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      01-27-2018, 03:43 AM   #1
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eBay Double slat Kidney Grille set fitment

Hi All,
I have a g30 540i m-sport with black kidney grille, but these replica double slat(M5 style) kidney grille started to surface on eBay after F90 M5 debut, I really like them than the standard black grille that I have on my car, but I don't know if the double slat kidney grille will interfere with the active grille opening and closing, please see link, any input would be appreciated.

https://www.ebay.com/itm/Gloss-Black...%257Ciid%253A1
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Hi All,
I have a g30 540i m-sport with black kidney grille, but these replica double slat(M5 style) kidney grille started to surface on eBay after F90 M5 debut, I really like them than the standard black grille that I have on my car, but I don't know if the double slat kidney grille will interfere with the active grille opening and closing, please see link, any input would be appreciated.

https://www.ebay.com/itm/Gloss-Black...%257Ciid%253A1
No it won't interfere - they'll be fine.
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they will be fine. plenty of people who did that here.
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Sorry guys, but I have to share the bad news.
I got a sample of that grill from one of my source right after SEMA last year.
Fitment is not that great, and I have to take off the active grill slats in order to install it.
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Mannnnnn I just ordered this couple days ago .......... ((((
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Sorry guys, but I have to share the bad news.
I got a sample of that grill from one of my source right after SEMA last year.
Fitment is not that great, and I have to take off the active grill slats in order to install it.
ouch.

Well depends on which manufacturer it is (usually from taiwan somewhere), some fits, and some doesn't. We have reported cases of bad fitment, but also good ones without any problems.
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ouch.

Well depends on which manufacturer it is (usually from taiwan somewhere), some fits, and some doesn't. We have reported cases of bad fitment, but also good ones without any problems.
You are correct.
That's why I always test fit a product before I offer them.
Because some of the manufacturer uses recyled plastic where the outcome is not as good as new plastic.
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well.... I just got mine, and It does not fit..... some part of the double slat will interfere with the active grill behind it, gonna return it and wait for RG_Sport to come out with a better one...
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You are correct.
That's why I always test fit a product before I offer them.
Because some of the manufacturer uses recyled plastic where the outcome is not as good as new plastic.
Wow. Thanks for updating us. Let us know when you find a better supplier. I will wait for you to offer from your shop.
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well.... I just got mine, and It does not fit..... some part of the double slat will interfere with the active grill behind it, gonna return it and wait for RG_Sport to come out with a better one...

just wondering, how do you get the grills to manually open/close to check if it interfere with the active shutters or not?

im having mine installed soon and would like to check if they work correctly too.

thanks
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just wondering, how do you get the grills to manually open/close to check if it interfere with the active shutters or not?

im having mine installed soon and would like to check if they work correctly too.

thanks
I don't think you can manually open or close it, but when it's closed, the double slat grille will not fit, and you could brake the active grill.
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Stupid question, what's the active grille? I don't have my car yet but I've purchased the double slat grille on Ebay. Is it the speed sensor for cruise control? I thought that was just the little black piece between both kidney grilles. Can you not remove the full black part of the kidney grilles to expose the area behind like on previous models? Thanks.
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Stupid question, what's the active grille? I don't have my car yet but I've purchased the double slat grille on Ebay. Is it the speed sensor for cruise control? I thought that was just the little black piece between both kidney grilles. Can you not remove the full black part of the kidney grilles to expose the area behind like on previous models? Thanks.
You have remove a lots of things in order to access the inner grill and remove it, so I didn't bother to do that and returned mine on eBay.
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