Black or Chrome Kidney Grills

greg335xi · 11-11-2013, 09:15 PM

Black looks great. Got them on mine too.

brinkmann · 11-11-2013, 09:16 PM

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Originally Posted by OsaE

I swapped my Chrome kidney grills for the all black one and now think they are too pimped out. Attached are both images of car with Chrome and Black.

What do you guys think? Leave it or change it back to the Silver/Chrome one?

I made the same moved on my (jet black) pre-LCI E90 and I had the same reaction as you. That being said, I think think the black grills look much better on a black LCI car.

Keep em in for another week and see if they grow on you.

Miller335 · 11-11-2013, 10:07 PM

It depends on the color of the car.

Some colors look better one way, some colors can do both.

Black is one of those colors that could go either way.
Only prob if one thing is black than I would feel like I would have to do all the other accents black also, even the wheels.

khodo · 11-11-2013, 10:23 PM

i have the black and love it

MAYO · 11-12-2013, 08:39 AM

Matte BLACK!

TeinBMW · 11-12-2013, 08:41 AM

Black

JAL0988 · 11-12-2013, 09:27 AM

You have no chrome trim on your car. Keep them black.

goofyboots81 · 11-12-2013, 10:49 AM

Black.

The Cleaner · 11-12-2013, 01:09 PM

335is grilles look the best for me

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335iAP · 11-12-2013, 02:55 PM

Black with the silver slats, if that's possible on the e90. It looks really good on my e92.

raceyBMW · 11-12-2013, 03:28 PM

Have you looked into the M3 "Edition" black chrome grilles? They look the best on black in my opinion. Not 100% sure they fit on an E90 non-M3, but worth looking into.

You can also sand down the slats, leave the ring chrome, and paint the slats black. Its what I had before I got the M3 Edition grilles and I liked that look too.

TEBlas14 · 11-12-2013, 07:46 PM

^^ sorry if the images are large...still learning

SP3333D · 11-12-2013, 09:48 PM

I went black too. Went full flat on the grilles and frozen on the car:

335iAP · 11-12-2013, 10:40 PM

Those gold grilles are vomit-worthy

11-11-2013, 09:15 PM	#23
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Miller335 Colonel 295 Rep 2,189 Posts Drives: 2007 E92 Join Date: Oct 2013 Location: Portland, OR iTrader: (0)	It depends on the color of the car. Some colors look better one way, some colors can do both. Black is one of those colors that could go either way. Only prob if one thing is black than I would feel like I would have to do all the other accents black also, even the wheels.
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335iAP Captain 149 Rep 921 Posts Drives: AW E92 & F26 Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: United States iTrader: (0)	Black with the silver slats, if that's possible on the e90. It looks really good on my e92.
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