fender and hood replacements -fits?

[d2007k]

ok ive been googling fenders and cant seem to find one for 1997 318ti.. so i looked around and seen that any e36 sedan will fit .. but i just wanna know are there any other differences ? side light ? etc...

same with hood ..

thanks


oh and has anyone bought fro rock auto ?

[d2007k]

was wondering if an of the e46 hood will fit ..looks like the difference is the grill is attatched to the hood

[cooljess76]

This is common knowledge and I'm certain it's posted at least a dozen times on the forum. The 318ti shares the same front end as the e36 sedan from the "A" pillars forward. This includes, but is not limited to, the fenders and hood. There was a change in sidemarkers in 09/96 and the fenders are different. You'll need the newer style if you want to use your old sidemarkers.

I highly recommend that you familiarize yourself with www.realoem.com . You can plug in the last 7 digits of your vin which will allow you to find EVERY single part number for your vehicle. From there, you can do a part number cross reference by clicking the "search part number" button at the top of the page. Then all you have to do is click the "search vehicle by part #" link, paste the part number in the box and you'll see exactly which vehicles use compatable parts. For example:
http://www.realoem.com/bmw/partxref....ur=&series=E36

[Platanos]

LOL, Jess, you the man. I was just searching your post, copied it, and was going to paste it. But you beat me to it...haha

here it is anyway

Originally Posted by cooljess76

No worries man. The front fenders, hood, engine compartment, corner lights, mirrors, window regulators and maybe the windshields are shared with the e36 sedan. The nose panel, front bumper, side skirts, fog lights and headlights are interchangeable with all e36's(except the Z3 of course). The sidemarker lights are also interchangeable between all e36's, however they changed styles a year after the nose panels changed. One should note that like the newer kidney grilles not fitting in the older nose panel or vice versa, the newer sidemarkers will not fit in the older fenders or vice versa. The BMW roundels are the same for all e36's except the convertible which uses a smaller roundel on the rear. Almost everything else is ti specific.

[Shellback]

I have a M3/4/5 Alpine White nose in storage (hood, fenders, rad support, 4 doors, etc..). Let me know if you need any parts.