S1 E30 - What is this front lip

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  • e30davie
    E30 Mastermind
    • Apr 2016
    • 1788
    #1

    S1 E30 - What is this front lip

    Hello E30 boffins,

    I hate to admit it, but i found myself watching this video on youtube the other night.

    https://youtu.be/sLrqwC11Rqs


    And i skipped through and found basically no useful information. But i noticed the S1 e30 had a front lip that I had not seen before and looked pretty cool i thought.

    Does anyone know what it is?


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    • reelizmpro
      R3V OG
      • Dec 2003
      • 9446
      #2
      I believe they call it a Jimmy Hill lip.
      "I'd probably take the E30 M3 in this case just because I love that little car, and how tanky that inline 6 is." - thecj

      85 323i M TECH 1 S52 - ALPINEWEISS/SCHWARZE
      88 M3 - LACHSSILBER/SCHWARZE
      89 M3 - ALPINEWEISS II/M TECH CLOTH-ALCANTARA
      91 M TECHNIC CABRIO TURBO - MACAOBLAU/M TECH CLOTH-LEATHER

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        • e30davie
          E30 Mastermind
          • Apr 2016
          • 1788
          #3
          ah, right. cheers. Google tells me it has an OEM bmw part number 51711943868 and are blooody expensive.

          Does anyone know if they were an option back in the day? and only in the US?
          Last edited by e30davie; 08-04-2022, 04:30 PM.

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            • reelizmpro
              R3V OG
              • Dec 2003
              • 9446
              #4
              We never got them in the US, nor have I seen them so I'm guessing they were a euro only option. I only know about them because of the UK guys referring to them as a Jimmy Hill lip. It does give the stock valence that added flare.
              "I'd probably take the E30 M3 in this case just because I love that little car, and how tanky that inline 6 is." - thecj

              85 323i M TECH 1 S52 - ALPINEWEISS/SCHWARZE
              88 M3 - LACHSSILBER/SCHWARZE
              89 M3 - ALPINEWEISS II/M TECH CLOTH-ALCANTARA
              91 M TECHNIC CABRIO TURBO - MACAOBLAU/M TECH CLOTH-LEATHER

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                • e30davie
                  E30 Mastermind
                  • Apr 2016
                  • 1788
                  #5
                  ah fare enough. I just emailed bmw parts locally here in Aus and its no longer available new...

                  Yer i quite like the look on the early stock valance. Something a bit more than the normal lip but not quite the full mtech 1.





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