Got my Black Grilles !!!!

blueoval68gt · 07-23-2015, 11:59 PM

I finally got my Black BMW Kidney Grilles (Thanks Tdang81) and using the LACSTER method, I did my grilles this afternoon. While it was not as easy as I thought, it did take about 30 minutes. I noticed the stock grilles had a foam seal on them while the new ones did not. In the end, I love em. Here is the before and after.

lsturbointeg · 07-24-2015, 02:03 AM

Let's see em'!

blueoval68gt · 07-24-2015, 03:23 AM

Hitting the enter key might of helped.... lol

lsturbointeg · 07-24-2015, 05:23 AM

Looks Good!

can't wait to do mine

mike@x-ph.com · 07-24-2015, 11:49 AM

Congrats !!
I would do painted reflectors next

tdang81 · 07-24-2015, 02:48 PM

Looks sweet!! Congrats on the new 550i!

ezaircon4jc · 07-25-2015, 12:19 AM

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Originally Posted by blueoval68gt

I finally got my Black BMW Kidney Grilles (Thanks Tdang81) and using the LACSTER method, I did my grilles this afternoon. While it was not as easy as I thought, it did take about 30 minutes. I noticed the stock grilles had a foam seal on them while the new ones did not. In the end, I love em. Here is the before and after.

I went with the double slat.....

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remmib · 07-25-2015, 10:19 AM

Vert nice, now you just need to paint the reflectors.

Alcenos · 07-25-2015, 12:55 PM

It looks good, as the others have stated, the orange reflectors need to go. I would recommend smoked reflectors over painted.

blueoval68gt · 07-25-2015, 02:43 PM

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Originally Posted by Alcenos

It looks good, as the others have stated, the orange reflectors need to go. I would recommend smoked reflectors over painted.

Which ones would you recommend ?

lsturbointeg · 07-25-2015, 03:54 PM

Or u can vinyl wrap them like I did

lsturbointeg · 07-25-2015, 03:56 PM

U could Also do your side marker as well

Alcenos · 07-25-2015, 04:02 PM

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Originally Posted by blueoval68gt

Which ones would you recommend ?

I don't remember where I got mine, but you can find them in a few different places:

http://www.amazon.com/2011-Front-Bum...ked+reflectors

https://www.bimmian.com/Clear-and-Sm...W-F10-5-Series

I am sure that you can also find them on eBay. I decided to go with the smoke reflector because it is still a functioning reflector (although it is not orange which is a US DOT requirement).

F10 Fanatic · 07-25-2015, 05:38 PM

The car looks so much more aggressive with the black grills. I recently switched out my performance grills for m5 style double slat grills. You should check them out too. I feel like they break up up the "flatness" of the front m-sport bumper with some curves.

rd62 · 07-25-2015, 09:03 PM

Looks great.

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blueoval68gt New Member 2 Rep 10 Posts Drives: 2015 550i Join Date: Jul 2015 Location: California iTrader: (1)	Got my Black Grilles !!!! I finally got my Black BMW Kidney Grilles (Thanks Tdang81) and using the LACSTER method, I did my grilles this afternoon. While it was not as easy as I thought, it did take about 30 minutes. I noticed the stock grilles had a foam seal on them while the new ones did not. In the end, I love em. Here is the before and after. Attached Images Last edited by blueoval68gt; 07-24-2015 at 03:23 AM..
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