E30 Zone

I have an 86 325e (american) and i need euro bumpers but i dont wanna have to order them all the way from west germany anyone have any recommendations?

You will have a pre-face lift car, ebay or zone for sale section, for the best looking option look for a complete tech 1 kit with bumpers. Also worth noting that the later tech 2 kits can be made to fit but they require modification, look here for more info http://www.r3vlimited.net/Tech/bumper1.htm

you can make your ugly american style bumpers look better by drilling a hole in the oil shock absorbers the bumpers are mounted on and driving slowly into a wall, this allows all the oil to leak out of the bumper shock absorber and as there is no oil in there the bumper will not push back out and remain in the ''in'' position. same applies front and rear again look here.. http://www.r3vlimited.net/Tech/tuck.htm

good luck and welcome to the zone!!

mrlee

bimmershot wrote:I have an 86 325e (american) and i need euro bumpers but i dont wanna have to order them all the way from west germany anyone have any recommendations?

I hate to pick you up on your knowledge of modern history but West Germany ceased to exist number of years ago, shortly after some wall or other fell down....

JohnH wrote:

bimmershot wrote:I have an 86 325e (american) and i need euro bumpers but i dont wanna have to order them all the way from west germany anyone have any recommendations?

I hate to pick you up on your knowledge of modern history but West Germany ceased to exist number of years ago, shortly after some wall or other fell down....

Did it fall or was it pushed ?

oh oops i feel like an idiot i didnt know that someone on bimmerforums told me it existed, anyways ok well now i'm also looking for factory 15's so i need help with that i've looked everywhere in the surrounding areas of where i live and alot of internet stuff too.

Im guessing as you have an American 325e that your in the USA ? ?

http://www.abrahamsmotorsport.com/e30.htm

http://www.euromcars.com/parts/e30/e30mtsds.htm

there is loads out there for E30's in both UK and America

As a cheap alternative, I'm sure you can bolt later plastic bumpers onto a chromer. Well, I've seen it done. Get them painted to match the car and it'll look okay.

thanks for your help i found what i need and they are super pricey but i guess its the price i gotta pay