Euro valance: what are my fog light and lip options?

[fiveightandten]

I'm in the process of fitting Euro bumpers. I have the euro valance, which i'm going to paint. But i'm missing a fog light lens and surround (I have the bucket and wiring). I read older posts that said the E28 535is fogs are the same. But those are NLA now. I can't find any.

Do I have any other options outside of buying the expensive Euro fogs? I really just need one lens and bracket (or a matching set of an alternative)

Here's the valance




Also, the lip I have is decent. But what other lips bolts up to this valance? I'm curious about this lip, what is it?


The car is coming along nicely. I removed the lights from the trim where they federalized the car and filled the holes. I have to paint the trim and stuff. But it's coming along.

[BlackSpeed66]

I belive M3 fogs will work as well but other than that the euro stuff is really the only other option that I know of.

The lip I believe is the same as what is used on the US cars here too. The one in the pics is like mine - has the cut out for the oil cooler. I think they make them without the cutout too. There may be some aftermarket stuff out there but it would likely be harder to find.

[flyboyx]

m3 fogs are indeed the same. unfortunately, the are really hard to come by on this side of the pond. about a year or two ago, there was a guy on eBay selling these new for around 64.00/lens. you might check there to see if he still has some left.

[fiveightandten]

I belive M3 fogs will work as well but other than that the euro stuff is really the only other option that I know of.

The lip I believe is the same as what is used on the US cars here too. The one in the pics is like mine - has the cut out for the oil cooler. I think they make them without the cutout too. There may be some aftermarket stuff out there but it would likely be harder to find.

Thanks. I haven't seen that lip on any US cars. The car pictured is a Euro car. Do you know what it would've come on? I like how it's a bit more aggressive than mine.

m3 fogs are indeed the same. unfortunately, the are really hard to come by on this side of the pond. about a year or two ago, there was a guy on eBay selling these new for around 64.00/lens. you might check there to see if he still has some left.

Thanks for the confirmation on the M3 fogs. So, there are no aftermarket M3 fog lenses, and 535is fogs are NLA? It just seems odd that options are so limited, considering how many cars are running around with these lights in them.

[MR 325]

That lip on the silver Euro car is referred to as the Jimmy Hill lip.

M3/E28 lenses are the same as Euro E30 fogs but the brackets are not. They are specific to the Euro E30. You can buy the lenses new for around $55 each though.