I know, most of you (expecially the US guys) won't like chrome and will disapprove this mod; many of you will think that's not worth a while, since the OEM chrome grills aren't that expensive. But I like chrome, I think that it fits perfect on my grey E82 and I just want to try a cheap way to see if the chrome grills look fine on my car.
That's why, after reading about it on an italian bimmer forum, I bought this 3.40€ (discounted
) chromed metallic tape:
I
removed and cleaned the grills, and finally chromed!
Before/after:
Both chromed:
No grills:
Chrome grills:
I love it, you have to be very close to notice the difference with the OEM one! And only for 3.40€.