Does Anyone Make Fibreglass Euro Bumpers/Valances?

[stanhayward]

Hey all, I am trying to build the lightest E30 I can (starting point is the featherweight 1984 316 weighing in at 1050 kg when new). One idea I had was to replaced the front bumper/valance with something similar to the one-piece fibreglass unit used on the Hartge H35:

These were used to offset the weight of the M30 swap these cars were equipped with, and if I remember correctly, they dropped about 50 kg off the front end. I have seen some replicas come up very rarely but never traced them to the source and after much searching I have come up with nothing...

Does anyone know about anything like this? Whether it be the entire bumper/valance combo like the Hartge or just the bumper itself. Staying with the early euro bumper look is very important.

[stanhayward]

Bump..

[Kershaw]

I've seen a lot of fiberglass replicas of other bumpers, but not mtech1 including the actual bumper.

[stanhayward]

Yeah you see M Tech 2 fibreglass replicas are all over the place but I still haven't come upon anything.

[stonea]

http://www.neuemotorsports.com/store/e30-m-tech-i-front-bumper

I don't know if this helps you out any

[stanhayward]

Thanks for the tip. Those, along with an AC Schnitzer replica, are made by classiceuroparts.com and are an add-on front valance and don't actually save any weight. I decided just to buy a Jimmy Hill lip and worry about weight savings in other areas.

[stonea]

You could possibly try to make your own. It might not look the best, but it'd be light.

[stanhayward]

I've got a cousin and uncle that make carbon fibre kayaks so I might run it past them and see how feasible it would be. If I go that route I would definitely update this thread, but I wouldn't hold any high hopes haha