 » Site Navigation | | | | » Recent Threads | | | |  |  |  |  06-02-2011, 07:09 AM | #1 | | Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Riverside ,So-Cal Posts: 725 |  OEM vs Aftermarket Hood
I need a new hood in 09 senior year when I first got my Ti got into a little accident screwing up my hood and bought a crappy hood on Craigslist but now I want to get a new one but just want to know if I should get an OEM hood from another bimmer or buy an aftermarket hood which one is better or are they the same quality? __________________
EURO FRESH |  |  | | 06-02-2011, 08:58 AM | #2 | | Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Maryland Posts: 265 |
i did a quick search and found out that the ti uses a hood from a e36 4 door sedan. check out the link below http://www.318ti.org/forum/showthread.php?t=15492 i hope this helps. ~john __________________ Quote: Originally Posted by bubela  I’m happy in my blissful ignorant euphoria! Simple man, simple mind, bigger hammer! | 1996 318ti base
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1996 Sabb 900 convertable - sold | | | | | 06-02-2011, 09:38 AM | #3 | | NOBODY F's with the Jesus Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Ventura California Posts: 7,824 | 
Aftermarket body parts RARELY fit as well as OEM. The only reason to go with an aftermarket hood IMO is if you're looking to upgrade to a CF hood. And even still, I've yet to find a carbon hood that fits as well as the OEM hood. The hood that krambjas is selling is my old hood. Prior to selling the clubsport to him, I swapped hoods with my '97 because the clubsport's hood was oxidized and peeling. Jason "krambjas" wanted to keep the car original so I threw in both hoods.
Then I got an old CF hood from Harold "Lazoh" in exchange for some work and parts. Then member "Bobbak" got his ti painted, but shortly after had an unfortunate mishap and dented his hood. Since my car wasn't going to be on the road for a while and I wasn't too thrilled about using an oxidized CF hood on my car after the swap anyway, I gave it to Bobbak for like a hundred bucks. I ended up getting a brand new Seibon CF hood which I'm still waiting to install.
The funny or not so funny thing is that my car has had two interiors, four hoods, two nose panels, three sets of wheels and two pairs of sideskirts all while it hasn't even ran in three years! I've been through a lot of hoods 
Last edited by cooljess76; 06-02-2011 at 06:01 PM. | | | | | 06-02-2011, 05:45 PM | #4 | | Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: MD/PA/DC Posts: 1,629 |
Run-on sentence FTW.
Aftermarket rarely fits as nice. Find a good used one or pay the price. Or deal with a poor fit and a few bucks in your pocket. __________________  No more ti. | | | | | 06-02-2011, 05:55 PM | #5 | | NOBODY F's with the Jesus Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Ventura California Posts: 7,824 |
Quote: Originally Posted by familytruckster Run-on sentence FTW. | Tehehe fixed  | | | | | 06-02-2011, 06:47 PM | #6 | | Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: MD/PA/DC Posts: 1,629 |
Wasn't directed to you Jess....LMAO. Yours has punctuation and stuff. __________________ No more ti. | | | | | 06-02-2011, 11:38 PM | #7 | | Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Riverside ,So-Cal Posts: 725 |
He's talking about me Jess  I'm still waiting to see your Ti once its all done Jess __________________
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Last edited by Ralliart10; 06-02-2011 at 11:46 PM. | | | | | 06-03-2011, 12:00 AM | #8 | | NOBODY F's with the Jesus Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Ventura California Posts: 7,824 |
Quote: Originally Posted by familytruckster Wasn't directed to you Jess....LMAO. Yours has punctuation and stuff. | Quote: Originally Posted by Ralliart10 He's talking about me Jess I'm still waiting to see your Ti once its all done Jess |  Doh! Double bad! I do have the tendency to ramble and go off topic though. I recommend getting the hood from krambjas, he's a cool guy and is fun to chat with about BMW's. You gotta do it soon though, he's moving soon and it might not last long. | | | | | 06-03-2011, 12:58 AM | #9 | | Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Riverside ,So-Cal Posts: 725 |
I want to but he lives 2hrs 30 mins away from me __________________
EURO FRESH | | | | | 06-03-2011, 01:07 AM | #10 | | Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: MD/PA/DC Posts: 1,629 |
Quote: Originally Posted by Ralliart10 I want to but he lives 2hrs 30 mins away from me | Pfft.... Not even what I drive in a day for work. Suck it up. lol  Prolly have beautiful weather on the west coast too. __________________ No more ti. | | | | |
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