02-19-2013, 01:00 PM | #1 |
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I'm in the process of having some paint work completed on the front of my Space Gray Metallic X5m, and am considering having the grills and side marker housings replaced/refinished in gloss black.
Shoot me some opinions if you think this would look good, bad, like balls...whatever. Thanks!
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02-19-2013, 01:52 PM | #2 |
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I've no experience with my SG X5, but on my SG M3, I love the matte black look. I'm not a fan of gloss black on an SG vehicle.
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02-20-2013, 07:07 AM | #5 |
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Thats what I was thinking.
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02-20-2013, 11:37 AM | #7 |
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If your wheels aren't black then I wouldn't make the side markers matte or gloss black because it would stick out too much, go with body color. for the grill go for gloss black, it will contrast well with space grey
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02-20-2013, 06:49 PM | #9 |
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I ordered mine from bmwparts.com. The outer frame is glossy and the slats less so - almost matt black. It's perfect for the car if you have the glossy window frames like mine
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02-20-2013, 09:26 PM | #10 |
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you should black out the lower mesh to complete the look, did it on my last x5 and it looked a lot better
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02-21-2013, 03:34 PM | #11 |
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I have gloss black OEM BMW performance grills on my '13 X5M and the grills match the roof rails and window frames perfectly. I'm thinking about how to get the front fender side markers in gloss black too; if you figure this out please let us know.
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02-22-2013, 06:58 AM | #12 |
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Either remove and paint, or wrap in vinyl.
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