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Old Mar 4, 2005 | 05:42 PM
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My many mod questions!

I have alot of mod questions!

First of all does the M7 ultimate grill require drilling into the front bumper?
Second of all I would like to get rear replacement vents for the plastic ones that are there now, I'd like to get a mesh ones like the ultimate grill from M7 but can only seem to find stainless steel ones online. Anyone know where I can get these?
Also what can I do to make my tire sidewalls not look so thick? Is this because I have the stock runflats?

 
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Old Mar 4, 2005 | 07:20 PM
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Old Mar 4, 2005 | 07:40 PM
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First off, the M7 grill does require you to drill 3 small holes on the inside of the plastic bumper - sides and bottom. Here's the link for my install... http://homepage.mac.com/kapps/Cars/PhotoAlbum14.html . One of the pictures shows a screw. I was timid at first but am happy with the result.

Secondly, M7 now has rear grills as well. They don't have pics up on their site yet but if you give them a call, I'm sure they'll give you the info.

As for tires, I'm not sure what you mean. What size are you running? My stock Pirelli's are 205/45/r-17. Runflat or not, it's the same size. Anything with a lower aspect ratio (like a 205/40) will show less tire sidewall but might cause rim damage on bad roads.
 
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