How-to: New way to fit rear plasic bumpers on 87 or older

[EtaSport]

ok.. sorry i got yout panties in a bunch.

[Teaguer]

sure looks like 2 pieces to me, and by that I'm referring to the bumper and valance being seperate.

Dude why would you still post something like that after people in the know have already stated otherwise ??

Listen up : THE OE M-TECH-II REAR BUMPER AND VALANCE IS A ONE PIECE DESIGN PERIOD .

It is made with that little seam to somewhat give the appearance/illusion that it a seperate piece when in fact it a one solid unit .

And yes everyone knows that the MT2 front spoiler and bumper are seperate units .

[EtaSport]

http://www.r3vlimited.com/board/showthread.php?t=69845&highlight=mtech

sure looks like 2 pieces to me, and by that I'm referring to the bumper and valance being seperate.

[aaron_silva]

I believe only the fiberglass replicas of the mtec2 are one piece.

No. The OEM Mtech II rear is one piece also.

Aaron

[ldsbeaker]

REAL M-tech 2 (or 1) is ABS plastic, right?

[EtaSport]

I believe only the fiberglass replicas of the mtec2 are one piece. I know for a fact that the front are two pieces and im near certain that the rear is two piece. That was actually the one I was going to use on mine, but the RD works just fine.

[JennsBeamer]

I like these bumpers, but this looks like more work than I want to do. Oh well.

Andrew, I like your car!

[AndrewBird]

...someone told me that you cannot fit the M-tech 2 rear on the diving board cars... or that you would have to mangle the already pricey M-tech 2.... :(

I think this is only true if you are using diving boards. If you swap to plastics, everything should fit fine. It might be a little long, like how the bumpers are, but that is an easy fix.

[ldsbeaker]

...someone told me that you cannot fit the M-tech 2 rear on the diving board cars... or that you would have to mangle the already pricey M-tech 2.... :(

[Teaguer]

If I were to ever do the swap, I'd get an M-Tech II rear apron to install under the bumper.

x2

Yous guys know that the M-tech-II rear bumper and valence are one piece , right ?

So its either use the whole OE MT2 rear set-up or go with a replica valence only like Filip up in Canada (+ a few others) offers .

Or if you are a real baller you can just cut/seperate the valence portion from an real MT2 rear bumper .

[EtaSport]

you're chopping the trim then too correct? I hand fit the bumpers at the arches, but i cut the trim. I used a combination of fiberglass lightweight and expoy resin and its cracked slightly. There is hardly any stress on that little piece of trim but more so on the bumper itself.

[E30_pilot]

If I were to ever do the swap, I'd get an M-Tech II rear apron to install under the bumper.

x2

[Jand3rson]

Good initiative --- the only issue I see is that you still have the appearance of the early rear valence disappearing under the car. As your eyes travel vertically down the rear of the car, it appears to end abruptly after the plastic bumper --- that's what I don't like about this swap.

If I were to ever do the swap, I'd get an M-Tech II rear apron to install under the bumper.

[Mike325]

Thanks guys. I hope it does not crack eaither. I got an RD rear valance to solve the lower area problem;) There is no easy way to make these bumpers work, but with some time it can be done

[Low Level E30]

Good initiative --- the only issue I see is that you still have the appearance of the early rear valence disappearing under the car. As your eyes travel vertically down the rear of the car, it appears to end abruptly after the plastic bumper --- that's what I don't like about this swap.