87' 325is Air Dam on Late Model Cars

[Boostesi]

i was thinking of trying this myself with my es valance... on my 90is m50 project

[quikveedb2]

So full of win. I want to modernize my early model without totally losing the early 'is look, my valence is off for the winter after an incident involving some poorly plowed roads, so maybe now is the time. I guess I'll start looking for a plastic front bumper. Is there anything of note that will be different with this process, as far as fitting a plastic bumper with an early 'is valence on an early car? I know the front bumper is a plug & play deal, but can I use the OEM mounting brackets, or will the valence not sit flush with the bumper if I go this route?

[CHIF8008]

have always wanted to do this. looks real clean

[jjc-hi]

I went the other way. When I got the car it has the early model 325is valance on it. I changed it back to the correct is valance.

Before:



After:

[kman_e30]

just did this setup on my drift car, i bought the bumpers for cheap, but they didnt come with the valance, so used my early es air dam. it will look much better when i paint the car ( gonna paint it white)

[Mercury[BKM]]

doesnt seem to fit quite right oO

and you have a lot of zip ties holding that front together lol

[kman_e30]

doesnt seem to fit quite right oO

and you have a lot of zip ties holding that front together lol

its a drift car dude, i like that i can take of bumper off in like 30 seconds and but in back on in like 2 minutes. if it was my daily or a show car i would definitely have it mounted up correctly.:up:

[UDelaware30]

its a drift car dude, i like that i can take of bumper off in like 30 seconds and but in back on in like 2 minutes. if it was my daily or a show car i would definitely have it mounted up correctly.:up:

you do realize the bumper comes off with 2 bolts when mounted correctly, right? 30 seconds off, 30 seconds on

[kman_e30]

you do realize the bumper comes off with 2 bolts when mounted correctly, right? 30 seconds off, 30 seconds on

i guess im looking at it as ease of access. at track event if i need the bumper in a hurry, all i need is some cutting pliers and snip snip snip, the bumper is off. instead of having to get on the floor with a ratchet and unscrew the bolts. plus if im in that much of a hurry in between runs i can just keep the bumper off, untill im ready to put it back on. i understand where you are coming from and like i said before, if it was a daily or show car it would be mounted correctly, but its not.

[Mercury[BKM]]

touche! lol still looks good in that rugged drifter omgwhereismyfender kind of way!

[ghalee30]

correct me if im wrong but all is needed is the bumper, and bumper support?

[kman_e30]

correct me if im wrong but all is needed is the bumper, and bumper support?

early or late model? early model all you need is late bumpers, and late shocks, then mount the early air dam to the bumpers and trim the sides

[bernzpeed]

already been done...

[kman_e30]

already been done...

lol looks like i jacked his bumper

[millsamus]

Anyone have the pictures that are missing in the first post?