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Old 06-23-2010, 10:25 AM
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Good afternoon,

I was offered by a friend of mine some e60 BMW blacked kidneys and was wondering what follow e60's think of changing from Chrom to Black. The vehicle is a '08 550i Black so they would blend in.

Thoughts? Does it look tacky all black?

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Old 06-23-2010, 10:26 AM
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Go black
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If you don't like them you can always change them back to chrome.
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Go black.

If it's too much black for you, do what I did....combine the black frames with the OE chrome slat thingys.....

Likey so.......

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I like that. Can the two be seperated easily?
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Originally Posted by bmwdinan5
I like that. Can the two be seperated easily?
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Yes, they can be seperated easily....the slats are held in place by tabs, just release the tabs and pull the slat sections out, and snap into the black frames. Simple procedure
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GO BLACK

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Yes, they can be seperated easily....the slats are held in place by tabs, just release the tabs and pull the slat sections out, and snap into the black frames. Simple procedure
I seen this look on a black M5 and it looks nice.

If I knew it was so easy to combine the two I would have done this before going all chrome. Now I need to buy a black grill.
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Go black with the chrome inserts, that's what I did for my E39. Best of both worlds !
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chome that shit out, dog!


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