m3 bodykit

Post Tue Jan 09, 2007 10:23 am

Interested in putting the m3 wings on my e30, wanted to know if anyone has done this, if so how much it costs and is it alot of work?? Etc etc

Post Tue Jan 09, 2007 4:26 pm

If that is your 325i sport you would probably be better selling up and buying the original M3.
From what i've seen you don't really get a perfect fit due to the rear boot design. Best opt for the authentic vehicle and you will also get your money back.

Andy

Post Tue Jan 09, 2007 10:46 pm

Oh yea i forgot to mention its for a 4 door car not the one on the sig, my bad!!

Post Wed Jan 10, 2007 6:25 am

plenty critics out there dont like it but if you want it go for it !!

all id say is you need to find wheels that will fit the arches, probly by converting to 5 stud all round.

Post Wed Jan 10, 2007 4:28 pm

on a 4-door you'll have SO much work to try and get the rear wings to line up, as well as the work involved in the door skins.

http://www.terrysaytherauto.com/yet_ano ... _car4A.htm

Check this out for an idea of the work involved.

After doing all this you'll have a 4-door E30 with an M3 kit. No-one will think it's an M3 and it won't look like an M3. I'd have to agree with motorsport that you'd probably be better off using the time required to fit an M3 bodykit to your 4-door doing overtime at work and buying an M3.

Still, if you're adamant about it then anything can be done to a car given time, effort and some skill. Good luck.

Post Tue Jan 16, 2007 5:30 pm

I have done this. Its really not that hard! i fitted a genuine saloon kit to a 2 door convertible, with no previous experience.

(i would love to imaging the images in your heads right now).

i couldn't weld, spray, fill or anything.

anyway, if someone hosts the pic's for me, you can all see that it CAN be done.
Just re-read your post.

Its a 4 door. I wouldnt bother. Like its stated above, you will loose the wing effect by the fact the roof will look higher.

Fitting this kit isnt so much of an issue still. ligning up the door, and making the box section add-on to the door will require a decent amount of skill to get it to look right.

If you intend to fit an m3 kit, do it to a 2 door.

here's a few pics.

[imghttp://i116.photobucket.com/albums/o6/BristolBulldog/0504180035.jpg[/img]

Post Wed Jan 17, 2007 9:50 am

tim-ix wrote:on a 4-door you'll have SO much work to try and get the rear wings to line up, as well as the work involved in the door skins.

http://www.terrysaytherauto.com/yet_ano ... _car4A.htm

Check this out for an idea of the work involved.

After doing all this you'll have a 4-door E30 with an M3 kit. No-one will think it's an M3 and it won't look like an M3. I'd have to agree with motorsport that you'd probably be better off using the time required to fit an M3 bodykit to your 4-door doing overtime at work and buying an M3.

Still, if you're adamant about it then anything can be done to a car given time, effort and some skill. Good luck.

That is a very tidy job. its exactly how i would have done it. not sure their exact procedure, but i would ahve tacked the whole wing on, and then cut the door edge shape out. it keeps the wing perfectly inline.