Chrome Grilles on Ebay VS OEM 545/550 grilles...
02-10-2006, 09:21 AM
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My Ride: 05 530 Titanium Silver/Sexy black
Whats the difference? Anyone bought chrome grilles from Ebay and/or from BMW? Is there a difference in quality?
Is installation easy?
Is installation easy?
02-10-2006, 09:38 AM
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02-10-2006, 12:16 PM
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My Ride: Gone: 2004 525i Jet Black, Built 03/04, Premium Package, Black Dakota Leather, Halogen to Euro Spec Bi-Xenons Retrofit, Dark Poplar Wood Trim, Steptronic Breyton Spirit Reps 20x9F 20x10R - Nitto NT555 245/35/20F-275/30/20R, M5 Front Bumper, H&R Sport Springs, Chrome Grills, 20% Tint, Euro Reflectors, Debadged, Aux Input, CIP v19.x
There's been few threads regarding this recently. IIRC the only difference is the inner thickness of the moldings.
02-10-2006, 03:46 PM
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I bought mine from ebay, but they were original BMW chrome grills. I got a great deal on them and I got to pick them up in person. The guy selling them happen to work at the same building as I was. Talk about lucky, and I only paid $50 for the pair, brand new in the factory box. 
They were pretty easy to install. The only challenge is getting around those clips.
They were pretty easy to install. The only challenge is getting around those clips.
02-10-2006, 06:36 PM
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good question.... i hear that the aftermarket... has thicker grills... im also curious.... ferdie.... can you still get those oem grills? cuz... im interested and you are about 10 minutes away from me.... let me know... eric d
02-10-2006, 06:52 PM
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Originally Posted by ericdbs' post='238201' date='Feb 10 2006, 07:36 PM
good question.... i hear that the aftermarket... has thicker grills... im also curious.... ferdie.... can you still get those oem grills? cuz... im interested and you are about 10 minutes away from me.... let me know... eric d
If I find a great deal I'll let you know for sure.
02-10-2006, 07:26 PM
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My Ride: 2005 530i JETBLACK/BLACK DAKOTA, COLD WEATHER PKG, PREMIUM PKG, ADAPTIVE XENON HEADLIGHTS, AUTO TRANSMISSION WITH 6 SPEED STEPTRONIC, BLUETOOTH SETUP,SAT SETUP AND WIFE AS CO-PILOT
If I find a great deal I'll let you know for sure.
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thanx ferdie much appreciated...
02-21-2006, 11:46 PM
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My Ride: 2005 530i JETBLACK/BLACK DAKOTA, COLD WEATHER PKG, PREMIUM PKG, ADAPTIVE XENON HEADLIGHTS, AUTO TRANSMISSION WITH 6 SPEED STEPTRONIC, BLUETOOTH SETUP,SAT SETUP AND WIFE AS CO-PILOT
well.... i got my chrome grills today as a bday gift.... yeeeeehawwww... i will put them i in the morning.. anyways i thought i saw somewere here that crevier bmw gives discount... NOPE!!!... they told my bro hee needed a E60.net card?.. afaik..we dont have one.. but thats what they wanted and they would give a discount....anyways 96 dollars my bro paid and i know he got stiffed on that one... nonetheless i have it and now i shal search for install.... ericd
02-22-2006, 08:54 AM
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Here's a picture of my ebay grill
OEM one that I found in the gallery section:
As far as installation, I got my bodyshop to install it for me since I got my front bumper repainted. Quality is pretty good.
OEM one that I found in the gallery section:
As far as installation, I got my bodyshop to install it for me since I got my front bumper repainted. Quality is pretty good.