Mr. Wolfe's M62 Swapped (VW Turquoise) MTech1 e30

[2mAn]

whoa!... thats going to be a bitch to keep those clean, but dayum

[WallStreet]

cant wait to see this come together!

[Mr. Wolfe]

Wow they look stunning bud

Thanks Ejaz!


Mr. Wolfe

[0-60Motorsports]

Wow they look stunning bud

[Mr. Wolfe]

Got my wheels back from PC.

IMG_4080 by Greg Wolfe, on Flickr

IMG_4081 by Greg Wolfe, on Flickr

IMG_4082 by Greg Wolfe, on Flickr

IMG_4083 by Greg Wolfe, on Flickr

IMG_4084 by Greg Wolfe, on Flickr

IMG_4085 by Greg Wolfe, on Flickr

Mr. Wolfe

[Mr. Wolfe]

Think I got it, thanks for the tip!

Mr. Wolfe

[bradnic]

the spot right where the fender and the narrow strip above the bumper meet, just above and outboard of the marker light, below the low beam headlight. the fender wraps around the narrow strip. the fender is screwed to the narrow strip just outboard of that gap. on the US diving board valance there are 2 screws on each end. with the 772 valance only 1 screw is used, so the fender might not sit flush.

[Mr. Wolfe]

you may want to mod the ends of the narrow strip above the bumper to add slots on the bottom of each end for a body nut. your 771 USDM DB valance has them - 2 body nuts and screws on each end, top and bottom of the narrow bit. without that lower screw, the gap between the fender and the valance on that narrow strip is not as clean.

my repro 772 is missing those the lower sides of each end, where the fenders are screwed to the front valance. looks like your OEM 772 is missing them too. If you do decide to mod it so it works like the 771, make sure it's before the parts are all painted.

Not sure exactly what you mean. Maybe it will make more sense when I go to mount it? I am going to install everything and then uninstall and prep for paint.

Mr. Wolfe

[bradnic]

you may want to mod the ends of the narrow strip above the bumper to add slots on the bottom of each end for a body nut. your 771 USDM DB valance has them - 2 body nuts and screws on each end, top and bottom of the narrow bit. without that lower screw, the gap between the fender and the valance on that narrow strip is not as clean.

my repro 772 is missing those the lower sides of each end, where the fenders are screwed to the front valance. looks like your OEM 772 is missing them too. If you do decide to mod it so it works like the 771, make sure it's before the parts are all painted.

[Mr. Wolfe]

New Euro valence just showed up.

IMG_3126 by Greg Wolfe, on Flickr

Mr. Wolfe

[Mr. Wolfe]

I did have it light up. I tapped into the ashtray light wiring for power. I left the original plug on the shifter and found a plug to match and wired that into my car so the shift knob/boot was easily removed.

Excellent, thank you.

Mr. Wolfe

[iXguido]

Did you get yours to light up? If so, care to share?

Mr. Wolfe

I did have it light up. I tapped into the ashtray light wiring for power. I left the original plug on the shifter and found a plug to match and wired that into my car so the shift knob/boot was easily removed.

[Mr. Wolfe]

Nice! I did the same thing, just to get a cheap illuminated shift knob. my car was still a 5spd though :p

Did you get yours to light up? If so, care to share?

Mr. Wolfe

[iXguido]

Converted an e46 M3 shift knob over to my e30 shifter housing...

Nice! I did the same thing, just to get a cheap illuminated shift knob. my car was still a 5spd though :p

[bradnic]

oh hell yes