At bit of info for the Barchetta club:
I was in Nuenen this afternoon to pick up some parts and have a chat with Henk ( known to most of you as the Barchetta guru ).
Henk is a massive wealth of Barchetta knowledge. By coincidence I arrived at the same time his friend Paul, who stopped by on his bike to pick up a
set of b dashboard meters. He refurbishes them as a hobby. Interesting conversation. We will meet up again in a few weeks to dismantle my clocks and figure out why the temperature gauge doesn't work.
For myself, I have a new heat-shield, a wind-screen with mounting plate, an a few other assorted objects. Henk also had a good look at my b, which after awhile he recognized from repairs by the former owner about 8 years ago.
What Henk noticed on my b is that the front and rear bumpers are replicas and not originals. Which explains why they don't quite fit.
Plus an interesting tip:
My b was in for APK (MOT) and the mechanic showed me where the flex piece coming down from the down-pipe was fraying and would need to be replaced soon. This piece has 3 Lambda sensors, 2 in the down-pipe and 1 just in-front of the middle damper. The down-pipe, with sensors, flex-bend and 3rd Lambda costs about Euro 700, if you can find 1. Advice from Henk: if you have this problem, Alpha Romeo has a separate flexible piece which can be welded in. Also a number of third-party possibilities.
Now my question: to install the replica bumper, the crossrail (51725038 for those looking in the pdf parts list) and brackets 46731101 and 46731102 were removed.
Anyone know of anyone who might have these lying around? Or have experience with this situation?
Thanks
ER
I was in Nuenen this afternoon to pick up some parts and have a chat with Henk ( known to most of you as the Barchetta guru ).
Henk is a massive wealth of Barchetta knowledge. By coincidence I arrived at the same time his friend Paul, who stopped by on his bike to pick up a
set of b dashboard meters. He refurbishes them as a hobby. Interesting conversation. We will meet up again in a few weeks to dismantle my clocks and figure out why the temperature gauge doesn't work.
For myself, I have a new heat-shield, a wind-screen with mounting plate, an a few other assorted objects. Henk also had a good look at my b, which after awhile he recognized from repairs by the former owner about 8 years ago.
What Henk noticed on my b is that the front and rear bumpers are replicas and not originals. Which explains why they don't quite fit.
Plus an interesting tip:
My b was in for APK (MOT) and the mechanic showed me where the flex piece coming down from the down-pipe was fraying and would need to be replaced soon. This piece has 3 Lambda sensors, 2 in the down-pipe and 1 just in-front of the middle damper. The down-pipe, with sensors, flex-bend and 3rd Lambda costs about Euro 700, if you can find 1. Advice from Henk: if you have this problem, Alpha Romeo has a separate flexible piece which can be welded in. Also a number of third-party possibilities.
Now my question: to install the replica bumper, the crossrail (51725038 for those looking in the pdf parts list) and brackets 46731101 and 46731102 were removed.
Anyone know of anyone who might have these lying around? Or have experience with this situation?
Thanks
ER
