Shadowline Grills Installed

S54dan · 04-21-2008, 02:15 PM

Looks awesome!!!

TP 135i · 04-22-2008, 06:41 PM

Pics of my SGM with the Shadoeline Grilles.
Pics aren't great and the car is dirty....whatever...but this will give you all the idea.
Thoughts? yes? No?

eunosracr · 04-22-2008, 07:09 PM

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Originally Posted by TP 135i

Pics of my SGM with the Shadoeline Grilles.
Pics aren't great and the car is dirty....whatever...but this will give you all the idea.
Thoughts? yes? No?

Hell yes . You know im biased though.

asv · 04-22-2008, 07:18 PM

I gotta say that I'm not a fan. It just looks out of place to me. It looks good on white.

kbimmer135i · 04-22-2008, 07:20 PM

i m about to order a shadowline kidney grill to put on my CSM... i wonder how that'd look... hopefully good! the grill is the only place that got chrome... so i gotta replace that cuz it looks outta place

theanhdy · 04-22-2008, 10:46 PM

I would like the border of the grill to match the car color like this.

MVF4Rrider · 04-23-2008, 02:35 AM

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Originally Posted by asv

I gotta say that I'm not a fan. It just looks out of place to me. It looks good on white.

Concur

I think the shadowline grills look the least good on SGM, but they're not terrible. For sure on AW, CR, and TS they will look the best.

I have my set already, just waiting for the car.

shawshank772 · 04-23-2008, 10:45 AM

They do look best on AW. But they are good with SGM because if you have sport that is the ONLY chrome on the car. It just sticks out too much and out of place. If there was chrome around the windows instead of shadow line it would look better. Good choice on the black outs grille. tp 135

Brandon26pdx · 04-23-2008, 05:22 PM

Not a fan either.

corpsman · 04-23-2008, 05:25 PM

Very nice, one of the first mods I'll make after mine arrives.

OzF16 · 04-23-2008, 06:32 PM

Looks great with the shadowline trim of the Sports Package! I agree with Shawshank and losing the one piece of chrome.

TP 135i · 04-23-2008, 08:17 PM

Interesting...we are at 4 :thumbup: and 4

not counting me.
Yeah...the coordination with the shadowline window trim was my inspriation. I think that it looks better in person than in the pics also.

shawshank772 · 04-23-2008, 08:48 PM

Well I have to have thumbs up. I just got them in the mail. Id kick my self in the A@@ if I hated them. I honestly think they look great!

Mystiqueskillz · 04-23-2008, 08:54 PM

WOW the black grill looks good!

TunedM2C · 04-23-2008, 09:07 PM

I think white & black cars are the only one's who benefit from this mod.

Uptown Bully · 04-23-2008, 11:40 PM

TheAnHdy, is that a photoshop? I was going to order the shadowline grill until I saw this thread...but if someone out there makes a grill with a SGM border...well sign me up!

aesthetect · 04-24-2008, 02:18 AM

the main thing to me is that they look infinitely better with the black/clear euro headlights

i think the shadowline grills look better on every color except cashmere silver. and probably tahiti green (did that ever even get made?) the chrome matches the classiness of the color. otherwise, any color you dont think it would look good on, just imagine with some matching hyperblack/gunmetal wheels (ESP SGM). sorry, but i have the inability to think that every car would look better with dark wheels. and now after reconsidering my own advice, i think it would look damn good on cashmere silver or green or whatever the fuck!

but yeah def best on white

kbimmer135i · 04-24-2008, 02:25 AM

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Originally Posted by aesthetect

the main thing to me is that they look infinitely better with the black/clear euro headlights

i think the shadowline grills look better on every color except cashmere silver. and probably tahiti green (did that ever even get made?) the chrome matches the classiness of the color. otherwise, any color you dont think it would look good on, just imagine with some matching hyperblack/gunmetal wheels (ESP SGM). sorry, but i have the inability to think that every car would look better with dark wheels. and now after reconsidering my own advice, i think it would look damn good on cashmere silver or green or whatever the fuck!

but yeah def best on white

i'll post up pics after i install my shadowline kidney grills... just wait... probably a week

aesthetect · 04-24-2008, 02:31 AM

^ ha, sounds like "just you wait and see..."

i came back to add that they most definitely would not look good on blue water.

