educational: what is the difference between these cars

[nwmlarge]

my request for help comes from trying to work out the differences in these cars

i guess that the large bumper recesses are tech 2 kits but some of the bumpers have large rubstrips so is that tech 2 as well or are the recessed bumpers tech 2's that have been smoothed off?

[Stevin]

The last car is a normal bumper with the bumpstrip and bumper colour coded.

A M-tech 2 has a bumper cover that has a recess in it...

The last car just has a M-Tech 2 front valance, door panels and skirts

[nwmlarge]

cool so its a tech 2 coupe that i'm after

i think there should be a quick guide to the kits on the site if there is i apologise for not checking properly

[orangecurry]

the top car is a cabbie and they have different sills, therefore the normal tech2 kit doesn't fit (easily?) and so that cabbie has an alternate sill spoiler... E36?

[nwmlarge]

yeah they look like e36 ones they don't do anything for me

[ballin]

must admit i have no idea about the differences between tech1's and 2's either!

[yz_250]

must admit i have no idea about the differences between tech1's and 2's either!

i always thought that the steel bumper type is mk1
and the plastic bumper is mk 2....

am i wrong ?

[orangecurry]

yes

tech 2 bodykit is as above, tech 1 is erm... smaller bodykit - picture please somebody?

chrome bumper is pre-facelift, and plastic bumper post-facelift - changeover 1988 sometime?

[mrLEE30]

i always thought that the steel bumper type is mk1
and the plastic bumper is mk 2....

you are correct.

[orangecurry]

no he doesn't mean that.. does he?

if you mean 'the bodykit that was an option attached by BMW to the pre-facelift cars' is mtech 1 then yes, if you mean chrome bumpers then no

it's been a long day for my brain

[markyboy]

, post plastic ,,, pre chrome

[nwmlarge]

wow this is a defo can or worms
any tech heads fancy doing a sticky thread of mostly standard examples?
would help out the numpty's like me with understanding the e30 lingo

[yz_250]

So the small brake light = mk1 (steel bumpers)
and the big brake light = mk2 (plastic bumpers)

first car is a mk1 with mk 2 bumpers

Right ?

[Hyperion]

Ok Here we go:

Pre Face lift E30 Sport:


Post Face lift E30 Sport:


Pre face lift Rear Lights:


Post Face lift Rear Lights:

[nwmlarge]

much better er lol