prefacelift coversion to alpina

[plotfi]

man, I didn't realize it was so complicated…

I just heard back from bmwpartssupply.com that 41331933772 may become available late October!

[kronus]

get some yellow lamin x, you're going to want some on there anyway

also, the valence bradnic has will work with a 137 alpina lip, but a 147 won't.

either will work for an mtech I, though, since it attaches to the bumper. You probably don't really need a lower valence for Mtech I.

[bradnic]

Can I get fog lights in yellow?!

yup, or:

1) swap out the lenses for yellow ones, 63171375071 and 63171375072
2) get some yellow lamin-x

yellow lens prices are crazy - twice the price of clear

[bradnic]

in a perfect world, yes :-)

the euro valance is very hard to find. I'm actually selling a 2 piece valance right now. if you're not attaching a plastic lower lip to it I'm almost certain it will work for you. Would work for an mtech1 too I bet.

http://www.r3vlimited.com/board/showthread.php?t=335266

Kronus or Raul should confirm...

[plotfi]

Can some else confirm this?

Can I get fog lights in yellow?!

[plotfi]

so as recap I need 41331933772 valance and 63171376935/63171376936 fog lights!

[bradnic]

wow e30zone is wrong then... waddayaknow....

[kronus]

Looks like 137 has brake duct vents, you're right.

here's a 147:

[plotfi]

alpina archive

this seems to be type 137 refer to this http://www.alpina-archive.com/?page_id=50

type 147 front end pic from e30zone

http://www.e30zone.net/e30zonewiki/index.php/Body_Kits

[bradnic]

my pleasure kronus. have learned a ton from you guys...

[kronus]

NOTE: This is the correct setup for a PLAIN euro front end car with fogs. CHECK WITH KRONUS AND RAUL FIRST. Not sure if the Alpina setup is different.

the alpina 147 lip sits on top of the regular metal valence; these should be the correct fogs for it.

nice find! this is turning into an informative thread.

[bradnic]

type 147 front end pic from e30zone

EDIT: Type 137 - e30zone is wrong

http://www.e30zone.net/e30zonewiki/index.php/Body_Kits

[bradnic]

i found this 63171374893, is the correct one? There seems to be two kinds!

http://realoem.com/bmw/partgrp.do?mo...63&hg=63&fg=15

no that's a pre-9/85 fog - check the realoem listing comments.

since I confused you, here are the fog assembly listings I know about. They are for late 85-87 euro cars - there's pre-9/85 original, 9/85-87 (redesigned frontend, but STILL pre-facelift), and post 87 (plastic bumpers)

http://realoem.com/bmw/showparts.do?...63&fg=15&hl=10

left assembly 63171376935


right assembly 63171376936



you should still confirm there is nothing special about an Alpina 147 foglight setup over a basic euro fog setup.

[bradnic]

rear view of the left side euro fog on a 770 valance. You can see the part numbers on it

UPDATE: the part numbers molded into the back are for the bare housing, not the assembly. You won't find them on realoem unfortunately.



here's the right side euro fog assembly


NOTE: This is the correct setup for a PLAIN euro front end car with fogs. CHECK WITH KRONUS AND RAUL FIRST. Not sure if the Alpina setup is different.

[plotfi]

fog lights

Do you know which fog lights i need?

this is the 41331933770 valance Kronus mentioned. It's for euro front ends, euro bumpers etc.


it's for non-A/C cars. If you have the oil cooler in front (and you do), you should have the 41331933772 valance instead.


I've been looking for one for 18+ months now, so good luck. It's not NLA but BMW has no inventory anywhere. I assume they are letting orders build up so they can do a large production run. who knows...

you can convert a 770 to a 772 by cutting the vent holes. it will be sitting behind your alpina air dam anyway, so doesn't need to be perfect I guess.