Dan203 · 04-24-2008, 03:54 AM

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Originally Posted by TheAnhDy

I would like the border of the grill to match the car color like this.

Is that a PhotoChop or is that a real photo? Because to me that looks awesome! I would absolutely buy a set of color keyed grills like that. :w00t:

I'm not so sure I like the pure black of the shadowline ones.

Dan

rocketpop · 04-24-2008, 06:50 AM

I believe those are real but just not available for the 135i yet. I'm sure if the demand is there a aftermarket company will make some.

You may how ever be able to paint the black kidney white like that one. If I am not mistaken the kidney grill is actually two parts put together.

malves85 · 04-24-2008, 09:54 AM

I like the black grills on SGM. I have my black grills sitting in my room waiting for a car to go on. They are two parts. It feels like they can snap apart easily. Tonight I will see if I can take them apart and take pics. They will be sitting around until mid may so if you want any specific pics of the grill just let me know. I like the all black but think painting the outside of the grill SGM might make it look better. Is it possible to paint these things? Can it be done at home with touch up paint and some kind of primer or needs to be taken to bmw?
Thanks for the pics TP135i. Car looks great!!

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04-22-2008, 06:41 PM	#46
TP 135i Major 29 Rep 1,340 Posts Drives: 2008 135i SGM MT Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Finksburg, Maryland iTrader: (0) Garage List 1995 Acura Integra SE [0.00] 2008 BMW 135i [0.00] 2006 Porsche Cayman S [0.00] 1999 Toyota 4-Runner [0.00]	SGM + SHADOWLINE Pics of my SGM with the Shadoeline Grilles. Pics aren't great and the car is dirty....whatever...but this will give you all the idea. Thoughts? yes? No? Attached Images __________________ 2008 135i SGM
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04-22-2008, 07:18 PM	#48
asv Captain 44 Rep 657 Posts Drives: 135i Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: PA iTrader: (0)	I gotta say that I'm not a fan. It just looks out of place to me. It looks good on white.
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04-22-2008, 07:20 PM	#49
kbimmer135i Second Lieutenant 18 Rep 243 Posts Drives: 2008 135i (3/24/08-3/17/11) Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: San Francisco, Ca. iTrader: (0)	i m about to order a shadowline kidney grill to put on my CSM... i wonder how that'd look... hopefully good! the grill is the only place that got chrome... so i gotta replace that cuz it looks outta place __________________ (3/24/2008-3/17/2011) 135i Cashmere Silver with black interior
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04-22-2008, 10:46 PM	#50
theanhdy Major 95 Rep 1,083 Posts Drives: 135i Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: SOCAL SFV iTrader: (7)	I would like the border of the grill to match the car color like this.
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04-23-2008, 10:45 AM	#52
shawshank772 Major 120 Rep 1,159 Posts Drives: 08 135i and 16 M3 Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Chicago iTrader: (1)	They do look best on AW. But they are good with SGM because if you have sport that is the ONLY chrome on the car. It just sticks out too much and out of place. If there was chrome around the windows instead of shadow line it would look better. Good choice on the black outs grille. tp 135
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04-23-2008, 05:22 PM	#53
Brandon26pdx Lieutenant Colonel 28 Rep 1,938 Posts Drives: 2011 135i Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Portland, OR iTrader: (1)	Not a fan either.
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04-23-2008, 05:25 PM	#54
corpsman 130 kmh, yeah right. 1 Rep 194 Posts Drives: 2009 135i Montego,6MT, Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Landstuhl,Germany iTrader: (0)	Very nice, one of the first mods I'll make after mine arrives.
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04-23-2008, 06:32 PM	#55
OzF16 BMF 2 Rep 84 Posts Drives: Join Date: Mar 2008 iTrader: (0)	Looks great with the shadowline trim of the Sports Package! I agree with Shawshank and losing the one piece of chrome. __________________ 135i SGM, Coral Red Leather, Gray Poplar Trim, 6MT, Sport pkg, Premium pkg, Cold Wx pkg, Comfort Access, Premium Hi-Fi, Satellite Radio Delivered May 12th!
