07 Z4 Blackout Grill Options

BimmerZealot · 08-22-2007, 12:49 AM

Hey guys, so I'm trying to find a blackout grill for my car. Since it's a lease I want a replaceable option but I'm having a hard time finding a retailer that sells it for a reasonable amount I did find a UK seller for £39.19 for blackout and £42.76 for CF look. Quick question though are pre-06 and 06 and up grills interchangeable? If so I think that might make my search easier. Thanks

Hawker 800XP · 08-22-2007, 01:31 AM

They are interchangeable, both have same part number.

BimmerZealot · 08-22-2007, 12:15 PM

Oh okay cool thanks, anyone know a US retailer for them?

20Ducks · 08-22-2007, 01:18 PM

220 grit wet sand paper and some SEN trim spray paint and look what I have...

Hawkeye · 08-22-2007, 01:27 PM

He just said it was a lease so he wanted something temporary. Personally I like the look of the stock grille

Hawker 800XP · 08-22-2007, 01:35 PM

Any BMW dealer.

BimmerZealot · 08-23-2007, 01:30 AM

I am trying to find a grill replacement that is already black. I could easily buy a OEM pair sand it and spray it and have my stocks to swap out. But I was looking for any premade options.

20Ducks · 08-23-2007, 02:41 PM

Necessity is the mother of invention.

jarrow · 08-23-2007, 03:06 PM

Bavarian Autosport has both blackout kits and pre-painted grills.

BimmerZealot · 08-23-2007, 06:38 PM

There website is confusing and heavily overpriced; but, looks to be the only US option. I'm not sure but i think the pre-painted grill trim kit and the blackout trim kit are the same thing? Which would mean they dont care a blackout for the entire grill but just the chrome rim on the outside. I have graphite vents so I would like those black as well. I think I might have to order from out of the country.

sixspeed · 08-23-2007, 08:09 PM

The UK seller options are terrible. You'd be better off buying two new grilles from BMW and DIY'ing it. I think they're only $40 each anyway.

I bought the "CF" surrounds when I got my Z4. I figured if the CF looked crap then I'd spray it black. But they were really cheap nasty covers. You had to bond/glue them over the existing frames - so it's not really a temporary solution, and they won't sit as well as the standard grille surrounds because they're stuck over the top..

In the end I popped my grilles out, unclipped the surrounds and wet'n'dry'd back the chrome finish, and painted mine. Looks OEM, and cost about $10 in a can of spray paint and some sanding paper.

BimmerZealot · 08-23-2007, 09:59 PM

Oh the one I founded was not an overlay or just the grill surrounds it was the entire grill assembly in matte black.

08-22-2007, 12:49 AM	#1
BimmerZealot Major 61 Rep 1,210 Posts Drives: 2019 BMW X3 xDrive30i Join Date: May 2007 Location: San Diego, California iTrader: (2)	07 Z4 Blackout Grill Options Hey guys, so I'm trying to find a blackout grill for my car. Since it's a lease I want a replaceable option but I'm having a hard time finding a retailer that sells it for a reasonable amount I did find a UK seller for £39.19 for blackout and £42.76 for CF look. Quick question though are pre-06 and 06 and up grills interchangeable? If so I think that might make my search easier. Thanks
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08-22-2007, 01:31 AM	#2
Hawker 800XP Enlisted Member 0 Rep 31 Posts Drives: Z4 Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Monterey, CA iTrader: (0)	They are interchangeable, both have same part number.
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BimmerZealot Major 61 Rep 1,210 Posts Drives: 2019 BMW X3 xDrive30i Join Date: May 2007 Location: San Diego, California iTrader: (2)	Oh okay cool thanks, anyone know a US retailer for them?
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20Ducks Lieutenant 28 Rep 403 Posts Drives: 2011 e93 335i w/M pkge Join Date: May 2007 Location: Shawnee Mission, KS iTrader: (0)	220 grit wet sand paper and some SEN trim spray paint and look what I have... __________________ back by popular demand...
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08-23-2007, 01:30 AM	#7
BimmerZealot Major 61 Rep 1,210 Posts Drives: 2019 BMW X3 xDrive30i Join Date: May 2007 Location: San Diego, California iTrader: (2)	I am trying to find a grill replacement that is already black. I could easily buy a OEM pair sand it and spray it and have my stocks to swap out. But I was looking for any premade options.
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08-23-2007, 02:41 PM	#8
20Ducks Lieutenant 28 Rep 403 Posts Drives: 2011 e93 335i w/M pkge Join Date: May 2007 Location: Shawnee Mission, KS iTrader: (0)	Necessity is the mother of invention. __________________ back by popular demand...
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08-23-2007, 03:06 PM	#9
jarrow Private First Class 6 Rep 150 Posts Drives: 2004 Z4 3.0i Join Date: May 2007 Location: Webster, NY iTrader: (5) Garage List 2004 z4 3.0i [2.00]	Bavarian Autosport has both blackout kits and pre-painted grills.
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08-23-2007, 06:38 PM	#10
BimmerZealot Major 61 Rep 1,210 Posts Drives: 2019 BMW X3 xDrive30i Join Date: May 2007 Location: San Diego, California iTrader: (2)	There website is confusing and heavily overpriced; but, looks to be the only US option. I'm not sure but i think the pre-painted grill trim kit and the blackout trim kit are the same thing? Which would mean they dont care a blackout for the entire grill but just the chrome rim on the outside. I have graphite vents so I would like those black as well. I think I might have to order from out of the country.
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08-23-2007, 08:09 PM	#11
sixspeed Z4M CSL 31 Rep 173 Posts Drives: Alpine White Z4M Coupe Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: London iTrader: (0)	The UK seller options are terrible. You'd be better off buying two new grilles from BMW and DIY'ing it. I think they're only $40 each anyway. I bought the "CF" surrounds when I got my Z4. I figured if the CF looked crap then I'd spray it black. But they were really cheap nasty covers. You had to bond/glue them over the existing frames - so it's not really a temporary solution, and they won't sit as well as the standard grille surrounds because they're stuck over the top.. In the end I popped my grilles out, unclipped the surrounds and wet'n'dry'd back the chrome finish, and painted mine. Looks OEM, and cost about $10 in a can of spray paint and some sanding paper. __________________
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08-23-2007, 09:59 PM	#12
BimmerZealot Major 61 Rep 1,210 Posts Drives: 2019 BMW X3 xDrive30i Join Date: May 2007 Location: San Diego, California iTrader: (2)	Oh the one I founded was not an overlay or just the grill surrounds it was the entire grill assembly in matte black.
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