Hartge h26 project.....the long road:) Oct 2014 begins:)

[2002jm]

looks nice to me:)

http://www.ebay.com/itm/BMW-3-Series...m=201342104233

Check this out! Hartge accessorized from the UK.
-RHD
-emblems, exhaust, suspension, 15" rims

Honestly I'm most jealous of the seats - I believe they are real e30 recaro's - not the sport seats everybody confuses them with. The color combo is money! That whole interior is so hard to find....i'd almost want to buy the car just to swap it out and resell the car!

Looks to be a car someone took in to Birds in the UK, they are the authorized Hartge dealer, and had a few parts added. Not a full conversion like mine, but still very nice. I would like the interior too!!
jm

[_kanon]

Clean car but the interior is not at all special. Only Hartge bits I see are emblems exhaust tip and 1 piece wheels unless I missed something. Even has regular non AC front valance and no IS lip.

Initially I thought the seats were recaro because of the leather/cloth combo as seen in this picture: http://www.r3vlimited.com/board/show...1&postcount=15

But it seems I was mistaken. I tried convincing the seller to part with the emblems but it was a no go. Maybe if it doesn't sell hah.

[bradnic]

Yeah they're nice but they're just normal cloth sport seats. apologies is my comment came across negative - wasn't intentional.

LOVE the E30 recaros. I've only seen the hard core E30 old timers have them. Folks use GTI recaros with adapters too.

[_kanon]

@bradnic
no worries man :) in any case thanks for being mannered - makes reading the forums that much more enjoyable.

still searching for a black leather pair of recaros haha.. one of these days :)

[2002jm]

@bradnic
no worries man :) in any case thanks for being mannered - makes reading the forums that much more enjoyable.

still searching for a black leather pair of recaros haha.. one of these days :)

Those might be hard to find, but will be nice to add to your project....I am still looking for exhaust tips for mine:)
jm

[Bimmer_man]

Here is a tip

http://m.ebay.de/itm/181734022296?nav=SEARCH

[2002jm]

Here is a tip

http://m.ebay.de/itm/181734022296?nav=SEARCH

thanks for the link, but I think they will only ship to Germany....at least that is what it says.
250.00 for a tip:)....good old hartge parts:)
jm

[Bimmer_man]

Just message the guy. Some will ship to the USA weather eBay says so or not. I asked on my sp badge and he shipped to me and it said will not ship to me. So you never know till you ask.

[2002jm]

Just message the guy. Some will ship to the USA weather eBay says so or not. I asked on my sp badge and he shipped to me and it said will not ship to me. So you never know till you ask.

Good point. Will have to check into this:)
thanks again for the info and link,
jm

[_kanon]

Agreed with Bimmerman

Just asking is how I got my ronals :D I've asked several times on eBay.de. Some guy is selling a full late model kit ($3000 USD i think though plus another $1000 for shipping O_O). Haven't had any luck on finding the "Hartge" badges though.... I have the H26 badge coming in from Thailand. The wing just arrived from thailand too! Also the valve cover just came in. It's like Christmas every week:):):)

There is one more listing for a tip on ebay.de but it says H35. Im not sure if it's the same thing or not.

Found a steering wheel... but the leather is toast :( looks kind of cool in a vintage way but might not be the most pleasant to handle

http://www.ebay.de/itm/ORIGINAL-BMW-Momo-HARTGE-Leder-Lenkrad-Oldtimer-E3-E9-E21-E24-E28-etc-/251946774265?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_77&hash=item3aa932aef9

[2002jm]

Agreed with Bimmerman

Just asking is how I got my ronals :D I've asked several times on eBay.de. Some guy is selling a full late model kit ($3000 USD i think though plus another $1000 for shipping O_O). Haven't had any luck on finding the "Hartge" badges though.... I have the H26 badge coming in from Thailand. The wing just arrived from thailand too! Also the valve cover just came in. It's like Christmas every week:):):)
Christmas in May???:), sounds like you are on your way to a great start on your project

There is one more listing for a tip on ebay.de but it says H35. Im not sure if it's the same thing or not.
H26 and h35 tips are not the same....well close:)

Found a steering wheel... but the leather is toast :( looks kind of cool in a vintage way but might not be the most pleasant to handle
http://www.ebay.de/itm/ORIGINAL-BMW-...item3aa932aef9

Well, you can buy and sell it later, maybe get a better one in between...The last good one I saw was 600euros:)....way too much, but what the market will bear is what they sell for...

[_kanon]

There is that $600 USD one from Poland. Idk if it's worth it.... I might have to just be more patient. The valances are available from Guten and side skirts eventually as well...

Thoughts on Hartge front and rear valence + either mtech1 or early ix side skirts with the fender arches? I really dig those arches for some reason.... they just look so good hah :D

[2002jm]

There is that $600 USD one from Poland. Idk if it's worth it.... I might have to just be more patient. The valances are available from Guten and side skirts eventually as well...

Thoughts on Hartge front and rear valence + either mtech1 or early ix side skirts with the fender arches? I really dig those arches for some reason.... they just look so good hah :D

Yes, the ix arches are cool. I have had a few ix's and they are good looking cars. If you are going with a hartge clone, I would stay with all hartge parts....but they are hard to find.
If not, ix parts would look good, but I think there might be something about the arches that makes them hard to put on a regular e30, maybe not.

Oh, question for all of you people. Should I wrap the hartge headers? The heat coming off of them is pretty intense......I plan on having them coated at some point in the future.
thanks,
jm

[_kanon]

I am going for a replica - but side skirts are indeed, hard to find.

[Bimmer_man]

I'd coat the headers. The wrap imo looms tacky and cheap.

Also I have an ix that I'm making a Hartge out of. To try to get Hartge skirts to work with the fender flair would be a pain. The oem ix skirts have indents in them so the flare can overlap the skirt. Also the hardware to install the ix styling is kinda expensive.