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Kidney Grills

Post by jagr » Thu Mar 16, 2017 12:17 pm

I keep seeing X5's/X3 with black grills and really quite like them so ordered a pair.



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Re: Kidney Grills

Post by snrbrtsn » Thu Mar 16, 2017 12:46 pm

I'd give them a day two to adjust
I done the same and think I've turned
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Your comparing 7 slat against 9 trivial though does make a difference apart from the colour change!

I prefer the black

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Re: Kidney Grills

Post by dark_stranger » Thu Mar 16, 2017 2:39 pm

That's one of my jobs to do, swap the silver for black grill.  Although I do have a black car.

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Re: Kidney Grills

Post by Glen » Thu Mar 16, 2017 4:04 pm

Hi jagr.

I prefer the silver with titanium but hey thats just my preference
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Re: Kidney Grills

Post by Horizon » Thu Mar 16, 2017 10:44 pm

Titanium any day of the week.
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Re: Kidney Grills

Post by Dans6490 » Fri Mar 17, 2017 8:04 am

Much prefer the black but then I am biased  ;)

I plastikoted mine black, so if I didn't like them could easily go back. Absolutely love the halos also, I opened up my z4 lights to fit halos but haven't got round to it on the x3 yet. Iirc, the x3 lights are easily opened by putting them in the oven??

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Re: Kidney Grills

Post by jagr » Sat Mar 18, 2017 10:31 am

[quote="Dans6490"]
Much prefer the black but then I am biased  ;)[/quote]

Yours looks better than mine because you have the standard grill with 7 slats, mine have 9 and just think it looks wrong.

[quote="Dans6490"]Absolutely love the halos also, I opened up my z4 lights to fit halos but haven't got round to it on the x3 yet. Iirc, the x3 lights are easily opened by putting them in the oven??[/quote]

I can't answer that as I retrofitted genuine xenon headlights.
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Re: Kidney Grills

Post by dark_stranger » Tue Mar 21, 2017 1:44 pm

Where did you get the grills from and whats the fit like?

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Re: Kidney Grills

Post by jagr » Tue Mar 21, 2017 2:04 pm

[quote="dark_stranger"]
Where did you get the grills from and whats the fit like?
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The fit is perfect.

I will get them from Kitt
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Re: Kidney Grills

Post by Glen » Tue Mar 28, 2017 9:30 am

Hi jagr

Which ones have you gone with?
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Re: Kidney Grills

Post by jagr » Tue Mar 28, 2017 9:39 am

I have ordered another set to try and if I am still unsure I will go back to the Titanium grills.
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Re: Kidney Grills

Post by Glen » Tue Mar 28, 2017 9:48 am

I think they look like a good choice look forward to seeing them on the X ;)
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Re: Kidney Grills

Post by jagr » Thu Jun 08, 2017 4:09 pm

My new grills have finally turned up
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Re: Kidney Grills

Post by kkx5 » Thu Jun 08, 2017 6:37 pm

:ok:

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Re: Kidney Grills

Post by PokenH00D » Fri Jun 09, 2017 7:52 pm

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