Side grills

[gkb]

Well in reading the threads about black behind the grills, I looked at mine and the recess is not black (was not done when PO did otherwise nice repaint). It also looks like the grills are attached with putty. I see from previous threads that they are held by ?gromets or ? clips and that these can break off and the grills can break as well.

My grills are just in average condition - are these still available from BMW or Maxmillian or ?

Many thanks. I don't want to try to remove mine and not have a plan B.

 

[jhjacobs]

Yes, they are available and pricey. I just purchased all four grills from a guy in Germany; all four grills were about %625. I'll PM you his email and details

The underlays are available several places - I just saw them at Jaymic; however, I made mine.

Blumax recommends using a bit of rubber tubing to secure the grills. An short bit, about .5" will do. You will need to experiment with diameters.

 

[CookeD]

Before you bite the bullet and buy new ones, you can try to put studs into them so that they can be screwed on.

I'm not particularly cheap, but I thought what the heck; at the price of replacement, I'd try to fix them myself before I buy new ones. The process is relatively simple, and it actually works.