M240i - M Sport front gril

M240i - M Sport front gril

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Boggy

Original Poster:

4,603 posts

235 months

Wednesday 30th November 2016
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Just ordered a M240i (waiting list for the M2 to long)

Really like the black front grill on a few cars however BMW have quoted £600 fitted which sounds crazy !

I'd like the OAP how difficult etc is it to acquire / fit

Boggy

p1stonhead

25,541 posts

167 months

Wednesday 30th November 2016
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Do you mean just the black kidney grills?

They are usually about £50 on eBay and take ten minutes to fit.

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/271862788938

If you are not talking about them more info is needed.

Boggy

Original Poster:

4,603 posts

235 months

Wednesday 30th November 2016
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Crumbs !

That's them !

Also like the dark carbon wing mirror covers I've seen on YouTube videos. Don't want to much bling however BMW's prices are ridiculous.

Boggy

Edited by Boggy on Wednesday 30th November 18:57

Crafty_

13,284 posts

200 months

Wednesday 30th November 2016
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Try Cotswolds BMW for the bits, look on babybmw, they have a section there.

CarsOrBikes

1,135 posts

184 months

Wednesday 30th November 2016
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Why buy ebay ste for a new car? Any dealer can match Cotswolds, the grilles retail around 90, so even discount differences are only ever going to be a few quid, so why mess with post, waiting, damage in transit, and then asking someone who hasn't supplied them to fit them, which may not matter, just go to your dealer and ask.

joscal

2,078 posts

200 months

Wednesday 30th November 2016
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You also get 2 years warranty on BMW parts as I found out when a stone hit my M5 badge. I didn't even notice it was chipped but my dealer did and replaced the grill. Very pleased.

Boggy

Original Poster:

4,603 posts

235 months

Wednesday 30th November 2016
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Agree as I've recently spent 2k on an exhaust (back box) fitting + including a couple of other bits on my Elise S. Just seems bloody expensive for the grill including fitting. I'll have a look at those sites

Boggy

Davel

8,982 posts

258 months

Wednesday 30th November 2016
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These were standard on mine - presumably not the ones you want?

No idea how the photo has gone sideways...

Edited by Davel on Wednesday 30th November 22:11

Boggy

Original Poster:

4,603 posts

235 months

Wednesday 30th November 2016
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Cracking buddy !

I've gone for the same colour car

I want the all black ones


https://youtu.be/MAslUdaWr6c

Boggy

Davel

8,982 posts

258 months

Thursday 1st December 2016
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Just to wet your appetite !



How long is the wait?

Mine was a pre-reg (4.11.16) with 4 miles on the clock from Chester.

Enjoy your car !

Smuler

2,286 posts

139 months

Thursday 1st December 2016
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My black kidney grills for my 335i were about 63£ delivered, from BMW. I wonder if the £600 quote is the dealer meaning all the front end parts of the M Performance Body kit, not just grills but splitters etc. ?

I though the black grills were great on my Ruby black E92, but haven't gone down that route on my carbon black E46 M3 or my Imola red E46 325. Maybe that's cos E46 looks better without or it's colour specific?

Looking at Davel's car, I think it looks better as is.




Boggy

Original Poster:

4,603 posts

235 months

Thursday 1st December 2016
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Davel said:
Just to wet your appetite !



How long is the wait?

Mine was a pre-reg (4.11.16) with 4 miles on the clock from Chester.

Enjoy your car !
Sorry for slow response I'm in the US on holiday. Early January I've been told got a cracking deal !

Your car is beautiful sir ! I've gone for :

Mineral Grey
HK
Sun protection package
Driver package
Split fold rear seat
Black leather / Black / Alloy interior



Boggy

Original Poster:

4,603 posts

235 months

Thursday 1st December 2016
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Davel said:
Just to wet your appetite !



How long is the wait?

Mine was a pre-reg (4.11.16) with 4 miles on the clock from Chester.

Enjoy your car !
Starting to agree ! Looks really cool on a White, Black or Red car I'm not so sure about the grey now

LocoBlade

7,622 posts

256 months

Thursday 1st December 2016
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Are you sure they didn't get your request confused with supplying/fitting the front splitter? Even that's only £375 retail (significantly cheaper discounted) and takes about 20 minutes to fit so £600 would be pushing it, but seems more in the ballpark.

Here's one with both MP splitter and MP kidney grilles:

Boggy

Original Poster:

4,603 posts

235 months

Thursday 1st December 2016
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Not sure, I'm going to pop down and have a chat with them

Quite like that thou

Boggy

LocoBlade

7,622 posts

256 months

Thursday 1st December 2016
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Join the Facebook M135 group and see the pinned post about the discounts Stuart at BMW Kirkcaldy Parts dept can offer, he seems pretty unbeatable on M Performance parts and very helpful too.

Lites

56 posts

146 months

Thursday 1st December 2016
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Hey Pal, I changed mine from the standard to the gloss back for the grand sum of around £80 and some scraped knuckle skin. It's a bit odd BMW don't make these standard as there is no other chrome on the car and it seems to be a very popular mod. You can fit them in about 15mins, there is no need to remove the bumper at all but it does take a bit of patience to get the existing ones out in one piece. Of course, if you don't care about keeping them intact you could always just pull them out by force. Once you have the first out, the second is super straight forward as you can get your arm in.

Here's mine before/after;






I have a thread on the readers forum of mine if it's of any interest here

smile

Davel

8,982 posts

258 months

Friday 2nd December 2016
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That looks good but not sure about it on mineral grey.

The chrome surround is also on the wing mirror upper sections on mine.

Boggy

Original Poster:

4,603 posts

235 months

Friday 2nd December 2016
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Having a read now buddy

Boggy

Stevoox

367 posts

130 months

Sunday 4th December 2016
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Got them coming on my mineral white M240i as I've gone for the full M performance pack.

So should look identical to this