NEED HELP FITTING A MTECH 2 KIT ON PREFACELIFT BMW E30
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ibzy
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HI I HAVE A GENUINE MTECH 2 KIT AND I NEED TO FIT IT ON MY PRE FACELIFT BMW E30 CAN ANY ONE HELP ME ON HOW TO FIT IT THANKS
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jonny323i
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It won't fit the prefacelift is a different shape to the facelift.
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Front might work, but the rear would take some body work. Pods won't work as the arches are slightly different. Tried it on my 83 once and the just didn't line up
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snakebrain
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Why would you bother with the grief? Get a post-facelift car if you want a Tech 2 kit.
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ibzy
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ive already got the prefacelft car can you tell me how to install it if you know hw to thankssnakebrain wrote:Why would you bother with the grief? Get a post-facelift car if you want a Tech 2 kit.
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ibzy
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what type of body work would i need to do to da backS14M3 wrote:Front might work, but the rear would take some body work. Pods won't work as the arches are slightly different. Tried it on my 83 once and the just didn't line up
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Grrrmachine
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The M-tech kit mounts using the appropriate bumper fittings for that car. This guide isn't about M-tech kits, but it will explain the dramatic differences between pre- and facelift bumpers, and will help you understand how hard it really is to fit an Tech 2 kit to a pre-facelift.
http://www.e30zone.net/e30zonewiki/inde ... a_facelift
Now combine that with the guide to fitting a Tech 2 kit:
http://www.e30zone.net/e30zonewiki/inde ... ar_bumpers
http://www.e30zone.net/e30zonewiki/inde ... a_facelift
Now combine that with the guide to fitting a Tech 2 kit:
http://www.e30zone.net/e30zonewiki/inde ... ar_bumpers
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jonny323i
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Complete new rear panel new rear arches etc etc fitting the tech2 to a prefacelift is only ever going to be a hodgeibzy wrote:what type of body work would i need to do to the backS14M3 wrote:Front might work, but the rear would take some body work. Pods won't work as the arches are slightly different. Tried it on my 83 once and the just didn't line up
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Complete new rear panel new rear arches etc etc fitting the tech2 to a prefacelift is only ever going to be a hodgeibzy wrote:what type of body work would i need to do to the backS14M3 wrote:Front might work, but the rear would take some body work. Pods won't work as the arches are slightly different. Tried it on my 83 once and the just didn't line up
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we can I get the panels fromjonny323i wrote:Complete new rear panel new rear arches etc etc fitting the tech2 to a prefacelift is only ever going to be a hodgeibzy wrote:what type of body work would i need to do to the backS14M3 wrote:Front might work, but the rear would take some body work. Pods won't work as the arches are slightly different. Tried it on my 83 once and the just didn't line up
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jonny323i
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Body panels so probably your local car spare or body shop
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