WARNING: Sedan Facelift hood on Pre-facelift does not fit properly.

deraufschneider · 03-01-2007, 10:13 PM

Prior to attempting this I did a great deal of searching and gathered that the facelift sedan hood would fit on my prefacelift sedan. The body shop got the hood and test fitted before painting. They called me and wanted me to look at it. It did not match up with the corners of the fenders. It was about a quarter inch shorter than the fender. Also, I could fit an entire finger between the hood and the headlight because it is longer than the prefacelift hood.

Quickread: Facelift hood on prefacelift will 'fit' but it will not look right and has fitment issues.

I just thought I would let everyone know because I was led to believe that it was a direct retrofit with no fitment issues whatsoever when in fact it does not.

PreppyR6 · 03-02-2007, 09:31 AM

Did you replace the fenders as well? I imagine you have to replace the headlights as well. Talk to Sna77. Hes done the retrofit.

mikepbrooks · 03-02-2007, 10:22 AM

you have to replace more than the hood itself, nice looking girls tho on your car...

Lemonsqr · 03-02-2007, 11:21 AM

Why would you want to do this (replacing hood only)?

Activ3 · 03-02-2007, 11:53 AM

Then how does the VRS sedan hood fit both facelift and prefacelift?

I've been wanting to do a facelift hood swap, but good thing I read this first... I've actually seen facelift hoods on prefacelifts before though..

nastyemu · 03-02-2007, 11:53 AM

Yeah, there seems to be a lot of false information on these forums where people are saying it's an easy swap.
I was interested in making the same switch, but now I guess not!

PS: Is it possible you received a coupe hood or something?

bluey · 03-02-2007, 01:58 PM

What about the other way around? Would a pre-facelift hood fit a facelifted sedan?

2000_328CI · 03-02-2007, 02:00 PM

facelift does fit prefacelifted but you need a good bit of modding to make it look right. Check out mike@modbargains's car. He made it look pretty darn accurate

Dookiegraphics · 03-02-2007, 03:42 PM

correction ....

Face-Lifted Hood DOES fit on Pre-face SEDAN without modification

My car is at the shop rite now. Been there for 2.5 weeks and getting painted as we speak. I will get my car back hopefully sunday... if not monday or tuesday for sure and i can show you guys the cool pictures

nastyemu · 03-02-2007, 03:54 PM

deraufschneider · 03-02-2007, 05:45 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by 2000_328CI

facelift does fit prefacelifted but you need a good bit of modding to make it look right. Check out mike@modbargains's car. He made it look pretty darn accurate

My body shop adjusted the headlights all the way forward and adjusted the hood as far forward as possible w/o serious modification and it still didn't look right. So if you had enough time/money to spend I'm sure you could get it to look ok, i just didn't want to. It looked ok but, I couldnt stand the space between the headlight and the hood.

Quote:

Originally Posted by Dookiegraphics

correction ....

Face-Lifted Hood DOES fit on Pre-face SEDAN without modification

My car is at the shop rite now. Been there for 2.5 weeks and getting painted as we speak. I will get my car back hopefully sunday... if not monday or tuesday for sure and i can show you guys the cool pictures

I'm letting people know that it is not a direct fit like I was told. I was assuming that it would have no issues at all based on info that I found on this site and I'm simply making sure no one makes the same mistake.

deraufschneider · 03-02-2007, 05:46 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by bluey

What about the other way around? Would a pre-facelift hood fit a facelifted sedan?

No it is far to short.

PhillyKatBMW · 03-03-2007, 08:28 PM

wow...that sucks man...i wanted to know the same cuz i just crumpled my prefacelift sedan hood...and i love the way the facelift hoods look with their bigger kidney grilles. could you possible post a pic tho?

Hey-G · 03-05-2007, 12:33 PM

I've been planning on doing this for quite some time...good thing I read this...

But similarly, I've seen a bunch of people on this forum who've done this exact mod and have not heard of any complaints? Hopefully they'll find this thread and shed some light.

Here's an example:

http://forum.e46fanatics.com/showthr...acelifted+hood

looks alright to me...

