asubimmer
04-02-2006, 11:49 PM
Well I like the look of our late model valances bu they seem too bland sometimes. I love the look of the 87' 325is air dam and I have been told it is not possible to fit it to a late model e30. Well thats just not true :D .
Materials:
87' 325is air dam
Sand paper / paint stripper
Drill
Something to cut the air dam (cut off saw, etc.)
Bondo (fiberglass repair and untimate)
Mounting bolts
First off you need to remove the bumper (two T-55 bolts)
Then you remove the lower part of the metal valance on your car. This needs to be done to give you room and you need to leave the top half so that you can still mount the plastic bumpers. To remove the bottom half, drill out the stamps that hold the two pieces together and the bottom half will fall off.
Now you need to mount the air dam to the plastic bumper. To do this lay the bumper down upsidedown and then set the air dam on top of it. Start w/ the two outermost points and work to the center.
Next you need to take off the air dam and cut off the sides. This is so that you can shorten them to not go into your wheel well. After you have cut the sides remount the air dam to the bumper and put it on the car.
http://i2.tinypic.com/swr6ft.jpg
Materials:
87' 325is air dam
Sand paper / paint stripper
Drill
Something to cut the air dam (cut off saw, etc.)
Bondo (fiberglass repair and untimate)
Mounting bolts
First off you need to remove the bumper (two T-55 bolts)
Then you remove the lower part of the metal valance on your car. This needs to be done to give you room and you need to leave the top half so that you can still mount the plastic bumpers. To remove the bottom half, drill out the stamps that hold the two pieces together and the bottom half will fall off.
Now you need to mount the air dam to the plastic bumper. To do this lay the bumper down upsidedown and then set the air dam on top of it. Start w/ the two outermost points and work to the center.
Next you need to take off the air dam and cut off the sides. This is so that you can shorten them to not go into your wheel well. After you have cut the sides remount the air dam to the bumper and put it on the car.
http://i2.tinypic.com/swr6ft.jpg