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Old 06-29-2005, 06:22 AM   #1
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Default Kidney grill compatibility...All e36 grills?

Can anyone tell me if all e36 kidney grills are the same? I'm looking to do blackout kidney's and wanted to be sure I bought the right one off of Ebay...I'm sure the e46 kidney's won't work.
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Can anyone tell me if all e36 kidney grills are the same? I'm looking to do blackout kidney's and wanted to be sure I bought the right one off of Ebay...I'm sure the e46 kidney's won't work.
Depends on the year of the car. They changed size and shape in 1997. The 1997 drills are bigger and a little more robust.

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Default 96 grills are larger...

Chad...Thanks for the update...I have a 98 ti, so I will look for the blacked-out kidneys for a 98 e36.
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I painted mine an d they look like crap after going to the snow twice. When I order new ones I'm pretty sure I check e36 part numbers and they were differnt than the ti part numbers for kidney grills. Has anyone order grills for a regular e36 and actually had them fit their ti? My car is an inny or pre facelift car... it has big fender markers and inny grills, but also OBD2...
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Kuleinc, I have the same deal with my 'ti. '96 was the swap-over year for OBD2, so late model '96's will have the M44, but still use the '95 body parts. So order kidney's for a '95 and you should be fine.
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so does a 1997 ti use the same kidney gril does any other e 36?
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so does a 1997 ti use the same kidney gril does any other e 36?
yes, as long as it's from the correct year range
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Kuleinc, I have the same deal with my 'ti. '96 was the swap-over year for OBD2, so late model '96's will have the M44, but still use the '95 body parts. So order kidney's for a '95 and you should be fine.
Early 96's as well. My Feb build '96 uses the M44.

But yes.. 96 is a hodgepodge year for specs and options
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