would you spend money on black grills

[MattBimmer]

you can rip on me if you want but I actually have done this a couple times and it seems to look great. I take electrical tape and black out the kidney grills. It blacks them out for a little while and actually isn't really noticable unless you are 3-7 feet away ya know. I love doing it because when I am sick of it I literally just peel it right off.

[AndrewBird]

The thing is, it's not like they are painting your kidneys for $40, you are getting a brand new set for $40. Seems reasonable to me.

[e30trooper]

i thought mine came out pretty nice. How ever I painted the grills and light rims all at the same time so it looks fresh. I used a Semi gloss enamel black.

[grays]

Oems are just fine

[fpmbw325]

Go to Lowes or home depot instead buy plastic dip 6$. It is very easy clean Surface and spary. If you dont like it it just peals off. Check it out on youtube. I'm not a big fan of chrome, e60 sport package I went black, e30 vert and I went black.

[nrubenstein]

I don't know. I do know that flat black grills look like shit, though.

[JinormusJ]

http://www.ecstuning.com/News/BMW_E30_BlackoutGrilles/

"so cool, they're hot"

'Nuff said

Owning a member of the legion of the schwarz army, I honestly dislike all blackout on the car besides the inner door trim (the door trim that opens with the door). Most schwarz owners will be rocking some sorta silver wheel or a rim with a polished lip, so the chrome actually acts as a flourish, and it makes the car stand out a little more when viewed from any angle IMO. Same with the front. Black-out grills is just too much black and makes the car look "murdered out." And we all know, that's pretty rice.

Some cars, mainly Zinnos and Alpines, pull off the blackout trim exceptionally well, but for schwarz, please respect the dark side and keep it light ;)