I Need A Pair Of Front Wings!

[Guest jeffthro]

I hope I'm within club rules here, but has anyone any recommendations for where I might obtain a pair of second hand wings for my 2000 E46 328 CI se Coupe, in the right colour, Oriental Blue, 317? I have found a number of places I can get new in Primer, both OEM and pattern, but since the painting costs more than the item, it seems to me to make sense to try to get used in correct colour. Thanks for any help.

[mart77]

have you tried a local scrappers? there's a place up here in brum that might have them called midland bmw.google them they may be able to help

[Guest jeffthro]

Thanks for that Martin. I'll give them a go. The scrappies (Or Vehicle recycling centres, lol,) round here aren't very helpful with bodyparts as they generally strip and shelf the best mechanical parts with little regard to bodywork and interiors, and then stack the remains in the general yard which makes the likelihood of anything else being worth the effort pretty remote. And they charge an "entrance fee" to cover for the nuts and bolts and fittings clips in your pocket, haha!

[Guest Mr.Beemer]

you will get the wings all day in birmingham. the colour is a luck thing on the day -

if no success i can search up some numbers for you

[Guest jeffthro]

Thank You for that also, Dilly. Trouble is, the right colour is as important as the condition - if not the right colour, I may as well buy new panel in primer. Painting costs the same whether new or used.

[Guest Mister Dabsy]

Pop up yer colour code to help anyone else sourcing some or you ;)

[Guest jeffthro]

Code is 317. Thanks. Anyone trying to help please note wings are for the Coupe. I am reliably warned they are different size to Saloon or touring?

[Guest Mr.Beemer]

i personally think they are the same wings on all shapes, but then again you got me thinking ? ? hmm

[Guest jeffthro]

I did contact the local main dealer to get a part number, (which I actually forgot to do!), but the guy did say to me straight away that they were different, longer I think he said.

[Guest Mr.Beemer]

i am sure before I have changed a front wing on a 4 door saloon which was off a touring. may be the coupe has slight shorter wings'

wouldn't want you to get the wrong fitting part & your back to square 1 with the hassle -

[Guest jeffthro]

I'm gonna get back to Ridgeway on this one. I'll be well peed off if I miss a perfectly acceptable pair of wings through mis-information