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[Euro]

M Tech 1 front

I'm so glad i found this thread and it's current. I'm total New bee so cut me some slack if you don't I'll.
Just got my M Tech 1 front spoiler a few days ago. Mine is grey and looks like the one described by CEP as the most updated. Also got my early euro valance from CEP a month ago. All will be painted and installed once the rain subsides in SoCal. Will post photos.
I have couple questions though:
1. since PlastiFlex is still fiberglass, is there a special prep needed to keep it durable over time before it's painted and installed? Any reports on durability?
2. Does anyone have an install guide (similar to the one was posted for the rear)? I'm not sure what connects to the air ducts and how. My current front valance is the standard US diving board kind from 1987 with a rounded bottom attachment.

Thanks!

Sure, not a problem.


Being in the US, few people have installed this kit. The euro bumpers complicate the issue as they are multi piece and require different hardware to mount the M tech front/rear bumpers. You will need these m tech "T" bolts instead of clips. They sandwich the front/rear aprons between the bumper and the trim. Research the M tech 1 thread on this forum and read the BMW M tech 1 installation manual to see what needs to be done. It will help.



An issue I had was that my euro bumpers were banged up and bent so the kit would not fit right. I had to spend some time straightening the bumper enough so that the spoiler would mount correctly and straight.



With the rear it takes some time to get everything lined up. You'll need 15 "T" bolts/clamps for the rear. Once torqued they will eliminate any gaps.

Shows the line between the body and the skirt. This was most disappointing...




With white caulking...ahhh much better. I guess that's the price we pay for not having to drill holes in the sills.



Then there's also the trimming of the front and rear bumper end caps...



This picture shows one of the trunk spoilers holes being off. 2 of them were way off and I couldn't use them. They were on the left side of the car.

[six2midnight]

Well I took some time this weekend to try to fit the MTECH 1 side skirts that came with my kit, and in the end they are pretty much unusable without heavy fiberglass modification. As stated above they do not attach on the top by drilling holes in the rockers, so classiceuroparts tells you to glue them. The bottom is supposed to work with the stock hardware.

That is the least of your worries. These skirts are so wavy and is nearly impossible for them to lay flat against the car. You will have BIG gaps all the way down. REELIZMPRO had to use white caulk to fill in the gaps on his car. This is unacceptable to me as far as quality, but they are rep fiberglass skirts.

I guess I will sell them to someone that has more time than me and ill buy the factory "IS" side skirts for my build.

Jus an FYI for anyone looking to get these. The front and rear bumpers fit really well for me.

[ClassicEuroParts]

I'm so glad i found this thread and it's current. I'm total New bee so cut me some slack if you don't I'll.
Just got my M Tech 1 front spoiler a few days ago. Mine is grey and looks like the one described by CEP as the most updated. Also got my early euro valance from CEP a month ago. All will be painted and installed once the rain subsides in SoCal. Will post photos.
I have couple questions though:
1. since PlastiFlex is still fiberglass, is there a special prep needed to keep it durable over time before it's painted and installed? Any reports on durability?
2. Does anyone have an install guide (similar to the one was posted for the rear)? I'm not sure what connects to the air ducts and how. My current front valance is the standard US diving board kind from 1987 with a rounded bottom attachment.

Thanks!

Here are the front MTech 1 spoiler install instructions:

http://www.ow.no/archive/eba/1187.PDF

[bradnic]

For those of you posting here that may not be aware, there's a very detailed mtech1 thread with lots of pics, installation guides and parts info.

http://www.r3vlimited.com/board/showthread.php?t=378943

[reelizmpro]

Well I took some time this weekend to try to fit the MTECH 1 side skirts that came with my kit, and in the end they are pretty much unusable without heavy fiberglass modification. As stated above they do not attach on the top by drilling holes in the rockers, so classiceuroparts tells you to glue them. The bottom is supposed to work with the stock hardware.

That is the least of your worries. These skirts are so wavy and is nearly impossible for them to lay flat against the car. You will have BIG gaps all the way down. REELIZMPRO had to use white caulk to fill in the gaps on his car. This is unacceptable to me as far as quality, but they are rep fiberglass skirts.

I guess I will sell them to someone that has more time than me and ill buy the factory "IS" side skirts for my build.

Jus an FYI for anyone looking to get these. The front and rear bumpers fit really well for me.

