Double Slat Grill with Body Color Surround Anyone?

MEBII · 07-15-2015, 09:33 AM

IND is offering the double slat grill with body color surround, anyone have this and/or have a pic? Most curious to see how it looks in Estoril Blue. IMO, the black grills make openings to large and that with a body color surround it would be more consistent with air dam.

MEBII · 07-15-2015, 10:17 AM

Like this...

Michall · 07-15-2015, 10:29 AM

IMO the black ones look much better and more aggressive on 235i.

Cyberdemon · 07-15-2015, 10:43 AM

I always hated that body matched look (or the black kidneys on black car), you lose the pop and contrast of the kidney shape.

e-man2 · 07-15-2015, 12:20 PM

color matched looks awful (from the pic above anyways).

OpenAir · 07-15-2015, 02:31 PM

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Originally Posted by e-man2

color matched looks awful (from the pic above anyways).

+1

MEBII · 07-15-2015, 05:17 PM

Negative opinions aside (and I agree that the sample picture is not good) but with the lip around the air dam vent (and a similar lip on the rear valence) the that shape and surround of the grill is similar, I think it might look better than chrome (which I have) and provide more contract than all black.

Compare the Estoril Blues in this pic, one has OEM grill, another with black. I think the grill loses definition in all black and makes the grill seem out of proportion.

Icy J · 07-15-2015, 09:00 PM

^ the one in that pic actually uses a matte silver/brushed aluminium look grille, looks quite nice. Not a fan of body colour matched grilles personally

nike001 · 07-15-2015, 09:09 PM

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Originally Posted by Cyberdemon

I always hated that body matched look (or the black kidneys on black car), you lose the pop and contrast of the kidney shape.

Me too. It's an OG BMW thing though so I usually just go along with it.

MrBimmerM235i · 07-20-2015, 12:45 PM

They don't know what else to offer.

Geektechlive · 12-16-2015, 05:43 PM

I just bought them for my new ride. I like em.

MEBII · 12-16-2015, 06:49 PM

Looks good! From IND?

CanadianGatorBacon · 12-21-2015, 05:54 PM

Wow, much better looking than the E92 example. Good choice.

Geektechlive · 01-11-2016, 10:38 PM

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Originally Posted by MEBII

Looks good! From IND?

Yup from ind. I like the complete chrome delete and with the blue i think it makes the double slats pop out more noticeable.

Geektechlive · 01-11-2016, 10:39 PM

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Originally Posted by CanadianGatorBacon

Wow, much better looking than the E92 example. Good choice.

Yah. The e92 color matched really looks fugly in my opinion. Not sure why but it makes it seem like the kidneys are much smaller in the e92 photo.

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