can you remove the middle lower mesh grille on an e90 and drive??

campbelly · 07-16-2009, 05:39 PM

i was wondering if anyone knows if you can remove the lower middle mesh grille and keep it off? will this look bad and or screw something up? i have an '06 325xi and i really dont like the look of the finishing rods, but removing them leaves an ugly space where they should be...pleasee help!
thankss

mbj898 · 07-16-2009, 05:51 PM

wont screw anything up its a pain in the ass, i couldn't work it out until i got the bumper off of the car, doesn't look to bad just has a few tabs around it where the mesh part clips in, that are more or less noticeable depending on the color of your car

neejkoob · 07-16-2009, 07:41 PM

Here you go.

Works for me. I get like 2 more hp because of better air flow (J/K).

I also painted the side finishing rods black...

nhhiep · 07-16-2009, 07:48 PM

^That car looks like it has teeth

n5160u · 07-16-2009, 08:00 PM

That may work with the 335 because the intercooler will protect the AC Condenser from getting holed by a flying rock, but don't try it with a 328.
Because of the high internal pressures and the thin alloy tubing they are made from, the AC Condenser is quite vulnerable to damage and very expensive to replace.
Been there, done that.

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mbj898 Second Lieutenant 26 Rep 297 Posts Drives: 2006 325xi Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Rochester, NY iTrader: (1)	wont screw anything up its a pain in the ass, i couldn't work it out until i got the bumper off of the car, doesn't look to bad just has a few tabs around it where the mesh part clips in, that are more or less noticeable depending on the color of your car __________________ -2006 325xi - DD - 75 shot nitrous
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neejkoob Enlisted Member 6 Rep 46 Posts Drives: 335xi Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Midwest iTrader: (0)	Here you go. Works for me. I get like 2 more hp because of better air flow (J/K). I also painted the side finishing rods black...
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nhhiep Captain 90 Rep 862 Posts Drives: bmw Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Denver, CO iTrader: (0)	^That car looks like it has teeth
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n5160u Private First Class 1 Rep 158 Posts Drives: E93 Join Date: May 2007 Location: NorCal iTrader: (0) Garage List 2007 E93 [0.00]	That may work with the 335 because the intercooler will protect the AC Condenser from getting holed by a flying rock, but don't try it with a 328. Because of the high internal pressures and the thin alloy tubing they are made from, the AC Condenser is quite vulnerable to damage and very expensive to replace. Been there, done that. __________________ If It Says Pratt And Whitney On The Outside It Better Say Martin Baker On The Inside I saw a book titled "Sex for Dummies" and wondered why anyone would teach dumb people how to reproduce?
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