Any uk owners performance grills lci

[w5pwr]

Good point, but should be easy to touch-up

[Stiggly]

Originally Posted by w5pwr

Good point, but should be easy to touch-up

I want my side vents in black. IND supplies them at a great price, but they are painted and I'm not sure how durable they will be?

Great looking car btw

[w5pwr]

Have you seen the price of the OEM BMW Performance side vents on IND site, I think painting would be a more cost effective option....

[Goranot]

What would the best recommendation be..paint/ wrap or plastidip

If wrap anyone know what's the exact colour shade to match the gloss pillars

[M5 TT]

Some stuff turning up in eBay now. No LCI grills yet but there is black side vents.

Remap on eBay as well £750

[Neil McRae]

phone Jason at Battersea BMW - he got mine. The badge is on back order but mine came with the badge.

[Neil McRae]

M5 TT: the grills on ebay I think someone on the forum picked them up and the quality was very poor.

[M5nut]

Originally Posted by w5pwr

Have you seen the price of the OEM BMW Performance side vents on IND site, I think painting would be a more cost effective option....

I am 99% sure that the price quoted is wrong. I just paid today £243 for the new lci all black performance front grills which came with a badge. So how can the side markers be £1400 +

I will be calling the dealer tomorrow or on Monday to ask about the side markers.

As mentioned by ind the bmw ones will be more durable as they are not painted. In the UK we need durable parts to combat the crap weather.

[Neil McRae]

Originally Posted by M5nut

I am 99% sure that the price quoted is wrong. I just paid £243 for the new lci all black performance front grills which come with a badge.

I will be calling the dealer tomorrow or on Monday to ask about the side markers.

As mentioned by ind the bmw ones will be more durable as they are not painted.

No the price is accurate its effectively to stop people from ordering them.

The side markers are not orderable at all as they are not a standard part. BMW GB had a bunch made for the M5 Performance Edition last year. These are actually BMW individual cars.

The parts are only orderable via the BMW GB product manager and you have to provide significant evidence to him that you need them. I had the vin and number plate of a M5 Performance Edition but they wanted evidence that I had the above car and evidence that I needed replacement parts. This was also the case with the wheels (and also applied to many of the BMW M3 GTS parts).
I did the same thing with the M3 Edition side gills (see M3post) but managed to get them only because these were a mainstream part and not created via Individual.

I'd love to be wrong so here is the details that I have:

it is right, this vehicle is one car from the special series „M5 Performance Edition“. This vehicle has front grille in black chrome.

Here are the part numbers:
7 845 263 00 Grill, side panel, front, left, dark chrome
7 845 264 00 Grill, side panel, front, right, dark chrome

The parts are available

Please contact your authorized BMW dealer. The BMW dealer must be order the parts via BMW Group UK

Cheers,
Neil.

[M5nut]

Originally Posted by Neil McRae

No the price is accurate its effectively to stop people from ordering them.

The side markers are not orderable at all as they are not a standard part. BMW GB had a bunch made for the M5 Performance Edition last year. These are actually BMW individual cars.

The parts are only orderable via the BMW GB product manager and you have to provide significant evidence to him that you need them. I had the vin and number plate of a M5 Performance Edition but they wanted evidence that I had the above car and evidence that I needed replacement parts. This was also the case with the wheels (and also applied to many of the BMW M3 GTS parts).
I did the same thing with the M3 Edition side gills (see M3post) but managed to get them only because these were a mainstream part and not created via Individual.

I'd love to be wrong so here is the details that I have:



Cheers,
Neil.

Can you get the side marker part numbers? I have a few contacts in bmw so would like to see if they can get them and for how much.

[Neil McRae]

oh sorry parts above are for the front grills. Now fixed:

Yes I have lots of contacts also but none of them will help me with this because its individual.

Part numbers:
7 845 263 00 Grill, side panel, front, left, dark chrome
7 845 264 00 Grill, side panel, front, right, dark chrome


but they are not listed in _any_ BMW parts database.

if you can get them get 2 sets please!

Neil.

[M5nut]

Originally Posted by Neil McRae

huh they are above!

P/N: 7 845 261 00 Grille front left, dark chrome
P/N: 7 845 262 00 Grille front right, dark chrome


but they are not listed in any BMW parts database.

if you can get them get 2 sets please.

Neil.

Sorry I miss understood, when you said front I thought you meant the front end grills.

Will give it a go and let you know the outcome.

[Neil McRae]

Just to confirm the part numbers are:

7 845 263 00 Grill, side panel, front, left, dark chrome
7 845 264 00 Grill, side panel, front, right, dark chrome

[DIMBA]

Good info

Mine is on contract hire so has to go back as delivered, so don't want to paint.
I want the black kidney grills OEM, side indicators IND (markers) but I'm struggling with the door handles, which may have to stay as is, but worried they may look odd if left, what d'ya think?

[Neil McRae]

I think the best option for them is to wrap them. which I'm having done next week. Paul had his done (not sure the MCB suits the black mind)



I am going to try the black and if it looks pants then go white.

[Neil McRae]

in white:

[DIMBA]

Looks good thanks, will post when finished

[M5nut]

Originally Posted by Neil McRae

Just to confirm the part numbers are:

7 845 263 00 Grill, side panel, front, left, dark chrome
7 845 264 00 Grill, side panel, front, right, dark chrome

Just spoke to parts at bmw and he said number should be 7 or 11 digits

7 845 261 00 and 7 845 262 00 doesn't exist. Also the ones quoted above doesn't exist?

Can you re-check and advise numbers and I can give it another go with them.

Thanks

[Neil McRae]

see above where I said you won't find it on any BMW parts database ! That is the part number that I got from BMW M Individual in Munich.

Regards,
Neil.

[Stiggly]

Originally Posted by M5nut

Just spoke to parts at bmw and he said number should be 7 or 11 digits

7 845 261 00 and 7 845 262 00 doesn't exist. Also the ones quoted above doesn't exist?

Can you re-check and advise numbers and I can give it another go with them.

Thanks

I have also just found this out

[M5nut]

Originally Posted by Stiggly

I have also just found this out

Call me mad but I scrolled through all the used M5's for sell on the BMW approved website.

Found one which has the black side fenders. Gave the registration number to the dealer and we have ordered a set. Also the indicators are a separate part hence you only need to buy the main body which clips to the panels and they are approx £67 + VAT each.

Parts due in tomorrow so will find out if they are chrome or black finish.

I went through pistonheads also today and found a couple of used M5's with black fenders.

Interesting fact is that they are all M5 Performance Edition cars with the Piano Black interior trim.

[Neil McRae]

yup, and the performance car is not a proper BMW AG product. It was specially made by BMW M Individual in Munich for the UK market.

I am sure someone else did what you did and silver grills turned up, but I hope the black ones do turn up.

If your service dealer looks at the VIN details of the car you used it will say something about how to order replacement parts which refers to the group I got the above parts numbers and also refers that BMW Group GB needs to order them.