Front grills mod
 

I bought these grills from Bavarien Motorwerken off Ebay a few months ago(same time I installed their chrome rings),but wasnt too sure if I liked them upon first impressions of install,so I took them off!
Now a couple of months after,(kind of a late Xmas present for my X5!),I installed them again and this time I am convinced!They really do look wider(optical illusion,of course) and they really do sharpen up the front of my X.
What I like about the middle grill inserts is that they are not all chrome ,having only a thin layer of chrome at the front but are mostly black ,which gives it a nice contrast and dont make it look cheap!I think on my Green X5 these look better than the oem Titanium!
What do you guys think?

First two photos show the oem grill v Bavarien.

I like it :thumbup:. Gives your X a more luxurious touch.

Thanks.I asked a couple of mates for their opinion and they all voted for the Bavarien grill.

Very nice! I wonder what face-lifted X's would look like in that syle! Does anyone make 'em?

well they get the thumb up from me :thumbup: :thumbup: like your number plate need to get them for my car once I put my reg on. :thumbup:

this is a mod i want to do not sure what tho chrome or titinium [ cant spell it i know lol ]

But them chrome one's look good :thumbup:

My '05 Grills
 

I took the stock grills and applied 1/16" 3M Chrome tape to the front edges.

http://www.baltcoffee.com/x5grill.jpg

I think they look good on your car too :thumbup:

Have a look at post #7.Very nice a facelifted version of my grills!

Really nice coffeeman......In my opinion,looks better than the oem Tiatnium option.

Thanks Powers...I always loved the look of the chrome grills on my Z3, and the 1/16" chrome tape approximates that look. Just enough bling IMHO.

Nice! A simple DIY for those with black grills. :thumbup:

since we're on the topic
can someone photoshop these black grilles onto my car...
just a thought!

http://xoutpost.com/gallery/files/6/2...NSTALLED_A.jpg

http://xoutpost.com/gallery/files/6/2/KirkX5M13.JPG

looks great..

quick photoshop for kirkX5m

nice work! thanks wuzin, so what do you think?

^ you are very welcome.
and I like silver one better but black one doesn't look bad too!

Also prefer the silver grills!The black grills will look better on a darker colour car,like a black X5.

Just going thru old posts regarding grills. Are these the 24.99 kits you see on the web? I was going to do the paint route but this looks pretty cool. Also, has onyone done the grills on top of the hood by the windshield?