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charles are the original alpina components NLA through all the usual sources and/or are they silly money?

charles is an expert here albeit for an S but he will know

sit tight and hold out for some genuine wings in the correct colour and then get them prepped with por15 and dinitrol. i did this for both my coupe front wings and worked out much better than front end respray and repaired wings

really well done youll love it
in some respects i prefer mine to the coupe

thought you might have!
can you describe how the car felt before they were replaced?

A known pita job but anyone done it themselves or had it done to their coupe or touring?

so i spent some time in one on saturday when down at dick lovetts in swindon playing with porsches. not overwhelmed but i didnt expect to be pros - looks great despite being divisive - superbly balanced around the twisty stuff - its quick - torquey - feels remarkably small and agile - firm ride but ...

Very impressive JohnW but likely beyond my talent

Anyone got any alternatives to osram night breakers or philips xtreme vision
the beam on my non-xenon b3s is rubbish. i dont want to retrofit and HID kit etc so am looking at just new bulbs or other ways to improve
the lenses do need a cut/polish

Anyone driven one who has also driven/owned an alpina touring?

just give both vins and reg no to local bmw dealer parts counter. lifes too short. get the genuine sensor

cheers all some food for thought

too many horror stories from those using non genuine bmw. ive only ever used genuine bmw all been fine
youll get 5 or 10 percent off your local friendly dealer parts counter if you ask nicely

https://www.realoem.com/bmw/enUS/showpa ... Id=11_2170
https://www.realoem.com/bmw/enUS/showpa ... Id=12_1079

got rid of my aging cougar metal ramps with additional section to accomodate the low ground clearance given the front splitter and my driveway is on a slope

now looking for a new set so what are folks using these days?