Kidney grills...Suggestions

[Aqua Bliss]

I added Titanium Grill to my 2011 35i Sapphire Black Metallic.

I'd say get Titanium or Glossy Black, I'm not a fan of Matte Black unless you have matte black rims or something to match, but the Titanium Grill matched my x6m reps pretty well:

[dnsource]

Originally Posted by Aqua Bliss

I added Titanium Grill to my 2011 35i Sapphire Black Metallic.

I'd say get Titanium or Glossy Black, I'm not a fan of Matte Black unless you have matte black rims or something to match, but the Titanium Grill matched my x6m reps pretty well:

Do you happen to have a front shot? I don't really notice the silver mesh colored grills on yours?

[Aqua Bliss]

Originally Posted by dnsource

Do you happen to have a front shot? I don't really notice the silver mesh colored grills on yours?

Sure here you go... The mesh grills are black actually not silver.

[dnsource]

Originally Posted by Aqua Bliss

Sure here you go... The mesh grills are black actually not silver.

My 2 center mesh grills under the kidney grills are silver... I thought all 2011's came with the silver center mesh grills

[Aqua Bliss]

Originally Posted by dnsource

My 2 center mesh grills under the kidney grills are silver... I thought all 2011's came with the silver center mesh grills

I think only 35i sport has the silver grilles...

[E53is]

photos of mine, black sapphire with a gloss black factory bmw grill(s)
the black gloss looks great because it matches the shadow trim ect...

(they are really easy to pop in and out)

[dnsource]

Originally Posted by E53is

photos of mine, black sapphire with a gloss black factory bmw grill(s)
the black gloss looks great because it matches the shadow trim ect...

(they are really easy to pop in and out)

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Sweet M

[dnsource]

Originally Posted by E53is

photos of mine, black sapphire with a gloss black factory bmw grill(s)
the black gloss looks great because it matches the shadow trim ect...

(they are really easy to pop in and out)

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So these are GLOSS Black not COLOR Matched? Ill man up and remove the bumper... What paint do I use for the mesh grills (which are silver now)????

[BCA]

My suggestion would be to go with the OEM silver kidney grilles. That's what I did when I had my X5...see pics here:

http://www.xoutpost.com/bmw-sav-foru...hire-214s.html

If you don't like the chrome surrounds, you can do something about that. But I think the OEM grilles look best. And I'd stay away from that ebay crap.

If you want to remove the bumper and paint the lower mesh black, it's your call. But I wouldn't do that unless you were going with the all-black look and didn't want any light/contrasting colors. Just my opinion. If you paint the mesh, it will likely chip/crack over time anyway. Good luck.

Oh and by the way, E53is, your M is sweet!

[JDav]

Originally Posted by dnsource

So these are GLOSS Black not COLOR Matched? Ill man up and remove the bumper... What paint do I use for the mesh grills (which are silver now)????

I used Krylon Fusion (satin black)