E86 alternate front grille types

[Z4C_er]

Howdy, I quite like this design of grille on recent BMW models. Does anyone know if there are alternate grill designs like this available for the E85 E86 models?

 

[ph001]

Never seen any.

 

[markplant]

There is a set of mesh grills, can't off hand remember who sells them

 

[davros]

There is a set of mesh grills, can't off hand remember who sells them

I think the mesh grills are made by Zunsport. They do them in either black or silver finish and also do a matching lower grill....

 

[markplant]

That's the one

 

[Capa]

Oooh dear.

 

[Z4C_er]

Thanks, but specifically I meant the shape (or like it) as shown in the top pic.

 

[DOOM]

fugly

 

[ben g]

I do remember seeing double vertical slatted grilles fitted to an E85/86 Z4 (I think it was a coupe), but I'm not sure whether they were custom made or available to buy.

They certainly looked very nice.

 

[Anonymous]

First set in this thread would look pretty epic on an e85/6 but I just can't see why ANYONE would want that Zunsport shite :sick2:

 

[MattZCars]

Howdy, I quite like this design of grille on recent BMW models. Does anyone know if there are alternate grill designs like this available for the E85 E86 models?

Those grille's do look really good. I have just fitted the Salberk gloss black grille's (fleabay, £57ish) to my Roadster and I'm very happy with the result. I like the flush vanes/slats rather than the recessed ones of the original. If I had a different colour car though I would probably want either a body colour finish or maybe graphite/carbon rather than black.

 

[Z4C_er]

They look good! Is it like a new insert that fits into the existing frame (be it chrome or black), or is it one piece?
Also, I painted my grilles last week. I painted them silver, then a light dusting of BMW sparkling graphite over the top. I still may go a touch lighter.....

 

[idej_z4]

First set in this thread would look pretty epic on an e85/6 but I just can't see why ANYONE would want that Zunsport shite :sick2:

 

[MattZCars]

They look good! Is it like a new insert that fits into the existing frame (be it chrome or black), or is it one piece?
Also, I painted my grilles last week. I painted them silver, then a light dusting of BMW sparkling graphite over the top. I still may go a touch lighter.....

Hi, yes they're one piece and just a push fit the same as the originals. I tried to upload a couple more pictures but I can't resize them on my phone ...

They seem pretty decent quality and now I've started looking, they're quite similar to those on more recent BM's.

 

[tee.gilding]

I haven't seen the double fin version for the E85/86 yet, but I know they're doing them for other BMW models like E46, E9x, E60, etc. Only a matter of time before there's an E85/86 version I guess.

 

[Nash3vans]

I modified a set. Ended up looking like this

 

[ph001]

I'm still looking for a gloss black with chrome surround solution. Doesn't seem to be available without painting the oem ones. The Z4M ones etc are matt black.

 

[Z4C_er]

I'm still looking for a gloss black with chrome surround solution. Doesn't seem to be available without painting the oem ones. The Z4M ones etc are matt black.

Yes, popping out the OEM ones for a respray would be quite easy. You could achieve a great finish with some care.

 

[Z4C_er]

I modified a set. Ended up looking like this 51A4885A-50BA-47E5-99E6-4075E368D9C2.png

That's nice. Did you remove every second slat from an aftermarket set?

 

[Z4C_er]

I modified a set. Ended up looking like this 51A4885A-50BA-47E5-99E6-4075E368D9C2.png

That's nice. Did you remove every second slat from an aftermarket Salberk set?