alpina knock-off front valence

[heelN'toe joe]

Has anyone had any experience with the fake alpina front valence covers on ebay?? they look decent in the pics...

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/BMW-E30-Front-Apron-Add-On-89-92-ALPINA-Style_W0QQcmdZViewItemQQcategoryZ36475QQihZ016QQitemZ260167274621QQrdZ1QQsspagenameZWDVW

If not, does anyone know any other good source of high quality late model alpina-look front valences??? thanks

[jw 325ic]

not sure on the quality but if you dont scrape id go for it. it looks good to me. if i had plastics id get it.

[einstein57]

i saw the car in person when i wnet to eurostop to pick up my strut brace. Looked pretty good. not perfect but nothing at that price is.

[smonkbmw]

i have one. sold my car before i could install it. sprayed the backside with undercoating to stiffen it up a bit. doesnt fit right. it slides on using the grooves under the bumper. its supposed to go around the front of the wheel archs, mine goes around one side not the other. depends which side you push on first. the holes around the foglights and brake ducts are not flush to the body so it sticks out kinda weird. i think if someone were to sand it all down flush on the front, the sides would fit proper. same with the holes around the fogs.

id sell mine for $100 plus shipping. ive started to sand it down in spots to get it to fit better, painted the outside a flat black. i still have the box it came in sitting in the garage. shipping will be kinda spendy though (i think) since i dont have a business to discount through. i doubt much more than $150.

[Hon2BMW]

I had it to, ended up shattering when I was entering a driveway in a construction zone, Mine fit with a bit of messaging, of course my stock valance was pretty FUBAR'd anyway which may have accounted for the ill fitting bits, but it still looked pretty nice.

[Terrorshark]

I had it to, ended up shattering when I was entering a driveway in a construction zone, Mine fit with a bit of messaging, of course my stock valance was pretty FUBAR'd anyway which may have accounted for the ill fitting bits, but it still looked pretty nice.

:shock:Wow, what are those wheels?

[sticksdaman]

please sir

[Hon2BMW]

please sir

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[E30Idea]

OH SHIT, Another good thread gone bad because people dont like SportMax Wheels. Good Fucking grief.

Anyways, I like the look of that lip, but buyer-be-ware with that fiberglass stuff off ebay. You just need to be REALLY REALLY carefull when you install it that you dont force it on. When you force it that make stress spots that will crack first if you bump it. If it is made to fit will than you should be ok.

Oh and also be sure you prep it really well when you paint it. Prep is everything when you dont know what gel-coat the maker used.
Just my

[jw 325ic]

im still looking into these when i get my other e30. my reiger replica lip is fiberglass, and ive repaired it more times than i should have in order to save money on another lip. two e30s is better than 1 though, but i dont want the same thing. these are the same price right, 165 or somethin..?