Grill's - Chrome or go to black
06-23-2010, 08:19 PM
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Just painted my earlier today with semi gloss high heat resistant spray paint, didn't do a very good job with the spray paint though so planning to do it again this weekend but it looks very nice, especially the glossy part which goes very well with the shinny jet black color.
06-23-2010, 09:49 PM
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My Ride: BMW 525d M Sport 2006
CHROME ALL THE WAY
the entire face and definition of a BMW is represented in its chrome grill, once you paint it black, it will be just like any other car, with no unique aspect that makes it stand between all those other cars
i think moving to black isnt an upgrade, its more like a "downgrade"
sorry if i offended those who've just spent their dollars on black grills
the entire face and definition of a BMW is represented in its chrome grill, once you paint it black, it will be just like any other car, with no unique aspect that makes it stand between all those other cars
i think moving to black isnt an upgrade, its more like a "downgrade"
sorry if i offended those who've just spent their dollars on black grills
06-23-2010, 10:15 PM
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CHROME ALL THE WAY
the entire face and definition of a BMW is represented in its chrome grill, once you paint it black, it will be just like any other car, with no unique aspect that makes it stand between all those other cars
i think moving to black isnt an upgrade, its more like a "downgrade"
sorry if i offended those who've just spent their dollars on black grills
the entire face and definition of a BMW is represented in its chrome grill, once you paint it black, it will be just like any other car, with no unique aspect that makes it stand between all those other cars
i think moving to black isnt an upgrade, its more like a "downgrade"
sorry if i offended those who've just spent their dollars on black grills
06-24-2010, 05:04 AM
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My Ride: '04 545i, sport pkg, premium sound, sprint booster,
I wouldn't consider this mod to be either an upgrade or downgrade. It's all personal taste. I left my chrome grill on for several months but to me, it does not look right some how due to the fact that my E60 is jet black and the chrome grill does not look nice at all. Don't get me wrong, chrome grill looks nice on other model such as the 6 and 7 series but it looks out of proportion somehow on the 5 so I finally decided to paint it semi-gloss to match the paint.
06-24-2010, 06:08 AM
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I did the black and am looking to go back to chrome. Looks cheapy with my color car. IMHO, dark colors can pull it off but lighter colors just don't look right. If any of you guys have a OEM chrome grill you want to sell please pm me. I broke tabs off of mine during the take off process.
06-24-2010, 06:12 AM
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My Ride: 2007 530i. Purchased 6/28/07. Titanium Silver Metallic, Black Dakota Leather, Dark Poplar Trim, Steptronic, Premium Package, Cold Weather Package, Bluetooth, Adaptive Control Xenons. 10/30/07 Added OEM 124s with 245/40/18 & 275/35/18 Michelin Pilot Sport A/S tires. Installed red Cal Covers� from BavAuto. 11/21/07 Added OEM all-weather floor mats (for winter, carpet in summer) and coat rack. 6/26/08 installed M5-style rear spoiler. 6/30/08 put on red reflectors. 8/22/08 Euro turn signal stickers applied. 3/20/09 Installed Shadowline Trim. 3/27/09 Added Matte Black Kidney Grilles from Trinity. 4/03/09 Installed Bimmian Shadow Matte Black 530i Badges. 4/04/09 Installed LED license plate lights from Trinity. 5/01/09 Installed Brabus Interior LED Kit and White Angel Eyes. 5/02/09 Put in Brabus 6K Fogs. 5/14/09 Removed charcoal filter. 5/15/09 Installed light smoke LED side marker lamps from Trinity. 5/21/09 Sprint Booster. 6/12/09 Painted exhaust tips flat black. 6/13/09 Pulled red Cal Covers and painted calipers low gloss black. 6/27/09 RPI Ram Air Scoop from Trinity. 8/15/09 Installed Brabus's silver invisibulbs front and rear. 9/24/09 Installed R-Dash license plate LEDs from Brabaus (John).
06-27-2010, 06:55 AM
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06-27-2010, 10:19 AM
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06-27-2010, 07:44 PM
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