door panel question

[kcr97cali]

Will door panels from a 98 328 (I think) convertible fit a 93 325is coupe?

[1996 328ti]

I'd look up the part number first. 51418171772
Then cross reference it
http://realoem.com/bmw/partxref.do?p...ur=&series=E36

I'd say no.

[angelicmisskitty]

Fronts will fit, rears won't.

[1996 328ti]

Originally Posted by angelicmisskitty

Fronts will fit, rears won't.

I trust you more than realoem, but the part numbers are different.
We are comparing E36 convertible to E36 coupe correct?
Maybe it's just the style that's different?

[angelicmisskitty]

Originally Posted by 1996 328ti

I trust you more than realoem, but the part numbers are different.
We are comparing E36 convertible to E36 coupe correct?
Maybe it's just the style that's different?

The front door cards per se are completely the same, it's just the grab handles and the colors that were different. Covertibles had a lot wider range of colors and styles available than on the Coupe range. A lot of people here in Germany put Convertible front door cards on tbeir Coupe, mainly because of the different handle design.
The rears won't fit into a Coupe though because of the extra speakers that the Convertibles had in the rear cards and because of their different designs (Convertible door cards are wider to fit the electric roof in there).

[1996 328ti]

Thanks for clarifying.

[kcr97cali]

what about the side airbags in the door that the 98 has? does that matter when installing the panel on a 93?

[angelicmisskitty]

Originally Posted by kcr97cali

what about the side airbags in the door that the 98 has? does that matter when installing the panel on a 93?

Well in my case, I removed the airbags and just installed them without them. They fit 1:1, it's just that it looks like you have side airbags but obviously you don't.

[kcr97cali]

thanks to you all for helping answer that question!