02-17-2024, 11:05 AM | #1 |
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Looking for Black grill + exhaust tips
Just purchased a bluestone 2019 540i and looking for a decent UK supplier of a replacement black grill and exhaust tips. Worried about buying cheap/buying twice so would really appreciate guidance.
Can anyone explain how the current chrome exhaust tips are attached? are they directly replaceable with an OEM black variant or do I need to have them separated by a garage? Thanks. |
02-18-2024, 05:50 AM | #2 |
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For the tips, there’s an OEM Black Chrome trim that replaces the chrome. Not cheap, got mine in the last Black Friday sale. Part numbers 18 30 8 631 961 and 18 30 8 631 960.
Changing them is just knocking off the old ones with a block of wood, a rubber mallet and a long pry tool to free up the clips. The new ones clip back in securely. |
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02-18-2024, 03:04 PM | #4 |
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Perfect. Thanks Jemster. Yeah, not cheap (£97ea!), but OEM better than chinese knock-offs all over ebay/amazon. Any thoughts on where I can get the front grill? Did BMW make a black version of the front kidney surround?
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02-19-2024, 12:42 PM | #7 | |
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PS Grill arrives tomorrow :-) |
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02-20-2024, 01:24 PM | #9 |
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I used shop.bmw.co.uk too. Maybe temporarily out of stock. The BF discount got me the pair for £135 or thereabouts so worth waiting for a sale if you can.
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02-20-2024, 05:27 PM | #10 |
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If you haven’t ordered anything yet, I just got my black kidney grills off of eBay for cheap. I was skeptical on the price but they work well! Hasn’t shown and wear and tear in the 8 months I’ve owned the car. It fits well too! No complaints
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02-21-2024, 04:03 PM | #11 |
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Went with CKS Performance. Looks good quality and a reasonable price. Will report back when it arrives.
https://www.cksperformance.com/pages...1&type=grilles |
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02-29-2024, 04:47 PM | #12 |
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OEM Black Grill for G30 (in USA)
I'll put this out there ... I traded my '17 540 xDrive for a X5 45e MSport and removed the OEM Black Grills from my 540 before I traded it. They are perfect original BMW parts and I'll be glad to have a Bimmerposter in the USA buy them from me at a fair price.
Pic of how they looked on my G30
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