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Post Wed Oct 31, 2012 7:49 pm

What sorta price would I pay for a tech 2 kit? I fancy one before the car gets painted. Are the fiberglass ones any good? Should I keep it genuine and just pay the extra[/img]
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Post Wed Oct 31, 2012 8:08 pm

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Post Wed Oct 31, 2012 8:24 pm

Thats my thinking too. Those fiberglass ones look nasty as hell. Never seen one in the flesh though.
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Post Wed Oct 31, 2012 8:31 pm

genuine, i wouldnt pay more then £250 for a good condition kit. Dont touch fibreglass scrap.
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Post Wed Oct 31, 2012 8:33 pm

250 quid for a whole tech 2 kit?! I thought they were nearer the 500 mark
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Post Wed Oct 31, 2012 8:36 pm

Genuine kits are around £400-£500 mark.
I have seen some nutters asking £800 on ebay.
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Post Wed Oct 31, 2012 8:36 pm

thats what i would pay.
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Post Wed Oct 31, 2012 8:44 pm

Id be loathed to pay more than 450 bucks tbh
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Post Wed Oct 31, 2012 9:04 pm

leeparkes wrote:Genuine kits are around £400-£500 mark.
I have seen some nutters asking £800 on ebay.
I'am sure these nutters are bruvs and paid 2 bob for them :(
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Post Wed Oct 31, 2012 9:07 pm

Buy without the spoiler or sell it on :thumb:
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Post Wed Oct 31, 2012 9:07 pm

Good luck finding a genuine complete tech 2 kit for £250!
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Post Wed Oct 31, 2012 9:13 pm

I got lucky, 120euro for a rear bumper, skirts and 4dr pods. Add the front bumper & valance + touring rear spoiler and it wasn't quick becoming expensive enough.
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Post Wed Oct 31, 2012 9:21 pm

bss325i wrote:Good luck finding a genuine complete tech 2 kit for £250!
i have done already, but i know its rare to find one at that price. Over priced plastic reallly at 400-500 nicker.
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Post Wed Oct 31, 2012 9:21 pm

forget a mtech2, put the money towards some real bbs rs splits. You'll get your money back when its time to sell the car and rs's as far as im aware are always in high demand but i dont know about recently as ive seen alot of people rocking fake splits as there cheap and require less up keep as you dont give two sh*ts about them.
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Post Wed Oct 31, 2012 9:24 pm

Or towards m52 ? Lol :D
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Post Wed Oct 31, 2012 9:28 pm

Its not as if the Mtech 2 kit loses money :mad:

Buy genuine and it will be worth the same if not more when it comes to selling it aslong as its not shaaaged.

A Cheap fibre glass one, depending on the buying price wont be worth as much when coming to sell it

£400 should get you a good one if you hold out, you might get lucky and get one cheaper but its doubtful.
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Post Wed Oct 31, 2012 9:37 pm

lyricalnut02 wrote:Over priced plastic reallly at 400-500 nicker.
You could say that about all manor of car parts.

Personally i think tech 1 boot spoilers at £100-150 are over priced but thats the going rate for them now.
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Post Wed Oct 31, 2012 9:38 pm

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lyricalnut02 wrote:Over priced plastic reallly at 400-500 nicker.
You could say that about all manor of car parts.

Personally i think tech 1 boot spoilers at £100-150 are over priced but thats the going rate for them now.
A year or two ago they were worth £50 :(
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Post Wed Oct 31, 2012 9:39 pm

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lyricalnut02 wrote:Over priced plastic reallly at 400-500 nicker.
You could say that about all manor of car parts.

Personally i think tech 1 boot spoilers at £100-150 are over priced but thats the going rate for them now.
agreed. Silly money for sub 6-7k cars.
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Post Wed Oct 31, 2012 9:39 pm

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lyricalnut02 wrote:Over priced plastic reallly at 400-500 nicker.
You could say that about all manor of car parts.

Personally i think tech 1 boot spoilers at £100-150 are over priced but thats the going rate for them now.
agreed. Silly money for car parts for sub 6-7k cars.
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Post Wed Oct 31, 2012 9:44 pm

lyricalnut02 wrote:agreed. Silly money for sub 6-7k cars.
You say that but to be frank, have you ever priced up a full tech 2 kit new?

E30 parts prices new and second hand are only going one way and that is purely down to supply and demand.

Parts get rarer = prices go up.
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Post Wed Oct 31, 2012 9:48 pm

I definately dont intend to buy one with the spoiler, I hate tech 2 spoilers, I sold one to a lad on here. As for real rs. Yes id love a set but fuck that price. I intend to move out next year, id rather have a flat than wheels. Theyr now making schmidt th lines reps so im gunna grab a set. Bbs 14s for winter and schmidts and borbets with marrakesh centres to match the spoilerless tech 2ed car. Judging by everyones input its still possible to get a tech 2 for less than 500 bucks which is pleasing. Car might be painted sooner than I thought
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Post Thu Nov 01, 2012 12:35 am

Whats an Mtec2 upper front bumper and boot spoiler worth then would you say?
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Post Thu Nov 01, 2012 1:25 am

Boot spoiler about £30-£50 depending on condition

Front bumper about £50-£70
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Post Thu Nov 01, 2012 7:37 am

Front upper bumper more like £100 on its own.

I've had that and £120 for a front lower part and that was 4 years ago! Parts are a lot rarer now.
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Post Thu Nov 01, 2012 12:26 pm

Front bumper or valance? I paid a bit to much for mine but I couldnt get one anywhere in good condition.
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Post Thu Nov 01, 2012 1:26 pm

£100 for the bumper, £120 for the valence.
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Post Thu Nov 01, 2012 1:28 pm

bss325i wrote:£100 for the bumper, £120 for the valence.
I did alright then! Same numbers but in euro's.
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Post Thu Nov 01, 2012 3:24 pm

verde wrote:Theyr now making schmidt th lines reps so im gunna grab a set.
Got a link?
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Post Thu Nov 01, 2012 5:16 pm

Utter sex. Theyr pretty close to the 1600 quid originals. But wont hold the same ultra human strenths
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Post Sat Nov 03, 2012 4:23 pm

Do they do them in 16"?
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Post Sat Nov 03, 2012 6:47 pm

Aye. My only beef is they havnt yet announced 9j. It has to be 9j before I put my order in
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Post Sun Nov 04, 2012 6:15 pm

Why not go for the Se skirts and Is lip with a Se boot spoiler look. Looks smart and less future maintenance. (and cheaper)
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Post Sun Nov 04, 2012 7:32 pm

I went for that look a few years ago but i went for a tech-1 boot spoiler.

http://www.e30zone.net/modules.php?name ... ight=gloss

Only half the pics are there though. :(
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