2011 X5 50i w/ Black Glossy/Matte Kidney Grill

[cuffeed]

Originally Posted by cuffeed

Thanks. I was able to find more information about the glossy black grills at Original BMW Accessories : Accessory finder. I plan to call the dealership today to check on prices.

Just spoke with BMW of Fairfax and the glossy black kidney grills are $85 EACH! WOW! I was expecting to pay $85 for both. Any recommendations?
Thanks,
Donald

[kakalika]

Originally Posted by cuffeed

Just spoke with BMW of Fairfax and the glossy black kidney grills are $85 EACH! WOW! I was expecting to pay $85 for both. Any recommendations?
Thanks,
Donald

Ebay??

[hambone1983]

How did you get the chrome rings to be black?
Did you paint those? any tips?

Originally Posted by Riggi24

my 2011 50i Before and After pics of this quick mod….

[JimS X5d]

Originally Posted by cuffeed

Just spoke with BMW of Fairfax and the glossy black kidney grills are $85 EACH! WOW! I was expecting to pay $85 for both. Any recommendations?
Thanks,
Donald

Was that price for the 135i or the X5. I paid 49.58 per grill for the gloss grills for the 135i back in Oct 2010. I paid 85.00 for the set of flat black grills from Turner Motorsport back in February. They were on sale. Unfortunately they do not sell a gloss black set.

[Riggi24]

Originally Posted by cuffeed

Nice...I'm looking to do the same thing. Where did you get your grills?

I picked them up through this guy on ebay motors. He is a BMW wholesaler and his products are genuine BMW and ships in quality packaging, simple, and quality. Check out his link I provided, he has a number of items available. My grills are flat black with a glossy black lip and was very simple to install. All you need is a flathead screwdriver to pop a couple of the tabs gently and they come out. items in Keshav BMW store on eBay!

[watrob]

Originally Posted by cuffeed

Just spoke with BMW of Fairfax and the glossy black kidney grills are $85 EACH! WOW! I was expecting to pay $85 for both. Any recommendations?
Thanks,
Donald

There only a little bit dearer here, usually we are double the price, I am surprised there $85 each in the US, thought more around $55 each?

[cuffeed]

Originally Posted by JimS X5d

Was that price for the 135i or the X5. I paid 49.58 per grill for the gloss grills for the 135i back in Oct 2010. I paid 85.00 for the set of flat black grills from Turner Motorsport back in February. They were on sale. Unfortunately they do not sell a gloss black set.

The price was for the X5. After looking on eBay and other sites on the internet, $85 per grill seems to be a fair price. I'm going to pick them up next week.
Donald

[cuffeed]

Originally Posted by Riggi24

I picked them up through this guy on ebay motors. He is a BMW wholesaler and his products are genuine BMW and ships in quality packaging, simple, and quality. Check out his link I provided, he has a number of items available. My grills are flat black with a glossy black lip and was very simple to install. All you need is a flathead screwdriver to pop a couple of the tabs gently and they come out. items in Keshav BMW store on eBay!

Thanks for the information.

FYI - I have found that some vendors will reduce their price via of just sending a Paypal invoice. That keeps them from having to pay eBay fees.

Donald

[cuffeed]

Originally Posted by watrob

There only a little bit dearer here, usually we are double the price, I am surprised there $85 each in the US, thought more around $55 each?

I wish $55 each here!
Donald

[X5X]

Getting them off is a bit fiddly, especially when its below freezing outside and your garage is full -_- but installing them takes 2 seconds, just push inwards and hear all the clips click and your done.

Here are mine: