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Kidney grille inserts for only $45? Too good to be true?

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  • straight6pwrS
    straight6pwrS
    straight6pwr
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    #2

    considering it costs $5 and is super easy to just spray paint the original ones, i think $45 is still too much.

    but too answer your question, since it is plain ABS plastic, as long as it fits i see no other way it could be of lower quality so nothing to be afraid of.

    Dan
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      Mott Power
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      I bought my painted gloss black grills for around the same price - no issues what-so-ever.  They are simple plastic molds and are cheap to manufacture - they make a big profit off of $45 actually.

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        norsairius
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        Where did you get the painted gloss black for that price???

        I want to buy new ones so I can keep the stock ones as backups for any reason.

        I'm actually leaning towards keeping the stock ones in though since it keeps some contrast on the front end, but the all black look just looks sportier too, haha.

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        • e36mpwrE
          e36mpwrE
          e36mpwr
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          P L A S T I - D I P 

          You will find it at Lowe's.

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          • e92boostE
            e92boostE
            e92boost
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            Don't plasti dip!

            That price is normal tho.

            Jgmods has good fitment on rep parts.

            I'd order

            Ben H.

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            E92 ///M3... aka slowmobile aka 7mpg aka motorsport woooooo

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            • EarlE
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              Earl
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              #7

              Not sure why you wouldnt use plastidip for just an $8 can? I plastidipped a whole car and had no issues. You could also just paint yours satin black.

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                norsairius
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                Holding off on modding for now, other stuff I gotta devote my money towards, haha. I'll probably end up ordering from JG Mods. I'm debating if I want matte black or if I should pay the extra money and get the color-matched one.

                Other thing though, is I'm wondering if it'll look weird to have a blacked out front grille with the chrome trim around the windows. I could really go either way on this one otherwise.

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                  jafza412
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                  +1 on plasti-dip! You might get some stone chips within a year or so, but you just peel it off and do it again. I've seen pics of some shitty grilles off eBay where the fins blend into the frame and there is a lot of extra plastic in the joints and doesn't look clean at all. The delivered product didn't look like that of the pics shown. Just a heads up.

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                    Mott Power
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                    norsairius said:

                    Where did you get the painted gloss black for that price???

                    I want to buy new ones so I can keep the stock ones as backups for any reason.

                    I'm actually leaning towards keeping the stock ones in though since it keeps some contrast on the front end, but the all black look just looks sportier too, haha.

                    I debated keeping mine in for the same reason and it might look better since you have chrome window trim.  I thought the gloss black complimented my shadow trim real nicely so I went with some that matched it.  I got mine at http://www.khoalty.com

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                    • straight6pwrS
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                      straight6pwr
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                      sexy e39, i do like the black grills.

                      Dan
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