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Originally Posted by Germanauto
A friend did this to his wife's new base model X5. I trolled him for it and he got a bit offended, stating it simply gives the car a "clean" look. This guy is a typical BMW image-conscious customer, not some purist.
I think it looks tacky, cheap, and try-hard. BMW M division has never put such stripes on grille slats, so what are you trying to emulate? If you want an M division product then work hard and buy one, don't try to accessorize your base white X5 to appear like something it is not.
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100% spot on. Same with M badges. Any non-BMW person has no idea what it is, and is therefore unimpressed. Any BMW person knows it's not an M car and is therefore unimpressed.......and thinks you are a childish posing douchebag.
It never has the desired effect, unless you wind up at Chili's and see someone else that did the same thing and thinks your cool because they did it too.