A unique idea.

[Holland]

I have something that I'm thinking of trying. I need to get a euro valence for the 85, that one has the curved bottom. My idea is get an 86, 87 one with the flatter bottom and put a late model IS lip on it. I have seen the 86 sport lip on the late model valence and although not a direct fit it seemed the shape was right. Do any of you think this would be reasonably possible? No zip ties or custom molding.

[Holland]

No input? Why you got to be like that huh? :-D

[chadthestampede]

I'm having trouble visualizing this.

[Holland]

This kind of valence:



and a Cheesy IX picture:



With an IS lip:



All these picture courtesy of google search. :D

[Bimmerista]

"Hey....that fag has a Volvo lip on his beat 325i."

[kronus]

I am not sure what you're getting at.

I have the earlier euro valence, getting an iS lip to align with is will be troublesome. I have what is essentially the early euro version of the iS lip: the Pfeba lip.



What you have in your example pics is the later euro valence, which doesn't slope as far back. There is an OEM iS lip analogue for that valence too, but I don't have a photo handy.

[td325ic]

It's an interesting idea but I think the early valance might be a bit too high. However, I'll hold my judgment until some one tries it.

Here's a quick photoshop to give you an idea. Maybe I'll try photoshoping another pic with a better angle.

[Aptyp]

that sits way too high.

[Holland]

I agree. Thanks for the pshop. that does sit way too high. What Kronus has is my second option, and that would also be the correct valence seeing I have an 85.

[td325ic]

Here's another photoshop with euro bumpers.

Still high but I think it looks good.

[IRON-E]

With the last PSHOP, all I can say is that it looks goofy but then again I could be wrong.

[kamotors]

"Hey....that fag has a Volvo lip on his beat 325i."

those are some weird looking bottle caps.

[Gadea]

that´s not a volvo lip, but the side skirts appear to be from a taurus. They even look more "orangy", don´t they?

[ak-]

Looks like a crab.

[Danny]

You're dumb friend.