For some reason my front grills are not the same? Both have chrome oval outer but one has chrome fins and the other black fins? It’s a 3.0 2000 year roadster and obviously would like to replace one of them to make it correct. Also wondering how many of the 3.0 roadsters were still on the road as haven’t seen any locally in Cornwall?
Thanks
Gareth
Front Grills
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Front Grills
2001 3.0 Z3, 2008 Subaru Forester Xten
Re: Front Grills
Hi, the original standard one is the one with chrome outer oval and black fins. BMW part number 51138397503 left, and 51138397504 right. Price in Germany 137 EUR each for brand new original. But it does also exist a total chrome version in some later versions of the Z3, number 51138412949 left, and 51138412950 right. Price 105 EUR.
Use the part numbers and see if you can find some used one in internet.
Use the part numbers and see if you can find some used one in internet.
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Re: Front Grills
Thanks and looks like a could go either way as long as I end up with two the same. Probably easier to paint the black one with a chrome paint pen which I have seen on eBay.
2001 3.0 Z3, 2008 Subaru Forester Xten
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Re: Front Grills
Further to my original question, now have a more serious problem in that bonnet release lever not working so can’t open bonnet as need to do an oil change.
Any easy way to open as presumably need to take off the front grills which at least will make it easier to use the chrome pen!
Any easy way to open as presumably need to take off the front grills which at least will make it easier to use the chrome pen!
2001 3.0 Z3, 2008 Subaru Forester Xten
Re: Front Grills
I believe the 3.0 came with chrome surround and fins as standard (as mine did / does) .......LaRy wrote: ↑Tue 16 Nov, 2021 20:54 Hi, the original standard one is the one with chrome outer oval and black fins. BMW part number 51138397503 left, and 51138397504 right. Price in Germany 137 EUR each for brand new original. But it does also exist a total chrome version in some later versions of the Z3, number 51138412949 left, and 51138412950 right. Price 105 EUR.
Use the part numbers and see if you can find some used one in internet.
Re: Front Grills
Hi, once again i send a Youtube showing how you can open the bonnet. Hope it works for you. See https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UCcJmSdH11I