My m5 "style" grill - DIY!

mroll320 · 11-20-2012, 03:45 PM

I know it`s not the awsome mods that you see on here but here goes!

My local paint shop modified a pair of original grill I got off ebay for just £13! Split down and removed the silver, which was always a glitzy for me...

He removed the silver with a fine scotch pad and polished the ends with a buffer. Top job looks very oem.

Any way a pic or 2, the mini was the mrs`s 40th present...

Douggie · 11-20-2012, 11:03 PM

Looks good! How did you remove your grills? Did you have to loosen the bumper?

mroll320 · 11-21-2012, 04:28 AM

There's a DIY guide for fitting a performance grill on this forum, shows all you need to know.... Looks easier than it was, the clips at top were very stiff.

RambleJ · 11-21-2012, 11:23 AM

These grills look good on some cars. But I recently realized that the "M5" grills are the same grills that are used on the standard F30's

mroll320 · 11-21-2012, 02:32 PM

It used to be the 4 cyl cars had black and 6's chrome. On the f10 there is just too much chrome, I think this tones it down a bit.

AP · 11-21-2012, 03:26 PM

subtle but looks good.
see you have a 530d msport , really good car.

mroll320 · 11-21-2012, 05:00 PM

:thumsup it certainly is...

11-20-2012, 03:45 PM	#1
mroll320 Enlisted Member Drives: 530d Join Date: Jun 2012 Location: uk Posts: 45 iTrader: (0)	My m5 "style" grill - DIY! I know it`s not the awsome mods that you see on here but here goes! My local paint shop modified a pair of original grill I got off ebay for just £13! Split down and removed the silver, which was always a glitzy for me... He removed the silver with a fine scotch pad and polished the ends with a buffer. Top job looks very oem. Any way a pic or 2, the mini was the mrs`s 40th present... Attached Images __________________ diesel rules! Last edited by mroll320; 11-20-2012 at 03:59 PM.
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11-21-2012, 04:28 AM	#3
mroll320 Enlisted Member Drives: 530d Join Date: Jun 2012 Location: uk Posts: 45 iTrader: (0)	There's a DIY guide for fitting a performance grill on this forum, shows all you need to know.... Looks easier than it was, the clips at top were very stiff. __________________ diesel rules!

11-21-2012, 02:32 PM	#5
mroll320 Enlisted Member Drives: 530d Join Date: Jun 2012 Location: uk Posts: 45 iTrader: (0)	It used to be the 4 cyl cars had black and 6's chrome. On the f10 there is just too much chrome, I think this tones it down a bit. __________________ diesel rules!

11-21-2012, 05:00 PM	#7
mroll320 Enlisted Member Drives: 530d Join Date: Jun 2012 Location: uk Posts: 45 iTrader: (0)	:thumsup it certainly is... __________________ diesel rules!

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11-20-2012, 11:03 PM	#2
Douggie Private Drives: BMW X1, 5 Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: Asia Posts: 63 iTrader: (0)	Looks good! How did you remove your grills? Did you have to loosen the bumper?

11-21-2012, 11:23 AM	#4
RambleJ Lieutenant Colonel Drives: F10 535i M-sport Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Back in teh so cal Posts: 1,912 iTrader: (2)	These grills look good on some cars. But I recently realized that the "M5" grills are the same grills that are used on the standard F30's

11-21-2012, 03:26 PM	#6
AP Lieutenant Drives: F10 530d Msport Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: UK Posts: 423 iTrader: (0)	subtle but looks good. see you have a 530d msport , really good car.