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    Default clear coat or not?

    do the 95 525i's have a clear coat?
    where can i find some info on which e34s had them and which ones didnt.

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    I believe all BMW are clearcoated... I don't recall any without clearcoat... maybe the older ones

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    it is. all 95's are. there was a certain year it was implemented, don't recall what it is.

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    Quote Originally Posted by shragon
    it is. all 95's are. there was a certain year it was implemented, don't recall what it is.
    Clear on non-metallic colors started in September 1992. All metallic colors have been clear coated for a long time.

    (I know this because a repair on my 6/92 525iT was cleared, and it was obvious, and had to be wetsanded and re-sprayed without the clear.)
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    Actually BMW hads used the basecoat (color coat)/clearcoat system of painting on all colors since the mid 80's. Even the solid colors, like alpine white, are a basecoat/clearcoat. So, safe to say, any e34 we'll ever come across would 99.9% likely have clearcoated paintwork.
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    Default Sorry Jeremy, bmw says otherwise..

















    Quote Originally Posted by JeremyT
    Actually BMW hads used the basecoat (color coat)/clearcoat system of painting on all colors since the mid 80's. Even the solid colors, like alpine white, are a basecoat/clearcoat. So, safe to say, any e34 we'll ever come across would 99.9% likely have clearcoated paintwork.

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    Oooh... Oooh Bill R is back... albeit early though!

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    Default Ahhhh Bill, could you elaborate a bit more clearly?

    I dont understand...LMAO

    clear this!
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    wow. great work guys! thank you everybody who has replied.

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    I stand corrected.... Thanks Bill. I guess I can correctly say that my BMW experiences have always been with cars that were cleared, even back to our black 85 535iM. But it was a euro version, so maybe that was different.... and all the others have always been metallic colors, except for the 1990 535i, which is white w/ clear coat... original paint too. The main thing the TIS says is that all colors as of that specific date are clearcoated, doesn't mean they weren't cleared before 8/93... when in doubt,check with an BMW N.A. authorized body shop. they can give you the real deal.
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