BMW 1 E81 E82 E88 M Sport Sill Strip Side Skirt Left N/S Sedonarot Red Metallic

BMW 1 E81 E82 E88 M Sport Sill Strip Side Skirt Left N/S Sedonarot Red Metallic in Sedonarot Red Metallic (A79) is an original body component designed for factory M packages. This used side skirt allows for maintaining a consistent look of the side body, ensures proper alignment of the sill line, and facilitates professional repair following mechanical damage or corrosion.

Specifications and technical data

• SKU: 0034731-SED
• Mark: BMW (Genuine OE)
• Condition: Used
• OEM Part Number: 0034731
• Substitutable numbers: 51770034731, 0034731
• Weight: 150
• Location on the vehicle: Left
• Color: Sedonarot Metallic - A79
• Category: Running Boards & Side Bars

Purpose and fitment for BMW 1 Series

The presented side skirt is dedicated to BMW 1 Series models of the E81, E82, and E88 generations equipped with the M Sport package. The element was designed as a factory body component, ensuring it maintains the correct geometry, mounting points, and the characteristic side line typical of the M version.

The placement on the vehicle is the left side, which is crucial when selecting parts for a specific side of the body. The construction of the skirt is prepared to work with original brackets and sill covers, which facilitates installation and reduces the need for additional bodywork modifications.

Sedonarot Metallic A79 color and visual appeal

The skirt is finished in the factory Sedonarot Metallic A79 color, characteristic of BMW's sporty configurations. The metallic paint ensures consistency with other body elements in the same shade, which in many cases allows for limiting the scope of painting to potential spot repairs only.

For owners of cars in this color, this means the possibility of an aesthetic replacement of a damaged sill while maintaining the original look, without the need to change the color or experiment with shades. This solution is particularly beneficial for the restoration of daily-driven cars and when preparing a vehicle for sale or an expert appraisal.

Technical characteristics and installation

The side skirt belongs to the Sill Strips category, which are elements responsible for protecting and shaping the lower part of the side body. The construction is adapted to the serial mounting points in the BMW 1 Series body, which promotes precise fitting with fenders, doors, and M Sport bumpers.

The product has a specific weight, which is important when planning transport and bodywork/painting tasks. As a used part, it comes from an original vehicle, thanks to which it retains factory rigidity and shape, while simultaneously allowing for an economical repair compared to new body components.

Practical application and benefits of installation

The use of this side skirt is particularly beneficial in situations where there has been:

• mechanical damage to the sill after a collision or hitting an obstacle,
• corrosion of the lower part of the body requiring component replacement,
• visual modernization of the car to M Sport specification,
• restoring the original appearance of the vehicle after previous repairs.

Choosing an original side skirt allows you to maintain compliance with the factory BMW styling line, which is important both for utility values and for the vehicle's value on the secondary market. Visual consistency, proper fitment, and maintaining the M Sport character are the main advantages of this solution.

If you are planning a comprehensive repair or modernization of the sill area in your BMW and need other elements from the same group, such as covers, overlays, or additional strips, check the available parts in the BMW Sill Strips category.

Used condition and selection of parts for restoration

As a used element, the M Sport side skirt represents a reasonable compromise between cost and maintaining the original vehicle specification. Such components are often chosen for the restoration of cars from model years that are beginning to be treated as youngtimers, where both authenticity and a rational repair budget count.

If you are planning to refresh your BMW or another car from this period and want to better understand how to effectively use used body parts, it is worth checking out the guide: The second life of a youngtimer – how used car parts rejuvenate cars from the 1998–2012 model years.