Front Grille

Wanting Z3 · Post by **Wanting Z3** » Sun 12 May, 2013 06:45

Hi,

Is the car meant to have a front grille. If so are there any aftermarket ones out there or can it be bought from BMW.

Thanks
Michael

leemingz3 · Post by **leemingz3** » Sun 12 May, 2013 07:44

Hi,
I made a front grill up from black aluminium mesh and some rubber beading,then secured it to the original horizontal plastic strips.

stupot50 · Post by **stupot50** » Sun 12 May, 2013 08:11

Like this you mean?

http://www.ppcgb.com/Front-Bumper-Lower ... tAod_2AANQ

snoops · Post by **snoops** » Sun 12 May, 2013 09:22

Good picture on This Thread so you can see the full effect

This appears to be where he got them from

Wanting Z3 · Post by **Wanting Z3** » Sun 12 May, 2013 09:40

Cheers I'm definitely going to buy one of these, don't fancy a stone through my radiator

Wanting Z3 · Post by **Wanting Z3** » Wed 15 May, 2013 17:41

I notice the ZunSport grilles are designed to fit to your existing grille and is not a direct replacement.

Does anyone know where I can but an actual front lower grille.

Cheers

stupot50 · Post by **stupot50** » Wed 15 May, 2013 17:54

Wanting Z3 wrote:I notice the ZunSport grilles are designed to fit to your existing grille and is not a direct replacement.

Does anyone know where I can but an actual front lower grille.

Cheers

So you just have a great gap on yours?

Wanting Z3 · Post by **Wanting Z3** » Wed 15 May, 2013 19:23

Yes there's nothing there. I'm driving to France next month and worried about getting a stone through radiator

spurs fan in a coupe · Post by **spurs fan in a coupe** » Wed 15 May, 2013 19:30

What car is it?

I've an early z3 preface lift 1.9 complete bumper with blanking plate if that helps?

See my for sale/breaking listing

Wanting Z3 · Post by **Wanting Z3** » Wed 15 May, 2013 22:22

It's a '98 March

Do you have link

Wanting Z3 · Post by **Wanting Z3** » Wed 15 May, 2013 22:23

1.9 in white

barbancourt · Post by **barbancourt** » Wed 15 May, 2013 22:52

I don't like these grilles, sorry. If it were me, I'd find a used OEM lower grille.

g8jka · Post by **g8jka** » Wed 15 May, 2013 22:54

You can get them from the dealers, I purchased the 'sport' mesh version (on the 6 cylinder models) for mine to replace the standard slat type. Was around £40-£50 from what I remember.

Looking on real oem here, they do a cover for the 1.9 models which I think fits in the gap? Part number is 51118398160 and this shows up as £19.62 on cooper bmw parts.

BladeRunner919 · Post by **BladeRunner919** » Thu 16 May, 2013 07:33

When I come to do this I'll probably just buy some mesh and fix it in myself. Something like:

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Car-Black-Alu ... 0895437537

stupot50 · Post by **stupot50** » Thu 16 May, 2013 08:00

BladeRunner919 wrote:When I come to do this I'll probably just buy some mesh and fix it in myself. Something like:

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Car-Black-Alu ... 0895437537

I like that but would want a grill to sit flush with the bodywork rather than recessed and fastened to the existing grill/slats.

barbancourt · Post by **barbancourt** » Thu 16 May, 2013 08:49

g8jka wrote:You can get them from the dealers, I purchased the 'sport' mesh version (on the 6 cylinder models) for mine to replace the standard slat type. Was around £40-£50 from what I remember.

Looking on real oem here, they do a cover which I think fits in this gap? Part number is 51118398160 and this shows up as £19.62 on cooper bmw parts.

Painted in black like yours it looks ok. The one in his link in silver looked pretty bad though.

g8jka · Post by **g8jka** » Thu 16 May, 2013 09:03

barbancourt wrote:
g8jka wrote:You can get them from the dealers, I purchased the 'sport' mesh version (on the 6 cylinder models) for mine to replace the standard slat type. Was around £40-£50 from what I remember.

Looking on real oem here, they do a cover which I think fits in this gap? Part number is 51118398160 and this shows up as £19.62 on cooper bmw parts.
Painted in black like yours it looks ok. The one in his link in silver looked pretty bad though.

Mine is the original OEM one which is just black plastic and not painted, the silver one you refer to is the zunsport one which is also metal. I'm sure titantim has the zunsport one on his 1.9 which looks good. I don't like the zunsport bonnet grilles though

bessieblue · Post by **bessieblue** » Thu 16 May, 2013 09:22

Hi Michael ,i got a zunsport front grill last year & i'm very pleased with it ( it finishes the look on the front ) they make 2 sizes of grille dependent on year of z , mine is the larger opening on 2002 2.2.

barbancourt · Post by **barbancourt** » Thu 16 May, 2013 09:30

g8jka wrote:
barbancourt wrote:
g8jka wrote:You can get them from the dealers, I purchased the 'sport' mesh version (on the 6 cylinder models) for mine to replace the standard slat type. Was around £40-£50 from what I remember.

Looking on real oem here, they do a cover which I think fits in this gap? Part number is 51118398160 and this shows up as £19.62 on cooper bmw parts.
Painted in black like yours it looks ok. The one in his link in silver looked pretty bad though.
Mine is the original OEM one which is just black plastic and not painted, the silver one you refer to is the zunsport one which is also metal. I'm sure titantim has the zunsport one on his 1.9 which looks good. I don't like the zunsport bonnet grilles though

Ah, ok... I thought I was going crazy! haha. Well since yours is OEM, then I stand by my original statement.

I would not use the Zunsport one, even painted black. Find a new or used OEM one.

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