what is this piece called?

[King Luis]

the part circled in yellow...
what is it called?
how much would it cost to replace?
is it a pita to replace?

thanks.

[robert325is]

it is the top of your front valence

to replace it, you'd need a whole new valence

[skatefreak]

That is part of your valance

[Jordan]

Nose Panel, it is not "part of" the front valance in all reality. The lower valance and nose panel are 2 seperate metal stampings. They are then tack welded together behind the bumper.

Sadly it cannot be purchased seperately, only as a complete valance.

Brand new OEM is ~$230.

[King Luis]

mine has a little rust (not too major...looks like its only surface rust). would it be recoverable if it was sanded/grinded down then repainted?
thats the spot....

[Avus E30]

if its just surface rust i dont see why not

[King Luis]

well..its little more then surface rust but not bad.

[skatefreak]

well if you want to get technical it is "pinch" welded but who gives a shit.

[wastedincome]

Since the lower part of the valance looks to be in good shape, I'd go ahead and repair the rusted spot, and have the valance repainted as Jordan mentioned it $230 for a new one plus paint.

[NickP]

Early e30's and some others came with 2 piece front valences where that upper piece is seperate - part number 41331884353.

This won't be a bolt on though since you'll need to drill out the welds to remove this upper part from you lower valence. That rust doesn't look too bad though; I'm sure its repairable.

[Digitalwave]

Even if it was rusted all the way through, a shop would be able to repair that little spot. Unless its spread bad behind the bumper where you can't see it, you might want to just replace the valance then.

[King Luis]

i'm getting the body redone and repainted after next winter, so hopefully i can do a temp fix for this year so it doesn't get worse.

[permit]

BMA or Bavauto or something like that has them for $310 shipped. Hookup dealership price is $240 total.

[NickP]

BMA or Bavauto or something like that has them for $310 shipped. Hookup dealership price is $240 total.

Or if he was willing to go aftermarket with just the filler piece $25 and change

http://tapcointernational.com/store/shopdisplayproducts.asp?id=5&subcat=76&cat=BMW++3++SERIES++1984-1991%2FCONVERT++TO++1993

But again; I wouldn't bother - that's definitely fixable.

[1991 318is]

Aftermarket

Nose panel is the $126.55 part. Still cheap.