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Revision as of 17:05, 13 November 2011
Body kits, also knows as an Aerodynamics Package, were plastic or fibreglass accessories that fitted to the extremities of the car. While their aerodynamic function is limited, they do provide aesthetic enhancements to the E30 body style.
All E30s left the factory with a plastic lower edge on their front valance, known as a chin spoiler or lip. Optional extras include side skirts that protect the sills from road damage, rear valance spoilers to balance the effect of chin spoilers, and boot lid spoilers to add an aggressive look to the vehicle.
Bodykits were available as optional extras from the dealer under the M-Tech brand, and are referred to as Tech 1 for early cars and Tech 2 for facelift cars. The bodykits consisted not only of bumpers, valance lips and spoilers, but were also complimented by interior options including steering wheels and gear knobs. Touring and Cabriolet models had Sports Edition side skirts as standard, which 325i Sports models had the full M-Technic Aerodynamics Package as standard.
Third parties such as Zender and Reiger also produced body kits for the E30, with certain elements now being highly sought-after collectibles.
Contents
Bodykits
AV3
| Description | Available as an aftermarket extra from Autovogue. Essentially a copy of the kit fitted to the E36 M3 | ||
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| Features | Fitting | Picture | |
| Front Valance | 140px | ||
| Skirts | 
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| Rear Valance | 140px | ||
Breyton
| Description | Available as an aftermarket extra from Breyton | ||
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| Features | Fitting | Picture | |
| Front Valance | 140px | ||
| Skirts | 140px | ||
| Rear Valance | 140px | ||
Hartge H23
| Description | Fitted to the pre-facelift Hartge model H23 and the 323i-powered H26 | ||
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| Features | Fitting | Picture | |
| Front Valance | 
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| Rear Valance | 
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Hartge H26/H27
| Description | Fitted to the facelifted Hartge models; the 325i-powered H26 and the M30-powered H27 | ||
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| Features | Fitting | Picture | |
| Front Valance | 
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| Skirts | 
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| Rear Valance | 
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Racing Dynamics
| Description | Available as an aftermarket extra from Racing Dynamics | ||
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| Features | Fitting | Picture | |
| Front Valance | 140px | ||
| Skirts | 140px | ||
| Rear Valance | 140px | ||
Reiger GTS
| Description | Available as an aftermarket extra from Reiger | ||
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| Features | Fitting | Picture | |
| Front Valance | Despite the reknown of Reiger as a company, these bodykits do not come with any form of mounting equipment. Reiger supply pop rivets and a tube of seam sealer. | 
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| Skirts | 
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| Rear Valance | 
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Tech 1
| Description | Fitted to the pre-facelift 325i Sport in 1987. | ||
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| Features | Fitting | Picture | |
| Front Bumper/Valance | The Tech 1 bumper and valance are a one-piece unit. | 
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| Skirts | 
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| Rear Bumper | Unlike the front, the rear bumper is separate from its valance. | 
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| Valance | 140px | ||
| Spoiler | 
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Tech 2
| Description | Fitted to the facelifted 325i Sport in 1988-1991. | ||
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| Features | Fitting | Picture | |
| Front Bumper | Fitting Guide | 
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| Front Valance | Unlike the Tech 1 valance, the Tech 2 has special holes which mount to plastic brake ducts. These carry air from the valance directly to the discs to aid cooling. | 
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| Skirts | 2-door and 4-door/Touring skirts are different as the 2-door sill covers have slots in the top of them for the rear quarter pod to slide into. The 4-door sill cover doesn't have these slots, and is therefore a different part number. | 
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| Rear Bumper/Valance | The Tech 2 rear bumper and valance are a one-part component. | Fitting Guide | 
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Zender
| Description | Available as an aftermarket extra from Zender | ||
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| Features | Fitting | Picture | |
| Front Valance | 140px | ||
| Skirts | 140px | ||
| Rear Valance | 140px | ||
Components
Lips
| Name | Fitted To | Features | Fitting | Picture |
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| Pre-facelift Lip | All E30s up to 1987 | 140px | ||
| Facelift Lip | All standard E30s from 1987 | 140px | ||
| iS Lip | Mounts using standard BMW clips along the bottom edge of the valance | 140px | ||
| Volvo Lip | Volvo 740 | Mounts using standard BMW clips along the bottom edge of the valance. The key, however, is to mount it upside-down. | 
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Side Skirts
Side skirts are effectively sill protectors; plastic strips that prevent stones and gravel sand-blasting all the paint off the the bottom of your car. Unfortunately they also act as rot traps, holding and keeping years worth of muck and road salt against your metalwork, so it is important to get your skirts off regularly to clean behind them.
| Name | Fitted To | Features | Fitting | Picture |
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| SE Skirts | The Special Equipment sideskirts were fitted as standard to Touring and Cabriolet models, and were also found on all SE models of the 320i and 325i. | Each skirt is in two pieces; a main section running under the doors to the rear arch, and a small leading section which covers the lower portion of the front wing. These two parts simply slide and clip together.
The kit is mounted using a series of plastic clips. Along the top edge, these clips plug into holes drilled into the sill, while the bottom edge clips directly to the lower sill edge. As the skirt tucks into the wheel arch at both ends, two more holes are drilled into the wheel arch lip to hold plastic plugs. |
Fitting Guide | 140px |
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