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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.
 
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Revision as of 15:48, 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.

Bodykits

Hartge H26/H27

Description Fitted to the facelifted Hartge models, H26 and H27
Features Fitting Picture
Front Valance P1030252.jpg
Skirts P1030250.jpg
Rear Valance P1030253.jpg

Reiger GSX

Description Available as an aftermarket extra from Reiger
Features Fitting Picture
Front Valance 140px
Rear Valance P220609 1629.jpg


Tech 2

Description Fitted to the facelifted 325i Sport in 1988-1991.
Features Fitting Picture
Front Bumper Fitting Guide Casper.jpg
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. Cimg2906p.jpg
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. Casp23.jpg
Rear Bumper Cimg2848a.jpg
Rear Valance Image093.jpg

Components

Lips

Name Fitted To Features Fitting Picture
Pre-facelift Lip All E30s up to 1987 140px
Facelift Lip All standard E30s from 1987 140px
iS Lip 140px
Volvo Lip 140px

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
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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