Where to buy black lower grill for E92?

murph-54 · 06-05-2008, 07:58 PM

UED's web site says they are out of stock for the E92 black lower grills. Does anyone know where else you can buy these?

Malek@MRF · 06-05-2008, 08:02 PM

Dealer. Its not expensive.

Tondtar · 06-05-2008, 08:21 PM

DIY ...It's not that hard if you don't take out the front bumper. Search under DIY forum. There are some excellent information. I had someone remove mine and put it back on but I did the painting part myself - cost around $7 for a can of spray paint and about an hour for adding three coats, one after the other. Looks like a million $$$$ It's a must if you have AW and are going with black or CF kidney grilles.

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Originally Posted by murph-54

UED's web site says they are out of stock for the E92 black lower grills. Does anyone know where else you can buy these?

danniexi · 06-05-2008, 08:40 PM

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Originally Posted by Tondtar

DIY ...It's not that hard if you don't take out the front bumper. Search under DIY forum. There are some excellent information. I had someone remove mine and put it back on but I did the painting part myself - cost around $7 for a can of spray paint and about an hour for adding three coats, one after the other. Looks like a million $$$$ It's a must if you have AW and are going with black or CF kidney grilles.

x10000000. had mine painted as well. they look superb in black... the silver really irritated my eyes.

AV9 · 06-07-2008, 02:23 AM

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Originally Posted by Malekreza11

Dealer. Its not expensive.

from the dealer...do they paint the existing ones or replace them with black ones?

does it come black as a standard thing on the 328i?? becuase i saw my friends 328i and they're already black, but the 335i has that ugly one...oh! and i heard that the 328 ones don't fit the 335 ones! wth!!!

J BONE · 06-07-2008, 09:53 AM

Here you go. Just did this last weekend, turned out very nice. Takes a little time if you have OCD like myself. Make sure you do a good job taping the bumper with painters tape. Great mod at a cheap price. Best part about this is you don't have to take the bumper off!

http://www.e90post.com/forums/showthread.php?t=124117

TiAg335i · 06-07-2008, 12:44 PM

I don't think anyone answered his question.

Does anybody sell these PRE-PAINTED to replace the stock silver one.

Malek@MRF · 06-07-2008, 03:05 PM

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Originally Posted by avzbmveh

from the dealer...do they paint the existing ones or replace them with black ones?

does it come black as a standard thing on the 328i?? becuase i saw my friends 328i and they're already black, but the 335i has that ugly one...oh! and i heard that the 328 ones don't fit the 335 ones! wth!!!

You get the 328 mesh from the dealer. Its already black and its not painted.

Painted mesh is a poor bandaid method of doing the job as it could chip and never looks as good.

I personally like the lighter colored mesh on the alpine white cars. Stock grills, stock upper grill slats and the black surrounds is where its at.

ChaneRZ · 06-07-2008, 03:06 PM

i painted mine.

AV9 · 06-07-2008, 06:06 PM

i heard the 328 mesh doesn't fit the 335...

r3volution · 06-07-2008, 07:41 PM

They should fit. The bumper of the 328 is identical to the 335 bumper.

BuLoOoSki · 06-07-2008, 08:48 PM

if your gonna get them from a dealer just keep in mind that these are from a 328 (so are the ones from UED) so they block air flow to the oil cooler (if you have one) but UED actually modifies their's to allow air flow to the oil cooler, if u dont have a n oil cooler and not planning on getting one i say just get it from any dealer then, if not wait till UED stocks some of their's

murph-54 · 06-08-2008, 02:21 AM

Thanks everybody. I have the oil cooler so the 328 grills won't work. I need the modified grills. I'm pulling the bumper off at the end of this week to install a Helix intercooler and wanted to replace the lower grills while the bumper is off. UED makes the modifed grills, but is out of stock. I don't want to paint the grills because of chipping so I'm looking for a source other than UED.

nicoolasm@sbcglobal.net · 09-24-2008, 04:33 PM

www.uniqueeurodesigns.com you will find oem 335 lower bumper grills......the 328 grills will block air flow

nicoolasm@sbcglobal.net · 09-24-2008, 04:35 PM

i mean http://www.uniqueeurodesign.com/

iheartsole · 09-24-2008, 05:01 PM

jlevisw.com

iheartsole · 09-24-2008, 05:02 PM

never mind thought u meant the front grill. you can try the dealer or paint them yourself

rubber_ducky · 09-25-2008, 01:49 PM

I have the UED ones. Besides having a part number scratched out, they don't appear modified in any way at all. Meaning they appear to be a factory BMW part (likely from another market) that UED marks up and resells.

