grille

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hi i was wondering on most of your cars you have got the bmw grille painted or watever black and not chrome i was wondering why ppl are doing that cos i persoanlly think that the chrome bmw grille looks better

[OldUser1]

The chrome hurts my eyes....... :roll:
Just people's opinion on what they like better.
I think mine looks 100x better blacked out than before, but that just my opinion.

EDIT: Before
After

-Kenyon

[LikeCDoos]

ya i love mine black...it's just a matter of personal taste

[e30Matt]

I don't like chrome period. I think it cheapens the car's look.

The only chrome pieces left on my car are the rings on the roundels.

[Streetspec_iS]

because im elitist. i once saw a local kid with an iS with fluoro orange kidneys. he was homo. i actually saw him pull over and put it on before he hit a popular cruise spot. i dont think daddy liked it, so he had to do it in secrecy. weirdo

[Schniddy]

because im elitist. i once saw a local kid with an iS with fluoro orange kidneys. he was homo. i actually saw him pull over and put it on before he hit a popular cruise spot. i dont think daddy liked it, so he had to do it in secrecy. weirdo

[Ryan Stewart]

Bling!

I like the chrome even if it cheapens the look of my car. Honestly Im not a big fan of chrome but the kidney grille is part of BMWs styling and has been for 87 years.

And I have chrome because its SOO 80s, and my car is 80s.

[Jand3rson]

I don't like chrome period. I think it cheapens the car's look.

The only chrome pieces left on my car are the rings on the roundels.

I agree 100% with Matt.

Chrome belongs on classic cars and hot rods.

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thanks guys
i personally perfer the chrome cos i think that it is a symbol of bmw and with the chrome you can see the grille and without it you cant

[BavarianBimmer]

Chrome looks better on a 84-87 pre facelift car it's harmonic with the chrome bumper
(or the diving boards for you US guys )

Black is all the way on a 89-91 car with the plastic bumpers

that's just mine opinion

[nando]

I think chrome kidneys look better, unless the car has smoked hellas, turn signals and tails.. then go black. I might end up doing black in the future but mainly so all the assholes around here don't see me coming..

[James Crivellone]

Chrome looks better on a 84-87 pre facelift car it's harmonic with the chrome bumper
(or the diving boards for you US guys )

Black is all the way on a 89-91 car with the plastic bumpers

that's just mine opinion

I agree 100%, blacking out the grills on the early models just RUINS the car imho

[Jand3rson]

Chrome looks better on a 84-87 pre facelift car it's harmonic with the chrome bumper
(or the diving boards for you US guys )

Black is all the way on a 89-91 car with the plastic bumpers

that's just mine opinion

I can agree with that.

[M42Technik]

If you have a late model E30, blacking them out looks fine, but people need to see that painting them bodycolor would be a tremendous difference, and look great.

Case in point, Jordans car. I plan on doing it too, but since my car is already black, its not really worth dropping the money over.

[rayz]

depends on what color E30 youve got. black and chrome both look alright on my car. black is alil more aggressive. i went chrome again, cause i got alot of clear up front.
before

now