Bumpers, bumpers, bumpers!

[NC325iC]

yeah i read the second page but he didnt use the stock side clips he just drilled through the bumper and i dont want to risk breaking the trim as im pretty bad at prying

[Jand3rson]

You guys might find this useful, in case no one knows about it...

http://www.r3vlimited.com/Tech/bumper1.htm

[fporro]

slide them onto the bumper, line up the wheel arch sections and eyeball it.
i used the body's indents as points of reference, say, 1/4" off the sides of those markings.

[NC325iC]

i figured that, but how do i positon it correctly?

[fporro]

you'll have to DRILL :)

[NC325iC]

ok, ive got my hands on a plastic rear bumper and am going to at the very least do a test fit with it this weekend, it needs a bit of work. now i got my alum bumper off and was looking where to bolt up the side securing deals and found that there are no studs coming out and no holes that line up with the holes in the plastic peice, what do i do now?

[conceps]

Nice ride. thanks for the picture

[MikeK]

Can someone post picture of a e30 with euro bumpers? Thanks.

[conceps]

Can someone post picture of a e30 with euro bumpers? Thanks.

[87-325ic]

youre my new best friend, Thank you so much. btw, what month/yr is your cab?

i will begin my search for these, i do have that front plastic black lip, that set-up looks nice, especially with the iS fog lip.

i understand that rear apron dillemma, how much for the RD Apron?

oh and those shocks, what exactly are they from, normal plastibumper cars? cuz ill snag those with the bumper when i see one in a yard..

i guess im gonna do a tuck soon, then start saving up for the plastics!

thanks again.

edit
oh yeah,

as for the rocker panels, the mtech kits just bolt on and cover those right? as well, they just slip on over the plastic bumpers too right? do they look bad without the front and rear, but just the sides? and to get the front and rear to stay on/look right.. you must have plastic bumpers right?

[fporro]

so, me having an 5/87 Cabrio.. i can go to a junkyard, find a plastic bumpered car, and remove its bumpers and shocks,
and bolt them right onto my car, without much hassle.. if any?
:D

Yes ;)
But do get a valence with integraded fog lights, or it will look like this ... diving board valence + plastic bumper ...

Recycle your old rubber iC lip, it fit's late style valences too, :)

tell me why this works so easily, what is special about the cabrio body/ bumpers..?

All cabrios are plastic bumper compatible, why ?
Well, has something to do with distance between rear wheel arch to rear corners, but to make it work you'll need ...

- the correct REAR bumper shocks, part # 51 12 1 959 128

or is there a catch, such as i need cabrio plastic bumpers?

- no, but to make the rear look that much better you could bolt-on a Racing Dynamics rear apron to plastic bumper, I used one that was on a Aluminum bumpered car and it works very well., otherwise your spare tire bump will be more noticeble than ever.

Thanks,
also, how much would i be spending on something like this, about..

you're welcome, local private yards charge around $ 300 per bumper, but you could go to Pick-A-Part and get a better deal, you'll have to remove them your self., maybe $ 300 or less for the whole set up including Valance with Integrated fog lights.

here's my swaped pre 9/87 red cabrio,

[87-325ic]

so, me having an 5/87 Cabrio.. i can go to a junkyard, find a plastic bumpered car, and remove its bumpers and shocks,

and bolt them right onto my car, without much hassle.. if any?
:D

tell me why this works so easily, what is special about the cabrio body/ bumpers..?

or is there a catch, such as i need cabrio plastic bumpers?


Thanks,

also, how much would i be spending on something like this, about..

[fporro]

for real? so you are saying that me having a pre 88 convertible, i can easily put on the plastic bumpers without Heavy modification...
please clear this up...

yes, both my cabrios are pre 9/87, onee it's mtech 1 & 2 and the other it's a plastic bumper job,both bolted right on.

[Jand3rson]

I don't know about that, I got rear-ended once...I was stopped waiting to turn left onto a side street and some Jeep ploughed straight into the back of my car going at least 30km/h...not a mark on the car. Everything was exactly as it was before. It was weird that it was perfectly fine, but I'm not complaining. I had the shocks checked out and everything, they were fine.

Trust me. Anything past 5 mph, it's not going to make a bit of difference if they're tucked or not. I know from experience.

[87-325ic]

Ill add to this i guess about verts to clear that up.
Any year Verts can swap plastic bumpers on there car to replace the metal bumpers. However the rear valance on coupes is part of the uni body.

for real? so you are saying that me having a pre 88 convertible, i can easily put on the plastic bumpers without Heavy modification...
please clear this up...