MShao825 · 09-25-2008, 03:08 PM

I have a BSM E92 and just installed my matte black grille last week. My question is, do most people paint their lower mesh grille black as well? I know you all are going to tell me to paint it, but what do most people do? Please advise

aut0sh0cker · 09-25-2008, 03:34 PM

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Originally Posted by mshao825

I have a BSM E92 and just installed my matte black grille last week. My question is, do most people paint their lower mesh grille black as well? I know you all are going to tell me to paint it, but what do most people do? Please advise

I ordered mine from UED (which is not painted, it is just black) which is good cuz it wont ever chip from road debris. But as stated already, they are out of stock. If I were you, I would just wait until they get some more in. It will save you the pain of having to repaint every couple of months...

KingKye · 09-25-2008, 03:44 PM

if you are having to repaint every couple months, then you either bought some bad paint or you drive on dirt..

MShao825 · 09-25-2008, 03:56 PM

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Originally Posted by aut0sh0cker

I ordered mine from UED (which is not painted, it is just black) which is good cuz it wont ever chip from road debris. But as stated already, they are out of stock. If I were you, I would just wait until they get some more in. It will save you the pain of having to repaint every couple of months...

Right, but what I meant was do most people black out their lower mesh grille or just keep it the stock color if they have the matte black grille?

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TiAg335i Trance Life 345 Rep 4,706 Posts Drives: 2007 E92 335i Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Long Island, NY iTrader: (4)	I don't think anyone answered his question. Does anybody sell these PRE-PAINTED to replace the stock silver one.
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AV9 Brigadier General 142 Rep 4,310 Posts Drives: 2009 e92 m3 Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: OC/SD iTrader: (7)	i heard the 328 mesh doesn't fit the 335...
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r3volution Lieutenant 27 Rep 477 Posts Drives: G01 X3 M40i Join Date: May 2008 Location: Toronto iTrader: (2) Garage List 2008 328xi [0.00]	They should fit. The bumper of the 328 is identical to the 335 bumper.
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BuLoOoSki Colonel 755 Rep 2,108 Posts Drives: 2015 BMW M3 Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Kuwait iTrader: (9)	if your gonna get them from a dealer just keep in mind that these are from a 328 (so are the ones from UED) so they block air flow to the oil cooler (if you have one) but UED actually modifies their's to allow air flow to the oil cooler, if u dont have a n oil cooler and not planning on getting one i say just get it from any dealer then, if not wait till UED stocks some of their's
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murph-54 Private 9 Rep 83 Posts Drives: 2007 335i TS Coupe 6MT Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Portland, Oregon iTrader: (0)	Thanks everybody. I have the oil cooler so the 328 grills won't work. I need the modified grills. I'm pulling the bumper off at the end of this week to install a Helix intercooler and wanted to replace the lower grills while the bumper is off. UED makes the modifed grills, but is out of stock. I don't want to paint the grills because of chipping so I'm looking for a source other than UED.
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nicoolasm@sbcglobal.net New Member 0 Rep 7 Posts Drives: BMW 335i Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: orange county CA iTrader: (0)	grillz www.uniqueeurodesigns.com you will find oem 335 lower bumper grills......the 328 grills will block air flow
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nicoolasm@sbcglobal.net New Member 0 Rep 7 Posts Drives: BMW 335i Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: orange county CA iTrader: (0)	grillz i mean http://www.uniqueeurodesign.com/
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iheartsole Brigadier General 85 Rep 4,928 Posts Drives: 08 335i coupe Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: San Diego iTrader: (2)	never mind thought u meant the front grill. you can try the dealer or paint them yourself
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rubber_ducky Colonel 389 Rep 2,993 Posts Drives: roach coach Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: boston-ish iTrader: (21)	I have the UED ones. Besides having a part number scratched out, they don't appear modified in any way at all. Meaning they appear to be a factory BMW part (likely from another market) that UED marks up and resells.
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MShao825 Go Terps! 55 Rep 1,375 Posts Drives: 2009 SSII/FR E92 M3 Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Jersey City, NJ Gaithersburg, MD iTrader: (2)	I have a BSM E92 and just installed my matte black grille last week. My question is, do most people paint their lower mesh grille black as well? I know you all are going to tell me to paint it, but what do most people do? Please advise __________________
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KingKye Private First Class 2 Rep 173 Posts Drives: 335i Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: SOCAL iTrader: (1)	if you are having to repaint every couple months, then you either bought some bad paint or you drive on dirt..
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