Blacked Out Kidneys: Why?

[GillesBigCowboy]

Chrome Is just soo blingy n ostentatious.

[gtv-ts]

I just read through 9 pages of Kidney crap at work; aren't Fridays the best. Also I had a beer at lunch. :drink:

[JinormusJ]

both look good but blacked out looks more gay.

ftfy

[gtv-ts]

Looks like shit :D

Thats funny I thought the same thing when I saw your car in your sig.

My car came with them blacked out. I could go either way, dont really have a preference one way or the other. I think it really comes down to the whole package.

My car had limo tint and 17" wheels. I liked the car enough to buy it. But I changed out the wheels fairly quickly and finally made the time to get the tint taken off. To me it made a big difference in my enjoyment of the car.

If you like them blacked out do it. If you like them chrome do it. Body color, don't.

[lambo]

You could also argue that once the factory chrome flakes off, its much easier to rattlecan it black than re-chrome or buy another.

I feel like it's easier to buy a new one than spend the time to paint it...

[Northern]

You could also argue that once the factory chrome flakes off, its much easier to rattlecan it black than re-chrome or buy another.

[AussieTemplar]

I just think the smoked hellas + black kidneys contrast better with the colour of my car (Lachsilber).





Both look good but blacked out looks more aggresive.

[WhorifyingHunty]

I'm 40 and I like the black ones Does that mean I'm confused?
:)
I don't know
I've never been a fan of chrome on a car
On black it looks ok
On anything else it makes it look old fashioned to me

haha :D no way man! i really agree with that last part, im more into blacked out. chrome just depends on the car to me

[Holland]

I personally like the black kidneys. Not a fan of the chrome they look weird to me.

But the lights, and wheel barrels dont!?!

It seems the argument so far is this:

Chrome: completely compliments the look of the car, shows it's a BMW, breaks the front up

Black: I hate chrome

[GreasyE30]

I wanna do it because I hate chrome.

[CHIF8008]

some cars can pull black ones off , but honestly the only thing that bothers me is when they are color matched. just looks tacky. kinda like if you spray painted your dash air vents and gauge cluster surround with red or some other color than black. looks rice and degrades the car as a whole.

[InNeedOfBoost]

I did it for two reasons. 1) I hate chrome and 2) I like the way the black looks.

[grays]

any color match pics

[kmarei]

It seems like the black kidneys or chrome kidneys comes with the age group. I'm not trying to be rude, I just think maybe the older guys like chrome more because they saw it through out there life and and now the younger guys or kids try to switch it up or like it as a stealthy or more aggressive compared to the classy chrome grills. That's just what i was thinking, it probably doesn't make sense but whatever. I personally like both depending on the car.

I'm 40 and I like the black ones Does that mean I'm confused?
:)
I don't know
I've never been a fan of chrome on a car
On black it looks ok
On anything else it makes it look old fashioned to me

[carfantiti]

to each is own my m3