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Old 09-19-2010 | 04:52 PM
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I have a chrome grills right now on a silver gray metallic with chrome shadowlines trim. My wheel caps, hood, and trunks are carbon fiber black/silver BMW Logos..my back of MTECH BOdykit is Matte Black....i will get m5 mirror soon so deciding on the grills? HELP which one will look aggressive?


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Old 09-19-2010 | 05:17 PM
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Matte to match the back of the Mtech diffuser
Old 09-19-2010 | 07:24 PM
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Id recommend matte black. in my opinion it would match shadowline trim if you decide to get it, but it would match the lower grill of your mtech as well. we have our matte black grills in stock if interested
Old 09-25-2010 | 08:50 PM
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Originally Posted by NeRwEEzy
Id recommend matte black. in my opinion it would match shadowline trim if you decide to get it, but it would match the lower grill of your mtech as well. we have our matte black grills in stock if interested
I just installed my gloss black OEM kidneys, and they look great, but I'd be interested in seeing matte grills installed. Unfortunately searching for this kind of thing is difficult, do you have any photos of matte on M-tech?
Old 09-25-2010 | 09:46 PM
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Gloss black!
Old 09-25-2010 | 10:30 PM
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Gloss black!
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Old 09-25-2010 | 11:04 PM
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Originally Posted by NeRwEEzy
Id recommend matte black. in my opinion it would match shadowline trim if you decide to get it, but it would match the lower grill of your mtech as well. we have our matte black grills in stock if interested
Just got my matte black grills + black/white emblems from you guys and installed them today! They look awesome!
Old 09-25-2010 | 11:22 PM
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Originally Posted by vikingshelmut
I just installed my gloss black OEM kidneys, and they look great, but I'd be interested in seeing matte grills installed. Unfortunately searching for this kind of thing is difficult, do you have any photos of matte on M-tech?
here's our thread on our matte black grills: https://5series.net/forums/topic/101...1#entry1205115 . we have our matte black grills in stock


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Just got my matte black grills + black/white emblems from you guys and installed them today! They look awesome!
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Old 09-26-2010 | 08:31 AM
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matte is always more aggressive than anything with a glossy or shiny finish...
Old 09-26-2010 | 08:43 AM
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