Before & After Bumper Tuck Pics?

[Stephen]

my only question with tucking is how tou you have access to the shocks to take them off after the tuck, if any?

[ebelements]

Ok so i tukced my front and back but for the front bumper i found no way of putting it back since there is no space to access the bolts. Any help??? Im sure this has been asked before but good lord this is a pain.

Angle grinder + cutoff blade. Make two "access" rectangles in the underside of the DB that are a little wider than the shock mount, and about 2" deep. Assuming you marked where the shocks were attached to the bumper correctly you will be able to still thread the bolts in. At most I got two in.. with a stubby ratcheting wrench. Major PITA. The majority of the time though only one bolt was doing the job, but it was never an issue.

This way you can tuck the front in 100% on an early car.

[Rogan]

This is how you really tuck-in the bumper, all the freaking way.

that looks sick! I'm doing mine today, once I figure out this damned fuel pump relay issue.. ARG..
:hitler:

[el maestro]

Extend it to normal length then bolt it on and push it in. I had the same problem

Thanks i finally got it on...you need midget fingers to get to the bolts.
I think painting the bumpers makes it look alot better in some cases

[Aptyp]

This is how you really tuck-in the bumper, all the freaking way.

[Jand3rson]

I never took either end off when tucking.

You really don't have to. But it makes it a lot easier if you want to get in there and clean behind the shrouds and everything, or paint.

I'm of the opinion that anytime you've got major parts of the car taken apart, you should always clean up behind them.

[StereoInstaller1]

I never took either end off when tucking.

[Wishno87]

Extend it to normal length then bolt it on and push it in. I had the same problem

[el maestro]

Ok so i tukced my front and back but for the front bumper i found no way of putting it back since there is no space to access the bolts. Any help??? Im sure this has been asked before but good lord this is a pain.

[Danny]

I want to paint my metal parts and shrouds white. Do i have to pay someone to paint it alpine white or can i find a match somewhere else?

Paintscratch.com

[T Verdier]

I want to paint my metal parts and shrouds white. Do i have to pay someone to paint it alpine white or can i find a match somewhere else?

[e30pwr]

nvm. I just drilled the last onbe out when it was on the car and pushed it in myself. Looks perfect.

[e30pwr]

yeah the ones that are first outlined to be removed in the tech article by Josh on the Homepage. If I could get answers now so I can paint it tomorrow with dry time during the superbowl that would be ideal. Must I take my lower valence off then find those bolts?

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[Mossman]

before tuck (minor in front, non oil filled shocks), body colored (kinda) shrouds and flat blacking:






after:

[tuner-automotive]

I just got a 84 318i , bone stock, and this is SOOOO the first mod Im doing to it!