Blacked Out Kidneys: Why?

[nickflic3]

I did mine because I like how it looks.

I had a goal from the minute I got mine to do a blacked out grill area. Works well with smoked head lights. Do (or don't in this case) as you like; all comes down to personal taste.

My own personal belief is that cars with non-smoked headlights and all euros should all have chrome kidneys

[DisgustipatedAP1]

Blacked out kidneys looked perfect on my Delphin with carbon fiber hood. Very aggressive/mean.

[PootieTang]

i think it looks fine on e36's and newer, but on our cars, with the black grills, it just winds up looking cheap

[F34R]

Bought my first e30 in 2003, I did not belong to any forum and blacked them out. Reason? I FUCKING LOATHE CHROME.

Chrome kidneys only look good on alpina and euro henna e30s with matching chrome bumpers.

[Jand3rson]

imo, if done correctly and tastefully it can make for a more aggressive look.

LOL, really? How do you do it correctly and tastefully?

They either black, or they ain't.

[themoonman]

When i first picked up my car it actually had the blacked out kidneys and one of the first things i did was swap out for the chrome.
Looking back, i some what miss them. It didn't look too bad. I might have to test fit them with how my car looks now

[Roysneon]

It's hit or miss, albeit mostly ends up as 'miss'. I tried it out for a while, but went back to chrome a while later.

[Fusion]

Because everything on my car is black and when the kidneys are chrome, it looks awkward.
If I had an early model, I'd leave em.

[M-technik-3]

In the eyes of the beholder. Used to like them on my Polaris Silver but looked silly on my Zinno.

[Fusion]

Oh and this

[rickycricketts]

Painted grilles are much worse!

[Wh33lhop]

Cause I like how it looks?

I had blacked out kidneys before every single one of you even knew what an e30 was.



I actually have a chrome one right now, suits the I lip better.

Looks like shit :D

[jaywood]

I like mine because I have no other chrome on the car! If I kept the chrome window trim I would keep the chrome kidneys.

[dougie30]

Looks like shit :D

i litterally lol'd

but anyway, i swear it depend on many different things, like if the car is low, wheels, tint, early or late model imo.

a dumped zino with polished wheels and late model bumpers looks so nice with black kidneys.

[glucklich21]

Chrome always