01-29-2015, 05:59 AM | #1 |
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This is my first M car and I am very pleased with it. I've seen some of the little tweaks/improvements through black kidney, grill replacements etc and I think I'd like to invest in some of those to give it a bit more 'BITE'. I don't like the carbon fibre 'spoiler' - I actually saw another M4 with it and thought it was awful looking! Anyways - I currently have a Mineral White M4 and nothing changed, except to the black alloys, so in short I guess my question is where is the best priced placed in the UK to pick up some little goodies? |
01-29-2015, 06:43 AM | #2 |
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I have a MW M4 also.
I got the F32 Black grills from eBay for £100 and changed the inside slats and installed myself. I am going to paint the side gills gloss black and that's all I have done so far. Have spacers to be fitted this weekend! |
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KW HAS is £599 and seems to be best option as you can adjust ride height and retain the OME adaptive suspension . |
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01-29-2015, 04:50 PM | #5 |
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http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/GENUINE-BM...item259ec94308
Make an offer to get a bit less or ask your local garage for good deal on them. Was a bit tricky to do but just read all the DIY's on this forum and take your time with the clips and you will be fine I have just bought 15mm Bimecc Spacers all round and will be lowering on H&R springs soon which are about £200 |
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01-31-2015, 03:21 PM | #6 |
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I always find my local BMW performance specialist reasonable priced, he usually will either beat or price match online prices. The only downside is he has no online shop.
Best prices are via phone or email. If you're looking for mods/suspension it maybe worth speaking with them about pricing. They do deal in Eibach, H&R, Bilstein etc. www.apautomotive.com |
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01-31-2015, 05:10 PM | #7 |
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Definitely do the genuine gloss black grills.
Also a black or carbon fiber diffuser as it's a huge improvement over the colour matched diffuser! Apart from those just the silver indicator bulbs to get rid of that orange glow in the reflectors (if you have xenons) and maybe carbon wing mirror covers, that's all i'd do to an M3/4 personally. |
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01-31-2015, 11:14 PM | #8 |
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Is this deffo the correct link?? Just I have orded them but it says for the F30/31.... Hope they the correct ones haha
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You're only after the gloss black outer parts of each grill. You have the gloss black m car specific double slats inners on your cars current grills. When your new bits arrive you will need to put the new outers onto the slats.
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That's good to know.... After a black diffuser next
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I am thinking of simply having my diffuser painted gloss black and having the exhaust tips powder coated gloss black . Think this will give me the change in look at a far less price . Don't get me wrong though the CB rear rear diffusers look the DB's but I will look at this when I consider what if anything I wnat to do with the exhaust .
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Thanks... Just sent a message asking if they have the correct ones..... Just have to wait and see what turns up......
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Thanks for the heads up... After a long conversation with the garage I am going to get a refund... They were saying if I have a saloon theses are correct as the F32 are for a coupe.. I tried to explain to them about it but they said the correct ones for my M3 are £228.. So who ever has the correct link to order these grill could you send it please....thanks
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Then as M Car Chris says swap the inner bits over. |
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Thats way out buddy. I changed my front grilles last week to the black 4 series coupe ones, and switched the outer rims etc, they were about £100 from BMW without trying for discount. The side grilles are on back order in Germany, and we wont see any until end of Feb, but i think they are around £39 a side, and look a doddle to fit as well, so when mine arrive i will have fitted the lot with genuine BMW parts for less then £200. |
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