rear end pics

[glenbat]

can anyone please post a couple of pics showing pre and post facelift rear light clusters on a cab so i can see the difference if any?
been told mines post facelift

many thanks in advance

[smithy318i]

pre facelift have a larger reverse light section in a vertical direction

this is post facelift

[Simon]

See this post

http://www.e30zone.co.uk/modules.php?na ... ic&t=24280

The first J plate cab has facelift rear clusters, and the second H plate cab has pre-facelift rear clusters.

Facelift on the E30 was 1987/88, but the cab's still had some of the facelift feature's such as the ellipsoid lights at this point, but the rear lights didn't change for a while.

[glenbat]

cheers people, think mine is a 87 or 88 would the post facelift ones fit as im after some std lenses not smoked like shes got on at present

glen

[stevetigger]

No older style lights are larger, or is that the other way around

[Falkster]

No older style lights are larger, or is that the other way around

Both are the same size they just have the lights in diff places

[stevetigger]

No older style lights are larger, or is that the other way around

Both are the same size they just have the lights in diff places

Now I know that is wrong, my friend had a sport with the old style back lights and he bought some new style back lights and they did not fit because they were larger!

[stevetigger]

You can clearly see the newer ones are deeper!

[Falkster]

Nope!!! You have just shown a pre and post face-lift model which have different fitting bumpers, that is what makes them look bigger. I too have fitted face lift lights to a pre face lift car.

Ill go try my facelift ones on my M3 and report back later......

[Geeman]

Don't talk absolute rubbish!

The newer lights and older lights are NOT transferable.

THEY ARE NOT THE SAME SIZE AT ALL!

The older style lights are for chrome bumper'd saloons, convertibles and ALL E30 M3's, while the later lights are for plastic bumper'd saloons, convertibles and ALL Tourings...

There.

Sorted.

Giles.

[Ziggy]

I too have fitted face lift lights to a pre face lift car.

You sure? Face lift lights are approx 10mm taller than pre... I'm sure it's easy. If you count getting the angle grinder / welder / paint sprayer out as easy, that is.

[stevetigger]

Thanks guys, I thought I was going mad!

[Ziggy]

Thanks guys, I thought I was going mad!

Well you are, this just isn't one of the symptoms

[mrLEE30]

not interchangable at all without major bodywork modifications.

pre-face lift sport

post face lift cab