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      05-13-2011, 12:19 AM   #1
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Aftermarket black grills or OEMs?

Hi folks,

I am thinking of pulling the trigger on the glossy black kidney grills but I don't want to buy them from the dealership for obvious reasons. Can anyone tell me if there are any differences in quality, workmanship, fitting, looks and whatnot between the OEMs and aftermarket ones? Found a few sellers on ebay for reasonable price.

Thank you for your responses!
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      05-13-2011, 12:24 AM   #2
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Cyba on the commercial forum will sell them painted gloss black for ya. I got OEM and found that they cost almost the same...

Fitment is no issue... quality is good. You can't mess up or go wrong either way with OEM or 3rd party with grills.
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Thanks Satalite I will look into it.
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check on tsicher or from united, mine was ~100 for the pair ( bmw performance )
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Cool thanks to2t, will check too.
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