08-11-2015, 12:26 AM | #1 |
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Front Grills - Gloss black or Paint Match?
Had the X5d for two weeks now and haven't been able to tinker with it at all since the start of our house remodel becoming my 2nd job at night. Anyways I bought painted front reflectors prior to even getting the car and shortly after that I picked up OEM performance front grills in gloss black. After talking with IND about getting the front grills in the color of the vehicle I'm debating whether or not to return the gloss black versions and get a color matching set from IND
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08-13-2015, 09:13 AM | #7 |
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Really depends on the color of the car. For black/blue/white, glossy would work. SG/PG, titanium or chrome. Either way on red. I'd also consider the car as a whole in terms of the look. In my case, I have the glossy black grilles, but my side trim is also glossy black so it goes together. I also think the grilles could use something to highlight them on the edges, so I'd go with either chrome, titanium, or glossy black.
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08-13-2015, 04:01 PM | #10 |
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yep...looks the cleanest. The worst IMO is body matching color. Here, doesn't this give you a boner when you see it?
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08-13-2015, 04:02 PM | #11 |
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another one:
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08-13-2015, 05:20 PM | #12 |
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Color of mine is Platinum Grey Metallic. I'm anti-chrome so OEM is out. Makes me wonder though.....paint matched outer rim with OEM silver centers would look like.
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IMO, if you're gonna swap out the stock grills, just do black. The color matched stuff looks wrong on these vehicles. Looks like you're trying too hard to mod the vehicle. |
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08-14-2015, 08:55 AM | #18 |
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Are you saying mine looks terriblelol JK
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