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silver top - black top ?

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silver top - black top ?

Post by Sidewaze Samm » Sun Jan 20, 2019 11:50 am

My understanding is that the facelift N52 Si models came with a silver rocker cover (or whatever it's called) for a period, before returning to a black cover with engine revisions.
My questions are
- Did this apply only to the Si versions, or to the lesser N52 engines also?
- When did the change back to black take place?

I'm about to look at a few cars, so would be useful to know.

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Xenons, MFSW, cruise, PDC, wind deflector.
ZHP, stubby, gloss black grilles, DLV box, gaptech, no CDV.

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Post by mac27040 » Sun Jan 20, 2019 12:59 pm

do a search on here as this has been explained many times before on what the difference means
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Post by Sidewaze Samm » Sun Jan 20, 2019 1:03 pm

Many thanks for your helpful response.
2008 E85 3.0si
Space Grey, Dream Red New England heated Msports.
Xenons, MFSW, cruise, PDC, wind deflector.
ZHP, stubby, gloss black grilles, DLV box, gaptech, no CDV.

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Post by Jl-c » Sun Jan 20, 2019 6:16 pm

Ex E86 Z4 3.0si coupé facelift blue now Z'less
Porsche 997 C2S black-gone-, Mazda Eunos 1.8 yellow-gone-, Audi S4 Avant v6 Quattro 3.0 supercharged red-gone. Abarth 500 red. Abarth 124 Spider GT black. Porsche Cayenne red.

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Post by Sidewaze Samm » Mon Jan 21, 2019 11:12 am

Jl-c wrote: Sun Jan 20, 2019 6:16 pm viewtopic.php?f=2&t=105709&hilit=n52k&start=30

here HTH
Great! That's what I was after, thanks. :thumbsup:
I've seen it before but just couldn't find it when I needed it and was in a hurry to get out and view a couple of cars.
2008 E85 3.0si
Space Grey, Dream Red New England heated Msports.
Xenons, MFSW, cruise, PDC, wind deflector.
ZHP, stubby, gloss black grilles, DLV box, gaptech, no CDV.

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