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      12-18-2012, 09:31 AM   #1
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What color is the 2013 X3 28i kidney grille?

The BMW builder seems to show it as silver. This post says they are all glossy black: http://x3.xbimmers.com/forums/showpo...86&postcount=1

What's color are they?
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It is silver. Glossy black is a aftermarket option you can buy from BMW or cheap imitation off of ebay.
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      12-18-2012, 07:10 PM   #3
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2013 28i grille centers are black. The border is chrome.

4cyl cars get black grille, 6cyl get silver. The 2011 and 2012 28i was a 6cyl so they were silver - with the 2013 now they're black.
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2013 28i grille centers are black. The border is chrome.

4cyl cars get black grille, 6cyl get silver. The 2011 and 2012 28i was a 6cyl so they were silver - with the 2013 now they're black.
I have a 2013 x3 28i. And it has a silver grill. Black grill is an option you can buy from the dealer
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      12-18-2012, 08:01 PM   #5
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I have a 2013 x3 28i. And it has a silver grill. Black grill is an option you can buy from the dealer
My 28i built on 12/01/2012 came with silver grill. There is no clear criteria for the color of the grill. Silver looks much more elegant than the flat black IMO. Those who with a grill color preference, put it on your purchase contract and dealers are happy to swap with your preferred color free of charge. If you didn't do it ahead of time then prepare to pay couple of 100s for "installation".
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      12-18-2012, 09:22 PM   #6
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The grill can be purchased for about 150 from the dealer and can be installed in less than 30 mins. Cheap mod if the silver grill does bother you.
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      12-18-2012, 09:44 PM   #7
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I prefer the silver for the colors I am considering. But according to the referenced post, they were all coming off the line with glossy black ones and Tango131's photos of his AW X3 28i confirmed it. Curiously, you and rmbs16 also have AW 28i but got silver.
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      12-18-2012, 10:01 PM   #8
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Mine built in July 2012 is flat black. See my sig. Me thinks they ran out of black ones just like they ran out of the 307 style wheels.

Edit: just saw you linked to my post. Hehe, I'm stupid.

And yes, all the 4 cylinder x3 I saw on the line that day had black grilles...even the many European diesel ones I saw. Wife made fun of me because was looking at this carefully...nerd.
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      12-19-2012, 07:48 AM   #9
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Mine is a 10/12 Build and here is a front picture of my car with factory silver grill.
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Mine is a 10/12 Build and here is a front picture of my car with factory silver grill.
You too got the premium 308 style wheels on 28i as sam as mine. Good the factory ran out of the standard wheel for 28i.
AW is looks very classy day & night.
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      12-19-2012, 12:23 PM   #11
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Mine is Silver, but I will plastidip it with Black...
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Isn't it amazing, in Europe the black grille normally signifies a four cylinder engine so the metallic one indicates the more expensive and powerful version!! If anyone wants to swop my black one..........
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i wonder if they are being changed at the dealer. would be great is someone picked it up at the factory since the summer and can confirm theirs.

or maybe is a function of the SAP package....

who knows.
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My VR 2013 28i assembled in June has silver grilles. I do have the SAP, if that makes any difference. I also picked mine up from the Performance Center, not the dealership.
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      12-19-2012, 05:05 PM   #16
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My VR 2013 28i assembled in June has silver grilles. I do have the SAP, if that makes any difference. I also picked mine up from the Performance Center, not the dealership.
interesting. I must have gotten the july special pehaps it's just a random thing, like the tires mounted in each car. although our european folks swear that all 4 cyl cars have black grilles, which is what I saw at the factory. who knows. weird stuff.
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interesting. I must have gotten the july special pehaps it's just a random thing, like the tires mounted in each car. although our european folks swear that all 4 cyl cars have black grilles, which is what I saw at the factory. who knows. weird stuff.
I wonder if it is a European thing for the smaller engines to have black and you got the wrong grilles by accident? I would guess the black grilles have been around longer than the 4cyl N20 engine was going in to the X3. My "watch your X3 being built video" frustratingly had the "Live Camera Temporarily Not Available" message for the final drive-off shot, and the stock footage they replaced it with has what appears to be black grilles. I have no idea what spec the vehicle is (the angle is even different from the "live" footage - see pic), but I doubt they re-shot that footage since it was originally created a couple of years ago.

Similarly, I suppose anyone in the US that believes that their dealer might have swapped out the grilles, which I find unlikely, could check their production video as well to see what was on during manufacture. Assuming the live footage was available *cough*. The last two shots - touch-down and drive-off - should be pretty clear.
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All of the 4cyl models at the dealer (and at the factory when I picked mine up) had black grilles. Sounds like all you guys with silver grilles are flukes - they're supposed to be black.

Oh well I think the silver looks better anyway so you guys lucked out!
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I was actually thinking about getting the black ones to replace my silver ones lol. I love the black on white look. I'm actually thinking about get black rims as well
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I was actually thinking about getting the black ones to replace my silver ones lol. I love the black on white look. I'm actually thinking about get black rims as well
I agree. Black grille on white looks great!
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Hi Guys, girls?

I have a X3 20D 4cly model so I have a black grill.
As others have said the European models seem to have:

Black = 4cly
Silver = 6cly


P.S. anyone wants to swap, i'd be interested?
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I agree. Black grille on white looks great!
Black grille on white looks great...Until you see another white X3 with silver grille...
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