Mtec 1 front bumper

[Petrolthreads]

I am putting together a track car and when i bought it the kit had been painted but not fitted, my MOT station fitted the bumpers to get the ticket but I think I might be missing a piece off the front.

Does anybody know looking at the pics below?



This seems to fit over the rad at the bottom, leaving the section in the middle uncovered,



oh and one of the new sticker

[johnl320]

Looks to me like you have a pre facelift car with a later front bumper, the early 'jimmy hill' skirt you have bolts directly on to the valence but the bit above it is not covered. the holes for the front fogs are partially covered by the later bumper

hth
john

[johnl320]

Those chin spoilers fetch good money, if its for a track car i would sell it and fit a standard one. just a thought

Here is a tech 1 kit you can see the difference to yours
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/BMW-3-series-E30- ... 2c5501ef05

[Petrolthreads]

Thanks for the help guys, it is going to be a track car but I still want to have it painted up, so if a jobs worth doing!?!

So what i need is a front valance from an earlier tech1 kit? and sell the chin spoiler I've got?

[Petrolthreads]

Is it one of these I need?

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll? ... ink:top:en

[johnl320]

No that is an 'IS' lip which is for post facelift, for full coverage you need a tech 1 front end and an early front bumper.

[Petrolthreads]

I am right up the creak then?

Can I not just get hold of the bottom section off a pre facelift front end and keep the painted bumper I've already got?

[Petrolthreads]

What about this one?

http://www.e30zone.net/modules.php?name ... c&t=172162

[jbh]

that is a tech2 front lower valance. this is what your after..

[bumpygt]

[Petrolthreads]

Right then so I need an mtec1 front valance? And it'll work with the bumper that's on it?

So now I know what I need now I just need to find it!

[jbh]

your car has the wrong front bumper on it.

[Petrolthreads]

the wrong one to fit either valance, something must fit, what do i need to do so it doesn't look a complete hash up?

[johnl320]

you need an early bumper and either that chin spoiler you already have on it or an MTech 1 front spoiler.

[Petrolthreads]

I see sorry to be an idiot, I was just hoping to buy a front spoiler and then sell the chin spoiler, saw these,

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/BMW-E30-M-Tec-Fro ... 2eadde0324

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/BMW-E30-M-TEC-M-P ... 2ead7ee961

[johnl320]

Both are tech 2 'style' copies and are fibreglass which means they will crack and fall apart as soon as they see a speed bump or small mammal

[Petrolthreads]

I definitely need something mammal proof, I'm losing the will to live

[johnl320]

If it was mine, I would stick the chin spoiler on and get some prefacelift fog blanks to cover the holes in the valence, job done

[Petrolthreads]

So I can't have it painted, is that another dumb question?

[Petrolthreads]

So I know you were all wondering what happened next, yeah like you give a stuff, anyway the conclusion is we are painting the lower part, fitting the Jimmy Hill spoiler and making up some ducting to take air from the foglamp holes to the brakes

[Petrolthreads]

this is how it looks back together and painted..