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Old 04-01-2011, 11:41 PM
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I have same color as this car but I want to know if this car has glossy black or matte black grills?


and which one u prefer
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Old 04-02-2011, 12:01 AM
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it looks matte
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Hard to say. I'm sure there are better pics on the forums for comparison.
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matte black good luck
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DOes anyone has GLOSSY BLACK GRILLS on their A08 *silver gray metallic*? Does it look nice?
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My car is titanium gray and my grilles are matte black. If I were to do it again, I would go for gloss black. To me the matte looks too plasticy and took away from the luxury aspect of a BMW and the gloss black seemed more refined.
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Matte matches the other trim pieces
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wow how we can change the lock-unlock sound to this, i love it
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My car is titanium gray and my grilles are matte black. If I were to do it again, I would go for gloss black. To me the matte looks too plasticy and took away from the luxury aspect of a BMW and the gloss black seemed more refined.
+1 .. just added the gloss grills, they look fantastic.
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