From the impressive
BMW M Registry
"What is an E34 M5 "20 Jahre Motorsport" edition?
To celebrate the 20th anniversary of BMW Motorsport, BMW built a limited run of 20 specially-equipped Euro-spec M5s in late 1992. Based on the 3.8-liter sedan, they are all painted Mugello Red (274) and include the following equipment:
-Nurburgring package
-M-Technic rearview mirrors
-Contrasting M lower body panels in Jet Black (668)
-M System II wheels with black-painted "throwing star" centers
-Shadowline trim
-Front door handles embossed with "BMW Motorsport" lettering
-Recaro SR sport seats in special M cloth with Anthracite suede bolsters
-Suede-covered steering wheel, shift knob, shift boot and parking brake lever with red stitching
-Carbon fiber trim on dash and door panels
-Red seatbelts with "BMW Motorsport" lettering
-Plaque on the center console with each car's individual number in the edition of 20"
The ones in your picture are either just something someone has produced, or if real are shockingly rare!! How many identical items on Ebay are there? LOL
The real ones, (I was after some), but I have a feeling you can`t buy them from BMW as handle only, hence my occasional trawl thru internet scrapyards and the local strippers.
The real ones are also said to be a nightmare to fit, as the entire lock mechanism has to be removed from the inside of the door in order to undo and remove the handle.
Then you run into the old classic of "how on earth does the hook on this bar thing go back onto this loop of metal the same way round as it came off? It will go on the wrong way only! D4mn E34 door latch system, #!£$%&*@!!".
All those souls who have swapped an electric door mechanism on an E34 will sigh and nod sagely at this point!!
Ivan.
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