Black Kidney Grill
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I did a search and saw a lot of black kidney grills and questions as to if the owner had purchased them from ebay. No one had that I saw. The ebay grills go for about $29 and the others go for as much as $120 from the usual suspects. Has anyone picked up the $29 ebay black kidney grill? Any feedback?
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Ebay is hit or miss in regards to grills. Contact member Trinity Autosport for OEM quality matte black grills. They offer the option of paint matched grills as well. 
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From: Originally from Koeln, Deutschland. Enjoying it in Bonita Springs, Florida Now :)
Originally Posted by Billy Mo' post='837313' date='Apr 5 2009, 08:56 PM
I did a search and saw a lot of black kidney grills and questions as to if the owner had purchased them from ebay. No one had that I saw. The ebay grills go for about $29 and the others go for as much as $120 from the usual suspects. Has anyone picked up the $29 ebay black kidney grill? Any feedback?
I highly recommend these though https://www.trinityautosport.com/merchantma...products_id=181
You can contact Nerweezy on the forum, he works for Trinity and IMO is the best vendor on this forum.
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Originally Posted by DRANGED' post='837317' date='Apr 5 2009, 07:59 PM
Ebay is hit or miss in regards to grills. Contact member Trinity Autosport for OEM quality matte black grills. They offer the option of paint matched grills as well. http://forums.e60.net/index.php?showuser=16681
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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).
Originally Posted by DRANGED' post='837317' date='Apr 5 2009, 07:59 PM
Ebay is hit or miss in regards to grills. Contact member Trinity Autosport for OEM quality matte black grills. They offer the option of paint matched grills as well. http://forums.e60.net/index.php?showuser=16681
http://forums.e60.net/index.php?showuser=16681
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Originally Posted by myfootsmells' post='837374' date='Apr 5 2009, 06:53 PM
Keep in mind, you own a BMW 5 series--a $50k+ car. Don't go putting cheap parts on your car.
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From: Originally from Koeln, Deutschland. Enjoying it in Bonita Springs, Florida Now :)
Originally Posted by kamilk' post='838303' date='Apr 6 2009, 07:54 PM
I bought my matte black kidney grill from ebay for 30$ and there was no problems with it finish and quality were
excellent and fit perfectly on my car
excellent and fit perfectly on my car
