Z3 Foglights (2002 Sport) Ribbed or Clear
Z3 Foglights (2002 Sport) Ribbed or Clear
Hi,...
I have a 2002 with one busted fog light which is £100 plus from the stealership....have been looking at whats around and cant seem to easily determine which is original, ribbed or clear? e.g my headlights are clear (as they all are), but I have vertical ribbed foglights....so was dubious I would get an exact match by going non OEM if you follow...
So, roughly speaaking, as a purist for spec, should the car have ribbed on ?
Also are all 96-2002 the same fitting..again, I see conflicting info on aftersales lights....
thanks
I have a 2002 with one busted fog light which is £100 plus from the stealership....have been looking at whats around and cant seem to easily determine which is original, ribbed or clear? e.g my headlights are clear (as they all are), but I have vertical ribbed foglights....so was dubious I would get an exact match by going non OEM if you follow...
So, roughly speaaking, as a purist for spec, should the car have ribbed on ?
Also are all 96-2002 the same fitting..again, I see conflicting info on aftersales lights....
thanks
Re: Z3 Foglights (2002 Sport) Ribbed or Clear
Seems they changed in Jan '99 - though which is which, I can't tell from the part numbers. Both seem to fit all models, though the later one is the only one that lists the ///M cars. Both are common to the E39 5-series. The change date is a bit odd, as I would have expected it to change with the facelift, so it might just be that the styling changed.
Fog lights - BMW parts catalog
Cheers R.
Fog lights - BMW parts catalog
Cheers R.
Arctic Silver '99 Z3 1.9 & Black '59 Frogeye 1275cc
Re: Z3 Foglights (2002 Sport) Ribbed or Clear
They are Ribbed on mine 2002 2.2i Sport Roadster..
----------------- BMW Z3 Das Beste Auto -----------------
Mein altes Auto riecht nach Nudeln, hat dieses Auto eine Wurst Geruch.
Mein altes Auto riecht nach Nudeln, hat dieses Auto eine Wurst Geruch.
Re: Z3 Foglights (2002 Sport) Ribbed or Clear
They were ribbed on my reg 2000 build date Nov 1999.
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Re: Z3 Foglights (2002 Sport) Ribbed or Clear
Also ribbed on my 2002 2.2.
incidentally i had to get a replacement for mine, got it cheap on ebay so I'd keep looking unless you're in dire need. think mine cost me £30.
incidentally i had to get a replacement for mine, got it cheap on ebay so I'd keep looking unless you're in dire need. think mine cost me £30.
Re: Z3 Foglights (2002 Sport) Ribbed or Clear
Is this any good?
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/BMW-E39-5-SER ... 3f265f8073
There are plenty of the ribbed glass variety on Ebay at sub £40.
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/BMW-E39-5-SER ... 3f265f8073
There are plenty of the ribbed glass variety on Ebay at sub £40.
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Re: Z3 Foglights (2002 Sport) Ribbed or Clear
Clear on my 1997 2.8
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Re: Z3 Foglights (2002 Sport) Ribbed or Clear
......but make sure you get glass lensed parts....the plastic lens units are cheaper though.
Re: Z3 Foglights (2002 Sport) Ribbed or Clear
Clear on my 01/99 built 1.9 as well.
Cheers R.
Cheers R.
Arctic Silver '99 Z3 1.9 & Black '59 Frogeye 1275cc
Re: Z3 Foglights (2002 Sport) Ribbed or Clear
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/370507935074? ... 1438.l2649
this seems about the best I have find for looking original...but yeah, looks like ribbed are the OEM ones for 2002's...
this seems about the best I have find for looking original...but yeah, looks like ribbed are the OEM ones for 2002's...
Re: Z3 Foglights (2002 Sport) Ribbed or Clear
My 2002 sport is ribbed. I paid £15 off ebay for a 5 series one as mine cracked too. Fitted in 2 minutes perfect match!
Re: Z3 Foglights (2002 Sport) Ribbed or Clear
Manufactrer is ZKW....
http://www.zkw.at/uploads/media/zkw_aft ... ein_01.pdf
Part no 6317-837794 1 (N/S) & 6317-837794 2 (O/S Driver side)....
Comes up as a BMW E39 1998 to 2000 foglight....found them on e-bay easily in the £9 to £20 range (plus a £5 postage), where as searching for Z3 foglights though up much higher prices....I guess BMW must have used up a massive old stock of them after 2000, hence ZKW not mentioning 2002 Z3s in their catalogue etc...
http://www.zkw.at/uploads/media/zkw_aft ... ein_01.pdf
Part no 6317-837794 1 (N/S) & 6317-837794 2 (O/S Driver side)....
Comes up as a BMW E39 1998 to 2000 foglight....found them on e-bay easily in the £9 to £20 range (plus a £5 postage), where as searching for Z3 foglights though up much higher prices....I guess BMW must have used up a massive old stock of them after 2000, hence ZKW not mentioning 2002 Z3s in their catalogue etc...