The Random E46/ZHP Question Thread

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Originally Posted by malapane

Anyone know fore sure what color grilles came on the sedan from the factory? I assume it is chrome surround and chrome slats, but I am not sure. I also figured the info is in this forum somewhere, but I did several searches and didn't find it. The chrome surround with black slats is an alternate and not stock, correct?

Thanks!

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Chrome and black slabs is stock in the US. Full chrome is Euro spec. At least on a base 330i. Might be different for other models.

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Originally Posted by Galapolis

Chrome and black slabs is stock in the US. Full chrome is Euro spec. At least on a base 330i. Might be different for other models.

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Interesting. This car has the chrome slats. I was pretty sure they were original. I didn't expect someone had changed out the black slat grilles for chrome.

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Originally Posted by malapane

Interesting. This car has the chrome slats. I was pretty sure they were original. I didn't expect someone had changed out the black slat griiles for chrome.

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My '06 ZHP coupe came originally with the chrome slat grilles - 51137064317 & 51137064318.

The ZHP is different from the base model. MSport is also different, that came with shadowline grills.

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Originally Posted by malapane

Interesting. This car has the chrome slats. I was pretty sure they were original. I didn't expect someone had changed out the black slat grilles for chrome.

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Mine came with chrome slats too

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I'm 95% sure looking at old photos of my car that it too had silver slats with silver surround on the stock grille.

I was just looking at some 2005 brochures. The ZHP sedan shows with black slats and most other models (non ZHP) with silver slats. Same thing in the 2005 convertible brochure

Pretty sure the ZHP came with chrome grilles. Mine came with chrome grilles and that's what you usually see when somebody buys one. But black grilles are a popular mod.

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Originally Posted by holyc0w

Pretty sure the ZHP came with chrome grilles. Mine came with chrome grilles and that's what you usually see when somebody buys one. But black grilles are a popular downgrade!

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Fixed that for you!

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Originally Posted by John in VA

Fixed that for you!

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I was worried I said upgrade for a second. I do like the chrome grilles.