2013 Front Grille Compatibility

[henryburrows]

Looking to trade out the stock 2013 grille with the silver border for a newer style.
This is the style I am referring to http://www.ebay.com/itm/2013-2016-BM...-/360909653407

2 Questions

Is this bent style grille compatible with the oem 2013 housing as an easy swap and go?

Is it worth spending almost $500 for an oem piece? If not, alternatives are appreciated!!

Cheers.

[M5_Brandoe]

2014+ lci grille is compatible with 2013 model, its a very easy swap (pop old grille out, pop new ones in).

Also, you can find the oem grille in the classified section or ebay. Used LCI grilles range from 150-250.

Some aftermarket grilles will not have the (m5) logo on them.

goodluck

[M5Beast_NYC]

they are one and the same in terms of dimension so they will fit. i bought the ebay ones a few years back and theyve been great. you can get the LCI grill from vendors here for less than OEM prices.

[550Reasons]

You can look on ebay for replicas, and yes they do have the M5 logo on some.

I actually bought some LCI all gloss black replicas from ebay a while back for my old 2013, never installed them, got a 2014, they are sitting in my garage. Paid like 75$
I didnt get to try the fitment on so cant guarantee that.

I can sell them if you want.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/BMW-F10-F11-...VZAYB7&vxp=mtr

^These are similar to what I have^

[kefler]

I think the term I see a lot is "double slat".. Also beware of night vision (if your car has it). Mine had it and it was a major PITA.

[celicatoe46m3]

Originally Posted by kefler

I think the term I see a lot is "double slat".. Also beware of night vision (if your car has it). Mine had it and it was a major PITA.

How much of a PITA. Did you transfer the whole case over? Custom drilling, etc?

[kefler]

Originally Posted by celicatoe46m3

How much of a PITA. Did you transfer the whole case over? Custom drilling, etc?

I ended up buying pre-LCI grills, and then I transfered over the NV module completely. It still took me quite a while to figure out how all the screws interacted, and to manage the wiring harness and fluid hose thingy. There's a few howto's on this board about it.

I think going LCI wouldn't be much harder if you had a dremel and were willing to do some plastic/bracket construction to make it fit. But the NV module shape did change between '13 and '14.