330ci pre-facelift differences?
Discussion
So the more time I spend casually looking at 330ci's for sale, the more I think "why don't I just buy a pre-facelift?"
I actually like them a lot especially the wheels they come with. And there are more manual ones than manual facelifts.
Now I know the following changes
headlight shape therefore bumper?
headlights don't have projector lenses
rear lights are not LED
Name changed from m-sport to sport or other way round.
Where there any other changes or all cosmetic?
Are there any options for projectors in the pre-facelift headlight assemblies...because I would like xenons ideally.
I'm thinking buy one of these for £3500 and spend the other £5k on a nice watch or something?
I actually like them a lot especially the wheels they come with. And there are more manual ones than manual facelifts.
Now I know the following changes
headlight shape therefore bumper?
headlights don't have projector lenses
rear lights are not LED
Name changed from m-sport to sport or other way round.
Where there any other changes or all cosmetic?
Are there any options for projectors in the pre-facelift headlight assemblies...because I would like xenons ideally.
I'm thinking buy one of these for £3500 and spend the other £5k on a nice watch or something?
Pre facelift boot handle extends only as far as the number plate recess. On a facelift it is wider than the recess.
Projector headlights on pre facelift mean it has bi xenons.
6 soeed manual is inly on facelift cars.
All engines are the same, m54 3.0 231bhp.
Personally i prefer the pre facelift - the one car I regret selling.
Projector headlights on pre facelift mean it has bi xenons.
6 soeed manual is inly on facelift cars.
All engines are the same, m54 3.0 231bhp.
Personally i prefer the pre facelift - the one car I regret selling.
Had a pre facelift 330Ci and a post facelift 330Cd. I think the front bumper is the same but personally preferred the prefacelift overall apart from the front wing indicators (triangular on later cars versus rectangular on older cars). 12 year anti corrosion warranty on cars registered after 2004 so might be still in place on a late model car. Also coolant change was required on earlier cars but not on later cars. Our 330Cd didn't have xenons but did have a lever so you could switch the headlights when driving on the right such as in France. I reckon the post facelift headlights look more feminine and also preferred MV alloys to MV2s although both were a PITA to clean!
Bungle007 said:
Then I think someone has changed the wheels. All facelift cars had MV2s as standard.
Nope got the build spec guess this one slipped through its an 02 car can trace the director of the company who purchased it new & 1 (company owned) one private owner (I know this because I was given every bit of paper work in a folder on purchase) not arguing just an observation all standard apart from the head unit Likewise for my E46 330d, a facelift 51 plate, build date September 2001. It has option 0789 M LM-RAEDER MIT MISCHBEREIFUNG 18 - staggered 18" MV1 alloys. I was also under the impression that MV2s came in with one/some/all of the coupé facelift/6 speed manual gearbox/updated 330d engine/maybe some other upgrades.
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