I had the plastic BMW one that just makes an A around the front bumper. I had a Titanium Silver one and I thought it looked good. It should offer you at least some protection if someone backs into you.

Side note:
How fast are people backing into people exactly, what is the bar made of plastic :)

Welcome to the board.

i thought the painted bars were metal....

Mine was definitely not metal. It might not be plastic, but it was too light to be metal.

I like the look and the Sport package x5 comes with it! :thumbup:

Hi..I also park on the streets of NYC, I'm not a bull bar girl but I was wondering what are you doing to protect the smooth back bumper, everyday I see a new scratch was thinking about adding a large tow bar...