NEED HELP FITTING A MTECH 2 KIT ON PREFACELIFT BMW E30

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Post Sat Feb 16, 2013 5:47 pm

HI I HAVE A GENUINE MTECH 2 KIT AND I NEED TO FIT IT ON MY PRE FACELIFT BMW E30 CAN ANY ONE HELP ME ON HOW TO FIT IT THANKS
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Post Sat Feb 16, 2013 5:49 pm

It won't fit the prefacelift is a different shape to the facelift.
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Post Sat Feb 16, 2013 5:49 pm

Front might work, but the rear would take some body work. Pods won't work as the arches are slightly different. Tried it on my 83 once and the just didn't line up
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Post Sat Feb 16, 2013 6:00 pm

Why would you bother with the grief? Get a post-facelift car if you want a Tech 2 kit.
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Post Sat Feb 16, 2013 6:03 pm

snakebrain wrote:Why would you bother with the grief? Get a post-facelift car if you want a Tech 2 kit.
ive already got the prefacelft car can you tell me how to install it if you know hw to thanks
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Post Sat Feb 16, 2013 6:05 pm

Get good at welding.
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Post Sat Feb 16, 2013 6:17 pm

S14M3 wrote:Front might work, but the rear would take some body work. Pods won't work as the arches are slightly different. Tried it on my 83 once and the just didn't line up
what type of body work would i need to do to da back
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Post Sat Feb 16, 2013 6:21 pm

The M-tech kit mounts using the appropriate bumper fittings for that car. This guide isn't about M-tech kits, but it will explain the dramatic differences between pre- and facelift bumpers, and will help you understand how hard it really is to fit an Tech 2 kit to a pre-facelift.

http://www.e30zone.net/e30zonewiki/inde ... a_facelift

Now combine that with the guide to fitting a Tech 2 kit:

http://www.e30zone.net/e30zonewiki/inde ... ar_bumpers
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Post Sat Feb 16, 2013 7:15 pm

ibzy wrote:
S14M3 wrote:Front might work, but the rear would take some body work. Pods won't work as the arches are slightly different. Tried it on my 83 once and the just didn't line up
what type of body work would i need to do to the back
Complete new rear panel new rear arches etc etc fitting the tech2 to a prefacelift is only ever going to be a hodge
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Post Sat Feb 16, 2013 7:16 pm

ibzy wrote:
S14M3 wrote:Front might work, but the rear would take some body work. Pods won't work as the arches are slightly different. Tried it on my 83 once and the just didn't line up
what type of body work would i need to do to the back
Complete new rear panel new rear arches etc etc fitting the tech2 to a prefacelift is only ever going to be a hodge
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Post Sat Feb 16, 2013 7:23 pm

jonny323i wrote:
ibzy wrote:
S14M3 wrote:Front might work, but the rear would take some body work. Pods won't work as the arches are slightly different. Tried it on my 83 once and the just didn't line up
what type of body work would i need to do to the back
Complete new rear panel new rear arches etc etc fitting the tech2 to a prefacelift is only ever going to be a hodge
we can I get the panels from
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Post Sat Feb 16, 2013 7:25 pm

Body panels so probably your local car spare or body shop
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Post Sat Feb 16, 2013 7:26 pm

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