[jas877]

Just installed mine from eBay as well they look great and fit perfect to me

[lsturbointeg]

I thought about going with the carbon fiber grills but these 2 slat grills are bad a$$!

[lsturbointeg]

Originally Posted by jas877

Just installed mine from eBay as well they look great and fit perfect to me

Awesome! Any other angles?

[Alcenos]

Originally Posted by lsturbointeg

^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
Nice!!!

Thanks. I'm not sure how they would look on a light colored car, but for anything that is black, I say that they are the way to go versus the painted ones.

[lsturbointeg]

Originally Posted by Alcenos

Thanks. I'm not sure how they would look on a light colored car, but for anything that is black, I say that they are the way to go versus the painted ones.

There's members here with AW and it Looks good! I'LL have to find pictures of other colors to show you no matter what color the car is it'll look good!

[Jeffcharger]

I know this is an old thread, but I have a question regarding fit.

I have a 2015 535i M sport. The current grills seem to have a rubber gasket around the frame. Does this affect the ability to "grab and pull" the existing ones out?

Do aftermarket or OEM have a rubber gasket? I assume there's no function to this.

Thanks

[lsturbointeg]

Originally Posted by Jeffcharger

I know this is an old thread, but I have a question regarding fit.

I have a 2015 535i M sport. The current grills seem to have a rubber gasket around the frame. Does this affect the ability to "grab and pull" the existing ones out?

Do aftermarket or OEM have a rubber gasket? I assume there's no function to this.

Thanks

on my 2011 it did not have a gasket as i recall? still a common topic here and new members ask the same thing and had great results with the yank and pull method that were suggested. I've heard some run the engine on to warm the front end a bit before pulling

[ezaircon4jc]

Originally Posted by Jeffcharger

I know this is an old thread, but I have a question regarding fit.

I have a 2015 535i M sport. The current grills seem to have a rubber gasket around the frame. Does this affect the ability to "grab and pull" the existing ones out?

Do aftermarket or OEM have a rubber gasket? I assume there's no function to this.

Thanks

My 2014 also had that gasket. I pulled the grilles out with no problems. The eBay grills I purchased didn't have the gasket but still fit ~98%.

[lsturbointeg]

Originally Posted by ezaircon4jc

My 2014 also had that gasket. I pulled the grilles out with no problems. The eBay grills I purchased didn't have the gasket but still fit ~98%.

i'm gonna pull my old grills out of storage and see if they had a gasket around them but I don't think they did?

[ezaircon4jc]

Originally Posted by lsturbointeg

i'm gonna pull my old grills out of storage and see if they had a gasket around them but I don't think they did?

My 2012 did not, the 2014 did. Maybe it's an LCI thing??

[lsturbointeg]

Originally Posted by ezaircon4jc

My 2012 did not, the 2014 did. Maybe it's an LCI thing??

probably

[BimmerOwner]

Originally Posted by Simple3

Got mine in today. Looks promising! Will install tomorrow morning. Heading off to a dinner party and will be drinking copious amounts of alcohol. Hell, I may install them drunk when I get home!!!!

What do you think of this guys for my F10 535d!
https://www.ebay.com/itm/US-STOCK-2X...C+Turbocharged

[ezaircon4jc]

Originally Posted by BimmerOwner

What do you think of this guys for my F10 535d!
https://www.ebay.com/itm/US-STOCK-2X...C+Turbocharged

Some cheaper alternatives... They're pretty much all from China/Hong Kong/Taiwan anyway. I've had better results with the Taiwanese grilles.

https://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_fro...LH_TitleDesc=0

[BimmerOwner]

Originally Posted by ezaircon4jc

Some cheaper alternatives... They're pretty much all from China/Hong Kong/Taiwan anyway. I've had better results with the Taiwanese grilles.

https://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_fro...LH_TitleDesc=0

That's awesome man. Will let you know once I got it. Thank you.

[Jeffcharger]

Originally Posted by lsturbointeg

on my 2011 it did not have a gasket as i recall? still a common topic here and new members ask the same thing and had great results with the yank and pull method that were suggested. I've heard some run the engine on to warm the front end a bit before pulling

thanks! I guess I should wait until the weather is warmer. It's still below freezing here. I gave one of the grills a small yank to see what movement there was, but it didn't budge.... As I've been reading, the "big yank" is what's needed and that a "small" one isn't going to cause any movement until it's ready to move.

I've ordered the grills - they'll take a month or so to arrive - so the temperature should be warmer.

[Jeffcharger]

Originally Posted by ezaircon4jc

My 2014 also had that gasket. I pulled the grilles out with no problems. The eBay grills I purchased didn't have the gasket but still fit ~98%.

good stuff. Thanks. None of the aftermarket seem to have any gasket and no one seems to complain... so i guess it's nothing to worry about.

[ezaircon4jc]

Originally Posted by Jeffcharger

thanks! I guess I should wait until the weather is warmer. It's still below freezing here. I gave one of the grills a small yank to see what movement there was, but it didn't budge.... As I've been reading, the "big yank" is what's needed and that a "small" one isn't going to cause any movement until it's ready to move.

I've ordered the grills - they'll take a month or so to arrive - so the temperature should be warmer.

The bumper cover needs to be warm, NOT HOT, for the "yank method" to work. The bumper should be somewhat flexible.

Originally Posted by Jeffcharger

good stuff. Thanks. Non of the aftermarket seem to have any gasket and no one seems to complain... so i guess it's nothing to worry about.

The grille I got doesn't have the gasket and the fit, while not perfect, is so close that one would need to measure the fit!