93 vs 95 525i nose grille

[The Melmaan]

I'm thinking about upgrading my front grille and nose bracket. I have a 1993 525i and I want to upgrade it to a 1995 525 front. Has anybody done this before. I know that the grille is bigger on the 95 but will the nose fit the 93?

[zak78]

You'll need the newer hood as well--otherwise the lines of your hood won't line up with the kidneys.

[zak78]

It will look like the purple car on this link:

http://www.jimmy540i.com/bmwnightmare15.htm

[bimmerd00d]

upgrading? downgrading to a '95 525i grille

[pundit]

I'm thinking about upgrading my front grille and nose bracket. I have a 1993 525i and I want to upgrade it to a 1995 525 front. Has anybody done this before. I know that the grille is bigger on the 95 but will the nose fit the 93?

I'm not really sure why everyone seems so keen to fit the later wide grille to their E34. I think the early grille looks better myself. More like how an E34 was supposed to be. The later grille has a kind of 'tacked on' look, like it was meant for a completely different model... that wasn't quite ready for release yet! I think this was a case of the designers attempting to extend the life of a model that was almost seven years old. To me the later E34 grille was the beginning of the characteristic design shift of the later BMW models... which in the main, I don't like. Still, each to his/her own! Remember the E30? The front design is basically a smaller version of a pre '94 E34. The new 5 Series didn't come out until '96, but the E30 was replace by the E36 in '92. If the E30 wasn't replaced by the E36 until '96 I'm sure the designers would have most likely fitted the E30 with a smaller version of the E34 wide grille as well.

[632 Regal]

small grills make the car slower, so as a serious performance mod I would recommend the wide grill even before a chip.

[ryan roopnarine]

if bill r were here, he'd show you the bmw TIS article that says that the wide grille is responsible for 100% of the nikasil failures, even in the normally unafflicted I6 engines

[pundit]

small grills make the car slower, so as a serious performance mod I would recommend the wide grill even before a chip.

Maybe, but I've heard wide grilles make you impotent!

[Phil Sanderson]

You need to replace the hood, grille panel (complete) and the black plastic headlight surounds - all parts are simple plug and play with no modifications required, although painting is recommended. See before and afters of my '89 525i - I also did side mirrors, side skirts and paint below bumpers. I think it made my '89 look a whole lot better. Also I agree with Regal that wide grilles make the car go so much faster!

Phil
'89 525i (wide grille now)
'93 540i (always wide grille)
'83 323i (narrow grille - what can I say?)

[632 Regal]

OK...it's agreed that the wide grills improve performance immensely even more than a chip. However! It is also proven by major health scientists that it improves sexual function as well as size and stamina. As for the Nikasil failure those were all ultimatly the result of small grills and lack of proper air flow. The straight 6 nikisil falure fails to show any benefit from either the wide or pinass grills.

Bill R. is at Mcshitholes eating dinner.


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