Front panel/valence differences

[mucoyekul87ETA]

FRONT PANEL Q's aka front valence...
The production date of my '89 325is is 07/88. The part no. for cars up to 09/88 for the front panel is 4133192548.

I see no reason why it wouldn't be a direct swap from another late model e30 I have which is a 1990 325i with a production date of 01/90, for which the part no. 41331961227 is supposedly the proper application.

What is the difference?

[MR 325]

The only difference I can think of it that the 88 model year valance has the holes in it to attach the black diving board bumper shrouds.

[mucoyekul87ETA]

Thanks. Alright then, so I gather that with my late plastic bumpers on my 325is there would be absolutely no difference when swapping the front panel from an even later 325i.

[MR 325]

Nope. Any late valance would work.

[woc]

Maybe you guys can help. I have an 4/87is with mtech1 valance. I had a little accident and the valance is a gonner. Im considering getting eurobumpers and a new valance and have a removable rad support conversion. If parts become difficult to find, do you guys think a late model rad support would work in a early model? cause in that case Id just convert everything to plastic bumpers.

[MR 325]

Maybe you guys can help. I have an 4/87is with mtech1 valance. I had a little accident and the valance is a gonner. Im considering getting eurobumpers and a new valance and have a removable rad support conversion. If parts become difficult to find, do you guys think a late model rad support would work in a early model? cause in that case Id just convert everything to plastic bumpers.

Yes you could use the late model rad support. That doesn't mean you need to do a bumper conversion though.

[woc]

I really don't want to convert to plastic bumpers cause I like the looks of the mtech1, but parts are getting really hard to find and getting expensive, so I was considering a late model looks conversion.

[JasonC]

I think you maybe confused to what an MTech1 valance is. If that's the one in your sig you're talking about. Then that's a iS airdam.

This is Mtech1

[woc]

I was misinformed about that some time ago. But anyhow, if I get the eurobumpers I'll most likely go with Mtech1.