I have a British Racing Green E60, and later on, I am planning on getting silver, forged wheels. To keep the color scheme, I was wondering if there are any vendors that sell brushed aluminum kidney grills. If there is already a thread for this, could someone point me in that direction?

Any and all help is appreciated!

Thank You in advance!

 

cant say i've ever seen them.
i would take your kidney grills apart and wrap the outer lip in brushed steel or alum. 3m vinly and reassemble and enjoy

 

+1 I havent seen any brushed aluminum kidney grills. for color scheme, just my opinion and another thought, I always recommend our matte black kidney grills to match with the lower grill of the front bumper and with the shadowline trim (if the vehicle has sport package or was changed) around the windows

 

Thanks guys! Appreciate all the advice! Does anyone have an estimate on how much vinyl wrap would cost? Could the existing grills be powder coated by chance?

The color scheme I have in mind involves pairing the dark green with a silver/white color since the top line of the tail lights are clear, the wheels would be a silver color, and the grill would match the rest. What do yall think? I'll upload pics of my car right now soon, hopefully it'll be more clear what I'm intending to do

 

Im pretty sure the slats can all be taken apart and painted.
as far as cost for the material check this link out. I just ordered from them and the shipping and customer service was perfect.
http://stores.ebay.com/AutoVinylSolu...=p4634.c0.m322
maybe $17 and then you'd have extra to play around with. Or perhaps ask around maybe someone here can send you some of their extra. When i finish my interior and if i have some extra i could send some your way. It is brushed steel which is a shade darker than the brushed alum.

Now youve got me thinking to wrap them in carbon fiber would be nice, even just the slats in CF would look nice

 

Post a pic of your ride.

 

I had brushed gunmetal grills, looked so sick but they got damaged because they were wrapped. Now stickin to my carbon fiber grills and no they arent wrapped, its the real deal, well overlay lol..

 

Chrome grills can be scuffed up using steel wool to give a brushed finish. Then just spray a clear coat over them to protect the finish!!! Should look good man.

 

have you heard of hydrodipping ? i think it would be a good way to get whatever look you want onto the grills. check the vid to see what i mean

 

I remember when I first got my E60 I was looking to do the exact same thing with my front grills, similar to those found on the X5. The general answer I got was to paint them. Never got around to it though so unfortunately I have no pictures. I'd do it if I knew exactly what color to get. I want it to match the color BMW uses on their wheels, I've always thought it looked like titanium silver?