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      12-10-2020, 04:29 AM   #1
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Paint Chipping from Grille

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My G20 330i came with a Black Grille. When washing the car this evening I noticed that it looks like it's been hit by a number of rocks and the paint has chipped.

Now I look at it in more detail, it appears that paint is flaking off on its own, and it's nothing to do with rocks.

Underneath appears to be chrome. So what I am trying to establish is if the factory black grille is just a painted chrome one, or my dealer has done something weird and just painted a standard chrome grille and fitted it.

Has anyone else got the black grille and if so, does it look like it's just painted and/or have you had any signs of flaking/chips?
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      12-10-2020, 05:52 AM   #2
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Hi Wynnst0n Hmmm i have a black gloss grille and it is black through and through - just poked a tiny hole in the back to check 😬
How big are your flake offs?
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      12-11-2020, 02:09 AM   #3
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That's very weird!!! Got photos?
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      12-11-2020, 01:16 PM   #4
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Hi,

My G20 330i came with a Black Grille. When washing the car this evening I noticed that it looks like it's been hit by a number of rocks and the paint has chipped.

Now I look at it in more detail, it appears that paint is flaking off on its own, and it's nothing to do with rocks.

Underneath appears to be chrome. So what I am trying to establish is if the factory black grille is just a painted chrome one, or my dealer has done something weird and just painted a standard chrome grille and fitted it.

Has anyone else got the black grille and if so, does it look like it's just painted and/or have you had any signs of flaking/chips?
No sign of chipping or flaking here.

One way to tell if the grill is black ex factory is that they are always packaged with dark chrome exhaust tips for cars delivered in Australia.
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      12-17-2020, 05:34 AM   #5
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No sign of chipping or flaking here.

One way to tell if the grill is black ex factory is that they are always packaged with dark chrome exhaust tips for cars delivered in Australia.
I've spoken with the dealer. I believe it's painted. They're going to replace it with a genuine black grill. I bought the car as an ex. BMW Head Office Car with less than 500km on it. I guess they must have painted it to match the wheels (they're genuine black ones).
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