you said 'tints' with an "n" right?

LOL yeah?? why would i fear for my man boobs?

Sorry misread, thought you were talking about her.

oh ok i thought i was slow on catching the joke.

but now that you mention it, i don't mind keeping her 'tiNts' too :thumbup:


arite the thread hi jack really needs to end.

back on topic:
lets get some pictures with the headlights powered on !!

ok.:thumbup:

Nice mod Weasel. Not my thing either but I appreciate the effort. I also wondered why you didn't deal with the amber while you were at it. :dunno:

I vote for gloss black grille. The matte black would look good on a non-black X5. I think the matte black would kind of clash with the gloss black of the hood. I have my grilles, slats and surrounds, painted glossy Steel Gray and I thin it looks great. :D I actually think it makes the grilles look wider.

got a picture so we can get an idea on how it might look wider?

I have to find before and after pics but to my eye, the chrome surround kind of frames in the grille and when they are painted black or body color blend better and gives the front end a cleaner look. This does not seem to be as dramatic a difference on an Alpine White or Ti Silver X5 though.

There is a guy who painted his chrome grille surrounds and slats Ti Silver to match a Ti Silver X5 and it looked pretty hot. Yes, I am trying to get you to do another mod. :D

I'm always looking for another mod its no prob haha. but i think the stock black grill really blends well with the rest of my X since i have no 4.6 kit, and dark window tint. i just wish i could get the wider grill of that of the facelifted Xs

I was going to hit the amber part I left with the smoke spray, but when I got the lenses back that dark decided to try them as is... hindsight? Now If I can manage to get my 03 headlights apart I will probably do similar mods with a clear lens and smoked amber as that will loos good too.

Hmmm.... I wonder if the smoke spray on the chrome surround of the grilles will turn out good like black chrome? I might grab a set of old grilles from a flooded X to try that on! (with the center slats gloss black of course)