involved with is an effing nightmare you wouldn't believe how different everything is, from the parcel shelf to seat belt clasps, 2 part main carpet, seat belt rails, fuel tank etc etc

Use donors from 1986/1987 and you won't go wrong I wouldn't think.

Ah! Ok! That is a relief. I was starting to think all sorts of things yesterday. "Maybe its had a later m20 engine dropped in and later electrics,,, maybe its not a tech 1! "

Between the central locking and the recaros I'm close to having a small fit.

I wonder how much a new loom from BM would be! hmmm

[bab-91]

Considering the age of the donors, it might make more sense to buy new plugs and pins from BMW and spend an evening with a soldering iron making new looms. You've got plenty of spare wire there by the looks of it.

Another trifling question, is 14 - 15 & 16 the door plug?

Real oem isn't overly descriptive!


http://www.realoem.com/bmw/showparts.do ... g=61&fg=15

[Duke137]

What year was the Baur out of interest? Obviously all Baurs started out as standard 2 door models before the bastardising

[bab-91]

I didn't even ask but I was given the loom, so no harm.

I will ask Colin when I see him.


Yea, I was going on the notion that all pre-facelift where the same. *sigh*

[Grrrmachine]

Obviously all Baurs started out as standard 2 door models

Nope



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