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    2.8 coupe, and maybe 3.0 and M coupe too...pic needed

    I would like a good pic of rear interior hatch floor area w/ carpet floor removed , so I can replace/position all the "tools and stuff" properly that reside there. I removed them all about yr ago to do related work, and never put them all back.

    I have a 2.8 coupe.....but perhaps a 3.0 ,and M coupe are all the same back there

    big thnx

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    A Roadster, but probably enough to get you started.

    I'll snap a pic of mine on the way out of work tonight (also a 2.8 Coupe). Then I can see if I'm missing anything.
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    thnx Nathan!....


    ...but I really need a good pic of yours! I cant figure out just a few things.

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    Quote Originally Posted by jrkoupe View Post
    thnx Nathan!....


    ...but I really need a good pic of yours! I cant figure out just a few things.
    ...unless I'm missing something too.
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    If you still need one tomorrow am,I'll take a pic and post it.
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    d........cool

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    Quote Originally Posted by jrkoupe View Post
    d........cool
    Nothing is too much for another original coupe owner. Here you go. If you need more, let me know.
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    that could not be more perfect...big thnx!!!



    some interesting side notes: 1)my metal battery hold down "strap" is unfinished raw metal, did you paint yours black?
    2) my car had an impossible to reach/access short bolt that secured the "clip" holding the rear end side of battery down onto floor , while your pic shows an ez to reach loooooong bolt.....


    3)ok, its clear to me the 2 sockets in our tool tray are long gone from my life, wonder wa happened to those.....strange. What size are they?....wonder the significance of those 2?

    thnx fellas!

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    Quote Originally Posted by jrkoupe View Post
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    that could not be more perfect...big thnx!!!



    some interesting side notes: 1)my metal battery hold down "strap" is unfinished raw metal, did you paint yours black? No that's original

    2) my car had an impossible to reach/access short bolt that secured the "clip" holding the rear end side of battery down onto floor , while your pic shows an ez to reach loooooong bolt..... Its just the pic, There's a short bolt - not easy to reach.

    3)ok, its clear to me the 2 sockets in our tool tray are long gone from my life, wonder wa happened to those.....strange. What size are they?....wonder the significance of those 2? One is original 10mm with a thru hole for a rod. The other is mine - I'd always wondered where that had disappeared to.

    thnx fellas!
    Just discovered that my rear wiper and defroster don't work. I guess I'm dissecting the wire bundle at the hatch this weekend. Something to do while it rains.
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    Quote Originally Posted by daven View Post
    Just discovered that my rear wiper and defroster don't work. I guess I'm dissecting the wire bundle at the hatch this weekend. Something to do while it rains.
    When you pop the boot out of the hatch, pull some wire from the car side (there is a few inches of slack). I shot a little bit of lube in the boot so I could slide the boot as far left as possible. After that, it's pretty easy, depending on how many wires are broken. I had a grand total of ONE broken, but two were missing some insulation. I hit those two with solder and wrapped them tight with E-tape. I then added about a 1/2 of wire to the broken one with a stout solder joint on each end. wrapped that again in E-tape, then wrapped the entire bundle and reinstalled the boot. I maybe spent 15 minutes total.

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    Quote Originally Posted by daven View Post
    Nothing is too much for another original coupe owner. Here you go. If you need more, let me know.
    Nice! This tells me I'm missing a piece or two from mine. I'll find them due to my OCD, but I'll never use. Hmm, looks like my corroded lug wrench could use a replacement too. It must have been left outside at some point in its life, because nowhere else on the car has any rot like that.

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    Hmm, BMW doesn't even list the two sockets...

    http://www.realoem.com/bmw/enUS/show...diagId=71_0200
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    wait a sec,

    that is clearly a loooong bolt (on neg terminal side of batt) no?......it is securing the little metal "clip" that secures that end of the batt to floor......I have a tiny short bolt that Im now not even using after the new batt install of a few days ago.....its secure enuff.


    good luck on the repair!!!!!

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    Quote Originally Posted by jrkoupe View Post
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    I have a tiny short bolt that Im now not even using after the new batt install of a few days ago.....its secure enuff.
    Don't get jealous of length. I have short one (bolt!) too. I recall it being a bit of a pain to install. I think I taped the bolt to my socket so I didn't keep dropping it in the abyss.
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    How right you are. long bolt on the neg end, short bolt on the inside of the black metal strap. Replacement battery is a little shorter height, that's why the paper shim under the strap.
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    jealous of length.....funny

    right now I guess Im good w/o using that lil bracket,....... the new batt is snug

    Sams Club really rocked on this purchase

    oh, r u guys venting your battery? edit: D I see u r, at the pos end
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    M trunks are different than non-M's for the record

    Not all cars came with all the tools and everything. Nor did they come with the long bolts for the lower screw-down plate. Mine is a short bolt as well.

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    My 3.0 has both. Long bolt for the shoe, short Allen bolt for the strap.

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    buying a long bolt is a qwik and cheap fix to reduce the short bolt stress......lol

    my strap had a short allen

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