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So I made a costly mistake today! Yes..yes I'm a newb. to BMW's. This all goes back a month ago when my lovely neighbor ran over the front end of me 98 TI with his Expedition. So I found a 96 "318" the same color being parted out on CraigsList today. I think to myself Heck-Yes this is perfect! So I basically buy the whole front end (hood,finders,bumper,grills,head lights,ect.ect.) So to make a long story short I believe the car is not a 318 but a 328. The hood and finders are to long  .......Any one want to buy some 328 part's lol or I'll trade for a 318ti hood and driver side finder  Attached are a pic of my TI and the "318" I pulled the parts off of. |  |  | | 05-09-2011, 11:43 AM | #2 | | Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Elizabeth City, NC Posts: 3,877 |
The issue you ran into is that the ti uses sedan parts (hood, fenders, mirrors) in front of the A pillar and not coupe stuff, which would be the logical thought. Behind the A pillar, everything is ti specific. Any model sedan parts would work, 318, 328, M3, etc. __________________ ~Dave~
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yes.. from the doors forward it is the same as the sedan. The door are a weird combination of coupe and sedan (coupe sized, but with a framed window) and everything else is specific to the Ti | | | | | 05-09-2011, 07:28 PM | #4 | | NOBODY F's with the Jesus Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Ventura California Posts: 7,824 |
The bumper, nose panel and headlights will fit. You just need a hood and fender off of an e36 sedan or another 318ti. Bummer dude, live and learn, hope you didn't spend too much. I bet if you post the hood and fender on craigslist, someone will buy it. Best of luck to ya! | | | | | 05-09-2011, 11:59 PM | #5 | | Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: asdfasdf Posts: 10,002 |
what they said, it's all sedan parts. you also need fenders off a 97-99 3-series, otherwise the sidemarkers won't match
I hope you're making your neighbor pay for all of this | | | | | 05-10-2011, 12:22 AM | #6 | | Junior Member Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: Vacaville, CA Posts: 3 |
Quote: Originally Posted by cooljess76  The bumper, nose panel and headlights will fit. You just need a hood and fender off of an e36 sedan or another 318ti. Bummer dude, live and learn, hope you didn't spend too much. I bet if you post the hood and fender on craigslist, someone will buy it. Best of luck to ya! | Yeah I can put this one under my belt as a lesson learned. Just put the part's back up on craigslist let's hope they sell. Thank's for the info guy's  | | | | | 05-10-2011, 02:55 AM | #7 | | Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: norcal - 94590 Posts: 3,186 |
Good luck getting the ti back together!
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Quote: Originally Posted by wolferj Good luck getting the ti back together!
Welcome to the forum, from another NorCal member! If you need any help, just drop me a line... | Thanks for the welcome and the offer. I'll let you know if I need hand | | | | |
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