DoIt Yourself: Help on how to swap grilles?
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I have prepared a set of black grilles for my 545.
Now if only I could find out how to pop out the ones that are currently in there without disassembling the whole front end!
Has anyone switched grilles yet?
Can you provide detailed instructions, ideally with pictures?
Thanks.
Now if only I could find out how to pop out the ones that are currently in there without disassembling the whole front end!
Has anyone switched grilles yet?
Can you provide detailed instructions, ideally with pictures?
Thanks.
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Originally Posted by yvesj' date='Oct 12 2004, 08:07 PM
I have prepared a set of black grilles for my 545.
Now if only I could find out how to pop out the ones that are currently in there without disassembling the whole front end!
Has anyone switched grilles yet?
Can you provide detailed instructions, ideally with pictures?
Thanks.
Now if only I could find out how to pop out the ones that are currently in there without disassembling the whole front end!
Has anyone switched grilles yet?
Can you provide detailed instructions, ideally with pictures?
Thanks.
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I have a black grille and man i'd love to have the chrome ones!
Deal?
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These are my before and after pics.
Haven't regretted it.
These are my before and after pics.
Haven't regretted it.
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From: San Antonio, Texas
My Ride: 545Ai, Silver grey, black, poplar, Sport Pkg, Logic 7, Comfort seats, Nav, HUD, PDC, rear shades, and satellite radio
I didn't know it came both ways. Who gets chrome and who gets blackened? Is it a sport package thing?
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My Ride: [i][b][u]Since 19 august 2004[/u][/b][/i]: [color=red][b]530i[/b] High Executive[/color], Silvergray with beige interior, Popular wood, Servotronic, Sportssuspension, electric foldable and dimmed mirrors, dimmed interior mirror, pappelmaser braun wood, cupholders, styling 123 18" wheels, Logic 7, Steptronic, alarm class 3, electric sunscreen in the rear and suncreens for sidewindows, Comfort seats, heated seats, Xenon with headlightwashers, Adaptive corner lights ALC, Advanced airconditioning, lightpackage, Nav Pro, 6 cd changer, side airbags rearseats, bluetooth siemens S55, chrome kidneys, gearlever with wood, voice recognition retrofit, front windshield with green band.
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545 gets chrome grills. 520, 525 and 530 get black grills.. it's a V8 thing..
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Originally Posted by Guest' date='Oct 12 2004, 07:14 AM
This is always amazing. Someone with chromed grille wanna black grille, and a friend paid more than S$200 for the chrome ones.
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