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10-22-2007, 06:12 PM | #1 |
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Thinking of making this slight change - should I?
Painting the lower grill inserts black..or removing them..if that is possible without making it look like crap.
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10-22-2007, 06:45 PM | #3 |
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That's what I did, just sanded it smooth & painted it matte-black.
I already have a good amount of chips though.. If you go to realoem.com & get the finisher rods from a 325 (I think), it's like $25 (+/-) for the black rods.
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10-23-2007, 04:20 PM | #5 |
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Yes ma'am.
I already did though. That was after a night-trip from San Francisco & I got my stuff put on the day after so I was eager to take pictures.
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10-23-2007, 04:51 PM | #6 |
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do it, looks better black imho.
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10-23-2007, 08:19 PM | #8 |
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It can be removed & it's in the DIY Compilation.
You just pull up & give a good amount of force on it. It looks pretty bad out though.. IMO
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10-23-2007, 09:14 PM | #9 |
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Not only my rods are removed by the black plastic lower grill is removed. Looks more aggressive.
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10-23-2007, 09:20 PM | #10 | |
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Pictures? Maybe I know what my next DIY will be haha.
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10-23-2007, 10:55 PM | #12 |
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I like the wheels. I saw an e46 w/ these, and was wondering how those would look an a black e90. Question answered!
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10-24-2007, 02:30 AM | #13 |
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I've been thinking about this Race Mesh Grill from the attached website below. They can finish it with a black powder coat. I'm just curious if it will look ok and/or will it decrease air flow?
http://www.autowerks.com/xcart/custo...roductid=23038
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10-24-2007, 07:43 AM | #16 |
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10-24-2007, 08:36 AM | #17 |
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guys, please don't just 'rip out' the rods, I mean you could, but chances are you'll rip a few tabs off of the bumper.
I would take off the front bumper, then remove the rods from behind the bumper. and yes, leaving the rods off looks like crap, you can see that it's missing a few body parts.
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10-24-2007, 08:38 AM | #18 |
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I removed my lower grills (partially because I had to install ACS lip that requires removal of side parts), and so far I think I looks pretty good. Check it out:
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10-24-2007, 09:25 AM | #19 |
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i think the best grill for the e90 is the ///M grills. The Mtech kit comes with it and i absolutely love them. I think that would be the best alternative... yet again, you'll have to do quite a bit of fabricating to get them to fit.
Oh yea, for those that don't know, the ///M grill is like a stretched out (horizontally) honey comb grill. |
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10-24-2007, 10:28 AM | #20 |
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that picture is too far to tell how it looks
the sides are fine because it's being covered up by the ACS lip, but if you show a close up pic of the center portion, you'll see that it's 'missing something'
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