wheel arch extensions where to buy

610kev · Post by **610kev** » Wed May 16, 2012 5:16 pm

hi all .looking to buy wheel arch extensions where can i buy these from thanks kev

shadrack · Post by **shadrack** » Wed May 16, 2012 6:14 pm

Buy them from bmw, a breakers or you can get them for Â£150 made of fibreglass off ebay from latvia, I got my kit from there and it was excellent, but I've no experience of the wheel arches, my main concern with fibre glass arches would be getting them to match the finish on the existing arch, unless your getting all the black bits colour coded

graemeX5 · Post by **graemeX5** » Wed May 16, 2012 9:24 pm

Hi have a look on eBay at BMW direct they appear to have an offer on the kit look for bmw_direct for

BMW Genuine 20" Wheel Arch Extensions Retrofit Kit E53 X5 51710398336
Genuine items~Direct from BMW~2 Year Warranty
Looks a good price

Sanj · Post by **Sanj** » Wed May 16, 2012 9:34 pm

That hurts if it's correct, hard to tell (kids are up, again) when I paid Â£476 around 2 years back.

shadrack · Post by **shadrack** » Wed May 16, 2012 9:38 pm

[quote=""graemeX5""]Hi have a look on eBay at BMW direct they appear to have an offer on the kit look for bmw_direct for

BMW Genuine 20" Wheel Arch Extensions Retrofit Kit E53 X5 51710398336
Genuine items~Direct from BMW~2 Year Warranty
Looks a good price[/quote]
at that price definately get genuine

Black X5 · Post by **Black X5** » Wed May 16, 2012 10:08 pm

There is a set of 'stick on' arches available from the dealers for about Â£120 for the set- but they are NOT the arches that come on the 4.6/8 is etc. They are very thin and don't 'stick out' anywhere as much.

Also the ebay listings are PER arch as far as I can see. It states you would need 2 pieces for the rear- with the front still unaccounted for!

Sanj- i think the price you paid is very keen TBH! No sleepless nights for you! (i managed to find a set for my previous car for Â£360- used- and that was after looking for months!)

Sanj · Post by **Sanj** » Wed May 16, 2012 10:16 pm

[quote=""Black X5""]Sanj - i think the price you paid is very keen TBH! No sleepless nights for you! (i managed to find a set for my previous car for Â£360- used- and that was after looking for months!)[/quote]

Still hurts!

Have same thoughts on the listing tho, fronts not included, worth a phone call to be sure. Be advised you still need to cut into the rear bumper to fit them too. No returns...

Black X5 · Post by **Black X5** » Wed May 16, 2012 10:36 pm

Oh and the small bumper pieces are also needed for the rear- each side! I had to buy these extra so the total was closer to Â£400. A lot of money for a few pieces of plastic, but boy do they make a difference!

jeegnesh · Post by **jeegnesh** » Wed May 16, 2012 11:11 pm

I'd like to get a set of these but can't get myself to pay those prices for a little but of plastic.

LincsX5 · Post by **LincsX5** » Mon May 21, 2012 3:24 pm

[quote=""graemeX5""]Hi have a look on eBay at BMW direct they appear to have an offer on the kit look for bmw_direct for

BMW Genuine 20" Wheel Arch Extensions Retrofit Kit E53 X5 51710398336
Genuine items~Direct from BMW~2 Year Warranty
Looks a good price[/quote]

I have just bought this from my local dealer for Â£216. It is the full kit for cars with running boards as per 'Pewters' how-to. Hopefully I will get it fitted this week.

jeegnesh · Post by **jeegnesh** » Mon May 21, 2012 4:08 pm

[quote=""LincsX5""][quote=""graemeX5""]Hi have a look on eBay at BMW direct they appear to have an offer on the kit look for bmw_direct for

BMW Genuine 20" Wheel Arch Extensions Retrofit Kit E53 X5 51710398336
Genuine items~Direct from BMW~2 Year Warranty
Looks a good price[/quote]

I have just bought this from my local dealer for Â£216. It is the full kit for cars with running boards as per 'Pewters' how-to. Hopefully I will get it fitted this week.[/quote]
That sounds a lot cheaper then expected. Have you got the part numbers? Which dealer?

LincsX5 · Post by **LincsX5** » Mon May 21, 2012 4:29 pm

The part number is the same as graemeX5 gave. I got mine from Soper BMW in Lincoln. It includes both front and rear arches, spats for rear bumper and fitting kit. It's a lot cheaper than the price shown on RealOEM.

610kev · Post by **610kev** » Mon May 21, 2012 6:19 pm

hi lincs x5 are they the black plastic or the ones which need painting thanks kev

LincsX5 · Post by **LincsX5** » Mon May 21, 2012 7:02 pm

They are the black LeMans type. If its the Aero kit type you're after I'm afraid I can't help there as I've never investigated them.

Sanj · Post by **Sanj** » Mon May 21, 2012 7:50 pm

[quote=""jeegnesh""]That sounds a lot cheaper then expected. Have you got the part numbers? Which dealer?[/quote]

You can pi$$ off!!!! I'm not fitting them!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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