Kidney Grille Color?

mattm123 · 12-04-2015, 08:18 AM

Hello, I have a black 2011 328 and I was wondering if I should go with the bmw oem gloss black kidney grille, an aftermarket gloss black kidney grille or a matte black one. I haven't seen too many in person so I do not know which looks the best. Thanks

chandleerr · 12-04-2015, 08:45 AM

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Originally Posted by mattm123

Hello, I have a black 2011 328 and I was wondering if I should go with the bmw oem gloss black kidney grille, an aftermarket gloss black kidney grille or a matte black one. I haven't seen too many in person so I do not know which looks the best. Thanks

Depends on the color of your car. A lot of people like the matte ones I personally prefer the gloss. My e92 is crimson red. Bmw performance gloss black grills are pricey. Ecs tuning sells some cheaper options that work just as great. For me didn't see a reason in buying the ones from Bmw as when I sell the car it's getting the stockers thrown back on. Hope this helps.

wdeerfield · 12-04-2015, 08:50 AM

gloss for the e9x platform and newer.

I have a jet black f10 with a gloss black (shadowline) grill and it looks great.

matte was for e46 and older.

mattm123 · 12-04-2015, 09:24 AM

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Originally Posted by mattm123

Hello, I have a black 2011 328 and I was wondering if I should go with the bmw oem gloss black kidney grille, an aftermarket gloss black kidney grille or a matte black one. I haven't seen too many in person so I do not know which looks the best. Thanks

Depends on the color of your car. A lot of people like the matte ones I personally prefer the gloss. My e92 is crimson red. Bmw performance gloss black grills are pricey. Ecs tuning sells some cheaper options that work just as great. For me didn't see a reason in buying the ones from Bmw as when I sell the car it's getting the stockers thrown back on. Hope this helps.

I found a few gloss on mod bargains and they went for 110$

mattm123 · 12-04-2015, 09:26 AM

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Originally Posted by wdeerfield

gloss for the e9x platform and newer.

I have a jet black f10 with a gloss black (shadowline) grill and it looks great.

matte was for e46 and older.

Now that i hear this, i agree. I will go for gloss black

GermanInCA · 12-05-2015, 11:08 AM

Also depends on whether E90 or E92. Definitely gloss for both. If E92, I wouldn't use the Perf Grille as is (looks a little cheap IMO), but swap out the slats.

bimmette · 12-05-2015, 03:54 PM

Gloss black and the eBay ones are just fine.

snaimpally · 12-05-2015, 04:54 PM

Get the BMW grills. Not a significant price differential between OEM and aftermarket grills. I got mine from forum sponsor getbmwparts.
http://www.getbmwparts.com/partlocat...catalogid=4462 $58 for the pair, genuine BMW.

https://www.ecstuning.com/ES2702977/ Aftermarket is $59.

mattm123 · 12-05-2015, 04:55 PM

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Get the BMW grills. I don't recall a significant price differential between OEM and aftermarket grills.

There isnt. Its about 25$. Just wanted to know if there was a big difference. Thank you for the help

Ali-E90 · 12-05-2015, 10:27 PM

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Originally Posted by mattm123

Hello, I have a black 2011 328 and I was wondering if I should go with the bmw oem gloss black kidney grille, an aftermarket gloss black kidney grille or a matte black one. I haven't seen too many in person so I do not know which looks the best. Thanks

On a black car, gloss black. Matte just doesn't look right unless there's contrast against the colour of the car.

CrippledLucifer · 12-06-2015, 11:28 AM

I got gloss black ones on my jet black car. It has the sport package so the rest of the car has the glossy shadowline trim. It made no sense to slap on matte black so I just went with it. I love how it looks and have gotten quite a few compliments on it.

mattm123 · 12-06-2015, 11:47 AM

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Originally Posted by Ali-323i

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Originally Posted by mattm123

Hello, I have a black 2011 328 and I was wondering if I should go with the bmw oem gloss black kidney grille, an aftermarket gloss black kidney grille or a matte black one. I haven't seen too many in person so I do not know which looks the best. Thanks

On a black car, gloss black. Matte just doesn't look right unless there's contrast against the colour of the car.

