E30 Zone

Hi all.

Yesterday I got my 1988 320 coupe back on the road after 4 months of welding, overhaul, new panels and swearing. Now it's got a ticket on it I'm gonna start thinking about its appearance. I want decent bodykit then I'll respray the whole lot.

I've decided on the Mtech 2 kit as I think its the best looking OEM kit. Scouring the internet I've read a few things that have confused me, so I need your help. I've read that some bodykits only fit a pre or post facelift, and something about plastic bumpers?

Can I just buy any Mtech 2 kit (or replica) or do I need a phase specific one. Here's a pic of the car if it helps




And wishful thinking maybe, but I want something that looks a bit like this...



Any help would be much appreciated.

The car you have is a facelift E30 (AKA a plastic bumpered car)

Fortunately for you, this means that the Tech 2 kit (which is specifically designed for facelifts) fits straight on.

The Tech 1 kit fits straight on to prefacelift E30s (AKA chrome/metal bumpered cars).

Happily, this means that all you have to do is find and buy a Tech 2 kit then spray/fit it. Then simply buy some bling rims and you'll have something that closely resembles the second pic you posted.

Hope this clears it up a bit

Thats great thanks, clears it up a bit.

By the way, the car you want yours to look like only has the mtech2 front bumper, its not kitted apart from that, its slammed on bbs rs split rims though which are also on my own xmas wish list (fat chance)

riklusby wrote:By the way, the car you want yours to look like only has the mtech2 front bumper, its not kitted apart from that, its slammed on bbs rs split rims though which are also on my own xmas wish list (fat chance)

You better look again, it's fully kitted yp with the Tech2 kit.

Rav335uk wrote:

riklusby wrote:By the way, the car you want yours to look like only has the mtech2 front bumper, its not kitted apart from that, its slammed on bbs rs split rims though which are also on my own xmas wish list (fat chance)

You better look again, it's fully kitted yp with the Tech2 kit.

looks like a full kit to me aswell

it has the full kit but no spoiler which to me does look nice

Yeh I do like it without the Mtech spoiler. I might go for the E28 M5 spoiler, very subtle. Those BBS look like they have a widened lip, so waaaaay out of my price range. I'll have to find something a bit cheaper.

Do many ppl go for motorsport style multi spoke rims on e30's, like the Team Dynamics 1.2 like most current Touring Cars, or do most stick to cross spoke style?

this is how my badboy started out



and this is her now



but i have a smooth boodlit and it looks sick

Apologies, i was viewing the pic on a rather small screen, looked again this morning and your right she is fully kitted apart from boot spoiler

Ajsingh's work colleages think this is funny, apologies on his behalf zoners, Ant.

Edited and removed by mrLEE30 - AJSingh's workmates got onto his computer and posted the test you copied. i have removed it.


Different people do different things to their cars for different reasons, some like them standard others like myself like to personalise them, whether it be optical (bodystyling,wheels) or technical (under the bonnet stuff etc)

over the last 3 years i've found this forum to be very helpfull and on the most part encouraging and believe it or not we enjoy talking about our cars and most of us can spell too, instead of posting a load of drivvel you might like to practice your spelling a bit and you might not appear such a chav yourself in the future

Ha Ha!
Are there any other kits that would fit straight on to a face lift E30. I have a 320 convert and Im looking for a kit that will fit with no hassle. No sure if thats a stupid question so please bare with me as I am no expert.

What year is the Cab?

1991 J reg.

Tech II with no spoiler = Euro look WIN.

Quite simple to stick a Tech II kit on but it will only vaguely resemble the second pic you posted. Looks like that's had the arches flared and has clearly been slammed. Stance has definitely been nailed, which can be quite difficult on an E30 due to annoying reverse rake look that most end up with. Also running probably the best wheels IMO for an E30 in some wicked sizes, 11J at the back IIRC.

In short it would be very expensive to get it looking like the Felgen car but a slapping a Tech II kit is relatively easy.

and here i explain how!

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

Ok. thanks for that link. very useful. dont you think the kit looks better with the side skirts?
is this the same kit on the evo2?

i was referring to the pics of the white e30 aaronsmart posted. looks like a just a tec 2 kit to me.

the Felgen car looks sick tho. cant you lower the backend to produce that stance?

Bfab wrote:the Felgen car looks sick tho. cant you lower the backend to produce that stance?

The car has definitley been lowered.....most likely on some sort of coilover (probably KW) but a stance like that would make the car more or less un-driveable for regular use. Strictly show car.

that car has a front m-tech2 bumper, rear m-tech2 bumper, m-tech2 side skirts its does NOT have rear spoiler and door panels/pods!

Ok. what are door panels / pods?

Oh sorry . I see what you mean.
Another thing I was wondering was that is the M3 Evo bumpers the same as the Evo2 & sport. Are they the same bumpers as the Mtec 2 kit?

No mate they are different

Ok. Does all the M3's have the same bodykit?

the only things that are the same between the m3 and a standard e30 bodywise are the doors and bonnet iirc nothing else will fit (easily)

the m3's dont have a bodykit as such, they were made differently