[doughboy]

Do the BMWP Diffusers come black plastic ready to go, or do they need painting?

[P 5UML]

Originally Posted by doughboy

Do the BMWP Diffusers come black plastic ready to go, or do they need painting?

the ones from bm mini parts come primed ready to paint! your choice to either paint it sating black or colour code it!

there are many debates on what the finish should be! but i always prefer colour coding

[doughboy]

Hmm, not keen on colour coding that bit. The black diffuser contrast with the silver body is what give the rear of the car its shape IMO, but each to their own of course!

And painting is a whole load of hassle, messing about, time off work, another couple of hundred quid and then it won't match properly.

Why don't they just make it out of black plastic like the original M sport one?

[P 5UML]

lol i have no idea why they dont bud!

i think the ones from BMW are black plastic maybe someone can confirm??
but there are a little more expensive

if you are spraying is satin black you can do that yourself mate?

Originally Posted by doughboy

Hmm, not keen on colour coding that bit. The black diffuser contrast with the silver body is what give the rear of the car its shape IMO, but each to their own of course!

And painting is a whole load of hassle, messing about, time off work, another couple of hundred quid and then it won't match properly.

Why don't they just make it out of black plastic like the original M sport one?

[doughboy]

Yeah, I'm sure I'd read that the BM ones were black, I'll check it out.

So are the BMminiparts ones not BMW items then?

[P 5UML]

well i thought they were! i bought one from BM mini parts and it had the BMW logo etched so it must be OEM

but just primed, maybe BMW order them and get them in satin black?

[doughboy]

Thanks for the tip anyway mate, i'm waiting for a price back from BMmini..

[Hotcoupe]

Originally Posted by doughboy

Thanks for the tip anyway mate, i'm waiting for a price back from BMmini..

Mike,the P/diffuser comes in two parts,the central piece is black plastic,and is not designed to be painted,although if properly prepped it can be.
The longer of the two pieces comes primed for spraying.

BMMiniparts only sell OEM parts,my dealer would match their prices (more often than not),so you save on the shipping.

[Danny.B.]

Originally Posted by doughboy

All done. Looks great IMO.

"Booooom!" as the kidz say

They did a nice job, took their time to get it all straight as the OE exhaust has always been lower on the RHS pipe, but they correct that with the new tips.

Suits the valance cut out perfectly. The original tips were corroded to hell and looked like s##t,

Looks great mate!!

[doughboy]

Originally Posted by Hotcoupe

Mike,the P/diffuser comes in two parts,the central piece is black plastic,and is not designed to be painted,although if properly prepped it can be.
The longer of the two pieces comes primed for spraying.

BMMiniparts only sell OEM parts,my dealer would match their prices (more often than not),so you save on the shipping.

Thanks Ian..

I'm still a bit confused:

realoem diagram here: http://www.realoem.com/bmw/showparts...17&hg=51&fg=95

BMW_direct (amazon) diagram here: http://www.amazon.co.uk/BMW-Performa.../dp/B004V4I98Q

The amazon diagram (BMW_direct) shows a separate centre piece, number 10, which the realoem one doesn't.

Is this the centre section Ian?

I take it we're not talking about the cover strips (3 & 4 on realoem), which are black also?

[P 5UML]

this may help mate, this is the part numbers for BM Mini

Description: Price Finder Special Order Part: 51 12 2158792 - Trim, diffuser HP, primed top

Description: Price Finder Special Order Part: 51 12 2158793 - Trim, diffuser HP, bottom

[doughboy]

Ahh, now I see, it's different parts for coupe.....

Coupe http://www.realoem.com/bmw/showparts...17&hg=51&fg=95

Saloon/Tourer http://www.realoem.com/bmw/showparts...17&hg=51&fg=95

The coupe has the two parts.

The saloon in only 1 part.

[P 5UML]

ahhh!!!

mistery solved! lol

you going to consider it?

[doughboy]

It's on the list for sure.

Great thread here, scroll down a bit and there's all manner of 'rear end' shots.

Damn USA with all that sunshine......

http://www.e90post.com/forums/showthread.php?t=333965

Its an E90 thread, but there is still a variety of one piece, two piece, primed and black variants....

Including Yahoo! / Ben (uk member) on post 10 with his tourer, showing it in unpainted black.


A bit more reading required!

[Hotcoupe]

Originally Posted by doughboy

Ahh, now I see, it's different parts for coupe.....

Coupe http://www.realoem.com/bmw/showparts...17&hg=51&fg=95

Saloon/Tourer http://www.realoem.com/bmw/showparts...17&hg=51&fg=95

The coupe has the two parts.

The saloon in only 1 part.

Originally Posted by doughboy

http://www.e90post.com/forums/showthread.php?t=333965

Its an E90 thread, but there is still a variety of one piece, two piece, primed and black variants....

Including Yahoo! / Ben (uk member) on post 10 with his tourer, showing it in unpainted black.

Seems strange that the diffuser for the coupe is a 2 piece part and the same part with a few differences comes as a one piece for the Saloon/tourer.

Looking at some of the pics in the thread above,it does look like some saloons and tourers have a two piece diffuser,as opposed to a one piece.

Mike it's worth double checking that the saloon/tourer diffuser is only available as a one piece,because with the coupe it works out cheaper to buy the two parts separately,strange,but true.

My old performance diffuser,the central part as shown is how it came from the dealer,the other part came primed,which was then sprayed body colour:

[doughboy]

Thanks Ian,

The coupe one won't fit obviously. So I can't order the coupe parts.

But there is only 1 part number listed for the E90/91 but 2 different parts listed for the coupe, and the realoem diagrams support this.



There maybe different types, but it's hard to find out. I've spoken to BMW parts and they won't order one without pre-payment and no chance of returning it as it's a special order from Germany!

[gaza01]

with you on this one...love the black contrast. But its good people have varying tastes..keeps things interesting.

Originally Posted by doughboy

Hmm, not keen on colour coding that bit. The black diffuser contrast with the silver body is what give the rear of the car its shape IMO, but each to their own of course!

And painting is a whole load of hassle, messing about, time off work, another couple of hundred quid and then it won't match properly.

Why don't they just make it out of black plastic like the original M sport one?