This Heckblende...

[Ether-D]

Welcome to r3v, where dicks will spend 5 minutes writing a dickhead response complaining about how you are wasting their time instead of 1 minute answering your question.

[613EDRTY]

I've never seen these before, they don't really do it for me looks wise. But I appreciate the thread to inform us unknowing e30 owners that this part exists!

Anybody know the purpose of this part? Was it just there to be more reflective?


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[freeride53]

In defense of the OP, some of you guys are retarded, as well.
In Europe, "plate fillers" are often referred to as heckblendes.

I almost bought a "heckblende" for my Peugeot - turned out it was just a black plastic plate filler.

[ST1G]

Sorry, I will seriously work on my question asking form. I realize it was bad, to be honest it was worse, at first there wasn't even a picture. I am new to starting threads, and hosting pics before posting them, etc. I was panicking for 20 mins trying to at least get the picture to work. My bad.



Your answer did give me good information on the difference between a heckblende and a plate filler.



I did in fact have this part on my car. That's my car. I took off the plate filler when I put new plates on after I bought it, now I can't seem to dig it up to even look for said part number.

I was trying to be a dick. Im glad you didn't get offended and took responsibility for the shittyness of your posts. I can see you realized the error of your ways.

As a reply to your actual question, I still think you have a replica non BMW part. The heckblende is a real BMW part. If your filler didn't have a BMW logo on it, and part number, or was a painted heckblende I would say it's a reproduction. The weight would be a dead give away if it were a real heckblende or just plastic reproduction.

[freeride53]

Here is an example of a "proper heckblende".

Original BMW part, while many "US reflective heckblendes" are not OEM BMW.

This is what I am, and have always been on the look-out for, to compliment my own E30.

*shameless plug: if anyone reading this thread has one that they wouldn't mind parting with, please shoot me a PM*

*..thanks!*

[Vokuhila]

^you know what's the worst thing? 15 years ago those things were absolutely worthless. A guy on my German forum scored 4 or 5 for free when the dealer threw over 30 of them in the dumpster when he cleaned out the warehouse. Even 5 years ago they rarely fetched over €50, now there's people asking €250 for them.

[sapurvis]

I dont see the attraction

This. ^^

[mucoyekul87ETA]

This has been intriguing, after ST1G chastised me, I did go over to my Pops' garage for a more thorough search, and I found it.

However, I am an asshole for being so indignant. I didn't even look that hard when I removed this part, and although it was ages ago, I was so certain that it was black plastic...its not.

IT IS indeed a BMW heckblende painted black. Part number I found on it was 8212 9 401 143.

[mucoyekul87ETA]

I am beside myself now wondering why someone would have painted this.

[JasonC]

I was trying to be a dick. Im glad you didn't get offended and took responsibility for the shittyness of your posts. I can see you realized the error of your ways.

As a reply to your actual question, I still think you have a replica non BMW part. The heckblende is a real BMW part. If your filler didn't have a BMW logo on it, and part number, or was a painted heckblende I would say it's a reproduction. The weight would be a dead give away if it were a real heckblende or just plastic reproduction.

You need to knock your attitude down a few notches.

[ST1G]

You need to knock your attitude down a few notches.

Consider me knocked. I was too aggressive there, thanks for mentioning it.

This has been intriguing, after ST1G chastised me, I did go over to my Pops' garage for a more thorough search, and I found it.

However, I am an asshole for being so indignant. I didn't even look that hard when I removed this part, and although it was ages ago, I was so certain that it was black plastic...its not.

IT IS indeed a BMW heckblende painted black. Part number I found on it was 8212 9 401 143.

I want to apologize, I was being too aggressive. I could have been far more polite. I've been there with parts and things I can't figure out, I should be more understanding. I let my irritation for my friends current incessant asking of easily found questions bleed over. I was going for a light chastising not a bitch slap or sucker punch.

It's great to see you were able to find the part, and figure it out, and even more so that it's an actual heckblende. It's a pitty it was painted, but you should be able to get it all removed. Looks like you even have a possible buyer.

[mucoyekul87ETA]

Alls goody in the 'hoody!

[freeride53]

I was right! I was right! (And so was Phil) :D

But seriously, why was it painted? If only Plastidip was invented back then..

[JasonC]

Consider me knocked. I was too aggressive there, thanks for mentioning it.

Thank you.

[e30austin]

What is this late model US heckblende? Anyone seen it before?

Your car looks very familiar. You had it long?