Kidney Operation

[Sir.Swish]

I passed an E34 the other day which had wider and fatter 'kidney' grilles than mine, Sadly didn't catch whether it was a lefty or not, Imported? =S

[Blitzkrieg Bob]

and hood lines

[632 Regal]

the wide grill was introduced on 94 cars, the hoods are different too.

[Macv]

Yes, 1994 and on..... and much nicer looking ;;;;;;)

[GJPinAU]

the wide grill was introduced on 94 cars, the hoods are different too.
Uumm, mate.
Mine's a 93 and has wide grill or do you mean the US spec cars?

[Blitzkrieg Bob]

the wide grill was introduced on 94 cars, the hoods are different too.

and it has a narrow grill

[GoldenOne]

Uumm, mate.
Mine's a 93 and has wide grill or do you mean the US spec cars?

AFAIK....in 540's always had wider grills...but in 1994 (sold as 1995) 525i production units had a wider grill also

[Sam-Son]

I have a 95 with a 4/95 bild date and it has the narrow one. I've been wondering about this for some time because I've never seen another 95 with the narrow one.

[Ross]

FWIW my 7/95 US car is wide

[Antrieb]

All '95 cars and all v8 cars had wide grill.

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[Sam-Son]

All '95 cars and all v8 cars had wide grill.

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Any ideas why the difference with mine?

[Russell]

95 is last year they offered e34 in US. Ther was no new model until the 97 e39. They added features to the 525i etc to make it sell a bit better until the new model came to the US.. IMO, the 95 is by far the best e34. Made is made 1/95

[Antrieb]

Who was the previous owner of the car? Some people like narrow grills better and convert their '95 car. I have a narrow grill car and a wide grill car. Wide looks better IMO.

[ROBMPULSE]

Is The Wide Grille A Bolt On Mod For The Cars With Narrow Grille Provided You Change The Hood, Too?

[Antrieb]

http://realoem.com/bmw/diagrams/v/g/4.png

Yes as long as you have the major components of the grill you can swap it right over.

[RallyD]

i like the wide better.
looks more like the 7er with the wide

[ROBMPULSE]

Are The Buckets For The Headlights The Same?

[Blitzkrieg Bob]

keep the ones you were born with.

[Sir.Swish]

All is original, The guy I bought it from kept the entire thing standard, In fact, substandard. It had cheap tyres, a cheap exhaust and a cheap air filter, The whole car just felt a bit strangled when I tested it, But the bodywork and the overall feel of the car won me over and I bought it, since then the only modifications I've made is a new interior, Lovely new front skirted bumper, 18" alloys, a stainless steel exhaust system and a K&N Air filter, Besides that the kidneys are OE. And man you all know your stuff! lol

[ILoveMPower]

All is original, The guy I bought it from kept the entire thing standard, In fact, substandard. It had cheap tyres, a cheap exhaust and a cheap air filter, The whole car just felt a bit strangled when I tested it, But the bodywork and the overall feel of the car won me over and I bought it, since then the only modifications I've made is a new interior, Lovely new front skirted bumper, 18" alloys, a stainless steel exhaust system and a K&N Air filter, Besides that the kidneys are OE. And man you all know your stuff! lol

May I ask what lip that is? Is it ABS plastic?

Looks very nice

Antrieb what about yours?

[Antrieb]

Authentic Reiger www.abrahamsmotorsport.com

[Sir.Swish]

I found my front bumper/skirt by accident in a BMW/Renault breakers yard just south of where I live, mounted on an old 5 series touring car, I took it to my workshop, stripped the decals off and resprayed it, I have no idea where you could get one yourself, I assume it was fabricated specially for that car :(

[Boone.Msi]

to be honest Swish, i would keep the thin grill you have now. To me that grill on your car matches flawlessly. I agree that in general, the wide grill looks better, but your ride is an exception...