Equipment 820 820E/e 820i 820Si/Se 820Sli Turbo Vitesse Vitesse Sport
Electric Front Windows * * * * * * * *
Electric Rear Windows       * * * * *
Electric Mirrors   -1988 -1988 * * * * *
Sunroof Manual * * * *        
Sunroof Electric       Late Mk1/Mk2 * * * *
Trip Computer         * * * *
Manual Mirrors * 1988- 1988-          
Air Conditioning       Option Option   1997 on 1997 on
Electric Seats         Drivers      
Cruise Control         *      
Leather Interior     BRG Special Edition     Half Half Half

 

Equipment 825i 827i 827Si 827Sli Sterling Vitesse
Electric Front Windows * * * * * *
Electric Rear Windows * not later   * * * *
Electric Mirrors * * * * * *
Sunroof Manual * * * * * -1989 *-1989
Sunroof Electric     Late Mk1/Mk2 Late Mk1/Mk2 * *
Trip Computer *     * * *
Manual Mirrors Later   *      
Air Conditioning     Option Option * Option
Electric Seats       Drivers All Seats Option
Cruise Control       * *  
Leather Interior         Option *

Engine Options

Models 2.0 Carb 2.0 SPFI 2.0 MPFI 2.0 Turbo 2.5 Honda 2.7 Honda 2.5 KV6
820 * 1988-1991            
820E/e   *1986-1991          
820i     *1986-1999        
820Si/Se   *1986-1991 *1986-1999        
820SLi     *1990-1999        
Vitesse       *1991-1999      
825i         *1986-1988    
825Si             *1996-1999
825 Sterling         *1986-1988   *1996-1999
827i           *1991-1996  
827Si           *1988-1996  
827Sli           *1988-1996  
Vitesse           *1988-1991  
Sterling           *1988-1996  

ECU Placements

2.0 Carb 2.0 SPFI 2.0 MPFI 2.0 Turbo 2.5 Honda 2.7 Honda 2.5 KV6
Bulkhead By Battery 1986-1988

Bulkhead 1988-1991

 Under Seat and By Battery 1986-1988

Under Seat and Bulkhead 1988-1991

 Under Seat and Bulkhead 1991

Bulkhead 1991-1999(MEMS)

 Under Seat and Bulkhead Under seat and Bulkhead Bulkhead
             

Power Steering Pump placement

Years 820 820E/e 820i 820Si/Se 820SLi Turbo Vitesse
1986 / Cam Cam Cam / / /
1987 / Cam Cam Cam / / /
1988 Crank Crank Crank Crank / / /
1989 Crank Crank Crank Crank / / /
1990 Crank Crank Crank Crank Crank / /
1991 Crank Crank Crank Crank Crank Crank Crank
1992 / / Crank Crank Crank / Crank
1993 / / Crank Crank Crank / Crank
1994 / / Crank Crank Crank / Crank
1995 / / Crank Crank Crank / Crank
1996 / / Crank Crank Crank / Crank
1997 / / Crank Crank Crank / Crank
1998 / / Crank Crank Crank / Crank
1999 / / Crank Crank Crank / Crank

Good Quality Metal used (Also coincides with big bumpers and new badges)

Years 820 Models 825/827 Models
1986 Poor Poor
1987 Poor Poor
1988 Mixture Mixture
1989 Good Good
1990 Very Good Very Good
1991 Top Top
1992 Top Top
1993 Top Top
1994 Top Top
1995 Top Top
1996 Top Top
1997 Top Top
1998 Top Top
1999 Top Top

Trim changes

Years 820 Models 825/827 Models
1986    
1987    
1988 Downgrade on 820E to e and from flush wood to non flush, loss of puddle lights on Si and Electric Mirrors on E and i Loss of 2.5 to 2.7, remainder of 2.5 given e style interior, auto 2.7's given bigger center console and wooden center console trim
1989 New trim on 820e and i models plus new wheel trims, also bigger bumpers and revised badging New wheels trims and alloys on these models, also bigger bumpers and revised badging
1990 Mk2 Dials Mk2 Dials and trip computer
1991 New interior New interior
1992 Poncy Clock Poncy Clock
1993 Minor Minor
1994    
1995 Three rear head restraints Three rear head restraints
1996 Vitesse Sport Alloys  
1997 AIR CON STANDARD AIR CON STANDARD
1998 Alloys on all Alloys on all
1999 END END

Harness Changes

1986-1988 NEW RELAY TOWER AND HARNESS CHANGES

1988-1991 NEW CCU AND HARNESS CHANGE

1991-1999 MINOR MODIFICATIONS

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