M3_guy 0 Report post Posted June 13, 2008 Just bought a E34 535i on trademe but I always love the facelift look of a E34 otherwise there nothing to fault on a 535i Anyone done a facelift on a e34? What would i need? A Bonnet off a facelift E34, Front Grill and assembly, What else am I missing? Please Help???? Better yet, anyone wanting to sell those??? Cheers! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mark 178 Report post Posted June 13, 2008 I think that the bonnet, nosepanel and grilles are all you need. If you're extremely lucky you may be able to find a wrecked facelift car in the same colour as yours. BMW will still have the bits in their parts bin and it's a simple case of just bolting them on, but new parts may be prohibitively expensive. Get in touch with Ray from HellBM (a sponsor on here), he'll probably have what you need. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
HELLBM 1531 Report post Posted June 13, 2008 Have what you need for a facelift makeover. Regards Ray 0212435526 0212HELLBM Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mr E34 11 Report post Posted June 14, 2008 Just bought a E34 535i on trademe but I always love the facelift look of a E34 otherwise there nothing to fault on a 535i Anyone done a facelift on a e34? What would i need? A Bonnet off a facelift E34, Front Grill and assembly, What else am I missing? Please Help???? Better yet, anyone wanting to sell those??? Cheers! Congrats on the E34, SORRY there is NO facelift to improve the first generation E34. You can change the front end but you cannot improve the tight narrower kidney grill, bonnet bulge etc. It is called proportion vs distortion to the human eye. MR E34. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Simon* Report post Posted June 14, 2008 I agree in that I don't think the later vintage E34's look any better at all than the earlier ones Why would you want to change an already good looking car? My 540 is facelift, my 535 wasn't (none of them are) and I don't think the new look looks better My 2c Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
martyyn 2 Report post Posted June 14, 2008 Was there even a facelift to the e34's ? The wider bonnets and grills were for the v8's whilst the sixes had the narrow grills. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Simon* Report post Posted June 14, 2008 Was there even a facelift to the e34's ? The wider bonnets and grills were for the v8's whilst the sixes had the narrow grills.Yeah the 1995 520 has the wide kidney grill but not the flared bonnet - it's a '94 onwards thing I think Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Creaver 55 Report post Posted June 14, 2008 Yeah the 1995 520 has the wide kidney grill but not the flared bonnet - it's a '94 onwards thing I think Not sure if this was aimed at the v8's, but my 93 has the wide kidney/flared bonnet. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BM WORLD 1270 Report post Posted June 15, 2008 i have a donar car . 021433600 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sick Puppy 1 Report post Posted July 21, 2008 Was there even a facelift to the e34's ? The wider bonnets and grills were for the v8's whilst the sixes had the narrow grills.Yeah, there was a facelift re: wider grilles- can't remember when exactly (late '93?), but it's come up in a few of the books I have on BMW's... facelifts are usually to smooth the way for the next generation being built, in this case the E39. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kiwi535 538 Report post Posted July 21, 2008 all the post (about 93) or so e 34 had the wide grill and bonnet flare Eg the 525 kept the same engine but gained(or lost?) the W I D E grill and matching bonnet.(I know the engine might have changed from M50 to m50 TU) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
