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Old 08-27-2008, 05:11 PM
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A little bit of bling...

I am not usually one to make any changes to a car - I much prefer the stock appearance but in the case of my 3.0D E70 I just thought the grill needed a little something.

So, my answer has been to add stick on chrome styling strips to the leading edge of the black plastic grill slats.

I think this makes all the difference, what do you think?

Total cost £7 (from Ebay) for 3m of 7mm strip, 20 minutes to cut to length & apply. Cheaper than a replacement Titanium grill and, personally, I think it looks better with the Silver paint.

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Old 08-27-2008, 05:16 PM
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looks good
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Old 08-27-2008, 05:21 PM
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Looks good - I'm not sure if the all chrome grill is an option but it should be a standard on the E70
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Old 08-27-2008, 05:35 PM
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do the real chrome grills actually feel like metal or hard plastic?
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Old 08-27-2008, 05:45 PM
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you talking about the 'titanium' grill? definitely plastic
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Looks really good. The chrome accented black slats definitely look like they have more depth and more aggressive than the all 'titanium' grills.

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Old 08-28-2008, 05:59 AM
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Very nice, classy look
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Am I the only person ho thinks it is discusting???

I had my blacks replaced by the titanium and this way they have the exact same look as the other titanium grills below.
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looks good!
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Old 08-29-2008, 01:23 AM
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I think it looks really good. I might consider getting myself one...
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