Help me choose a grill for my Alpine White 550

Alpine550 · 10-29-2014, 08:56 PM

I purchased the IND grill black on black and I really cant live with it in real life.
It just makes the car look too dull. I like the look on the darker color F10s but with alpine white I really cant do it.

Which look should I go with ? 1) Chrome/Black M5 style 2) Black/Chrome

3) chrome / chrome

The Beast · 10-30-2014, 03:32 AM

I prefer the black on black that you already have on it, chrome looks silly on a white car imho...

bake · 10-30-2014, 06:55 AM

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Originally Posted by The Beast

I prefer the black on black that you already have on it, chrome looks silly on a white car imho...

I agree. The key to the grille looking good is contrast. With an alpine white car, you have the perfect canvas to highlight the most extreme contrast, black vs white. If your car was dark colored, I could see your concern. If it helps, here is a photo of my alpine white with full black grille.

bake · 10-30-2014, 06:58 AM

Not sure why it didn't post the photo before

NewM3driver · 10-30-2014, 07:20 AM

black/chrome

The Beast · 10-30-2014, 12:22 PM

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Originally Posted by bake

Not sure why it didn't post the photo before

I guess we have more black detailing on our cars to tie in the black grille. Mine has gloss black wheels, wing mirrors and boot lid spoiler as well as a black carbon wrap on the roof.

I still prefer the black on black on the OP's car, however if I had to choose it would be chrome surround and black slats

paul @ eas · 10-30-2014, 12:24 PM

I like Black on Black. But that just me.

SonicEndeavor · 10-30-2014, 12:51 PM

I went through this on mine and decided that BMW got it right with the stock grills. The surrounds and faces of the slats are chrome which matches the silver in the headlight assembly as well as the wheels, and the black sides of the slats matches the lower bumper inserts. It looks clean and symmetrical.
If you really feel you must change the grills then go with the black surround with chrome slats.

jmr986 · 10-30-2014, 01:39 PM

I like the black, it ties in with the lower valance

Ycoty · 10-30-2014, 01:45 PM

The black one.

hennrock535xi · 10-30-2014, 01:53 PM

The black looks classy, and it adds a nice contrast to the rest of the car; to someone who doesn't know, it looks like the car came that way. And that's the way it should look. Mixing chrome and black cheapens the look of your car, it makes it look like a 16 year old's Honda civic (one of these fast and furious types). Just my personal opinion.

Bbb34 · 10-30-2014, 02:38 PM

Normally I prefer chrome, but on that car, I think black/black just looks better.

VMRWheels · 10-30-2014, 04:13 PM

Black on black

Rayzuli · 10-30-2014, 10:43 PM

In my opinion chrome rings and black slats (M5 style) looks better.

Alpine550 · 10-31-2014, 12:17 AM

I'm Driving myself crazy, i'm just going to swap them out and see which looks better to me in real life. At the end of the day I have to live with her for another 16 months

martin mustang · 10-31-2014, 06:18 AM

chrome rings and black slats! M5 one is the one to go for.

raleedy · 10-31-2014, 10:22 AM

Weber makes some nice grills.

Bobby_Drake · 10-31-2014, 10:33 AM

+1 on Black on Black.

Sunny 528i · 10-31-2014, 10:40 AM

I like the hi-gloss black on black, if you want the front end to pop more do what I did and have the lower mesh also painted hi-gloss black. Can't really tell in the pic but trust me it looks amazing! I also had the paint shop paint the rear diffuser in hi-gloss black.

Chili Palmer · 10-31-2014, 04:36 PM

My vote is for the M5 grille. The black is a nice contrast and the chrome ties in the chrome trim bits on the car without being overpowering. The stock 550 grilles (chrome & silver) are just all wrong.

lsturbointeg · 10-31-2014, 07:59 PM

Leave the black...if anything maybe a high gloss black

Boss330 · 11-01-2014, 02:25 AM

Neither... Get the M5 LCI grilles. Those are the best looking grilles on the F10 at the moment (IMO)

Just remove the "5" from the ///M5 badge on the grille...

