My '73 Roundie Revival [BMW 2002]

[JinormusJ]

Free
King
Dope

That headlight retrofit is the bees knees
I already can't wait to see this thing done

[CubbyChowder]

Alright so I know I already posted a few pictures of the crosshair retrofit but I figured since I had to do the passenger side today that I would just post a step-by-step process on how I did it. It's pretty pic-heavy so hang in there guys.

First off, here is how the crosshair came out of the box:



And here is the stock sealed beam headlight still attached to the bucket:



I started off by taking the crosshairs apart from the mounting plate and adjuster screws:



Here is the crosshair next to the headlight bucket, you'll notice that the headlight has three mounting tabs:



Next, I cut the three mounting tabs off:




Here is how the crosshair sits in the bucket, it's a bit bigger so it sticks out a bit and doesn't sit flush:



I made these two brackets out of little metal pieces I found at my dad's (pictured under the brackets). These are for the two bottom mounting points:



Here they are installed:




The top mounting point was a bit different since I couldn't use a bracket like the bottom two. From cutting off the mounting tabs on the crosshair, there was still some metal left over, which I bent up and drilled a hole through:



Then I cut a slit in the headlight bucket:



And from there I straightened it out and drilled two holes:



That way the tab from the crosshair would slide right into the slit I cut into the bucket:



Then I shortened the tab a bit so it wouldn't poke out:



And I zip tied it all together. I used a U-shape bolt thing on the last one but felt it was a bit overkill. A zip tie works perfectly fine in this case, and it's much more simple:



And there we have it! Here are some mock up pics:





After that, I decided to prep and primer the door jamb. So I spent a few hours grinding it down to clean bare metal:




And laid down some primer before it got too cold out. Still wet in the pictures:




And that's it for today! I still have sooooo much work ahead of me, I got a little overwhelmed today but I'm just taking it one step at a time. This car will be my pride and joy when it's complete.

[straightsixe30]

Couldn't agree with you more on the bbs wheels. They are common place but for good reason...If done properly the beauty is un-matched.

[Link]

I read through your e30 build and thought that was very nice, and now this on top of it.. wow. Keep up the work man.

[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:

[Bimmerguy91]

Awesome build thread! Keep at it!

[JCarp90]

Easily my favorite build going on right now... The down-to-earth-ness, diy-ness, and attention to detail is superb!

This.

[CubbyChowder]

Easily my favorite build going on right now... The down-to-earth-ness, diy-ness, and attention to detail is superb!

Thank you! That means a lot.

[lambo]

Easily my favorite build going on right now... The down-to-earth-ness, diy-ness, and attention to detail is superb!

[CubbyChowder]

Dump this thing on air please

Currently saving, that is my next purchase.

Goddamn. Such a cool build. My RM's get here tomorrow and I'm so stoked. Difference is I will be building mine, they are nowhere near as clean as the ones you bought! But with a couple weeks and some $$$ they'll be perfect.

Also, put me in line for the 2 inch lips if they don't sell to whomever has spoken for them. I'm paypal ready :)

Keep it up pimpin

Cool man! I got lucky finding a great deal on a set that was already built with nice tires. It seemed like a lot up front, but if I break everything down I ended up getting them for a really good price so I'm really pumped. Good luck on your wheel build! I'll keep you in mind in case the lip sales fall through

[PaladinReed]

Goddamn. Such a cool build. My RM's get here tomorrow and I'm so stoked. Difference is I will be building mine, they are nowhere near as clean as the ones you bought! But with a couple weeks and some $$$ they'll be perfect.

Also, put me in line for the 2 inch lips if they don't sell to whomever has spoken for them. I'm paypal ready :)

Keep it up pimpin

[mtlbloodshot]

Dump this thing on air please

[CubbyChowder]

Can I buy this off you when you're done?! ;)

Nahhhh :)

So you would be selling those 8" lips then?

Hmmmmm.....

The lips are spoken for as of right now. If that sale falls through I will let you know.

[phreshkid]

So you would be selling those 8" lips then?

Hmmmmm.....

[OOMPH!]

Can I buy this off you when you're done?! ;)