[BLUSMBL]

The hood on my new-to-me 2007 E91 has a ding here and there. Just so happens that a 2009 328 near me of the exact same color (4 door, not wagon, if it matters) is being parted out, with a nice looking hood. Will it fit? I'm seeing all kinds of conflicting information out there; like it might depend on production date!

[IllSic_Design]

Looks like 09 is the start for LCI on the sedans/wagons so you want an 08 or older hood.

[BLUSMBL]

Originally Posted by IllSic_Design

Looks like 09 is the start for LCI on the sedans/wagons so you want an 08 or older hood.

Gotchya, I see that now. Man, BMWs like their TLAs.

[hassmaschine]

it should actually fit just fine, but you would need the grille from an LCI car, and the lines are slightly different (it's a lot more bubbly/rounded IMO).

[nissubaru]

In case you're curious about using an 09+ LCI front bumper here's a good thread to look at

https://www.e90post.com/forums/showthread.php?t=861485

Everything needed is listed below, minus the headlights which supposedly don't need to be replaced unless you want to improve the look. You can also ignore the rear tail lights and bootlid/trunk as well.

"New Bumper
New Bonnet
New Bootlid
New LED Rear lights
New Kidney grills, center grill and foglight grills
New underbody deflectors"

I think by underbody deflectors he is referring to the splash guard underneath but it also looks like he went with an M-Sport bumper which I believe is slightly different than non m-sport splash guards or at least there are two pieces instead of one.

[vb7200]

Originally Posted by nissubaru

In case you're curious about using an 09+ LCI front bumper here's a good thread to look at

https://www.e90post.com/forums/showthread.php?t=861485

Everything needed is listed below, minus the headlights which supposedly don't need to be replaced unless you want to improve the look. You can also ignore the rear tail lights and bootlid/trunk as well.

"New Bumper
New Bonnet
New Bootlid
New LED Rear lights
New Kidney grills, center grill and foglight grills
New underbody deflectors"


I think by underbody deflectors he is referring to the splash guard underneath but it also looks like he went with an M-Sport bumper which I believe is slightly different than non m-sport splash guards or at least there are two pieces instead of one.

The tail lights on e90's are split between the boot lid and the body itself. I guess you could put an LCI boot on a pre-LCI, but you'd have the new tail lights on the trunk, and old ones on the body, would look kind of odd IMO. The pre-LCI section (with the reverse lights) won't fit on the new lid.

The grille is different on the 09 and up hoods, the 06-08 have the top of the grilles in the hood, were the 09 and up don't.

[BLUSMBL]

Thanks, all. I think if I were to get into all of this, I'd add an M3 front clip. Probably easier, and cheaper, to just get the existing hood repaired.