Jelly335 · 03-05-2007, 12:49 PM

ask 4ngie she has it on here car and looks nice. maybe she can help you

xjunmoonx · 03-05-2007, 02:48 PM

it will fit...mike at modbargains has it on his car!!! but u need to play around with it to fit it perfect

tdevil · 03-05-2007, 03:48 PM

theres no way to get a coupe hood on a sedan right?

coupe hoods are about 1000000x easier to come across than a fricking sedan hood =(

akb4 · 06-12-2007, 12:20 PM

well.. whats the deal? can it fit or cant it? im waiting for some real answers!!!!

FRANCO · 01-27-2008, 04:45 AM

so did we answer this question, can the facelift hood fit, yes or no?

soldierboy · 01-27-2008, 08:02 AM

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03-01-2007, 10:13 PM	#1
deraufschneider Landon Donovan Sucks Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: louisville Posts: 217 My Ride: '00 323i View My Garage	WARNING: Sedan Facelift hood on Pre-facelift does not fit properly. Prior to attempting this I did a great deal of searching and gathered that the facelift sedan hood would fit on my prefacelift sedan. The body shop got the hood and test fitted before painting. They called me and wanted me to look at it. It did not match up with the corners of the fenders. It was about a quarter inch shorter than the fender. Also, I could fit an entire finger between the hood and the headlight because it is longer than the prefacelift hood. Quickread: Facelift hood on prefacelift will 'fit' but it will not look right and has fitment issues. I just thought I would let everyone know because I was led to believe that it was a direct retrofit with no fitment issues whatsoever when in fact it does not. __________________

03-02-2007, 09:31 AM	#2
PreppyR6 Registered User Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Maryland Posts: 792 My Ride: shines like justice View My Garage	Did you replace the fenders as well? I imagine you have to replace the headlights as well. Talk to Sna77. Hes done the retrofit. __________________ --------------------------------------------------- Das Weena!

03-02-2007, 10:22 AM	#3
mikepbrooks Registered User Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Florida - Panama City Beach Posts: 641 My Ride: e46 323i View My Garage	you have to replace more than the hood itself, nice looking girls tho on your car... __________________ You have big shoes on your car ehh? Well i wear size 13 shoes, so what do you think is big on me? Thats right my socks...and what of it! I like long walks on the beach at sunset and picking flowers to smell them...I hope no one reads this... Find me on MySpace and be my friend!

03-02-2007, 11:53 AM	#5
Activ3 Registered User Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Orlando/Miami Posts: 6,353 My Ride: gets DRIVEN. View My Garage	Then how does the VRS sedan hood fit both facelift and prefacelift? I've been wanting to do a facelift hood swap, but good thing I read this first... I've actually seen facelift hoods on prefacelifts before though.. __________________ -David www.e46nonm.com \| My Videos 2000 328i - Custom Turbo tuned by AA www.activeautowerke.com \| www.precision-sport.com

03-02-2007, 01:58 PM	#7
bluey Registered User Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Edmonton Posts: 53 My Ride: 325xi View My Garage	What about the other way around? Would a pre-facelift hood fit a facelifted sedan? __________________ 2001 325xi Conforti CAI & Shark, Dinan Transmission Software, 6000K HID, 20% tint front, 10% tint rear, raised back up with Bilstein HD and stock springs (:'(), Rotora Stainless Steel brake lines, 18" OZ Alleggerita HLT w/ Sumitomo HTRZ III.

03-02-2007, 11:21 AM	#4
Lemonsqr Registered User Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Chicago, IL Posts: 3,115 My Ride: 2001 TiAg 330i View My Garage	Why would you want to do this (replacing hood only)?

03-02-2007, 11:53 AM	#6
nastyemu Registered User Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Cherry Hill, NJ Posts: 107 My Ride: e46 View My Garage	Yeah, there seems to be a lot of false information on these forums where people are saying it's an easy swap. I was interested in making the same switch, but now I guess not! PS: Is it possible you received a coupe hood or something?

