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      01-28-2010, 06:54 PM   #1
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Not sure what to do on front grills....

E92 Space Grey...cant decide on whether I want to do painted front grills with the black inserts or matte black front grills......decisions.....

Pics on Space Grey to help a guy out? LOL. My entire tax return is going to my car, haha. Fun times!
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      01-28-2010, 06:55 PM   #2
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I went Matte, but mine's Monaco Blue....I think it looks solid.
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      01-28-2010, 07:35 PM   #3
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I think matte black will give a nice contrast...I'm not a fan of the painted look personally.

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      01-28-2010, 07:36 PM   #4
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      01-28-2010, 08:19 PM   #5
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Spend $5 on a can of high-temp Black paint from Home Depot
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      01-28-2010, 09:37 PM   #6
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i would go with matte black
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      01-28-2010, 10:24 PM   #7
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space gray out ring with high gloss black kidneys
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space gray out ring with high gloss black kidneys
Pics???


I am thinking though that worst case scenario I paint my current grills and if I dont like it try the other way. But I would love to see some daylight pics and pics direct from the front with the whole car.
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      01-28-2010, 10:55 PM   #9
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gloss black grills looks good on space gray
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      01-29-2010, 07:47 AM   #10
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gloss black grills looks good on space gray
Sure does.
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Matte grills (I'm selling mine for $30 .... shameless plug). But seriously, matte grills looks clean and sleek on a car.
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i went with gloss black on my space gray because my M sport came with the gloss black shadowline trim. i then went a step further and ordered a spare set of mirror covers from tischer and got them painted gloss black. im in love with how it came out.


just so everyone knows, i had the idea before BMW came out with the 335is lol.
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      01-29-2010, 05:40 PM   #13
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I agree, do the matte for some contrast.
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      01-29-2010, 05:40 PM   #14
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a matte black grille would give your ride an aggressive feel to it
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