OEM gloss vs matte black grille

AWF10 · 06-08-2011, 12:12 AM

I know this is a matter of taste but I can't decide which to order. The OEM gloss black or the matte black aftermarket grille? Not sure how durable the aftermarket ones are also. This would be going on an alpine white 535i with shawdowline trim. Of course the OEM grille would be a perfect match to the shawdowline but I was thinking the matte ones would flow better with the front lower mesh grilles in bumper. Which one is better?

LACSTER · 06-08-2011, 12:27 AM

matte to match the front. I have the OEM gloss and it pops a little to much for my taste but I still love it!

mw5 · 06-08-2011, 10:02 AM

I got the OEM gloss black grills to match my shadowline trim.

I don't like that the grill doesn't match the lower mesh so I was thinking about painting the lower black inserts on my M-sport bumper to match.

Has anyone done this?

I think that a complete "shadowline" or "black gloss" trim would look really sharp and would add good contrast to lighter colored cars. It would also bring out the aggressiveness of the M-sport bumper.

SV Concepts II · 06-08-2011, 05:09 PM

Matte black grills

ibimmer954 · 06-08-2011, 05:42 PM

I went with the OEM gloss black grills because it matches the shadowline trim.

AWF10 · 06-12-2011, 11:24 PM

Im thinking matte black

remmib · 06-13-2011, 10:22 AM

I like the OEM gloss.

Keto · 06-13-2011, 11:45 AM

Matching shadowline ftw. Going OEM when my car arrives.

06-08-2011, 12:12 AM	#1
AWF10 Lieutenant 57 Rep 582 Posts Drives: 2011 535i Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: TX iTrader: (1)	OEM gloss vs matte black grille I know this is a matter of taste but I can't decide which to order. The OEM gloss black or the matte black aftermarket grille? Not sure how durable the aftermarket ones are also. This would be going on an alpine white 535i with shawdowline trim. Of course the OEM grille would be a perfect match to the shawdowline but I was thinking the matte ones would flow better with the front lower mesh grilles in bumper. Which one is better?
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06-08-2011, 12:27 AM	#2
LACSTER Major General 759 Rep 8,279 Posts Drives: Hybrid Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: oc iTrader: (64)	matte to match the front. I have the OEM gloss and it pops a little to much for my taste but I still love it!
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mw5 New Member 10 Rep 26 Posts Drives: bmw Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: mw iTrader: (0)	I got the OEM gloss black grills to match my shadowline trim. I don't like that the grill doesn't match the lower mesh so I was thinking about painting the lower black inserts on my M-sport bumper to match. Has anyone done this? I think that a complete "shadowline" or "black gloss" trim would look really sharp and would add good contrast to lighter colored cars. It would also bring out the aggressiveness of the M-sport bumper.
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06-08-2011, 05:09 PM	#4
SV Concepts II 269 Rep 6,093 Posts Drives: E90 M3 Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: 1460 White Oaks Rd. Suite F Campbell, CA 95008 iTrader: (7)	Matte black grills
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06-08-2011, 05:42 PM	#5
ibimmer954 Major 138 Rep 1,424 Posts Drives: '23 i4 M50, '15 M3, '18 911 Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: San Diego, California, USA iTrader: (0) Garage List 2015 BMW M3 [9.75] 2023 BMW i4 M50 [0.00] 2018 Porsche 911 C4S [0.00] 2019 BMW X4 M40i [0.00]	I went with the OEM gloss black grills because it matches the shadowline trim.
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06-12-2011, 11:24 PM	#6
AWF10 Lieutenant 57 Rep 582 Posts Drives: 2011 535i Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: TX iTrader: (1)	Im thinking matte black
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06-13-2011, 10:22 AM	#7
remmib General 1568 Rep 29,202 Posts Drives: 2013 F10 520d M-Sport Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Norway iTrader: (0)	I like the OEM gloss. __________________ F10 520d M-Sport Alpine White \| HRE P43SC 20x9+20x11 \| Michelin PSS 255/35+295/30 \| KW V3 Coilover \| M5 Front Sway Bar + M550d Rear Sway Bar \| 3DDesign Front Lip \| BMW M Performance CF Spoiler \| BMW M Performance Diffuser \| BMW M Performance Black Grills \| BMW M Performance Pedals \|
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06-13-2011, 11:45 AM	#8
Keto Lieutenant Colonel 73 Rep 1,603 Posts Drives: F80 M3 Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: WHO DAT NATION iTrader: (1) Garage List 2015 BMW M3 [10.00]	Matching shadowline ftw. Going OEM when my car arrives. __________________ 2015 SO/SO MT M3 :: Exec : Lighting : Adaptive : HK : CF trim : Full leather : DAP : Black 19's : sunshade Crystalline tint 40%/70% on windshield : M performance mirrors, spoiler, splitters : Status Gruppe CF lip : RKP diffuser : Fully dechromed Bavsound Stage 1 : V1 Savvy hardwired : Self-coded
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