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Evening guys,

Other than dealerships, does the forum promote certain companies for spares?

I'm after a new grille and set of badges for my X5.

Thanks. 

I bought a grille of EBay a few years ago, paid around £60 if I remember correctly, it was pretty good quality.

Thanks Horizon.

Had a set off eBay - front and back were about £12-15 quid each and about £7 for four wheel centres I think, they lasted less than a year, started to deteriorate after 6 months really although the back one faired better for some reason.

So you can go super cheap and replace often or main dealer - I got mine from Cotswold BMW through the forum and they were £73.08 for 1 x Bonnet Badge 51148132375 and 4 x Wheel Centres 36136783536.

Thanks for that Sleepyfolk, how do I go about getting the discount from BMW Cotswold?

Just send them a personal message from this forum.

Username cotswoldbmwmini

I don't think even the genuine wheel centers last very long if you use the jetwash a lot ,water gets under the finish and they soon look tatty . One of my first purchases though I need the wheels refurbed before fitting them ! The genuine little "m" badges on the wheels were 6 quid each which I thought was a bit too steep given how tiny they are .