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Old Nov 21, 2015 | 10:29 AM
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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.

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Old Nov 21, 2015 | 10:56 AM
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Ebay or amazon
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Old Nov 21, 2015 | 12:29 PM
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Originally Posted by 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.
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.
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Old Nov 22, 2015 | 04:48 PM
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Originally Posted by 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.
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/
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Old Nov 23, 2015 | 11:47 AM
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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.
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Old Nov 23, 2015 | 02:19 PM
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Thanks everyone. I found a set on Amazon. Hopefully brown Santa will ring the door soon!
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Old Nov 23, 2015 | 02:26 PM
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plasti dip - 6 bucks a bottle from homedepot...30 mins of your time..and done.
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Old Jan 15, 2016 | 11:14 AM
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oldspool good to see you on another forum its xbmwguy. just picked up an e60 dd
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Old Jan 15, 2016 | 01:32 PM
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oldspool good to see you on another forum its xbmwguy. just picked up an e60 dd
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!
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Old Jan 15, 2016 | 06:13 PM
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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.
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