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Should i leave my car standard bumper or shall i tech 2 it at time of respray?

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bhups
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Mon Sep 12, 2011 10:56 am

Next year i will be having my car resprayed and have the option of tech 2'ing the car but without the spoiler or leaving it standard bumper.

Whats your guys opinion?

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Mon Sep 12, 2011 11:03 am

always tech2 .
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Mon Sep 12, 2011 11:18 am

Leave it standard... More a sleeper! Esp with the m52 under the hood!
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Mon Sep 12, 2011 11:48 am

leave it standard, before i had the tech 2 i always wanted a kit, now after a while im bored and want to go back to standard bumpers, which i will when i get the paint done.

car goods good the way it is.
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Mon Sep 12, 2011 11:50 am

tech 2 it bro...
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Mon Sep 12, 2011 11:51 am

Standard. Tech 2 is council.. :)
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Mon Sep 12, 2011 12:15 pm

Bhups you know what I think and know it makes sense to tech 2 it.
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Mon Sep 12, 2011 12:38 pm

Tech 2
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Mon Sep 12, 2011 2:20 pm

look up some pics.. decide for yourself.. :wink:

I think you should run no bumper at all.. instead just strap two pillows to the ends of the chassis rails..
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Mon Sep 12, 2011 2:37 pm

standard :cool:
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Mon Sep 12, 2011 3:18 pm

Tech 2 ok especially on a genuine sport but too predictable on a modded car. Leave as is.
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Mon Sep 12, 2011 4:20 pm

Thanks for the feedback so far guys. My personal preference is also keeping it standard bumper.
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Mon Sep 12, 2011 5:20 pm

Tech 2 over standard
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Mon Sep 12, 2011 5:25 pm

Standard bumper but..........TECH 1 SPOILER! 8)

Mine was just like yours but with a Tech-1 spoiler, I loved the look of it!

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Mon Sep 12, 2011 5:32 pm

standard bumper with an is lip?? 8)
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Mon Sep 12, 2011 5:58 pm

Standard bumpers, tech-1 spoiler and IS lip :cool:

Or tech-2 kit without skirts and pods :)
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Mon Sep 12, 2011 6:01 pm

leeparkes wrote:Standard bumpers, tech-1 spoiler and IS lip :cool:

Or tech-2 kit without skirts and pods :)
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Mon Sep 12, 2011 6:58 pm

The car will defo be spoilerless.
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Mon Sep 12, 2011 7:29 pm

why are you respraying it? it looks pretty mint on the photos! :D
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Mon Sep 12, 2011 7:30 pm

right time to stop this crap talk ...........

tech 2 all day long .............either way you wont have a choice as the body shop will be fitting one anyway lol

with new interior , new paint , 5 stud suspension and after market rims .........it has to be a tech 2
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Mon Sep 12, 2011 8:54 pm

B7 wrote:Tech 2 ok especially on a genuine sport but too predictable on a modded car. Leave as is.
+1 :)
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Mon Sep 12, 2011 9:08 pm

Standard all the way, tech 2 too common
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Mon Sep 12, 2011 9:11 pm

leeparkes wrote:Standard bumpers, tech-1 spoiler and IS lip :cool:
This would be the way i'd go!
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Mon Sep 12, 2011 10:21 pm

Dips... Naaah man, standard bumper!!!
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Mon Sep 12, 2011 10:49 pm

wayne_202 wrote:Standard all the way, tech 2 too common
Tech2's are very rare come to thing about any e30 is nowadays.
They don't make bm's like this anymore!..They should.
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wayne_202 wrote:Standard all the way, tech 2 too common
Tech2's are very rare come to thing about any e30 is nowadays.
They don't make bm's like this anymore!..They should.
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Tue Sep 13, 2011 8:48 am

Standard bumper, much cleaner and sharper imo! :)
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Tue Sep 13, 2011 8:56 am

Tech2 if a Sport or no kit or spoiler and just an iS or Alpina front if standard- looks much cleaner imo
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Tue Sep 13, 2011 11:21 am

If its not a tech 2, dont make it one...
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Tue Sep 13, 2011 11:32 am

LOL Aj
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Tue Sep 13, 2011 10:04 pm

deanocool wrote:why are you respraying it? it looks pretty mint on the photos! :D
it looks mint because i did the paint correction and detailing on it :D

its decent and 100 times better than it was when i got my hands on it, but a respray is what the guy wants to make it perfect
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Tue Sep 13, 2011 10:05 pm

ps, i say tech 2. in straight black or or in ruby black it will look the muts nuts

ps, i have tech 2 kit for sale :D
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Tue Sep 13, 2011 10:19 pm

Tech 2 would ruin that car..
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Tech 2 kits are ugly!
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Dezzy wrote:Tech 2 kits are ugly!
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