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      12-26-2020, 10:17 AM   #1
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Phytonic Blue M Sport - Chrome or black grille?

As per thread title, should I change the chrome grille to black to match the window trim on my incoming Phytonic 530e?

Or stick with chrome. Sometimes I think all should match, then I wonder is the body colour a good match with the black grille?

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I'd do black in a heartbeat, but that's just me.
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Did you go for the darkened headlights? If so, I’d probably be more likely to go for the black grille, if not, I might stick with the silver.

It’s hard to judge without seeing it. I don’t think I’ve seen a phytonic with the black grille yet.
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Did you go for the darkened headlights? If so, I’d probably be more likely to go for the black grille, if not, I might stick with the silver.

It’s hard to judge without seeing it. I don’t think I’ve seen a phytonic with the black grille yet.
I went with laser lights. Like you, I haven’t seen a picture yet.
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I went with laser lights. Like you, I haven’t seen a picture yet.
You can also spec the lights to be ‘shadowline’. This is in addition the laser light option, and is not part of the shadowline package.

It came as standard on my M Sport Edition, but I think you have to spec it on the other models.
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You’ve probably seen this already, but the LCI release video that BMW made featured a phytonic blue saloon with the chrome grille. I think I like it like this, as it ties in nicely with the black and silver wheels, but I’m sure you couldn’t go wrong with a black grille either.

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You’ve probably seen this already, but the LCI release video that BMW made featured a phytonic blue saloon with the chrome grille. I think I like it like this, as it ties in nicely with the black and silver wheels, but I’m sure you couldn’t go wrong with a black grille either.

I actually hadn’t seen that video. The ones I had seen had chrome window trim. Great find, thank you.
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I stayed with chrome anyway.
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Well order your car with a black one and you still get the original one delivered with the car as usually the dealer will install this, not the factory.

Then you can switch as you prefer or hang it on the wall.....

I am with my first black grille, but I think it looks good either way....
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Ughh those laser lights look so good. I would totally retrofit them to my car but as I have an american G30 LCI it would probably be very complicated.
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