I know the disappointment you feel...believe me. It was a big let down after the excitement about the front/rear basically looking OEM. They should have made a 1:1 copy of the original skirts and let us decide how to mount it. Then the top edge would at least be consistent. Since installing the skirts, I paid more attention to cars online with M tech 1 and noticed the same type of gaps on some. Also I think if the lower sills were body color it wouldn't be as noticeable but white on black sticks out like a sore thumb so I had to do something about it.

[six2midnight]

yeah, agreed. Those gaps are unacceptable.

I guess im buying the OEM is skirts. I wondering how the mtech 1 bumpers will look like with "is" skirts. we shall see!

For anyone else, my mtech 1 side skirts from CEP are for sale.

[reelizmpro]

I don't think iS skirts will look right with the M tech 1 kit because they are smaller and aren't ribbed like the front/rear. I would get OEM m tech 1 skirts, the kind that have the fender arches on ends (if you prefer that look).

[bimma360]

Just placed an order for a Euro Metal Valance! Will be seriously considering Mtech 1 f/r aprons over the next few months.

[exhaust]

I ordered an MT2 bumper kit and MT1 skirts a few weeks back! Hoping this works out!

[six2midnight]

I ordered an MT2 bumper kit and MT1 skirts a few weeks back! Hoping this works out!

Hope you have better luck with the side skirts. I pretty much found they were unusable, without serious modification.

[Euro]

Euro valance and M Tech 1 update

A little update on my M Tech 1 front and euro valance. So it appears that the valance doesn't fit and the whole structure of that "euro valance" is very different from the one I have on my car. It doesn't have the top bar that connects left and right fenders and basically there's no way to screw it to the car other than there are two side holes that are supposed to align with lower parts of the fenders but it doesn't fit. Also it looks like it's not meant for cats with ac or at least my ac radiator is on the way. My us spec valance also has two extensions sticking out of it that are factory welded to it that connect to the frame and there are holes to screw it. Nothing like that appears on the "euro" piece. Bummer, because even if there is a way to force the euro valance to fit there would still have to be a lot of cutting g and welding done. I was under the impression it should fit any model, even after restyling models, so I fear it is just a defective piece. Very disappointed, now have to just cut out my us spec valance to make space for fog lights. Also, original valance overall seems more sturdy. So if any of you had dealt with this issue please advise.

On a positive side M Tech 1 front cover fits ok. It aligned just right and I can pretty much confirm that "plastiflex" is pretty flexible:) Had to bend parts of the skirt pretty hard without problems. Holes drill well too, definitely much better than regular fiberglass. I should finish putting together my bumper and polish everything and then will post photos of the completed bumper.
Thanks 🙏

[six2midnight]

A little update on my M Tech 1 front and euro valance. So it appears that the valance doesn't fit and the whole structure of that "euro valance" is very different from the one I have on my car. It doesn't have the top bar that connects left and right fenders and basically there's no way to screw it to the car other than there are two side holes that are supposed to align with lower parts of the fenders but it doesn't fit. Also it looks like it's not meant for cats with ac or at least my ac radiator is on the way. My us spec valance also has two extensions sticking out of it that are factory welded to it that connect to the frame and there are holes to screw it. Nothing like that appears on the "euro" piece. Bummer, because even if there is a way to force the euro valance to fit there would still have to be a lot of cutting g and welding done. I was under the impression it should fit any model, even after restyling models, so I fear it is just a defective piece. Very disappointed, now have to just cut out my us spec valance to make space for fog lights. Also, original valance overall seems more sturdy. So if any of you had dealt with this issue please advise.

On a positive side M Tech 1 front cover fits ok. It aligned just right and I can pretty much confirm that "plastiflex" is pretty flexible:) Had to bend parts of the skirt pretty hard without problems. Holes drill well too, definitely much better than regular fiberglass. I should finish putting together my bumper and polish everything and then will post photos of the completed bumper.
Thanks 🙏

Great info on the "euro valance" It looks like another product CEP will have to take back to the drawing board. Glad the front valance fit well. We all have had good luck with it as well. now for the mtech 1 side skirts....

[bradnic]

Sounds like you have the early model euro valance
Post pics before folks start jumping to the wrong conclusions

[djjerme]

Sounds like you have the early model euro valance
Post pics before folks start jumping to the wrong conclusions

This.


There is two distinctly different Euro metal valances, and anything that is designed for one (Alpina, Hartge, M-tech, Jimmy Hill Lip..etc.) WILL NOT work on the other. At all.

[bradnic]

Exactly. Post pics. These guys sell both the 83-85 1 piece euro (angles in) and the 85-87 flat euro valance. There's a 2 piece early euro as well, where the strip above the bumper is a separate component