My Carbon Fibre Grills...not sure

infinitekidM2C · 01-18-2009, 11:57 AM

I installed them but i'm not totally sold once i got them in...opinions?

Evolved · 01-18-2009, 12:32 PM

Looks good.

fmxomar · 01-18-2009, 01:31 PM

better off with matte black ones

SV Concepts III · 01-18-2009, 01:59 PM

I like it, especially if you do the CF theme on the rest of the car. This works well on the black.

I am going to have a tough decision- matte black or cf for my car.

ad78 · 01-18-2009, 02:18 PM

you will satisfy if you bought at the same the the CF mirror casing

S54dan · 01-19-2009, 12:36 AM

I think it looks great.. I agree you now need CF mirror caps and rear spoiler to finish the look.

Nick, IMO matte would look better on Montego! Since you have access to both, swap them out and see what looks best!

HighQ · 01-19-2009, 07:13 AM

They are hard to tell apart from gloss black in pictures.

FOXYCaymanS · 01-19-2009, 09:14 AM

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Originally Posted by RollerBearing

They are hard to tell apart from gloss black in pictures.

Agreed - but I still think it looks decent. It would look bad on my car

infinitekidM2C · 01-19-2009, 10:44 AM

Im buying a carbon fibre lip so that's why i chose cf grills..i think with the combo it will look nice.

E92-Lighting · 01-19-2009, 10:51 AM

matte black

SV Concepts III · 01-19-2009, 12:14 PM

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Originally Posted by Dan@UnitedBMW

I think it looks great.. I agree you now need CF mirror caps and rear spoiler to finish the look.

Nick, IMO matte would look better on Montego! Since you have access to both, swap them out and see what looks best!

Dan,

I think you are right...oh the joys of working with these cars and being able to try things out

AchtungF80 · 01-19-2009, 12:16 PM

Yeah, had you not told us they were CF, I'd guess they were matte black.

Dangerlucas · 01-19-2009, 12:49 PM

I would stick with the CF, especially if you are going to add other CF bits to the car. In this pic they look really similar to the shadowline grills though.

As for the matte ones I personally don't care for them. They look really out of place in all the pics I've seen. It just doesn't look right when there is this nice glossy paint right next to them. Maybe if the car was painted matte black it would look good.

Chuckbilodeau · 01-25-2009, 10:49 AM

is there a matte carbon grill out there?

mkPOTO · 01-25-2009, 11:13 AM

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Originally Posted by HighQ

They are hard to tell apart from gloss black in pictures.

i agree.. but dam it looks good though

Yearofthe1 · 01-25-2009, 12:58 PM

I'd have to agree that the black doesn't offer enough contrast for the CF grills. Here is a color where the contrast is very nice

http://www.1addicts.com/forums/showthread.php?t=222709

Add1ct · 01-25-2009, 05:51 PM

need more angles

BSM 135i · 01-25-2009, 07:45 PM

if you add carbon mirror covers and wing then it will look dope.

MatthewDFW · 01-26-2009, 01:41 AM

Your car looks great. Consider posting a close-up pic with more lighting, though; the finish on the grills IS a little tough to make out in the shadows. Mild Warning: CF is addictive. Take it from one who knows...

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