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Headlight Ventilation Grommet
Headlight Ventilation Grommet design listed for 2003–2010 BMW 5 Series. Listed category: exterior. Verify dimensions, fitment and material suitability before printing.
- Make
- BMW
- Model
- 5 Series
- Year range
- 2003–2010
- Submodel
- Not supplied
- Engine
- Not supplied
Source approval status: pending. Source flags do not certify fit, material suitability or safety for your vehicle.
License conditions, files, application and fit are reviewed before work is accepted.
Description
There are also other possible reasons like the "eyebrows" light sockets in the headlights as described by Hella (https://www.hella.com/techworld/de/bi/BMW-E60-Scheinwerfer-Betauung-9586/) but these grommets are at least one possible part of the puzzle.
Update: I found the original form a bit hard to print so I updated it a little bit thickening the exiting tube and enlagring the support there. You'll find that in the second design.
Best print it standing on the flange without any supports. Use the highest possible temperature for your TPU fillament (I do use sunlu TPU 190-210°C so I used 210°C) and use round about half your usual PLA print speed (for me it was around 1500mm/min). Increase your Extrusion-Multiplikator by roughly 5-10%. No need for heated bed. I printed with raft even though that's not needed.
Source description, under the recorded CC-BY-4.0 license.
Print instructions
- Layer height: 0.2mm
- Infill: 70%
- Supports: As needed
Settings from the source; not independently tested by Orphaned Parts.
Print price estimates
Planning prices for one print, not a final quote. Defaults use a size allowance inferred from the part name, not a measured or sliced model. Filament suitability must be confirmed.
| Filament | USD / print | Application notes |
|---|---|---|
| PLA | $28.50 | Indoor prototypes; not a default material for hot vehicle interiors. |
| PETG | $29.00 | General-purpose candidate; heat and creep need review. |
| ASA | $32.50 | Candidate for UV exposure; verify temperature and geometry. |
| ABS | $31.50 | Enclosed printing; review application and dimensions. |
| TPU | $37.50 | Flexible designs only; not a substitute for rigid materials. |
| Nylon | $37.50 | Moisture, tolerances and application require review. |
| PA-CF | $42.50 | Filled nylon; abrasive filament and fit need review. |
Pricing assumptions and exclusions
USD: ($6 setup + $3 finishing + filament weight × assumed spool cost × 1.25 waste allowance + print hours × $2.50 × material time factor) ÷ 0.65. Rounded up to the next $0.50.
Assumed spool costs per kg: PLA $25, PETG $30, ASA $40, ABS $30, TPU $45, Nylon $65, PA-CF $95. Time factors: PLA/PETG 1.0, ASA/ABS 1.2, TPU 1.6, Nylon 1.4, PA-CF 1.5. These are proposed shop rates, not measured production costs.
Design work, test fitting, hardware, shipping and tax are additional where needed. Multi-file sets may need several prints. Use actual sliced weight and time when available. Final pricing is confirmed in writing.
All available source data
- Id
- b27ba1ee-c791-4947-986e-3a957f0259f4
- Part Name
- Headlight Ventilation Grommet
- Slug
- headlight-ventilation-grommet
- Category
- exterior
- Cswp Approval Status
- pending
- Download Status
- approved
- Make
- BMW
- Model
- 5 Series
- Year
- 2003
- Year End
- 2010
- Submodel
- Not supplied
- Engine
- Not supplied
- Created At
- 2026-05-07T15:53:03.57837+00:00
- Origin
- aggregated
- Source
- thingiverse
- Source Url
- https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:6153592
- Source Creator Url
- https://www.thingiverse.com/HardyGi
- Cc License Code
- CC-BY-4.0
- Cc License Url
- https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
- For Sale
- No
- Fulfillment Mode
- platform
- Manual Price Cents
- Not supplied
- Image Url
- https://r2-upload.3dcarparts.workers.dev/file/parts/b27ba1ee-c791-4947-986e-3a957f0259f4/images/headlight-ventilation-grommet-1_1778169184465_rifzid.jpg
- Author
- HardyGi
- Estimated Price Cents
- Not supplied
- HasMultipleModelFiles
- No
- ModelFileCount
- 0
- Download Count
- 0
- Detail Url
- https://3dcarparts.org/library/2003-2010/BMW/5%20Series/headlight-ventilation-grommet
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