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New (Stronger) lower grille
They can be found pretty easily, but most of them seem to be OEM - which are weak and easily broken by stones. Anyone know of a source for better grilles (lower)? They actually seem cheap enough to buy a few, but I don't want new breaks before the car has a couple miles on it... https://www.discountbodyparts.com/ca...d&gclsrc=3p.ds
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2006 X5 Sport 4.4i Last edited by blktoptrvl; 05-14-2021 at 04:32 PM. |
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Since the mounting via the frames is so specific, I considered using a dremel to cut out the plastic mesh and use JBWeld to mount new alloy mesh... I even have the the three grills and the alloy mesh to do it - but my replacement grills have lasted well so I never got around to doing it.
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PS. I probably screwed up by not preparing it for paint with TSP but now I am wondering about doing all the under grill and coating it with plier handle dip... Sent from my SM-A730F using Tapatalk
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Plati-dip comes in spray cans now and should work well.
I think depending on the car if you used aluminum expanded metal that would look good. You can clear enamel paint to keep the shine.
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For buying a replacement... again the prices are low, but there is confusion out on the web as to which is the right part. The part number I find is: 51-11-7-111-767
But some sites say this will not fit a 4.4i, that it is only for a 3.0 or 4.8. I am thinking this is an error and that the grilles for all these engines is the same. Can anyone comment?
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https://www.realoem.com/bmw/enUS/par...767&series=E53
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Here's my intake replacement grill after it shed its paint faster a cheerleader on prom night...
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"When the Team Chief said.... You're trapped in a hole with nothing but a goat and a slinky, what do you do? Stubby said, I'm not sure but it won't end well for the goat...." ~(Overheard) Last day, Phase 3, Q Course |
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The last 3 times I used realOEM to cross reference parts it was wrong. Don't trust it 100% to be correct. |
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There's certainly a good number of superceded parts on our cars now, due to their age - and that can be confusing, with part numbers chnaging or being updated.
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