Now that i heard this, i agree. Maybe matte black on alpine white.

wdeerfield · 12-06-2015, 04:10 PM

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Originally Posted by snaimpally

Get the BMW grills. Not a significant price differential between OEM and aftermarket grills. I got mine from forum sponsor getbmwparts.
http://www.getbmwparts.com/partlocat...catalogid=4462 $58 for the pair, genuine BMW.

https://www.ecstuning.com/ES2702977/ Aftermarket is $59.

the OEM ones are $58 PER SIDE off GetBmwParts. that makes the aftermarket grills half the price. and most ebay sellers give free shipping while Getbmwparts will charge at least $12 to ship those.

skua · 12-06-2015, 05:00 PM

Gloss black on my sapphire black e92. Makes it look stealth and matches the shine of paint work. I'd go matte black if I had white or blue but not a black or grey colour

dannyjones · 12-06-2015, 07:22 PM

I'm also looking for my black sapphire e90. Last week I saw what I think was an f30 m3, black with gloss black grill, but not even spacing of the slats. Looked really good. Was thinking of looking for something like that

getBMWparts · 12-07-2015, 11:03 AM

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the OEM ones are $58 PER SIDE off GetBmwParts. that makes the aftermarket grills half the price. and most ebay sellers give free shipping while Getbmwparts will charge at least $12 to ship those.

We actually offer free ground shipping on all Performance grills (US only).

wdeerfield · 12-07-2015, 11:52 AM

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We actually offer free ground shipping on all Performance grills (US only).

very nice!

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snaimpally Major 136 Rep 1,192 Posts Drives: 2011 335i MT Join Date: Mar 2014 Location: Austin, TX iTrader: (9) Garage List 2011 BMW 335i [0.00]	Get the BMW grills. Not a significant price differential between OEM and aftermarket grills. I got mine from forum sponsor getbmwparts. http://www.getbmwparts.com/partlocat...catalogid=4462 $58 for the pair, genuine BMW. https://www.ecstuning.com/ES2702977/ Aftermarket is $59. __________________ PTF Map, Pure Turbo Stage 1, GFB DV+, Mfactory LSD, AA FMIC, B12 Pro Kit, M3 FCA, AR DP and Dynavin N6, Mosconi AS100.4, AS100.4, AS200.2, Micro Precision tweeters & woofers, Esotar2 1200 Last edited by snaimpally; 12-05-2015 at 05:02 PM..
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CrippledLucifer First Lieutenant 129 Rep 371 Posts Drives: '09 E90 328i 6MT, '16 F10 535i Join Date: Oct 2013 Location: Ottawa, Ontario iTrader: (0) Garage List 2016 BMW 535i [0.00] 2009 BMW 328i [0.00]	I got gloss black ones on my jet black car. It has the sport package so the rest of the car has the glossy shadowline trim. It made no sense to slap on matte black so I just went with it. I love how it looks and have gotten quite a few compliments on it.
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skua Enlisted Member 4 Rep 39 Posts Drives: 335i '08 M-Sport Join Date: Dec 2015 Location: Syd, Aus iTrader: (0)	Gloss black on my sapphire black e92. Makes it look stealth and matches the shine of paint work. I'd go matte black if I had white or blue but not a black or grey colour
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dannyjones Lieutenant 82 Rep 405 Posts Drives: 2011 BMW 335i M-Sport Join Date: Jan 2014 Location: Florida, USA iTrader: (0)	I'm also looking for my black sapphire e90. Last week I saw what I think was an f30 m3, black with gloss black grill, but not even spacing of the slats. Looked really good. Was thinking of looking for something like that
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