Hey R3v! I'm helping out my dad with an e34 that had terrible rust on the doors and fenders.
Back story on the car: We bought the car originally for really cheap because the car wasn't running and the owner didn't know why. Found out it was the belt snapping and valve smashing into a piston. The car was m20 equipped. It's a 1991 525i. We were then able to source some replacement doors including electronics from what I assume is a face lift e34 which had the wider kidney grille and hood.
So my question is.. would connecting the donor doors to the pre facelift car be like needing a 24v harness since the door jamb connectors are different? Or do i really have to figure out how to get the wires out and use the original rusty door's connector? I was thinking of gutting the electronics from the original door into and just dumping the electronics into the rust free donor door.. but things don't really line up electronics wise and mounting wise.
Back story on the car: We bought the car originally for really cheap because the car wasn't running and the owner didn't know why. Found out it was the belt snapping and valve smashing into a piston. The car was m20 equipped. It's a 1991 525i. We were then able to source some replacement doors including electronics from what I assume is a face lift e34 which had the wider kidney grille and hood.
So my question is.. would connecting the donor doors to the pre facelift car be like needing a 24v harness since the door jamb connectors are different? Or do i really have to figure out how to get the wires out and use the original rusty door's connector? I was thinking of gutting the electronics from the original door into and just dumping the electronics into the rust free donor door.. but things don't really line up electronics wise and mounting wise.
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