Blacked Out Kidneys: Why?

[burkey001]

I think blacked out only works when:
a) smoked hella lights; and
b) car generally bad-ass.

example of this.
My bone stock 318is. Has black Hella's but also has chrome kidneys because stock ride height and 14in eurowaves.


My 'not bone stock' 325is. Also has black Hella's but also has a dry-sumped euro S50, AST coils, rediculous brakes, custom Forgeline wheels etc etc etc SO has to have black kidneys.



I tried black kidneys on the 318is... just doesn't look right.
Chrome kidneys on the 325is makes it look a little too friendly. It's not. It will eat small children & dogs :)

[frankenbeemer]

How do you know when to put an M badge on?

[burkey001]

smart-arse :)

318 "it came with it, dealer fitted option per spec sheet"
325 "it has an M motor, so quit breakin' my balls"

[frankenbeemer]

Can't help it, I am apparently in troll mode tonight. Very nice set, by the way!

[VinniE30]

Looks like the trend here is people will say it looks "OK" if the rest if the car looks really good.
But the thing is it will always look better if they're chrome. The only reason to say it looks "OK" is that the rest of the car makes up for it. It looks like it's missing something without it.
Compare any car chrome kidneys to black kidneys all else equal and the chrome looks better.

[squidmaster]

it can look good. I painted mine but regret it.

[camip]

Blacking out kidneys is like taking tits off a women. A women with no tits is not a women, an e30 with blacked out kidneys is not an e30.

[VinniE30]

blacking out kidneys is like taking tits off a women. A women with no tits is not a women, an e30 with blacked out kidneys is not an e30.

+111111111111111111

[EyExR]

meh - who the hell really gives a shit? It looks good both ways in my opinion. clean is clean

[illest318i]

Body color kidneys are more rice than 688477896 blacked out kidneys combined.

This is very true

[iansane]

Looks like the trend here is people will say it looks "OK" if the rest if the car looks really good.
But the thing is it will always look better if they're chrome. The only reason to say it looks "OK" is that the rest of the car makes up for it. It looks like it's missing something without it.
Compare any car chrome kidneys to black kidneys all else equal and the chrome looks better.

I think the trend is it looks good if it "flows" well with the rest of the car. A blacked out grille/headlights or an all darkened car. Chrome kidneys on a car with no other chrome looks weird to me.

[Vivek]

It's a personal preference that there's no use trying to argue or reason.

[nickflic3]

Wanted the grill area to disappear

Like this

[reelizmpro]

Yup, pretty much a personal choice. Its an easy way to change up the front end though. I used to rock black grills because I figured there wasn't much chrome on the car anyway. Then I went back to the stock...classic look. My white m3 came with a chipped to shit black grill that looked terrible. I keep a freshly sprayed black out grill in my garage for the days I want to change up the look but for now, stock grills all around. Perfect if u have a blemished grill but u don't want to throw it away.

[StealthiE30]

As previously stated its a matter of personal taste/choice.

I prefer this...



Over this...