Forum Rules. I always knew there was a difference between the rear quarters on the pre-facelift versus post facelift Z3's. This weekend, I took the time to compare photographs to see just how different they are. When viewed from these angles, there is a big difference: 610618 -- 610623 Post Facelift ------------Pre Facelift 610626 -- 610627Facelift sedan is best looking sedan while prefacelift coupe is my fav coupe (imo) If you’re going for a 318 go 2001+ as they have the newer n42 engine replacing the m43 (better economy and +40% power) Edit: and the coupe is larger than the sedan and is proportioned better, so coupe all the way!
Pre-facelift, the kidney grills are rounder, and the hoodlines don't actually touch the kidney grills. With the facelifted models, the kidney grills have sharp corners in the top left and right corners, and the hoodline sweeps down to meet these corners. Look at Cowmoo32's sig to see what a facelift kidney grill looks like.
For the 2001 model year (Cars made from september 2000), BMW updated the E39 with newer, clear-lens tail, side marker, and headlights which first displayed the now-popular "angel eyes." Rear tail lights were changed to "wave-guide" LEDs (Hella, the OEM, refers to these lights as "CELIS"), while the side and rear turn signals were changed from
That time is now for the 2 Series Coupe and Convertible. With its new facelift, the 2 Series gets a suite of exterior, interior and technology upgrades to keep it fresh throughout the rest of its o3YiH.