10-29-2014, 08:56 PM	#1
Alpine550 Enlisted Member 1 Rep 45 Posts Drives: 2013 Alpine 550i Join Date: Jul 2013 Location: Staten Island iTrader: (0)	Help me choose a grill for my Alpine White 550 I purchased the IND grill black on black and I really cant live with it in real life. It just makes the car look too dull. I like the look on the darker color F10s but with alpine white I really cant do it. Which look should I go with ? 1) Chrome/Black M5 style 2) Black/Chrome 3) chrome / chrome Attached Images
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10-30-2014, 03:32 AM	#2
The Beast Lieutenant Colonel 268 Rep 1,597 Posts Drives: VW Transporter Sportline Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Wolverhampton iTrader: (0)	I prefer the black on black that you already have on it, chrome looks silly on a white car imho...
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10-30-2014, 06:58 AM	#4
bake Colonel 602 Rep 2,194 Posts Drives: 2011 F10, 2013 E93 Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: New York iTrader: (9)	Not sure why it didn't post the photo before Attached Images __________________ *Bake* 2011 Alpine White on Black 535i M-Sport 2013 Space Gray on Fox Red M3 Vert
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10-30-2014, 07:20 AM	#5
NewM3driver Colonel 1110 Rep 2,008 Posts Drives: 2017 M3 ZCP Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: CT iTrader: (0)	black/chrome
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10-30-2014, 12:24 PM	#7
paul @ eas 11 Rep 384 Posts Drives: 15 M4 Join Date: Sep 2014 Location: Anaheim, CA iTrader: (0)	I like Black on Black. But that just me.
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10-30-2014, 12:51 PM	#8
SonicEndeavor Lieutenant 48 Rep 494 Posts Drives: 2014 535i MSport Join Date: Jun 2013 Location: California iTrader: (0)	I went through this on mine and decided that BMW got it right with the stock grills. The surrounds and faces of the slats are chrome which matches the silver in the headlight assembly as well as the wheels, and the black sides of the slats matches the lower bumper inserts. It looks clean and symmetrical. If you really feel you must change the grills then go with the black surround with chrome slats.
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10-30-2014, 01:39 PM	#9
jmr986 Enlisted Member 11 Rep 46 Posts Drives: 535ix Alpine White Join Date: Mar 2014 Location: Ohio iTrader: (0)	I like the black, it ties in with the lower valance
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10-30-2014, 01:45 PM	#10
Ycoty New Member 0 Rep 7 Posts Drives: F10 535i Join Date: Nov 2012 Location: Netherlands iTrader: (0)	The black one.
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10-30-2014, 01:53 PM	#11
hennrock535xi Registered 0 Rep 1 Posts Drives: 2011 535 xi Join Date: Aug 2014 Location: ny iTrader: (0)	The black looks classy, and it adds a nice contrast to the rest of the car; to someone who doesn't know, it looks like the car came that way. And that's the way it should look. Mixing chrome and black cheapens the look of your car, it makes it look like a 16 year old's Honda civic (one of these fast and furious types). Just my personal opinion.
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10-30-2014, 02:38 PM	#12
Bbb34 Major 731 Rep 1,472 Posts Drives: '11 535i 6sp. DHP/RWD Join Date: Jul 2014 Location: ON iTrader: (0)	Normally I prefer chrome, but on that car, I think black/black just looks better.
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10-30-2014, 10:43 PM	#14
Rayzuli New Member 1 Rep 10 Posts Drives: BMW F10 535i Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: USA iTrader: (0)	In my opinion chrome rings and black slats (M5 style) looks better.
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10-31-2014, 12:17 AM	#15
Alpine550 Enlisted Member 1 Rep 45 Posts Drives: 2013 Alpine 550i Join Date: Jul 2013 Location: Staten Island iTrader: (0)	I'm Driving myself crazy, i'm just going to swap them out and see which looks better to me in real life. At the end of the day I have to live with her for another 16 months
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10-31-2014, 06:18 AM	#16
martin mustang Major 257 Rep 1,040 Posts Drives: 640d,X5 45e, 911c4s, 635csi Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: Ireland iTrader: (0)	chrome rings and black slats! M5 one is the one to go for.
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10-31-2014, 10:22 AM	#17
raleedy Colonel 160 Rep 2,248 Posts Drives: 2016 228i 6-speed Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Portland, Oregon iTrader: (0)	Weber makes some nice grills.
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10-31-2014, 10:33 AM	#18
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10-31-2014, 10:40 AM	#19
Sunny 528i Second Lieutenant 49 Rep 250 Posts Drives: 2012 528i Join Date: Feb 2014 Location: Lewisville, TX iTrader: (0)	I like the hi-gloss black on black, if you want the front end to pop more do what I did and have the lower mesh also painted hi-gloss black. Can't really tell in the pic but trust me it looks amazing! I also had the paint shop paint the rear diffuser in hi-gloss black. Attached Images
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10-31-2014, 04:36 PM	#20
Chili Palmer Master Of My Domain 89 Rep 669 Posts Drives: 2015 650i Gran Coupe Join Date: Apr 2012 Location: SoCal iTrader: (3)	My vote is for the M5 grille. The black is a nice contrast and the chrome ties in the chrome trim bits on the car without being overpowering. The stock 550 grilles (chrome & silver) are just all wrong. __________________ RIP: 2015 Black Sapphire Metallic 650i Gran Coupe, 343 Wheels, Michelin Pilot Super Sports 255 F / 285 R, M6 Front Grilles. Coming - M6 Comp. Mufflers, Carbon Fiber Diffuser & Spoiler.
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10-31-2014, 07:59 PM	#21
lsturbointeg Lieutenant General 9153 Rep 14,522 Posts Drives: 2011 535i Jet Black Join Date: Aug 2014 Location: Asian lost in OH iTrader: (0)	Leave the black...if anything maybe a high gloss black
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11-01-2014, 02:25 AM	#22
Boss330 Major General 1714 Rep 5,109 Posts Drives: BMW Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: Earth iTrader: (0)	Neither... Get the M5 LCI grilles. Those are the best looking grilles on the F10 at the moment (IMO) Just remove the "5" from the ///M5 badge on the grille...
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