Bonnet Heat Shield, whats your thoughts......

Sat Apr 10, 2010 2:09 pm

Hi, what do people think of this ???

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/BMW-E30- ... ccessories

i like it but not factory so not 100% sure if i should give it a go or not...

Sat Apr 10, 2010 3:20 pm

I like it ...don't be put off by the OEM nerds..If you like it buy it

Sat Apr 10, 2010 3:28 pm

to be honest im not that bothered about factory look, doesnt matter what you do somone will hate it.....

may purchase a set and see how they look.....

Sat Apr 10, 2010 3:30 pm

Doesn't look that bad, don't think red is the best colour for it though.

Personally i'd stick with plain as i think i just looks tidier, cheaper as well i think.

Sat Apr 10, 2010 4:58 pm

OEM is only about £30 from the dealer. Gauranteed fit as well.

Sat Apr 10, 2010 5:53 pm

i'd go (went) oem which looked sweet when it was done, but if you go for this one, i think the decall is a bit tacky....maybe leave that off.......you dont need a bmw badge slapping you in the face, it's bit like overplaying the M and alpina theme, (unless you wear a bmw cap, jacket,socks and M-Power pants, then go right ahead)....if you must have one, then maybe silver or charcoal would look better than red....imo of course!

Sat Apr 10, 2010 6:04 pm

I took mine off and never replaced it.

Sat Apr 10, 2010 6:05 pm

B7 wrote:OEM is only about £30 from the dealer. Gauranteed fit as well.

Bloody hell, thought it'd have gone up by now.

Any idea if M3 ones are still available and if so how much they are?

Sat Apr 10, 2010 7:38 pm

Kedge wrote:
B7 wrote:OEM is only about £30 from the dealer. Gauranteed fit as well.
Bloody hell, thought it'd have gone up by now.

Any idea if M3 ones are still available and if so how much they are?

They're one piece dave.
And discountinued accoding to this.

http://bmwfans.info/parts/catalog/E30/2 ... ulation-2/

Sat Apr 10, 2010 8:02 pm

Isn't getting the old one off a major ballache?

Sat Apr 10, 2010 8:36 pm

bpowell555 wrote:Isn't getting the old one off a major ballache?

Apparently you soak it in white spirit and scrape it off with a plastic blade. Not too bad if you do it that way. I'm about to do mine so will let you know..

That looks like it's made from good stuff, if you believe what he says. Might be an OEM improvement.