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Appreciate your response; that's not it. It is item 1 in the parts diagram above, BMW part number 51117279700. Apparently, in the posting a few up, someone figured out how to modify this part to fit on the front bumper of a basic 328i, even though the part is for a 328i luxury line.
Was just trying to understand what was done Thanks
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Appreciate any help you can provide in aiding me to understand what the other people did Thanks
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Again, I have a 2014 328i Basic (no line). I ordered the parts and they arrived today.
Here's what I can say so far:
I double checked the parts from both RealOEM and BMW Online and the parts are correct. Don't mean to be too dumb, but what am I doing wrong? Appreciate some help Thanks
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An Update.
Well, even after the different lower intake grills (please see above), I discovered that the base 328i (what I have) is slightly different from the lines (Luxury or Sport) -- not just in the pre-made holes for the chrome items to snap into, but in the "slope" of the bottom of the kidney grille bulge. The Lines model slopes out a little more gently than the basic lines. Additionally, I could not figure out how to attach the Luxury "whiskers" to the lower intake grills. Having said that, however, I did add the center chrome strip (part number 51117279700) quite easily. All I did was snap off the plastic ears and use some Dupont heavy duty 2-sided tape that I cut to fit on the back of the piece. Have washed the car, got caught in a heavy rain and have driven several hundred miles and it holding on quite well. Did the same on the rear bumper. Maybe it was me, or maybe had to use the Modern line "whiskers"??
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possible to see your end results esp with the bumper trims? Thanks.
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Hope that helps -- and if you figure out how to install the "whiskers", let me know
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Tried to install the luxury/modern line fog light cover along with the whiskers but the grills are longer than the no line base cover and intrudes into the curve in the bumper under the kidney grills. Ended up running back to the post office to return all the parts. Guess I'll forego trying look more upscale than it really is.
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Please make sure you use Google's translate as it is German -- but EBay was easier
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I wrongly thought that the with line units bumpers were exactly the same as the no line ones and ordered all the sport line grills.....
now they lay silently in my house there's no way to adapt that into the no line bumper! |
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Hi,
As one who tried to add either the luxury or modern line whiskers to my no line 2014 328i, only to discover that the bumper tapers differently on the no-line and that the BMW OEM whiskers won't fit, I asked one of the Taiwan aftermarket makers if they could make these in chrome coated plastic, either hard or malleable. He response was that he needs people to express an interest. Again, recall the thread about adding whiskers, I ask that you contact autoparts0522 on eBay; here is the URL for this eBay store: http://stores.ebay.com/autoparts0522...p2047675.l2563 Very much appreciate everyone's help! Thanks
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You did say that you had a base (no line). Did you have to modify the lower grilles (item 7) any to make them fit base bumper? Thank you
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