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e30symphony
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Sat Sep 10, 2005 4:19 pm

anybody know if the pre-facelift e30 only came with chrome bumbers or can u get black ones
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Sat Sep 10, 2005 4:27 pm

Pre-facelift cars were all chrome for all variants except Sports (or cars with optional M-Tech kit).

Also, after the saloons were facelifted, the cab had the same chrome bumpers, but painted(?) black.

Oh, and it's bumpers :thumb:
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Sat Sep 10, 2005 6:12 pm

my 86 325i orig had metal bumpers in diamond black
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Sat Sep 10, 2005 6:22 pm

Were they painted black or did they have some kind of covering like the chrome window trim is covered up on the higher spec facelift cars?
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Sat Sep 10, 2005 6:58 pm

Errrr.............my 89' 320i cab in Alpine White II is pre-facelift with shadowline. Came with colour coded bumpers as std.
Once upon a time you could get bumper sections in primer, ready for painting in the colour of your choice but no more alas....you can only get chrome ones now :cry:
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Sat Sep 10, 2005 7:01 pm

if they had the shodow lie option then i think the bumpers were colour coded if they they were chrome
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Sat Sep 10, 2005 7:27 pm

my 86 325 had shadowline pack as Richy mentions the bumpers were colour coded from the factory
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Sun Sep 11, 2005 11:46 am

thanks for that lads and sorry for my bad spelling
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