03-02-2007, 02:00 PM	#8
2000_328CI DK Jack Sparrow Join Date: May 2004 Location: Isla de Muerta \| DC/VA Posts: 28,492 My Ride: 328Ci \| Range Rover View My Garage	facelift does fit prefacelifted but you need a good bit of modding to make it look right. Check out mike@modbargains's car. He made it look pretty darn accurate __________________ Everything you need to know on muffler deletes : http://forum.e46fanatics.com/showthread.php?t=745244 Back Up Camera for E46 : http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature...&v=ckrDiAClGgM Muffler Delete on E46 : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ofYhRq0T3eI

03-02-2007, 03:42 PM	#9
Dookiegraphics Registered User Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Ca, OC Posts: 192 My Ride: is retarded View My Garage	correction .... Face-Lifted Hood DOES fit on Pre-face SEDAN without modification My car is at the shop rite now. Been there for 2.5 weeks and getting painted as we speak. I will get my car back hopefully sunday... if not monday or tuesday for sure and i can show you guys the cool pictures

03-02-2007, 03:54 PM	#10
nastyemu Registered User Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Cherry Hill, NJ Posts: 107 My Ride: e46 View My Garage

03-03-2007, 08:28 PM	#13
PhillyKatBMW Registered User Join Date: May 2006 Location: Philadelphia Posts: 294 My Ride: BMW View My Garage	wow...that sucks man...i wanted to know the same cuz i just crumpled my prefacelift sedan hood...and i love the way the facelift hoods look with their bigger kidney grilles. could you possible post a pic tho? __________________ -Chevalier Mal Fet-

03-05-2007, 12:33 PM	#14
Hey-G Registered User Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Montreal Posts: 1,207 My Ride: E46's View My Garage	I've been planning on doing this for quite some time...good thing I read this... But similarly, I've seen a bunch of people on this forum who've done this exact mod and have not heard of any complaints? Hopefully they'll find this thread and shed some light. Here's an example: http://forum.e46fanatics.com/showthr...acelifted+hood looks alright to me... __________________ -=It's all about style=- Last edited by Hey-G; 03-05-2007 at 12:43 PM.

03-05-2007, 12:49 PM	#15
Jelly335 Registered User Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: L.I. NY/ CF FL Posts: 5,496 My Ride: 2001 bmw 330I View My Garage	ask 4ngie she has it on here car and looks nice. maybe she can help you __________________ E46 330i retired E92 335 current <3 my one wheel wonder http://www.cardomain.com/ride/2269710/1 -Jeremy Last edited by Jelly335; 03-05-2007 at 12:55 PM. Reason: spell something wrong

03-05-2007, 02:48 PM	#16
xjunmoonx Registered User Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: SOCAL >* Posts: 12,546 My Ride: BLOODY MARY View My Garage	it will fit...mike at modbargains has it on his car!!! but u need to play around with it to fit it perfect __________________ DTM-SPEC, SPP, BavX, Elite Autobody, VMR, EAS, Eurodyne, Khoalty, JP Autosound Progress Thread http://forum.e46fanatics.com/showthr...519520&page=24

03-05-2007, 03:48 PM	#17
tdevil Registered User Join Date: May 2004 Location: San Francisco Posts: 1,334 My Ride: 03 325i View My Garage	theres no way to get a coupe hood on a sedan right? coupe hoods are about 1000000x easier to come across than a fricking sedan hood =(

06-12-2007, 12:20 PM	#18
akb4 Registered User Join Date: May 2006 Location: Myrtle Beach, SC Posts: 565 My Ride: is gone :( View My Garage	well.. whats the deal? can it fit or cant it? im waiting for some real answers!!!!

01-27-2008, 04:45 AM	#19
FRANCO Masterdebator Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Southern California Posts: 1,607 My Ride: Your Mom View My Garage	so did we answer this question, can the facelift hood fit, yes or no? __________________ Mods:p46 6000K Headlights,M3 Steering Wheel,LED Taillights,M Footrest,Smoked Turn Signals,Smoked Sidemarkers,MTech II kit,CS Splitters,Gray Instrument Panel, Red Marker DIY,Ion Yellow Foglights/High Beams,Akebono Brake Pads, Smart Chrome/Leather Gear Selector,18" Staggered CSLs Future Mods:,H&R Sport Springs,Tint,ECIS Intake,M Lip Spoiler,OEM Aluminum Pedal Set,OEM M3 Mirrors

01-27-2008, 08:02 AM	#20
soldierboy Registered User Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Perth, Australia Posts: 420 My Ride: E46 (Green Machine) View My Garage	/thread Attached Thumbnails

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