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@boltz Do you have the BMW part code please for the all black?
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Top man many thanks!
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Cheeky, I like it. Aliexpress I am guessing?
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£58.02 each side including VAT. Have to be ordered in, two day lead time. A few things I need to order it appears!
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Nope got them from a guy in Essex via Ebay (If I had to cut anything or stick anything least I could send them back!)... I was expecting the worst but I was really shocked, nicely packaged and once I got the old ones off they just clipped straight in without any fettling. The old ones are like new, so I've put them in a box with the whippy aerial to keep them company
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I had painted on my old E85.
On my red E89 like yours I am in full reflection.
Do nothing.
Keep the chrome part and paint the fins.
Paint everything black.
If you could publish photos of the result it would be useful for me to decide.
Thank you in advance.
On my red E89 like yours I am in full reflection.
Do nothing.
Keep the chrome part and paint the fins.
Paint everything black.
If you could publish photos of the result it would be useful for me to decide.
Thank you in advance.
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Definitely a blackout from me too. Looks a PITA to swap the grills though from what I can gather though, especially with the size of my arms and forearms.
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Another thing that depends on car colour maybe?
I looked at all black on my VO E89, mocked it up on the laptop; but for me it lost something.
On that colour the silver outer ring picks up nicely with the tops of the headlights and the LCI indicators.
I looked at all black on my VO E89, mocked it up on the laptop; but for me it lost something.
On that colour the silver outer ring picks up nicely with the tops of the headlights and the LCI indicators.
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Totally agree with the VO. Best to do an image manipulation first before going all black.
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You have to remove the panel above the grills, it’s not possible to lift them up & yank them out like the e85 ones.step_change wrote: ↑Thu Jan 09, 2020 10:53 am Definitely a blackout from me too. Looks a PITA to swap the grills though from what I can gather though, especially with the size of my arms and forearms.
It’s easier once you’ve removed one as access is then improved through the grill space, i still lost some skin though
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I agree with this, depends on the colour of the car if the black grills will look good or not. I have got the black grills but I've got a black car but I also like the grey grills of the 35i /35is. I think at some point I might get a set and can then alternate the look
If you have small fingers you can remove the old grills from the front without undoing anything. Just look at the tabs on the new grills and in the same location on the old ones you can lift those tabs from the front to remove the old grills. Managed to do mine in like 10 minutes.
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you must have very tiny fingers to do that, I need a screwdriver to press the tangs downSilverstar wrote: ↑Thu Jan 09, 2020 12:49 pmI agree with this, depends on the colour of the car if the black grills will look good or not. I have got the black grills but I've got a black car but I also like the grey grills of the 35i /35is. I think at some point I might get a set and can then alternate the look
If you have small fingers you can remove the old grills from the front without undoing anything. Just look at the tabs on the new grills and in the same location on the old ones you can lift those tabs from the front to remove the old grills. Managed to do mine in like 10 minutes.
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From the front through with the grills in situ you mean? The way i have seen is to remove the air duct housing but then I'm not sure I'll get my arms down through the gap.Zed Baron wrote: ↑Thu Jan 09, 2020 1:59 pmyou must have very tiny fingers to do that, I need a screwdriver to press the tangs downSilverstar wrote: ↑Thu Jan 09, 2020 12:49 pmI agree with this, depends on the colour of the car if the black grills will look good or not. I have got the black grills but I've got a black car but I also like the grey grills of the 35i /35is. I think at some point I might get a set and can then alternate the look
If you have small fingers you can remove the old grills from the front without undoing anything. Just look at the tabs on the new grills and in the same location on the old ones you can lift those tabs from the front to remove the old grills. Managed to do mine in like 10 minutes.
Gone : 2013 35is, Melbourne Red, DCT, Nav, Comfort pack
Gone: 2007 2.5is, Montego Blue, Auto, Nav
Gone: 2007 2.5is, Montego Blue, Auto, Nav