X3 LCI Kidney Grille

pole1980 · 02-06-2022, 07:59 AM

I am thinking to replace my kidney grille, but I need some ideas from you guys, what would look better for my car (picture attached), black, or as is? Anyone with photoshop skills willing to help and "blacken" my grille?

Also, are they easy to swap?

nvmd the wheels, those are for the winter.

brianhinton77 · 02-06-2022, 10:59 AM

I like it all blacked out….IMO, i would go with gloss black as I think it all ties together. The kidneys are not hard to change, several threads on how to do it…I can’t really recall how i did mine, but i know i used an SS hook or trim tool to get at a couple of the clips…once you have a couple of them undone it’s pretty east to do the truest. And once you have one grille out, its easier to reach over to the next one.

pungo · 02-06-2022, 11:07 AM

I like it as is. The silver ties in with the silver headlights. Blacked out makes it look like the designer went to lunch and never came back, leaving a giant unfinished black hole in the front of the vehicle. Besides, the blackout look is so last decade

pole1980 · 02-07-2022, 12:50 AM

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I like it all blacked out….IMO, i would go with gloss black as I think it all ties together. The kidneys are not hard to change, several threads on how to do it…I can’t really recall how i did mine, but i know i used an SS hook or trim tool to get at a couple of the clips…once you have a couple of them undone it’s pretty east to do the truest. And once you have one grille out, its easier to reach over to the next one.

Oh, thanks for your trouble with the photoshop

Hm, I don't think I like it that much tbh.

pole1980 · 02-07-2022, 12:52 AM

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Originally Posted by pungo

I like it as is. The silver ties in with the silver headlights. Blacked out makes it look like the designer went to lunch and never came back, leaving a giant unfinished black hole in the front of the vehicle. Besides, the blackout look is so last decade

You might be right, I think I'll just leave them as they are. What about those grey ones, that come with the X-Line package?

brianhinton77 · 02-07-2022, 09:27 PM

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You might be right, I think I'll just leave them as they are. What about those grey ones, that come with the X-Line package?

Something like this?

pole1980 · 02-08-2022, 08:44 AM

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Something like this?

hm, nice, actually I like this better. Thank you

littleob · 02-09-2022, 06:36 PM

I blacked mine out as well. Feed back as well as my thoughts, it looks great!

pungo · 02-09-2022, 07:49 PM

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I blacked mine out as well. Feed back as well as my thoughts, it looks great!

Some color vehicles look good with black grilles, white being one of them....
You must be from down under...

HighDeaf · 02-10-2022, 09:13 AM

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littleob · 02-10-2022, 02:08 PM

I am in the USA just south of Boston Ma

richardodn · 02-10-2022, 04:07 PM

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I am in the USA just south of Boston Ma

I think it was a joke. Your photo is upside-down.

littleob · 02-13-2022, 08:44 PM

Lol I got that. Don't know how to fix it. Have to have one of my kids fix it

evilchargerfan · 02-14-2022, 04:31 PM

i kinda like the upside down pic

it gives character to the owner

martinisounds · 02-17-2022, 09:08 PM

My only comment with this, is that I also just got new black grills. I did it because with the whole lower grill area being black, the kidney's sort of seemed out of place. I went with a gloss black grill and in many ways it tied the whole front end together. One thing i didn't anticipate with the gloss black, is that it made the lower grill seem to be always dirty. I do sort of like how the kidney's do still stand out a slight amount compared to the rest, but I also do wish the lower grills didn't look off now. Maybe consider a matt black grill if you do go black

pole1980 · 02-18-2022, 12:30 AM

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My only comment with this, is that I also just got new black grills. I did it because with the whole lower grill area being black, the kidney's sort of seemed out of place. I went with a gloss black grill and in many ways it tied the whole front end together. One thing i didn't anticipate with the gloss black, is that it made the lower grill seem to be always dirty. I do sort of like how the kidney's do still stand out a slight amount compared to the rest, but I also do wish the lower grills didn't look off now. Maybe consider a matt black grill if you do go black

I see, thank you.

Dynamark75 · 02-21-2022, 08:10 AM

Looks Sharp

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martinisounds Enlisted Member 9 Rep 38 Posts Drives: 17 X3 M Sport Join Date: Apr 2021 Location: Canada iTrader: (0)	My only comment with this, is that I also just got new black grills. I did it because with the whole lower grill area being black, the kidney's sort of seemed out of place. I went with a gloss black grill and in many ways it tied the whole front end together. One thing i didn't anticipate with the gloss black, is that it made the lower grill seem to be always dirty. I do sort of like how the kidney's do still stand out a slight amount compared to the rest, but I also do wish the lower grills didn't look off now. Maybe consider a matt black grill if you do go black
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