128i lower grille mod idea

Dafttt · 12-21-2012, 04:12 PM

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Originally Posted by andrey_gta

Well I'm cutting the grille, not the bumper

keep the foglights

That's going to look SO good IMO. I think what I was trying to get at before is.. it's nice to see someone pioneering ideas for the 128i. I know there's love for the car on this board but not a whole lot so keep it up man! I've been glued to some intake/flash threads you've been sharing ideas on too.

andrey_gta · 12-21-2012, 08:42 PM

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Originally Posted by HavidDasselhoff

That's going to look SO good IMO. I think what I was trying to get at before is.. it's nice to see someone pioneering ideas for the 128i. I know there's love for the car on this board but not a whole lot so keep it up man! I've been glued to some intake/flash threads you've been sharing ideas on too.

Thanks for the support!

Currently deciding something about performance...tough decisions

andrey_gta · 04-18-2013, 12:02 AM

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Originally Posted by HavidDasselhoff

That's going to look SO good IMO. .

TEASER is attached

In progress, still not done because the e87 grille has tabs that do not line up , so its a little bit more pain

andrey_gta · 04-18-2013, 09:52 PM

Completed

Some notes:

the fangs are fragile and do not like to be bent - this makes measuring hard
I measured old grill on the inside side and then made the marks on the inside of the new grille, measuring from the center each time
Only the center 4 tabs fit. Alot of the other tabs do not line up, upto 4 had to be cut off in half.
Others were simply fitted into new holes carefully made with just a hand saw blade for metal those long ones that look like rulers. It cuts bumper like butter
The corner tabs were paired with thin wire to hold it in place to the bumper support pieces

Alliterative, would be to cut off the bad tabs and use wire to hold the grill in place at 4 corners.

I love the look, very e36

Dafttt · 04-19-2013, 12:21 AM

Congrats man, looks nice and subtle, more of an extension of OEM. Looks like a lot of DIY fitment checks but I think you nailed it.

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andrey_gta Brigadier General 298 Rep 4,040 Posts Drives: 130i coupé ;) Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: Bimmerpost iTrader: (1) Garage List 2008 BMW 128i [10.00]	Completed Some notes: the fangs are fragile and do not like to be bent - this makes measuring hard I measured old grill on the inside side and then made the marks on the inside of the new grille, measuring from the center each time Only the center 4 tabs fit. Alot of the other tabs do not line up, upto 4 had to be cut off in half. Others were simply fitted into new holes carefully made with just a hand saw blade for metal those long ones that look like rulers. It cuts bumper like butter The corner tabs were paired with thin wire to hold it in place to the bumper support pieces Alliterative, would be to cut off the bad tabs and use wire to hold the grill in place at 4 corners. I love the look, very e36 Attached Images __________________ 128i Sport 6MT converted to Euro 130i spec, 3.73 diff, tuned by evolve ~220 whp 207 wtq(ft-lb) SAE In-progress: //M front arm, M3 rack, e36M lip Wishlist: Coils, n55 mnts, headers, LSD, e60 finn diff "The 1-series is the last car that BMW engineered before the Germans, as a car-making culture, fell out of love with driving." - R&T 2013 135is Last edited by andrey_gta; 04-18-2013 at 10:05 PM..
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04-19-2013, 12:21 AM	#27
Dafttt Captain 33 Rep 691 Posts Drives: 128i 6MT Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: Malibu iTrader: (0)	Congrats man, looks nice and subtle, more of an extension of OEM. Looks like a lot of DIY fitment checks but I think you nailed it.
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