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Amazon grills review/photo
Wanted to swap the oem grills for some gloss black. Took a shot on amazon.. $50 shipped.
Everything lined up perfect and looks no different then oem I typically buy bmw brand but I mean 50 bucks or 96 per grill………
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Did Amazon double slat and bought the IND paint matched camera trim to separate the two. They've held up perfect.
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Looks awesome!
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Thought about the double slat look but even if they don't interfere with the active grills (a lot do), I just think there is too much going on with double slats plus all the active slats behind it. Looks awesome on the M5 that is was meant for which does not have active grills.
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But I totally get what you mean! Double slats look nice I had them on my 335i but I liked the single more on this particular car I went back and forth for days trying to decide lol
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Glad to hear your grill fits well and doesn’t wiggle.
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Here’s my spoiler and diffuser for reference.
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Very nice! Is yours an lci or did you upgrade the lights? Car looks awesome.
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Thanks, I did the LCI tails. Easily the most impactful mod I did, to me anyway.
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Looks sick. I want to get those on mike eventually. Oem or off brand?
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Thanks man. These are OEM Euro LCI's.
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First thing I did when I got the car was Dinan tune it about a month after delivery. A few months later I did the LCI's. LCI's would be the first thing I would do. Just my opinion, but they look so much fresher and current.
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Did you do the dinan piggy back or flash? I looked at the dinan piggy back and the jb4 I normally would flash tune but I was skeptical since it under bmw warranty. Just in case anything happens I don’t want to be screwed
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How do you like it? It looked pretty legit with the Bluetooth control
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I did the one before they replaced it with the Dinan X. It was called Dinantronics. No Bluetooth, just plug it in. It was a lot more expensive than the new X, but the one I have results in more HP than the X. I like it, but to be honest, I should have waited a few months before I did it. I had the car for like two weeks and I slapped it in. I didn't really have a solid "before" sample. Cars a beast so I assume it works well, lol. I'm around 3.6 0-60 and that's more than fine for me.
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New Owner '18 540d xDrive - advice needed
I am planning to replace the chrome trim around the black, double slatted grills, the chrome 'boomerang' trim on each front fender and, if possible, the chrome trim on each door handle. Everything that is now chrome would be black (except the trim around the windows).
I have been following this thread and am a bit confused regarding where to source all this stuff with aftermarket parts where fitment and durability is pretty close to OEM without the $$$$. I would appreciate your recommendations about sourcing these parts and advice regarding what I may be leaving out or not considering. Thanks, Steve |
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I’m not sure where to get the parts for your chrome trim, you may have to wrap them unless you bought aftermarket. The frills I used were $60 shipped with amazon. I’ll provide a link of the exact ones I bought. Hope that helps!
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https://amzn.to/45ZWITN
Link for the exact grills I bought. Great quality. Great packing. No wiggle. Good fitment
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