CubbyChowder finally got a BMW 2002 - it's project time

[ryanjblajda]

wheels look amazing., but is that the normal amount of camber you will be running?

[martinm13]

YES! those wheels look amazing. I had a set of RM's that I painted white and the paint looks similar to your wheels. I also had some wider lips for them. Where did you buy these from?

[Randomofodication]

awesome wheels! glad they aren't RS's, makes it a lil more unique.

[M M]

Those are the perfect wheels for this car in my opinion. It's going to look great!

[Will@BagRiders]

Subscribed!

[frink84]

just finished the thread. epic work you are doing.

your welding adventure has made me want to pull the welder out of my dad's garage and teach myself.

[CubbyChowder]

Finally had a day off work so I went up to my dad's to get some work done. Ended up being cold and windy so body work was a no go. I decided to make some progress on retrofitting the VW crosshairs to the stock 2002 headlight buckets. The crosshairs were a bit bigger than the original sealed beam headlights, so I had to figure out a way to secure them. It was a bit tricky, but I managed to make it work.

It looks a bit funky, but I made two little brackets which ended up working with the stock mounting location of the sealed beams:




The third area was a little trickier, and I didn't really know what to do with it. I ended up figuring out a way to secure it with a U-shaped bolt thingy haha, super snug now though:



Then I mocked it up. I decided to take pictures without the grille installed. My driver's side grille is totally messed up so it looked janky. I'll have to find a clean one, which I'm sure will be hard:

[Rinku-Bitch]

Those things are the shit! where did you find them?

[CubbyChowder]

Those things are the shit! where did you find them?

http://store.blackforestindustries.com/mki7crcrhahe.html

[MWyeS]

half mk1 half 2002 haha.

Love this build a lot.

[CubbyChowder]

half mk1 half 2002 haha.

Love this build a lot.

haha it's pretty much a VW/BMW mutt. I'm even using MKIV VW seats, however sometimes I wish I went a different route with the seats...

[scweet14]

PERFECTION!!!!!

[deutschman]

Digin the lights buddy

[MattyHacks71]

Nice those look awesome! Are the chrome trim pieces going to fit around the lights with them being bigger?

[CubbyChowder]

Nice those look awesome! Are the chrome trim pieces going to fit around the lights with them being bigger?

Yeah, there's actually a bunch of room in there. Almost too much room. There was an even bigger gap with the stock sealed beams, I guess that's just how they come from the factory. I'll just post a pic of it with the grille installed, even though the grille is hammered: