Just when you think you have a pretty good idea where things go, something new pops up. Every 8 I have seen has the battery sticker on the left side of the lip under the trunk lid above the bumper. Below is an example of a different position, which I can tell was originally placed at the factory.
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CSi #18 - Car & Driver Magazine 1994 actual test car
-- Hellrot/Black-Gray (1 of 1 NA CSi color combination)
BMWCCA E31 Chapter International Clubs Liaison
North America Representative, 8er.or Board of Directors
Wolfgang was out sick the day yours was built, and Otto his temporary replacement spent the day putting the stickers in the wrong place. On a similar but different note, I'm still trying to figure out why my 96 850Ci doesn't have a coin holder in the door. Never did, no cutout for one.
Mike Barrett
94 850CSi, Hellrot over silbergrau dunkel/silbergrau hell
96 850Ci, Oxfordgrun over silbergrau hell
Have also seen paint code decals on different sides.
Current:
1994 E31 850CSi Sterlingsilber/Anthracite Buffalo
Previous:
1987 E28 M5 Delphin
1986 E23 M745iA Arctic Blue
1986 E24 635CSi Polaris
1976 E3 3.0 Si Arctic Blue
That may be, but I’m only the second owner, and the first owner was not the kind of guy who modded anything (a doctor who bought it new and traded it back to the selling dealer). So I’m pretty sure it came from the factory that way.
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Mike Barrett
94 850CSi, Hellrot over silbergrau dunkel/silbergrau hell
96 850Ci, Oxfordgrun over silbergrau hell
It's the same with paint label codes. I've looked at tons of pic of (E36) engine bays and while they are not "all over the place", there is variation.
I doubt there was an exact defined position for labels, unless there is a clear outline, like the trunk's toolbox lid.
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Maybe the guy forgot to put it on on the assembly line. He then had to run down the line to catch up to the car and slap it on the first place he can reach.
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