i have a 2012 m56x and was wondering if the front grill can be swapped with a m56s grill??

Welcome to the site.

Yes it can. Also, moving this thread to the correct forum. You posted in the older M forum.

Is there a how to on removing the grill? 2012 m37

Give Michael at www.tunerzstore.com a shout and see if he can source the grille for you and how much. He's very reasonable on his pricing and his customer service is great.

He's also a member on the forum, RED_DET.

Look in here: aero-bumper-install-on-m37x-t574057.html

The link ibc provided is available with a whole bunch more on the M FAQ page.

M37/M56/Q70 HowTo & FAQs > Exterior > HowTo: Install OEM AERO Front Bumper

I hope that I don't have to remove the entire bumper to replace the grille.....

Altim8M37 wrote:I hope that I don't have to remove the entire bumper to replace the grille.....

Well......

Debonair wrote:

Altim8M37 wrote:I hope that I don't have to remove the entire bumper to replace the grille.....

Well......

Awe man. I'll ask the shop to handle it when they do the coil overs and hfc's. I am going with the HID fogs per your write up. Good time to do it.

why dont you just save yourself the money and paint the grill black? Thats what I did on mine and it worked out great. Looks just like the Sport Grille.

austin713 wrote:why dont you just save yourself the money and paint the grill black? Thats what I did on mine and it worked out great. Looks just like the Sport Grille.

I'm going to paint mine as soon as our drought weather returns. DIY to come.

I have contemplating about buying the midnight black grill or having a local paint shop to paint mine.

For everyone that it painted can you please post a photo and what color of black you went with. I'm debating between a gloss black or matte black.

The grille fits sport and non-sport models, although literature says otherwise.

Do it yourself with some Black Plasti-dip and Plasti-dip Glossifier. It looks great and will hold up very well; and if you want to sell it stock you can just peel it back to original. Put paper behind the grill, take off the emblem, mask off the chrome, and put some newspaper around the rest. Paint just like you normally would with broad even strokes. Cleanup is easy, over-spray will wipe off with a microfiber towel.

I might have to do that myself this summer.

Much easier than taking the bumper off... and bumpers never seem to fit quite like they used to after they have been removed.