[Woodie33]

Hi all,

My 325D M Sport Superman is on order and should be here at some point during September (hopefully early on).

I want to get a set of gloss black grills for it ready for when it arrives but can't seem to find them on the genuine accessories bit of the BMW website although it does list the front grilles under the BMW performance section.

Can anyone help me out with a part number at all please? Also, if you have any recommendations of the best place to order them from I'd appreciate it.

Many thanks, Alex.

[DasUberbadger]

I've used the BMW Direct shop on eBay many times, here you go

http://stores.ebay.co.uk/BMW-Direct-...sub=4306563017

[Woodie33]

Great thanks, looks like a pair will be £90 delivered, that sound like a good price?

[NISFAN]

Originally Posted by Woodie33

Great thanks, looks like a pair will be £90 delivered, that sound like a good price?

Nope, but if you must have black

[Triple777]

These are the part numbers

Front trim grill, black, left M PERFORMANCE 1 51712240775
Front trim grill, black, right M PERFORMANCE 1 51712240778

I would try the supplying dealer, should get some discount or at worse free fitting, so there on when you collect

[Torque of the Devil]

Get the dealer to fit them before collection, they should charge you for the grills but get them to throw the fitting in free of charge, that what I did

[HiBee]

Originally Posted by Vanguard

Get the dealer to fit them before collection, they should charge you for the grills but get them to throw the fitting in free of charge, that what I did

Depends on the dealer !
I got well ripped off on the supply & fitting of the grillls. I'm sure i paid around £160.
That's the dealership getting so much back on the discount i managed to arrange, although i forgot about some additionals.

[Steve_M_Sport]

Originally Posted by Vanguard

Get the dealer to fit them before collection, they should charge you for the grills but get them to throw the fitting in free of charge, that what I did

I paid £105 supplied and fitted by Sytner Coventry in March 2013

[Wo-Wo]

Any chance of a pic please, I've done google images bit there seems to be a number of variants.

[Steve_M_Sport]

Originally Posted by BigNPT

Any chance of a pic please, I've done google images bit there seems to be a number of variants.

Photos of the black grills on an EB11 car are on this thread

http://www.f30post.com/forums/showthread.php?t=816975

[mproudfoot]

How easy are these things to fit anyway? Can't be that difficult surely.

[DasUberbadger]

Supposedly really easy. The E90 ones were a doddle.

[mproudfoot]

Originally Posted by DasUberbadger

Supposedly really easy. The E90 ones were a doddle.

Great to hear, thanks - I'll probably order some before my car arrives - looks much better than the standard one on the M Sport EBII in my opinion.

[DasUberbadger]

Here you go, instructions

http://www.autoevolution.com/bmw-blo...diy-59467.html

[AN03REW]

AUSTRALIA*Black Kidney

GrillsPage***1***2AMJAM*05:21 AM 06-04-2013

The modifications have started.Yesterday I applied a few coats of satin black to my e tag to make it almost invisible once installed on my windshield.Today picked up some black grills at my dealer and tonight installed them. Now I read the DIY and decided that was just too much hard work. Looked at the black grills and worked out a way that had them done in I would say 2 minutes.Put my finger through the grill and depressed the tabs one at a time starting with the top ones and pulled as I did it. Had the first grill out and then used the access to take out the second.The tools I used was a knife to open the boxes and a microfibre towel to remove finger printsIf anyone in Sydney needs help happy to help with more detail or do it for you on the 23rd at the meet.

[DasUberbadger]

Sweet, even better.

[Torque of the Devil]

£85 from my dealer, fitted

Was on new car ordered from them before collection

Also sold the old chrome ones on ebay for £50 so cheap swop really

[Poohbore]

Will the gloss ones chip with use

[Torque of the Devil]

No more than the chrome ones would

[mlgibsonuk]

Originally Posted by AN03REW

AUSTRALIA*Black Kidney

GrillsPage***1***2AMJAM*05:21 AM 06-04-2013

The modifications have started.Yesterday I applied a few coats of satin black to my e tag to make it almost invisible once installed on my windshield.Today picked up some black grills at my dealer and tonight installed them. Now I read the DIY and decided that was just too much hard work. Looked at the black grills and worked out a way that had them done in I would say 2 minutes.Put my finger through the grill and depressed the tabs one at a time starting with the top ones and pulled as I did it. Had the first grill out and then used the access to take out the second.The tools I used was a knife to open the boxes and a microfibre towel to remove finger printsIf anyone in Sydney needs help happy to help with more detail or do it for you on the 23rd at the meet.

Fitted mine as above.
Picked them up from the dealer and then fitted them in the car park in 2 mins before driving off. Was hoping that others might see who are interested in buying and would save them the £85 labour costs that I was originally quoted.

[Steve_M_Sport]

Originally Posted by Vanguard

Also sold the old chrome ones on ebay for £50 so cheap swop really

I didn't think of that - the dealer just swapped them over and kept the original ones which they no doubt resold !

[schrickm5]

I would like the black kidney grill surround, as I already have the black grills, do you have to order the whole lot? Or can you just Getty the surrounding pieces? I think it will look very good on my jet black f31......when I finally get it.