Mounting a Mtech I front valance on a facelift E30?

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ArnarM
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Fri Apr 27, 2012 3:48 am

Hi guys,

my E30 325iC has a Mtech I rear valance(or that's what I think it's called) and I want to put a Mtech I front valance on my car. I know that I have to change out the facelift front panel for a prefacelift one, but I'm not sure about the rest. What else do I need to change/ do so I can mount the Mtech I front valance?

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What I would like the front of my car to look like:
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Fri May 04, 2012 8:50 am

you do not need the valance changed unless you want to keep the fog lights which you will need too. You need pre face lift front bumper to mount the apron too. You will also need the matching bumper irons. Bolt on and off you go.
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Wed May 09, 2012 6:50 am

zaust wrote:you do not need the valance changed unless you want to keep the fog lights which you will need too. You need pre face lift front bumper to mount the apron too. You will also need the matching bumper irons. Bolt on and off you go.

I'm not quite following, what are bumper irons?
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Wed May 09, 2012 9:26 am

The bit the bumper mounts to. They are different pre and post.
Although where they mount to the chassis is the same.
If I remember I will take a pic fir you tomorrow as I have the front of my tech 1 touring in bits at the moment.
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zaust wrote:The bit the bumper mounts to. They are different pre and post.
Although where they mount to the chassis is the same.
If I remember I will take a pic fir you tomorrow as I have the front of my tech 1 touring in bits at the moment.

Are you talking about the mounting brackets for the bumper?
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Thu May 10, 2012 7:38 am

Yes fella.
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