Convertible front wings

[Joedean]

Does anyone have a contact for convertible e30 front wings? mine is 1990.
BMW want 200 pounds each and I have to cut the indicator hole.
Wondered If there was a patterend parts company? you can easily find the coupe,and estate but not the convertible wings.
Please help =-)

[Tedswagon]

I cant help other than confirm the convertible wing is different to the other models which I believe are interchangeable.

Are your existing wings beyond repair?

[Brianmoooore]

The saloon wing is a one piece pressing, but the cab. wing is two pieces welded together.
There's no obvious reason why the cab. wing should be made out of two pieces, which leads me to believe that BMW didn't invest in a separate set of dies to produce wings for the relatively low production number cabs, but simply chopped off the sill section of saloon wings and welded on the slightly longer cab. sill section.
There's no reason that this production method can't be recreated on a DIY basis. Either use the sill section from old cab. wings, if in good condition, or a reasonably good copy can be made from bending sheet steel - it's not a difficult piece to fabricate, and when in place on the car, is not exactly at eye level.
The join is hidden behind the extra piece of trim that cabs. have in this area, so no great welding skills are required, or small nuts and bolts, or even pop rivets, would do at a push.

[mineralblue]

Mine is currently undergoing a resto and I thought it needed 2 new wings, The pattern wings are of inferior quality and would require much fettling so Danthe had his welder cut off the rot on the bottom of mine and patch in the same piece of the replacement wings we brought, a much better solution I am more than happy with.

[mineralblue]

Wings

[Joedean]

Be good to see a pic Mineralblue

[mineralblue]

[Joedean]

Thabks for the pic,my wings have gone higher up over the trim point[/url]

[Brianmoooore]

Thabks for the pic,my wings have gone higher up over the trim point[/url]

In that case, saloon wings will do + some simple metalwork.

[Joedean]

oh I get you.... as the wings are all the same size across all e30s to the point where the trim is! its just the part under the trim is longer!!! get it =-) so u just cut it and add a bit to lengthen =-)

[Brianmoooore]

oh I get you.... as the wings are all the same size across all e30s to the point where the trim is! its just the part under the trim is longer!!! get it =-) so u just cut it and add a bit to lengthen =-)

Exactly! Cut the bottom off saloon wings, and add the longer bit from your old wings, just as I'm fairly sure BMW did at the factory.

[Joedean]

Wouldn't be able to use old wings as they are rotten =-(

[Joedean]

sure a good body shop will be able to knock something up =)

[Brianmoooore]

Wouldn't be able to use old wings as they are rotten =-(

Thabks for the pic,my wings have gone higher up over the trim point[/url]

?????????

[mineralblue]

I think he possibly means the bottom bit is rotten and its gone higher up than mine had as as well?

[Brianmoooore]

Plan B, then.

a reasonably good copy can be made from bending sheet steel - it's not a difficult piece to fabricate, and when in place on the car, is not exactly at eye level.

[Joedean]

great guys,more top advise. I'll post a picture up when I work out how to do that! In fact how did you attach that picture mineral Blue ?

oh on another subject I was browsing the pictures in the gallery on here and came across my current car from 2009 when it belonged to another owner =-) was great to stumble across her when she was younger )

[mineralblue]

I haven't posted a picture on here for some years, the last time was on image shack, which is now gone/charges?
Go to Members E30s and there is a sticky at the top telling you how to do it.
I used IMGUR. Pretty straight forward even for a mong like me, that said my pic is a little big