That sucks. Hopefully you had road hazard warranty...
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That sucks. Hopefully you had road hazard warranty...
Thanks Spenser! Now you and Nate gotta move up here and be my neighbours!Quote:
Originally Posted by 704sw
Thanks Peterman! So when are you headed this way?Quote:
Originally Posted by slater
Yup! I am gonna start with a simple oil change and go from there :)Quote:
Originally Posted by az3579
That is the eventual plan!Quote:
Originally Posted by Sockethead
Thank you sir!Quote:
Originally Posted by johnrando
Wife does not care one bit about cars. To her a Porsche is the same as a Civic. However, her eyes light up when she sees a Tesla on the road! She'll get there eventually and learn to appreciate fine German engineering :)Quote:
Originally Posted by PetesZ
Haha I need to keep Blue Rust Bucket away from snowy environments.Quote:
Originally Posted by anandoc
If she thinks a Porsche and a Civic are the same then you should obviously buy a Porsche and show her a Civic price sheet. “See honey, they’re actually quite reasonably priced!”
After hearing a few folks had success with lower cost ebay black Kidney Grilles, I gave it a shot. $40. I went for the matte finish. Ordered last week from Taiwan and arrived today (only 7 days) Well packaged in individual bags. https://www.ebay.com/itm/BMW-E46-LCI...53.m2749.l2649
Easy install and I was happy with fit. Just pop right in. The only appearance difference I can see is that there's a small ridge line in the upper corner (where the 2 grilles meet) that isn't there on the OEM one I took out. But it's got a contour and if yoou didn't know, it looks like it's supposed to be there. I'm happy at $40 and with appearance change. And I used the bags/box to store the silver grilles in case I ever want to switch bag
Here's before and after
Oooh- thanks for reminding me! I'll check. It was some Amazon retailer, not TireRack.Quote:
Originally Posted by Sockethead
Are the original grills re-useable?Quote:
Originally Posted by pedro2u
I found that one of the 2 bottom clips on each grille crumbled when I touched them (they're so brittle from aging), but on closer inspection it appeared they were already no longer making contact with the tabs anyway. I'm sure they'll still hold fine if I ever have to pop them back, since they are 6 clips total as I recall
Here's the differences between the OEM and the eBay version. It's the only front on view difference that I can see (the guts are a bit different but it's not visible otherwise and snaps right in). Line looks sharp in the image, but it has a rolled edge instead of a sharp feel:
Ah yeah, that's the line that they added to the ECS grilles to get away from infringement on the BMWP design. The only grilles you can get for a facelift coupe/vert without that line are the BMWP grilles, which are now NLA.Quote:
Originally Posted by pedro2u
Congrats Anando! Any improvement on the commute or is the 401 still going to be your home away from home?Quote:
Originally Posted by anandoc