Regret Matte Black??

yxjackxh · 07-06-2012, 03:19 AM

Who else regrets buying matte black grilles? I'm definitely switching to gloss black but wish I just bought gloss to begin with to save some money...

skatenc123 · 07-06-2012, 03:29 AM

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Originally Posted by yxjackxh

Who else regrets buying matte black grilles? I'm definitely switching to gloss black but wish I just bought gloss to begin with to save some money...

spray pay them with a gloss clear coat a few times. it may make it shiny enough.

kreuz · 07-06-2012, 04:33 AM

why what happened? i'm thinking about getting matte grills...

E90chai · 07-06-2012, 07:01 AM

Me.. I wish I opted for gloss black from the start

Dark_Knight_335 · 07-06-2012, 03:01 PM

Buy my matte grills- they're from **********s and for 2011+ E92 / E93- only on the car a month- look brand new! 50 bucks shipped! (they run 72 bucks plus shipping on **********s)

yxjackxh · 07-06-2012, 03:23 PM

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Originally Posted by skatenc123

spray pay them with a gloss clear coat a few times. it may make it shiny enough.

I sorta just want new ones..

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Originally Posted by kreuz

why what happened? i'm thinking about getting matte grills...

Nothing happened, I just want the gloss ones. My car is jet black and I just think the gloss one will look nicer, but its all personal preference! Its up to you!

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Originally Posted by E90chai

Me.. I wish I opted for gloss black from the start

yeah i know! coulda saved us about $50-75 if we can't sell our matte black ones...

E90Company · 07-06-2012, 03:28 PM

I love my matte black grills. The gloss ones look so cheap in person. You wonder why the iS guys are always swapping theirs out for the matte ones: It makes the front look huge.

Chrispy650 · 07-06-2012, 03:34 PM

I love my BMW perf grills. Yeah they are expensive but I got these as a gift basically. I used to have matte black grills but I prefer these much more.

335iAP · 07-06-2012, 03:38 PM

I had matte. Just looked cheap. Gloss looks much better.

Game · 07-06-2012, 03:42 PM

I painted my stocks matte, didn't love it. Resprayed them with a semi-flat and love it.

idrift4wd · 07-06-2012, 03:42 PM

plastidip....then paint it. DUH!

Newman028 · 07-06-2012, 03:45 PM

I originally painted my chrome grills, matte black on my tiag, thought they were kinda boring and chipped like crazy without a clear coat. After wrapping my roof gloss black I used the left over vinyl to wrap the top mustache parts of the grilled. I liked the look alot better so I repainted the bottom half gloss black.

IMO gloss grills on the pre lci e90s look much better because of the larger surface area on top. On the other models I don't think it makes a huge difference.

The whole journey only cost me 20 bucks probably so no regrets

dhurng · 07-06-2012, 04:06 PM

YES!!! haha matte black gives an agressive look but looks really cheap to a lot of people. gloss/painted is the way to go, it gives a classy clean look to it that you won't regret. Also for those who have black cars gloss works extremely well at night! :]]

ChasVS · 07-06-2012, 04:10 PM

I replaced just the inner grille section with matte black and left the chrome outer ring on my E92. Looks good to me and in consistent with the silver window trim on the rest of the car. Mine is Jet Black so the contrast is very nice.

yxjackxh · 07-07-2012, 12:26 AM

I'm probably just going to sell my matte black grilles for cheap and just buy the oem gloss ones.

Shahdog · 07-07-2012, 04:34 AM

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Originally Posted by hyolee

YES!!! haha matte black gives an agressive look but looks really cheap to a lot of people. gloss/painted is the way to go, it gives a classy clean look to it that you won't regret. Also for those who have black cars gloss works extremely well at night! :]]

Interesting , I started with performance gloss and switched to matte black

dhurng · 07-07-2012, 12:00 PM

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Originally Posted by Shahdog

Interesting , I started with performance gloss and switched to matte black

lol wow shah way to call me out on that one! >:[

Shahdog · 07-07-2012, 12:33 PM

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Originally Posted by hyolee

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Originally Posted by Shahdog

