E46 kidney grills

[C8LNJ]

Yay or Gay?

Noticed today while cleaning that some of the clips are burst on my front grills & theres quite a bit of play in them..........so looking at my options for replacing them.

Matt Black (with matching side vents) -


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Or just replace like for like -



Im undecided.................... :Z

[NickXX]

Mine had them fitted before I got the car - took me a while to decide, but I'm going to keep them - they look better than the chrome on the Silvergrey cars.

Mine still has the chrome side grilles. I wouldn't bother changing them unless you were getting the wheels done in black/anthracite as it doesn't look quite right.

[mat205125]

I'm thinking of getting my wheels reconditioned in gloss black, and if/when that happens then the grill might have to be changed to match.

In my opinion, matte black just doesn't do it. You need this

[sjj84]

What about getting the black ones and then spraying the outer bit in the body colour? Looks much better in my opinion.

[E38]

Keep the colours of the car consistant. So if you go black, as you say, you need to replace the vents too. Same for carbon.

If I were you I would keep the chrome, and if its just play, then just keep it how it is till it falls out! No point in throwing money away that could be spent on a tank of fuel!

[C8LNJ]

After some thought Im going to do as suggested in the last post & just leave it until it falls off!! :lol:

I dont think black will go at all!!