What is the difference between US grills and Euro grills?

[nando]

I had real bmw grilles with sealed beams, no problems. I think your lights are adjusted so they stick too far out. Also, the replicas are cheap and flimsy in comparison to the real ones...

[BMWE34M5]

We import them from Italy, they are made by an OE parts manufacturer.
We have sold hundreds of sets over the past 10 years, many to owners of all types of headlights, with no fitment issues.
By the way, the OE BMW grills are made by an outside source for BMW.

Mel's are definitely not OEM....

[LJ851]

I have smoked Hellas and BMW euro grills and no problems, there must be some aftermarket parts or damage involved for you to have problems.

[nando]

Mel's are definitely not OEM....

[bmwstephen]

I bought mine from mel so i believe they are oem. The e30 owner (supereta88) had better success fitting it over his elips smileys since the lense is flat and doesnt make contact on the glassd whatsoever. We both notice that the part that is normally cut off (on the us grills) would rest on the lense on my h4.

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[mikeedler]

perhaps my headlight frames were misaligned or my grills were from a bad batch. can you take some pics? I would love these grills on my car but when I put them on my car, everyone on norcale30 said the top part of the grills were pushed out by the rim of the hella lights (the portion that protrudes out).

something was obviously wrong here, H1/H4 lights are euro, so they came with euro grills, just the earlier style had a hole in the top to change the stand/parking light.

[nando]

Were yours real BMW or the cheap chinese copies? The copies are crap.

[bmwstephen]

Actually, this is false. I installed a set of euro grilles with my H1's and H4's and had no clearance issues and have driven numerous times with the lights on (including highs) and have no warping or melting at all.

perhaps my headlight frames were misaligned or my grills were from a bad batch. can you take some pics? I would love these grills on my car but when I put them on my car, everyone on norcale30 said the top part of the grills were pushed out by the rim of the hella lights (the portion that protrudes out).

[TrentW]

We have not heard of any such issue after having sold 100's of the Euro Grills, many to owners that have H1's and H4's.

I"m really happy with my grilles Mel. Thanks!

[BMWE34M5]

We have not heard of any such issue after having sold 100's of the Euro Grills, many to owners that have H1's and H4's.

[TrentW]

no they don't. I experience a set myself personally. The lense on the H4's protrude out compared to sealed beams and ellips. The clearance is really tight even if you sand down the grills and ultimately, the heat from the beams will melt it.

I ended up selling my euro grills a day after receiving it.

Actually, this is false. I installed a set of euro grilles with my H1's and H4's and had no clearance issues and have driven numerous times with the lights on (including highs) and have no warping or melting at all.

[bmwstephen]

So are you saying the Euro Grills melt but the US Grills don't when using H1's and H4's?

i wouldn't be surprise but warping might be a better term. Honestly the grills u sell are top notch. Just sucks that I love my H4's more. Not matter how many times I adjusted them, the way the lenses are design on the H4 will always rub or push up against with the grill.

If you own H4's, you'll realize how hot they get, I can barely hold my finger on the lenses without getting a blister after a night of driving with the low beams on

[TrentW]

Oh well, thanks.

[BMWE34M5]

So are you saying the Euro Grills melt but the US Grills don't when using H1's and H4's?

no they don't. I experience a set myself personally. The lense on the H4's protrude out compared to sealed beams and ellips. The clearance is really tight even if you sand down the grills and ultimately, the heat from the beams will melt it.

I ended up selling my euro grills a day after receiving it.

[bmwstephen]

This is correct.

Anyone know if the euro grilles work with Hella H1 & H4's?

no they don't. I experience a set myself personally. The lense on the H4's protrude out compared to sealed beams and ellips. The clearance is really tight even if you sand down the grills and ultimately, the heat from the beams will melt it.

I ended up selling my euro grills a day after receiving it.