Interesting , I started with performance gloss and switched to matte black

lol wow shah way to call me out on that one! >:[

Actually. It seems I have the dissenting opinion

Your gloss pick seems to be the favorite among the replies

Who knows, I may flip back to gloss

But I did like your comment about the matte looking more aggressive

yxjackxh · 07-07-2012, 01:37 PM

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Originally Posted by Shahdog

Actually. It seems I have the dissenting opinion

Your gloss pick seems to be the favorite among the replies

Who knows, I may flip back to gloss

But I did like your comment about the matte looking more aggressive

I saw your garage pictures and your car looks really good with the gloss grilles! Looks much more cleaner and eye-catching in my opinion, but its up to you!

e90prelci · 07-07-2012, 03:12 PM

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Originally Posted by alec1722

I had matte. Just looked cheap. Gloss looks much better.

+1.

Alex.Devol · 07-07-2012, 03:21 PM

Anyone got carbon? I just bought some and am waiting for them to arrive..

itrocks4u · 07-07-2012, 06:58 PM

Switched from matte to BMW perf gloss black. What a difference!

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E90Company Major General 198 Rep 6,136 Posts Drives: Car Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: FL iTrader: (2)	I love my matte black grills. The gloss ones look so cheap in person. You wonder why the iS guys are always swapping theirs out for the matte ones: It makes the front look huge.
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07-06-2012, 03:34 PM	#8
Chrispy650 Lieutenant 57 Rep 559 Posts Drives: E92 LCI Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: SoCal (Irvine) iTrader: (2)	I love my BMW perf grills. Yeah they are expensive but I got these as a gift basically. I used to have matte black grills but I prefer these much more.
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335iAP Captain 149 Rep 921 Posts Drives: AW E92 & F26 Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: United States iTrader: (0)	I had matte. Just looked cheap. Gloss looks much better.
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Game ------ 8135 Rep 10,612 Posts Drives: G80 LCI, G87 (sold) Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Chicago'ish iTrader: (25)	I painted my stocks matte, didn't love it. Resprayed them with a semi-flat and love it. __________________
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idrift4wd Brigadier General 151 Rep 3,549 Posts Drives: Three Hundred and Thirty Five Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Yonkers NY iTrader: (0) Garage List 2007 BMW [7.00]	plastidip....then paint it. DUH!
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Newman028 Private First Class 4 Rep 163 Posts Drives: 07' 328i Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Atlanta iTrader: (4)	I originally painted my chrome grills, matte black on my tiag, thought they were kinda boring and chipped like crazy without a clear coat. After wrapping my roof gloss black I used the left over vinyl to wrap the top mustache parts of the grilled. I liked the look alot better so I repainted the bottom half gloss black. IMO gloss grills on the pre lci e90s look much better because of the larger surface area on top. On the other models I don't think it makes a huge difference. The whole journey only cost me 20 bucks probably so no regrets __________________ DEPO V2s - Gloss Black Grills - Gloss Black Vinyl Roof - VMR v710s 19" Matte Black - REMUS Sport Exhuast w/ Resonator Delete - Siberian Husky CoPilot
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dhurng ****** 408 Rep 676 Posts Drives: '19 i8 Join Date: Apr 2012 Location: Bay Area iTrader: (2)	YES!!! haha matte black gives an agressive look but looks really cheap to a lot of people. gloss/painted is the way to go, it gives a classy clean look to it that you won't regret. Also for those who have black cars gloss works extremely well at night! :]]
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ChasVS Colonel 41 Rep 2,431 Posts Drives: 2012 MB ML350 Bluetec Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Central FL iTrader: (10)	I replaced just the inner grille section with matte black and left the chrome outer ring on my E92. Looks good to me and in consistent with the silver window trim on the rest of the car. Mine is Jet Black so the contrast is very nice. __________________ My speeding isn't the problem. It's the Slow Folks ahead of me that cause accidents!
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07-07-2012, 12:26 AM	#15
yxjackxh First Lieutenant 32 Rep 336 Posts Drives: 14' F32 AW MSPORT Join Date: May 2012 Location: Southern California iTrader: (1)	I'm probably just going to sell my matte black grilles for cheap and just buy the oem gloss ones.
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07-07-2012, 06:58 PM	#22
itrocks4u Colonel 639 Rep 2,428 Posts Drives: F80, F36, E90 Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: Bay Area iTrader: (3)	Switched from matte to BMW perf gloss black. What a difference!
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