10-16-2020, 06:00 PM | #2 |
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There's a black version that's similar with the vertical slats. Nothing in cerium grey though.
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10-16-2020, 09:41 PM | #3 |
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Yea, I've seen the black as well. Would like to see how this cerium grey style would look on the M340.
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10-17-2020, 11:47 AM | #4 |
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I would go against cerium gray. Water stains are always prominent and the copper shade is very tacky in my opinion, and annoying to clean. A chromed or shadow-line trim is much more appealing than the cerium accents BMW is throwing on everything.
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Totally agree. I swapped all of mine out with the shadow line gloss black parts. The grey is a bitch to keep looking nice. You've got to wipe those pieces down ASAP after a wash.
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10-18-2020, 07:54 AM | #7 |
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Appreciate the input. Unfortunately, I don't prefer shadow line or chrome, and thankfully, I wipe my car down after a wash.
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I wipe my a$$ enough, don't want to have wipe down those grey pieces all the time too. I'm not the karate kid. Wax on wax off lol 😀 So, I swapped everything out to shadow line / carbon fiber. Much much happier now. |
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10-20-2020, 08:06 PM | #12 |
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I must be in the minority from reading these posts but I think the grey looks much nicer.
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10-20-2020, 08:09 PM | #13 |
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10-20-2020, 08:40 PM | #14 |
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You and me both, I don't mind the grey either. Really depends on the color of your car IMO. To me, something about the black grill doesn't always look quite right.
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10-20-2020, 08:41 PM | #15 |
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Looks good on this color car.
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I find it to be mote bronze/copper looking than gray in real life. Either way, the problem isn't the color, but rather the finish which is matte and stains easily and is a pain to wash.
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10-20-2020, 08:45 PM | #17 |
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Fair criticism. My car stays pretty clean though, never much of an issue.
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Cerium looks best on dark cars in my experience. IMHO, it enhances the classy aspect on those in exchange for losing the sharp body lines that pop very nice with a solid black/carbon contrast. I plan to eventually wrap or replace the cerium mirror caps with black or carbon and leave the grille alone. Undecided about the front vents. I can suffer a bit to maintain the grille
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