E36 Pre face lift/face lift
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Topic: E36 Pre face lift/face lift
Posted By: Chr318is
Subject: E36 Pre face lift/face lift
Date Posted: 27-January-2009 at 23:36
Can someone explain the differences? Had a look about but have really found much info. 
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Posted By: stephenperry
Date Posted: 27-January-2009 at 23:46
| the facelift had more prominent kidney grilles, and i think it had a better quality of plastics used in the interior, i'm sure there's more than that to it though |
Posted By: Rhys
Date Posted: 27-January-2009 at 23:55
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Colour coded bumpers?
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Posted By: alym786
Date Posted: 28-January-2009 at 00:51
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3rd brake light in rear windscreen... ------------- E46 328ci now sold :( 
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Posted By: coupe king
Date Posted: 28-January-2009 at 01:20
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Different wings / repeaters, different nose cone panel / different grilles. Later grilles were wider and more convex, earlier thin / concave. Later repeaters are smaller / neater and no black plastic surround, wings are basically the same but have a smaller hole for the different style repeater. Better quality interior as stephen says, amongst other more minor things. I changed mine from pre to post facelift wings and nose cone, it freshens it right up IMO. Struggled to find any pics showing both clearly.... Pre facelift grilles / nose cone
Post facelift grilles and wings / repeaters.
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Posted By: Paul_540i
Date Posted: 29-January-2009 at 00:10
Wow, that has to be the most subtle facelift in the history of the car industry  No idea which mine is, IIRC it has the old-skool grille but also has a 3rd brake light. Interior quality is nowhere near the E31, but then it was a third of the price when new. ------------- 540i 6-speed manual (sold) 840Ci 6-speed manual (sold) 318is (sold) Yamaha R1 (sold) |