Merry Christmas to the 2002! She gets a new Alternator! My philosophy for restoring this car has been to upgrade anything that goes bad and the Alternator has given up the ghost so I am following my philosophy and upgrading the Alternator to the Bosch … Continue readingAlternator Upgrade – Installing an e21 Alternator in the 2002!
So a few weeks back (a month ago exactly) I thought something went south when I jumpstarted my months in laws Camry. I replaced the voltage regulator and there wasn’t much change. I was just getting low voltage at idle and when the lights where … Continue readingFried Alternator?
This was somewhat of a dream come true. I was running some errands and walking into a local grocery store when I look up and see someone very familiar. Someone I have been watching on my TV for years. Edd China. This guys had been … Continue readingThe 02 and Edd China from Wheeler Dealers!
While at work someone hit the car and left the scene. I’m pretty pissed about it. Hoping there is video evidence. In the meantime looks like I need a new turn signal and fender.
The audio system has been awesome. My only complaint is the iPhone connection. I have gone through about 5 in the last 2 cars. It’s always the same. The power wire breaks somewhere and it stops charging. It isn’t a big deal for local driving … Continue readingNew iPhone audio cable
Did a little road trip to the Bay Area for the day. Wow the 2002 has become quite a nice little road trip car! It is running quite well. The suspension, well is stiff but not race car stuff and isn’t plush like an Escalade … Continue readingRoad Trip!
From the back of the car I have been noticing how dull and dark the taillights looked. My assumption was there was dust/exhaust soot on the insole of the lenses. I pulled them off and cleaned them and they were not very dirty at all. … Continue readingTail Light Rehab
One thing has been bothering me for a long time. My windshield wipers. The arms are silver from the factory, and the wipers are black. Which creates this 2 tone thing that I hated. So I wanted to paint my wiper arms black … Continue readingGet Dipped!!!! Plasti-Dip
Just a few pics of the car after a wash and mini detail! The hood sure is shiny! Wheels are still looking good for being on there for the last 3 years or so.
Here is a gallery of the SoCal Vintage BMW meet. Cool stuff…Enjoy!