Rusty rear valance

[MarkP]

I had my sport up on a lift the other day and all seems fine except for the rear valance that sits behind the rear bumper. For anyone who doesnt know what im talking about, it is a thin straight panel of metal which goes along the rear bumper and has a cut out for the exhaust.
Has anyone ever changed this part before and if so, do you have a price/part number?

[randomdave325]

have a look on the etk for the part number. they are about £90 from the main dealer. you can get patterns cheaper but just go for genuine as it will be better quality,last longer and more importantly fit.
To fit it is idealy a bodyshop job. unless you are skilled with a grinder,spotweld drill, welder, a spraygun and arn't scared of the fact you will have the bootfloor and rear quarters flapping about with the old one removed.
rusty rear valance? it's an e30 m8

[H-M3]

Hi sorry not to jack the thread. please keep me informed if you do manage to get a part number and a price on that part as ill need it too.

[randomdave325]

i have somewhere. but to be honest i've got that many bloody bmw invoices kickin around atm it will take a whilst to find it. i'll have a look tho the part number is 41351961536. for a facelift. if i don't find it by 2mo just ring your local bmw dealer and they'll give you a price. i'm sure it was about 90 quid tho.

[charlE30]

Just looked on my ETK, the part no for the 'tail panel' is 41 34 1 961 508 on the 320 & 325.

[charlE30]

I should read threads properly before posting!!! don't understand how we got different part no's, although my car is 88- bit of a weird year for the E30

[MarkP]

Are both those part numbers correct then, with the latter one being for prefacelift model?

[charlE30]

My car has the plastic bumpers and later style lights so I've always assumed that my car is the facelift model, I could be wrong I don't know exactly what was changed when they did the facelift. I'm 98% sure that 88 was the cross over year.