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04-23-2008, 08:17 PM	#56
TP 135i Major 29 Rep 1,340 Posts Drives: 2008 135i SGM MT Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Finksburg, Maryland iTrader: (0) Garage List 1995 Acura Integra SE [0.00] 2008 BMW 135i [0.00] 2006 Porsche Cayman S [0.00] 1999 Toyota 4-Runner [0.00]	Interesting...we are at 4 :thumbup: and 4 not counting me. Yeah...the coordination with the shadowline window trim was my inspriation. I think that it looks better in person than in the pics also. __________________ 2008 135i SGM
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04-23-2008, 08:48 PM	#57
shawshank772 Major 120 Rep 1,159 Posts Drives: 08 135i and 16 M3 Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Chicago iTrader: (1)	Well I have to have thumbs up. I just got them in the mail. Id kick my self in the A@@ if I hated them. I honestly think they look great!
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04-23-2008, 08:54 PM	#58
Mystiqueskillz Second Lieutenant 2 Rep 245 Posts Drives: 2007 Honda S2000 Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Newark, CA iTrader: (0)	WOW the black grill looks good!
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04-23-2008, 09:07 PM	#59
TunedM2C Brigadier General 832 Rep 4,190 Posts Drives: 2016 LBB M2 Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Earth iTrader: (2)	I think white & black cars are the only one's who benefit from this mod.
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04-23-2008, 11:40 PM	#60
Uptown Bully I hate coleslaw! 4 Rep 170 Posts Drives: Join Date: Apr 2008 iTrader: (0)	TheAnHdy, is that a photoshop? I was going to order the shadowline grill until I saw this thread...but if someone out there makes a grill with a SGM border...well sign me up!
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04-24-2008, 02:18 AM	#61
aesthetect form follows function 38 Rep 838 Posts Drives: GC impreza Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: austin tx iTrader: (0)	the main thing to me is that they look infinitely better with the black/clear euro headlights i think the shadowline grills look better on every color except cashmere silver. and probably tahiti green (did that ever even get made?) the chrome matches the classiness of the color. otherwise, any color you dont think it would look good on, just imagine with some matching hyperblack/gunmetal wheels (ESP SGM). sorry, but i have the inability to think that every car would look better with dark wheels. and now after reconsidering my own advice, i think it would look damn good on cashmere silver or green or whatever the fuck! but yeah def best on white
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04-24-2008, 02:31 AM	#63
aesthetect form follows function 38 Rep 838 Posts Drives: GC impreza Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: austin tx iTrader: (0)	^ ha, sounds like "just you wait and see..." i came back to add that they most definitely would not look good on blue water.
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04-24-2008, 06:50 AM	#65
rocketpop Captain 60 Rep 865 Posts Drives: 135i Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Home iTrader: (0)	I believe those are real but just not available for the 135i yet. I'm sure if the demand is there a aftermarket company will make some. You may how ever be able to paint the black kidney white like that one. If I am not mistaken the kidney grill is actually two parts put together. __________________
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04-24-2008, 09:54 AM	#66
malves85 Second Lieutenant 6 Rep 255 Posts Drives: Join Date: Feb 2008 iTrader: (0)	I like the black grills on SGM. I have my black grills sitting in my room waiting for a car to go on. They are two parts. It feels like they can snap apart easily. Tonight I will see if I can take them apart and take pics. They will be sitting around until mid may so if you want any specific pics of the grill just let me know. I like the all black but think painting the outside of the grill SGM might make it look better. Is it possible to paint these things? Can it be done at home with touch up paint and some kind of primer or needs to be taken to bmw? Thanks for the pics TP135i. Car looks great!!
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