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11-12-2008 | 09:42 AM

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slickE60

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Originally Posted by DD_545i' post='718951' date='Nov 12 2008, 08:08 AM

Painted!

They do look better (even off the car) painted. For the cost of a tin of high-gloss black paint I figured there was no point not doing it.

Stone chips will make your painted grilles look ghetto in a few months... I left mine unpainted, they look awesome on my dark blue car.

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11-12-2008 | 09:44 AM

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My Ride: My ex-ride: EU '08 LCI 520dA. Space Grey, Sport Seats in Black Leather/Fabric Anthracite, Sport Steering Wheel, A/C with Extended Features, Hi-Fi Speakers, Cup Holders, Cruise with Braking function, Folding Rear Seats, Xenons, Park Distance Control.

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Originally Posted by slickE60' post='719173' date='Nov 12 2008, 08:42 PM

Stone chips will make your painted grilles look ghetto in a few months...

+1.

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11-12-2008 | 09:44 AM

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Originally Posted by slickE60' post='719173' date='Nov 12 2008, 07:42 PM

Stone chips will make your painted grilles look ghetto in a few months... I left mine unpainted, they look awesome on my dark blue car.

I'll watch out for that. I don't often encounter stone chips really though. The roads are fantastic round here. I still have 90% of the paint left, so if they go ghetto on me, a quick 30 seconds with sandpaper and a quick blast from the spray can and they should be looking as good as new

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11-12-2008 | 09:46 AM

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Originally Posted by Ricracing' post='719163' date='Nov 12 2008, 07:29 PM

How much did you pay for them?
I would have had a mint pair from my '05 pre-LCI.

They were ?57 from an ebay.de shop.

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11-13-2008 | 03:09 AM

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Installed in 10 minutes and loving the new look.

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11-13-2008 | 05:13 AM

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Looks good

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11-13-2008 | 05:20 AM

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nice,
i'm also wondering what's better looking on my (Silber-grau) car. black or painted

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11-13-2008 | 05:41 AM

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My Ride: 2006 BMW 525I/TITANIUM SILVER METALLIC/GREY LEATHER INTERIOR/EURO RED REFLECTORS/20% TINT/EURO STICKER/BMW CCA STICKER

A lot of people leve them as is....otherwise why not sand down your existing ones? I have a Titanium Silver...put them on no paint I love the look. Im not a fan of the color matched grille.

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