Pre-lci hood fit lci?

335speed · 09-23-2014, 10:12 PM

I have an 07 335 and wanted to fast forward a few years to a 10 or 11 335 but i really dont like the unsightly lines running down the hood. Will a pre lci hood fit a lci? Or are there any other replacements that arent crazy expensive?

parabola · 09-24-2014, 11:44 AM

Different kidney grills as well, which means front part of the hood is different.

BashShah · 09-24-2014, 01:02 PM

You will need to replace the hood, bumper, grilles, and fog lights.

If you don't want the lines of the LCI hood, consider a aftermarket hood like an m3 rep.

DN

brewnami · 09-24-2014, 01:41 PM

I think the LCI hoods looks far better than pre lci on the sedans. The lines make it much more aggressive looking to me. Though, as stated above, you would need to essentially convert the entire front end to a pre-lci to make it fit. Headlights and kidney grilles are different which means you would need buy very expensive bi-xenon lights and a bumper with fogs... unless of course you bought aftermarket, but I don't know where you will find a pre-lci look a like lci hood... Those "unsightly lines" will turn into "unsightly" bulges and vents.

TittoBlunt · 09-24-2014, 02:41 PM

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Originally Posted by brewnami

I think the LCI hoods looks far better than pre lci on the sedans. The lines make it much more aggressive looking to me. Though, as stated above, you would need to essentially convert the entire front end to a pre-lci to make it fit. Headlights and kidney grilles are different which means you would need buy very expensive bi-xenon lights and a bumper with fogs... unless of course you bought aftermarket, but I don't know where you will find a pre-lci look a like lci hood... Those "unsightly lines" will turn into "unsightly" bulges and vents.

Headlights fit between LCI and pre-LCI. I currently have the LCI headlights in my 07 E90 without issue.

Eddien123 · 09-24-2014, 03:02 PM

It would require an entire front end replacement unfortunately. I also prefer the pre-lci hood to the lci. I do like the LCI headlights though, they are interchangeable I believe.

Andrey@ModMyEuro.com · 09-24-2014, 03:08 PM

As stated above the headlights are interchangable between pre and lci other than that in order to fit a pre hood to your lci you need hood, fenders and bumper which can also get expensive especially if you go oem. If you go aftermarket, I have not seeing pre lci style for lci fitment but then again I haven't searched for one

but shoot me a pm I'll try my best to help.

335speed · 09-24-2014, 03:14 PM

Thanks for the replies guy, good information to know. Sad to hear it isnt just a grab and swap tho.

flip4335 · 09-24-2014, 03:23 PM

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Originally Posted by 335speed

I have an 07 335 and wanted to fast forward a few years to a 10 or 11 335 but i really dont like the unsightly lines running down the hood. Will a pre lci hood fit a lci? Or are there any other replacements that arent crazy expensive?

I loved the unsightly lines so much that I converted the front to LCI M Sport without the new headlights, since I liked the old lights. I think the lines on the hood give it more character and a more aggressive look with the M Sport conversion.

d1saster · 09-24-2014, 05:24 PM

I don't see any aggressiveness in the MSport e90 face no matter lci or not. It has smiling face or tongue out.

335speed · 09-25-2014, 03:09 AM

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Originally Posted by flip4335

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Originally Posted by 335speed

I have an 07 335 and wanted to fast forward a few years to a 10 or 11 335 but i really dont like the unsightly lines running down the hood. Will a pre lci hood fit a lci? Or are there any other replacements that arent crazy expensive?

I loved the unsightly lines so much that I converted the front to LCI M Sport without the new headlights, since I liked the old lights. I think the lines on the hood give it more character and a more aggressive look with the M Sport conversion.

Looks good! Ill probably just grab an m sport bumper like yours if it comes down to it. That does look a lot better than what ive seen on the stock ones passin by

BMDoublYou · 09-25-2014, 07:59 AM

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Originally Posted by d1saster

I don't see any aggressiveness in the MSport e90 face no matter lci or not. It has smiling face or tongue out.

Thanks for ruining it for the rest of us, can not be unseen!
Now all I see when I look at an M sport is a huge smile and a license plate bucktooth.

335speed · 09-25-2014, 11:44 AM

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Originally Posted by BMDoublYou

Quote:

Originally Posted by d1saster

I don't see any aggressiveness in the MSport e90 face no matter lci or not. It has smiling face or tongue out.

Thanks for ruining it for the rest of us, can not be unseen!
Now all I see when I look at an M sport is a huge smile and a license plate bucktooth.

Hahaha took me a few minutes but I see it now too... Damnit

BashShah · 09-26-2014, 03:52 AM

Instead of the huge smile.
Try an M3 Rep bumper.

DN

GascaInkdotcom · 04-26-2015, 11:27 PM

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Originally Posted by Andrey@ModMyEuro.com

As stated above the headlights are interchangable between pre and lci other than that in order to fit a pre hood to your lci you need hood, fenders and bumper which can also get expensive especially if you go oem. If you go aftermarket, I have not seeing pre lci style for lci fitment but then again I haven't searched for one

but shoot me a pm I'll try my best to help.

I'm confused. If you swapped fenders, then wouldn't you need to swap headlight? Yes I'm a noob here.

VTECaddict · 04-27-2015, 12:29 AM

The fenders are the same

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