Diving boards painted trim black...

[sergio318is]

I sanded and polished my bumpers. They look killer, but took quite a bit of time with a da.

I only polished the top:

nice car

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[1fastETA]

I sanded and polished my bumpers. They look killer, but took quite a bit of time with a da.

I only polished the top:

Maks me wnt to fix my car

[klavender1]

EDIT: Not a tucked bumper fan, don;t like the gap it creates in the trim :(

Good point. Gonna paint them and see how it looks first. Thanks for all the help and clearing this up for me. :up:

[ForcedFirebird]

The Summit Hella's fit and they are $100/pair.

My valence first got taken out by a cat while the wife was driving, re-constructed it, then an abnormally high curb killed it a second time, beyond repair.

To hold mine on, I ran a long drill through the bottom of the bumper and top of valence to fit bolts through the vents where my euro plate frame is, and the stock screws through the sides.

The car has been well over 100mph and it's still on :)

EDIT: Not a tucked bumper fan, don;t like the gap it creates in the trim :(

[klavender1]

Cool! Thanks! I may be able to pick up a new one for $100 or less. But would have to get all the mounting hardware, lights, etc. Have to go check it out to see exactly which spoiler it is. I'm all about a deal and could add the lights at a later date. I'm cool with the es or is spoiler. Either one is better than the stock lip. Could I still tuck my bumpers?

[JTapper]

JTapper and I have the 86-87 "s" valence. The "is" lip has the holes for oil cooler, "es" does not...

Yep.

If you look at the bottom center of his, it's smooth, where mine has two more vented areas for the oil cooler.

They're few and far between. If you see one around $200 or less, scoop it up. I made steel copies of the original plastic mounting brackets. If I had more time I'd make up a few more sets and sell them on here, but I've got quite a bit going on at the moment. Things may be different in the fall.

don't do what I did and buy one cheap because the foglights are busted. They were around $200 to replace, and supposedly I bought the last two NEW OEM Hella lenses in the country.

[ForcedFirebird]

JTapper and I have the 86-87 "s" valence. The "is" lip has the holes for oil cooler, "es" does not...

[klavender1]

Also looking at your car, I have a question about the lower spoiler. I have an E with the standard lip at the bottom. From my understanding, I don't need a whole new valance like the painted bumpers, just an add on piece right? I'm a little confused on the whole bumper/valance subject. I talked to a friend today that's a long time BMW mechanic that seems to remember just adding them on after the car got to the dealership so it wouldn't scrape getting off the delivery truck. What exactly do I need to buy to make it look like yours? I've tried searching but confuse myself more. :)

[klavender1]

JTapper it's awesome. Just more work than I wanna put into it. Haha. Think I'm gonna scuff, prime, and paint.

[ForcedFirebird]

One of mine are almost done. Probably would have went faster if they were stripped first, it's like there was some kind o coating on them that had to be cut through first :(

Just the fronts of the bottom piece of mine will be polished to even then out a bit, can;t wait to get my car back from my painter now!

Oh, and JTapper, your pic is my desktop wallpaper hehe.

[JTapper]

fappin YUM! what grits did you get up to? I've tossed in my mind painting but don't think i would like it. Yours looks like that high school chicks tits i saw the other day.

I started with 180, 220, 400 (wet), 600 (wet), 800 (wet), 1200 (wet), then rubbing compound, then Mother's Mag/Aluminum polish. Finished off with two coats of Pinnacle High Gloss Carnuba wax.

I did all this before putting the trim on.

This spring when it came out of storage, just a quick wipedown with the Mother's polish, and two coats of wax again. Should last all season, but I don't drive it in the rain.

[AbsorbantNut]

Will look good with fresh Delphin boogers :)

I see you found the link;) You have to do this

[ForcedFirebird]

I sanded and polished my bumpers. They look killer, but took quite a bit of time with a da.

I only polished the top:

Pure sex. I absolutely love my early diving board car :)

Thanx, now you just made more work /Forced goes and polishes his bumpers....

Will look good with fresh Delphin boogers :)

[HippyEarly]

I sanded and polished my bumpers. They look killer, but took quite a bit of time with a da.

fappin YUM! what grits did you get up to? I've tossed in my mind painting but don't think i would like it. Yours looks like that high school chicks tits i saw the other day.

[klavender1]

Both look good. I really liked the polished one but seems like more upkeep. Thanks for the pictures.