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

[Bimmer_man]

Correct me if I'm wrong but any Hartge before 85 will have started life as a standard bmw. Hartge was granted manufacturer status in 85. I am not sure of the month I just read that in 85 Hartge became an official auto manufacturer. Before 85 it was like you went to Hartge and said here's my money I want your name on my car. I'm sure Raul will either correct me or confirm my statement Haha

[mikeedler]

the original Radio was called Bamberg!! hahaha, that's the town I live in!

car came equipped with:
Posi rear dif.
power steering
central locking
electric heated mirrors
323i badge delete
green tinted glass
electric windows
manual sunroof
roll up rear sun shade
larger alternator
Recaro seats
Radio Bamberg with an Amplifier

[mikeedler]

In this cars case, it seems that Hartge didn't put the car together, it was done at a Hartge partner "service" center/ BMW dealership. I do agree with you though, I think Alpina also took quite a while to be accepted as a manufacturer.

My 1986 M3 original title does not say BMW anywhere on it- says the manufacturer was M GmbH. They did alot of different things back then.

[Bimmer_man]

Yeah they did. That's hella cool man. Any chance you could post that m3?hope the Hartge is okay with a little m3 love Haha.

[2002jm]

Thank you wish I could read German:)!!!!

so, from what I get out of the paperwork you scanned in, Kohl, was an authorized Hartge dealership/partner.
According to the paperwork, which seems to me but not 100% sure- that the car was sold used in 1988 at a BMW dealership on the southwest side on Münich, and was sold as a Hartge H26 car, with the appearance package:
suspension and wheels
strut bar
Hartge stripe set
front and rear bumper/valances
rear trunk spoiler
single arm wiper system
steering wheel


car also had BMW factory Recaro seats when it was new.

also had a larger alternator in it.



in 1986 car was registered in a town on the south east side of Münich. It received a right rear brake rotor (only the right and no pads????) and also a front left strut insert, as well as a wiper arm mechanism.
all on guarantee, paid for by Hartge.

In Jan. of 1988 It went in for service (valve adjustment,ect.) received a new steering wheel- doesn't say what brand. Also received a new windshield wiper mechanism with motor AGAIN.?

In 1988 the car was registered on the southwest side of Münich and the door was dented- and repaired- not a new door though.
next paperwork is the TÜV allowance for the (probably the Hartge) steering wheel.

The one page does show the used car sales document at 44,000km with the car having a 2.6ltr. motor and 193hp so it did receive a full Hartge program from the beginning on I would assume.

hope that sheds a little bit of light on it for you.

Thank you for the help on the translation: I did not post 'all ' of the paper work. I will scan some more and if you have time, maybe we can get some more information on this car. I do have one document that I think shows the car being a h26 back in 1985??
Will keep you posted...love this forum:)
jm

[2002jm]

more paperwork in German:)

Next thing on the list was the euro bumpers. Mine needed some professional help, so I sent them out to be fixed....hope to get them back this week..... But I bought a newer nicer set from Germany and they got here and the fun process of piecing them together began. I was very lucky that the seller sent all new hardware...made the job so much faster!!
Once I got the bumpers on and the foglights and front on, the car began to look like a real hartge h26:) We have made it to Jan 2015


Sorry these pictures are g-mail links; could not get the computer to send to photobucket.
Here are some more German documents if someone whats to translate them:)

https://mail.google.com/mail/u/0/?ui=2&ik=c14ece9450&view=att&th=14c70f7c3710596d&attid=0.7&disp=inline&realattid=f_i7xl7gos6&safe=1&zw

https://mail.google.com/mail/u/0/?ui=2&ik=c14ece9450&view=att&th=14c70f7c3710596d&attid=0.4&disp=inline&realattid=f_i7xl7gmm3&safe=1&zw

https://mail.google.com/mail/u/0/?ui=2&ik=c14ece9450&view=att&th=14c70f7c3710596d&attid=0.8&disp=inline&realattid=f_i7xl7gpf7&safe=1&zw

https://mail.google.com/mail/u/0/?ui=2&ik=c14ece9450&view=att&th=14c70f7c3710596d&attid=0.9&disp=inline&realattid=f_i7xl7gpr8&safe=1&zw

https://mail.google.com/mail/u/0/?ui=2&ik=c14ece9450&view=att&th=14c70f7c3710596d&attid=0.10&disp=inline&realattid=f_i7xl7gq59&safe=1&zw

https://mail.google.com/mail/u/0/?ui=2&ik=c14ece9450&view=att&th=14c70f7c3710596d&attid=0.5&disp=inline&realattid=f_i7xl7gn24&safe=1&zw

[2002jm]

In Feb

We have now made it to Feb 2015 in the story:
While I was waiting for parts:), I decided to take the fenders off and put the side markers back on..... they would have been on the car in 1985. My neighbor happens to have a plasma cutter. What would have taken me hours to cut the holes, took him about 30 sec. Of course there were lots of measurements; found the correct ones on line:), and then cleaning of the fenders and under the wheel wells, still have more to do later.
from this:
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to this....

Notice anything in the second picture? That is coming up in March.... :)

[Dmitry]

wrong set up of turn-light?

[2002jm]

really???

wrong set up of turn-light?

These were suppose to have been taken off a 323i e30??? Do you have a picture of the correct ones?
thanks for the comment.
jm

[Dmitry]

These are correct ones. But installed bottom-up.
And this is the left one mounted on the right wing

[mikeedler]

German cars very rarely had those. They were mostly on export cars(tons of England) cool pieces.

[2002jm]

good to know:)

These are correct ones. But installed bottom-up.
And this is the left one mounted on the right wing

Well, that is good to know, I can easily switch them:)
thanks,
jm
Yes, I see them on some of the h26 car and not on others. I thought they were cool when in use with the turn signals...kind of like the city-lights in the front:)
thanks,
Comments are welcome on this project. I am not an expert....which is obvious from the side marker placement:)
jm

[2002jm]

next in March

Well, we are coming to the end of the background information. In March I was looking for the hartge gauge/and pod. Very hard to find. I did find a bmp pod and some gauges from 1985, so they look very much like the hartge gauges. Looks the same to me:)

[SilberSurfer]

Hey jm,

Glad to see you posted pics of your car.....
Coming along great !
Keep up the good work !!!

Rob

[2002jm]

thanks

Hey jm,

Glad to see you posted pics of your car.....
Coming along great !
Keep up the good work !!!

Rob

Hi Rob: Thought I would post to give people some ref. for doing a hartge car and what they look like behind the hartge parts:).
I am almost done putting hartge parts on the car...only need three more. Then its just clean, repair small thinks like the power mirrors and drive it this summer to enjoy the sound of the hartge headers:)
jm