E89 z4 to e85 z4 front end conversion

[kev z4]

Hi all ,I am new to this forum and wanted to share my latest project to put an e89 front onto an e85 z4 ,I will keep placing up dates on my progress as I have seen others inquiring on how to do this ,
I will also ace the cost of all this and hope it may help others thank you for reading my post

[proboner]

The title of this thread implies the opposite of what you're trying to do

[kev z4]

What do you mean

[kev z4]

All completed,

[Piper1]

Originally Posted by kev z4

What do you mean

The way I think it was interpreted was taking an E89 converting using an e85 front end. Not taking an E89 front putting it on an E85.

[kev z4]

You interrupted wrong then

[Piper1]

Originally Posted by kev z4

You interrupted wrong then

lol well it wasn’t me it was the other poster. But that does look pretty darn good great job. When I first saw your post vs final product I was hoping some how you’d get the E89 grills incorporated. The wide body kits on the e85/86 front with smaller grills to me doesn’t flow as well as the E89 grills do when incorporating a wide body kit. But great job

[kev z4]

Thank you for your positive comments,I was going to put the e89 grills in but decided to keep the e85 when it's parked up beside an e89 it makes a you look twice .but it's not to say I won't do another one to swop over .it's the first one I've done .I will put up the sequence of events doing it to help others if they wish to give it ago .

[kev z4]

Start to finish all total this cost me .£150
E89 bumper
Paint
Fibreglass
Plastic welding
Time is free ...lol

[kev z4]

All most completed,just to flatten and polish it now bonnet vents cut out and inserted into bonnet ,for anyone wishing to know .they are vents from the xf jaguar .please let me know what you all think .also the colour is nardo grey .

[CJW2OO4]

Hey what happened with that wavey bit in the bottom of the center mesh? Overall pretty good execution!

[kev z4]

Out of all this you pick that out ,really !

[NSummers]

Wow, I can never accomplish that.. how long did it take?