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The front lip on this E21:

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Where could I get one?

Would the ones usually fitted to Mk1 Golfs be suitable?


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i think thats just the original which is part of the front panel painted black, in which case u already have on you car....



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i think thats just the original which is part of the front panel painted black, in which case u already have on you car....



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Hmmm I'm not sure, I've seen E21's with a lip added to the existing valance.
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go to google type in bmw e21 images theres 100s make ur own decision.........


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yeah standard lip - you have the early pre facelift front valance - dont think it came with one?
[img]http://s13.photobucket.com/albums/a285/nasbucket/forumsig.jpg[/img]
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Ahhhh maybe that's where I was getting confused?!

Mine doesn't appear to have anything? There is a "stonechip" section that could be painted black, but I think it would look odd.

Has anyone added a lip to a prefacelift then?
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I tried a MK1 Escort alloy one on my old car a few years back but dimension/angle wasn't ideal. A Golf one might do the trick?

Suck it and see.
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Aye, what's the worst that can happen?!

Nice one.
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golf mk1/2 has a duckbill spoiler that might work.
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Yeah, that's the one I'm thinking of using.

Cheap enough to buy, so it won't be too bad if it doesn't work.
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I was hoping someone would try the golf duckbill lip on an e21 sometime. I wanna see what it looks like.
There's another idea for a front lip here too:
http://www.bmwe21.net/forum/viewtopic.p ... 0&start=15

It's the older style front valance with extra lip welded on.
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jls7 wrote:I was hoping someone would try the golf duckbill lip on an e21 sometime. I wanna see what it looks like.
There's another idea for a front lip here too:
http://www.bmwe21.net/forum/viewtopic.p ... 0&start=15

It's the older style front valance with extra lip welded on.
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Talking on the subject, is this the same as the picture above ?

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