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      04-11-2021, 09:48 AM   #1
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Color Matched Side Grille Trim

Anyone running color matched side grille trim? If so, can you post pics? My car is Space Gray and I have some CF bits (front lip, trunk spoiler, rear diffuser, and mirror caps), but thinking of going with color matched side grille trim cause I don't want to overdo the CF theme.
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Hello mate, I also have a Space Gray and I have painted those side grilles in gloss black, similar to the shadowline style and it looks great!
I don't like the same color as the car
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Hello mate, I also have a Space Gray and I have painted those side grilles in gloss black, similar to the shadowline style and it looks great!
I don't like the same color as the car
Could you post a pic, would love to see it. That is definitely another option as well.
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Of course, no problem. In detail I only found this old photo



And so a general view, I don't know if it's appreciated, I hope so

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Very much appreciated. Thank you! 👍🏾
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Yea on space gray I would do gloss black (or the "edition" black chrome) and tint the signal black so it looks like all one black piece.

Here is djdubs car
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Thanks for those pics, very helpful. I am leaning towards black but didn't consider the blacked out lenses before. Decisions, decisions.........
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Yea on space gray I would do gloss black (or the "edition" black chrome) and tint the signal black so it looks like all one black piece.

Here is djdubs car
Oh, I like that look...gloss black with tinted light. It looks good against the Space gray. I might look at that for my SSII.
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Yea on space gray I would do gloss black (or the "edition" black chrome) and tint the signal black so it looks like all one black piece.

Here is djdubs car
Is that honeycomb/mesh behind the side marker?

Where do you get that?
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Yea on space gray I would do gloss black (or the "edition" black chrome) and tint the signal black so it looks like all one black piece.

Here is djdubs car
Is that honeycomb/mesh behind the side marker?

Where do you get that?
Only on E90. The E92 and E93 sidemarker has no honeycomb surround.
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Let me see if I can find pics. I’ve got space grey with tinted lenses.
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Ran out into the garage.. cars a bit dirty, but here’s the photos
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That looks really clean! Thanks for posting. Urgh. Decisions, decisions.......
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