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http://www.ebay.com/itm/BMW-Bavaria-E3-AC-Console-Vent-Grill-/231697877916

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Wow....been looking for these for a long time.
If anyone knows of another set (or just the right sided one) please pm me.
Thanks,
Keith

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'67 MB 250SL
 

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i think we need to find a great set of these and make molds of them ... so we can reproduce them. most of the ones on cars are cracked
 

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are the E9 and E3 the same except for the squared off end? could you take an E3 and just cut that off?
 

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i think we need to find a great set of these and make molds of them ... so we can reproduce them. most of the ones on cars are cracked

Carl (LaJolla) recently mentioned that he and Peter (Coupeking) considered making a mold and a run but it is costly. If they had enough interest and preproduction commitment(s), maybe it can become a reality.

I need both sides of the unobtanium if anyone parts a car or has spares after honoring everyone who posted before me.
 

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That's an e3 grille, e9 has a squared off toe.

the one shown in the first post is not E3, unless they were differences between series
gogobigo had E3 grilles for sale and they were different, the cutout was much bigger
incidentally, that flat cutout is irrelevant once assembled in place, and can be reworked anyway
 

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i have a pair that were NOS, but they are quite a bit shorter than the ones that came off of my coupe ... its definitely a shortened piece.

hard to tell unless you look close ... but they look better than the cracked ones that were on the car
 

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OK, I compared them in the e3 and e9 today. The e9 console side is much shorter, hence the square end. The e3 panel continues farther forward so vent panel is longer. Either one will fit but e3 vent will hang past the e9 console side, it's easy enough to cut to length though.
 
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