I need an OEM E36 M3 front bumper mesh grille. I recently bought the bumper and shortly after ordered a grille from partstrain.com and it didn't fit, it was too big. It said '95-'99 so I assumed it would fit but noooo :shifty. Now I just want OEM but it has proven to be a difficult task to find information let alone actually one I can buy. I didn't think it would be this difficult but it is :mad. Any info, sites, or recommendations would be greatly appreciated.

-Thanks

long shot, but try ddmtuning.com, i dont know if they will have any mesh grills but it's worth a try.

Ya, I checked there. No luck.

Thanks for the response though.

grills dont come with the bumper?

They didn't, no. I'd like a real grill but I guess I could throw something together if I had too. The one I bought kinda squeezes in, it looks really good but I would have to zip-tie it or something. IT cost $50 so I don't know if I should return it or what. I have the RME number or whatever it is already, I don't know what I'm waiting for.

er.. is it that black plastic bit at the bottom?

I have an OEM one..it's been painted estoril blue though, and I believe some of the mounting tabs may be broken but nothing a zip tie wouldn't fix. It was in the backseat with other miscellaneous plastic parts when I bought the car, and ended up replacing it with a Lux grill with the slats. Not sure what to ask so PM me with a price you have in mind and let's see if we can work something out.

My car overheated today:( so my father came and took me to the stealership to get gaskets for the new thermostat and some other stuff. While there he asked if there was anything else I needed so I mentioned the grill and he threw it in. I am stoked.:D

Thanks for the offer though, seriously.

er.. is it that black plastic bit at the bottom?

If you mean the slightly large plastic grill thing, then yes.