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Chrome or black grill
Posted: Mon Apr 09, 2012 12:26 am
by Flog
Had the X for a week now and just wondering if I should change the grill over. I have chrome on black and just wondering if black on black would look better? Any comments or pictures of before and after greatly appreciated. Thanks
Ps, has anyone wire or rather got a snazzy way of getting the iPod wire out the arm rest to the centre console without ramming the lid down? Again, comments appreciated.
Re: Chrome or black grill
Posted: Mon Apr 09, 2012 10:55 am
by X5Sport
Have a look on the web for pictures of the 'BMW Performance' kidney grills. They are all black.
Or have a look at...
X5 Performance Parts
They definitely don't look right on my X6, but that has titanium/chrome on a red body. It depends on the overall combo.
Posted: Mon Apr 09, 2012 4:08 pm
by Black X5
Black!
Re: Chrome or black grill
Posted: Mon Apr 09, 2012 6:31 pm
by westside
black grills!
Re: Chrome or black grill
Posted: Mon Apr 09, 2012 6:37 pm
by 535dboy
Personally I can't make my mind up on them
Not sure it cheapens the car
Re: Chrome or black grill
Posted: Mon Apr 09, 2012 8:27 pm
by Flog
Been looking at the fronts of every Beemer I see and seen a few black grills and have to say I like... Perhaps I'm cheap!
Will order this week. Does anyone have a spare set?
Re: Chrome or black grill
Posted: Tue Apr 10, 2012 11:30 pm
by Raj
Black all the way. Or even colour coded surround with black slats.
Re: Chrome or black grill
Posted: Thu Apr 12, 2012 7:03 pm
by x555
Defo black for me....or you could have both
lookat this thread
viewtopic.php?f=8&t=3983
Re: Chrome or black grill
Posted: Sat Apr 14, 2012 7:31 am
by Ashley
My Sport model came with a Titanium Grill, But I changed it to a black one.
Before -
After -
Obviously the top one was when the car was clean and the bottom one early this morning and shows that I have a job to do!
Re: Chrome or black grill
Posted: Sat Apr 14, 2012 8:04 am
by Flog
Ashley, have decided and should be arriving today. Is it push in pull out job or more technical!
Re: Chrome or black grill
Posted: Sat Apr 14, 2012 11:37 am
by Ashley
Open bonnet, then squeezing the few small clips to remove the old one and the new ones click into place by pushing (spring clips).
Re: Chrome or black grill
Posted: Sat Apr 14, 2012 3:00 pm
by Flog
In the post today and now on the car! Me thinks looking good!
.............. so that means another question...how do you upload a pic on here!? (i'm sorry, total newbie!)
Re: Chrome or black grill
Posted: Sat Apr 14, 2012 5:44 pm
by X5Sport
[quote=""Flog""].............. so that means another question...how do you upload a pic on here!? (i'm sorry, total newbie!)[/quote]
Just follow this process..
As written by our very own Sanj (though he probably had help..
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viewtopic.php?f=28&t=400
Re: Chrome or black grill
Posted: Fri Apr 20, 2012 1:27 pm
by squeaky2
Black grill looks good on Ashleys car as it has the high gloss shadowline and black roof bars....think it would look wierd on mine which is black and silver
Chrome or black grill
Posted: Fri Apr 20, 2012 7:56 pm
by kkodal78
ordered my set of black ones on monday.