Thought I'd ask on here before I bite the bullet and buy new. Anyone have a good used right hand front stainless csl arch trim they'd be willing to part with?
Not OEM ....Walloth has them
If you are willing to buy a whole set, I know of one near Germany for 550 €.
BEWARE.... We recently purchased two sets directly from BMW UK (with the exception of the NS front which is NLA) exactly as they sell on Walloth, I double checked the quality and I was told that they are exactly as the originals and must admit they look very good on the edge profile, Keshav is correct. However they don't actually fit like the originals do! When fitted to the arch lip they sit too high on the wings (fenders)/quarter panels and are also too long so drop below the sill cover level or swage line behind the wheel. I believe the new ones are stainless steel so i am hoping to trim them to match the 1970's originals but as they were expensive (as would expect from BMW) it is another job that we shouldn't be having to do.
So to sum it up, I believe there are actually 4 types of CSL arch trims: original early ones which I believe were brass and chrome plated (now very expensive if you can find a good set), also period BMW stainless steel ones fitted on the later CSL's and probably sold as options, the aftermarket versions that are probably a 1980's add on and then the new new BMW OEM ones that don't fit.
Oh really. I'd better check the second set then as could be a rogue batch, luckily i have a pair of brand new rear quarter panels and front wings - and before anyone asks they are NOT FOR SALE.Came today, I tried it on a good condition and straight sandblasted wing. Fitted up perfectly and were the right length? Perhaps a bad batch you received @Paul Baker
Oh really. I'd better check the second set then as could be a rogue batch, luckily i have a pair of brand new rear quarter panels and front wings - and before anyone asks they are NOT FOR SALE.
I got offered a pair of front fenders for what I thought was a very high price and I thought I was stupid when I agreed and bought them, not now!Where did you locate and buy a pair of front wings for a E9 from ???
I got offered a pair of front fenders for what I thought was a very high price and I thought I was stupid when I agreed and bought them, not now!