OldSpool87

Hi all,

I bought a pair of matte black grills from a forum which arrived with various tabs broken off. There's been no response from the seller, so I am in the market again.

Can anyone recommend a good source for quality matte black grills. The ones that arrived broken seemed to made out of very brittle plastic and not like OEM material.

Many thanks!

Impac

Ebay or amazon

JayArras

Not THIS forum, I hope! If you announce the user's name on the forum where you bought them, maybe peer pressure will elicit a response.

OldSpool87

Unfortunately, yes. I am active on another forum related to air cooled Porsches where a lot of member to member trades occur because parts are scarce. A broken part or a bum seller is always a risk. In this instance I let the seller know I had tried multiple times and methods to communicate the problem. No response. Just happy it was a $35 part and not a $8k engine!
https://5series.net/forums/private-member-classifieds-37/mtech-body-full-body-kit-matte-black-kidney-grill-m5-fender-grils-142735/

bapeforceone

Front Black Sport Wide Kidney Grille Grill FOR BMW E60 E61 5 Series M5 2003 2009 | eBay

I bought mine from this seller. They were quick as well.

OldSpool87

Thanks everyone. I found a set on Amazon. Hopefully brown Santa will ring the door soon!

Boost7

plasti dip - 6 bucks a bottle from homedepot...30 mins of your time..and done.

fast930

oldspool good to see you on another forum its xbmwguy. just picked up an e60 dd

OldSpool87

Ha! Nice choice. I picked up my E61 to scratch my driving itch within spousal parameters while my 930 is being put back together. It's a dark blue turbo with mods like my 930 but checks the box as a DD. Hope you enjoy the E60!

Kasmo

I just took my OEM ones out and plastidipped them and they are holding up fine and look really good still. I did accidently bend a few tabs to a point of breaking but the kidneys dont rattle and are sitting like nothing is wrong. It only cost me like 6 bucks and about 10 minutes.