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      01-09-2020, 03:38 PM   #1
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To grill change or to not grill change...

So my car has the cerium front grill, i like it because it's cohesive with the rest of the cerium parts on the rest of the car, and is essentially "m550i" exclusive.

buttt, I feel the black grill is definitely a lot more polarizing, and I do see a lot of M550i's have the dealer installed black grills, and it still matches the cerium parts.

what do you guys think?
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      01-10-2020, 08:16 AM   #2
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So my car has the cerium front grill, i like it because it's cohesive with the rest of the cerium parts on the rest of the car, and is essentially "m550i" exclusive.

buttt, I feel the black grill is definitely a lot more polarizing, and I do see a lot of M550i's have the dealer installed black grills, and it still matches the cerium parts.

what do you guys think?
Like you, I sorta like the match of the parts (I have the M668 wheels in cerium). I'm more focused on figuring out the parts to replace the missing fog lights.
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      01-10-2020, 08:21 AM   #3
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      01-10-2020, 11:41 AM   #4
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Forgot to mention, if you go with the black grill, consider changing your mirrors to white.

https://g30.bimmerpost.com/forums/sh....php?t=1674103
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      01-10-2020, 01:20 PM   #5
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Forgot to mention, if you go with the black grill, consider changing your mirrors to white.

https://g30.bimmerpost.com/forums/sh....php?t=1674103
yea that's the thing, i feel if i change the grills then i will want everything else to match, opening up a can of worms haha.
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      01-10-2020, 02:08 PM   #6
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Just my vote....I love the cerium. My car is black, and I loved the symmetry with the trim and the 668Ms the moment I saw it, that's what really sold the black car for me. Never had a black car before. Couldn't walk away from it in the showroom. But, not sure how it looks on a white car. And, it is your car, so do what moves you.
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The cerium gray appears goldish in certain lighting/angles. Anyone else see this?
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So my car has the cerium front grill, i like it because it's cohesive with the rest of the cerium parts on the rest of the car, and is essentially "m550i" exclusive.

buttt, I feel the black grill is definitely a lot more polarizing, and I do see a lot of M550i's have the dealer installed black grills, and it still matches the cerium parts.

what do you guys think?
I love the factory grill with Carbon Black Metallic. Although I do like the black grill too, I think the grey accents stand out with my color scheme.
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      01-28-2020, 04:05 PM   #9
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I have had my 550 for a couple of years now. I did not care for the cerium and saw little "prestige" in this cosmetic addition to an otherwise earnest car. I had a lot of changes made at time of delivery including painting some parts. All of the great Bimmerposters do not need me to point out all the changes. I matte wrapped it too. The wrapper accidentally returned the M550 badge on the back that was quickly removed. I recommend making the car perfect for your taste and not listen to too many pros and cons. I would imagine all of my changes would probably approach $2k ignoring the wrap, wheels and carbon fiber side mirrors. Enjoy making it your own!

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I do NOT have an M550, just the lowely 540 with M package. I would never change out the cerium, I think it's classy personally. I almost thought about changing out my grills, mirror caps etc for cerium, but I didn't want people to think I'm a poseur. not sure why I should care what people think though. again, the cerium looks great to me but it's your car so do with it what you want. can't really go wrong.
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I totally agree with the last two posters. Do what you like with your car, it's your car and your money. I took delivery of my 2020 M550 in Rosso Corsa last Oct. I changed all the cerium trim with gloss black and did the mirror caps and rear spoiler in carbon fiber. Why did I do that? Because I think that gloss black goes better with my red. Undecided as yet on my 668M wheels for replacement/paint/or leave. I've said this before, but it bears repeating.
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Here is my black on black with the grill. I didn't have a choice on the grill as this was part of the spec I was able to find. Was apprehensive on how it would look before delivery, but absolutely love it and wouldn't want it any other way.

I believe it all depends on the color of your car. On my Sapphire Black - the black looks mean

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