Carbon Fiber on Space Grey...Yes...No

bboy8282 · 04-09-2010, 10:23 AM

Hey everyone currently right now im tryin to decide whether or not carbon fiber is going to look weird or a little off on a e90 space grey lci w/ shadow trim. Ive searched through the forums and a majority of the pictures are on white, black, silver vehicles. The reason why im asking is because im tryin to decide whether or not to go with the cf kidney grill or stick with the gloss black...if any of you have pictures of an sg w/ cf grills or gloss black that would be greatly appreciated.

Some of the future mods that i will do if i decide c/f looks good on sg are:

C/F roundel
M-tech rear bumper w/ cf diffuser
ARP Custom c/f wind splitter for the bmw performance bumper (when i get the bumper)

JayKay335i · 04-09-2010, 10:37 AM

You need an aggressive car to pull off CF. My rule of thumb is if you don't have wheels, you shouldn't be rocking CF. It just doesn't look good on a stock car IMHO. Also, I personally dislike the CF roundels.

Craig@SupremePower · 04-09-2010, 10:37 AM

i personally think cf grilles look cheap... i ordered a set early on and sold it 2 hrs after i opened the box!!

remmib · 04-09-2010, 10:59 AM

I say yes.

mastermayhm · 04-09-2010, 01:06 PM

YES

Hyper psi-atic · 04-09-2010, 01:18 PM

I'm personally wrapping my Grilles in 3M Di-Noc CF Film and painting the slats Matte Black. I've heard the Aftermarket CF Grilles turn yellowish on the clear-coat which is a huge waste of $200 when I can wrap them myself for about $10.

With regards to your question though, CF only looks good IMO if you continue the theme and have some darker wheels.

I am AW with Matte Wheels so it works. If i could have any other color E92 it would be SG and YES I would make it aggresive and CF themed.

Mike@F1 Autohaüs · 04-09-2010, 01:27 PM

Gloss black grills

bboy8282 · 04-09-2010, 03:26 PM

thanks for the input everyone...i think imma go ahead and go with the gloss black...and maybe switch out to cf once my car looks more aggressive....anyone have pics of sg with gloss black grills

pilipnoi · 04-10-2010, 09:45 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by bboy8282

thanks for the input everyone...i think imma go ahead and go with the gloss black...and maybe switch out to cf once my car looks more aggressive....anyone have pics of sg with gloss black grills

Here's a few from when I had them on my car...

BRAISKI · 04-11-2010, 12:00 AM

How about body color grill?

SwitchBox · 04-18-2011, 02:12 PM

i know it's an old thread, but anyone have pictures of carbon fibre spoiler on a space grey?

lpphreakx06 · 04-18-2011, 02:36 PM

Color matched grills is the cleanest look.

hipnotic · 04-18-2011, 04:00 PM

get glossy grille, but cf is awesome I love it

Longbow64 · 04-18-2011, 04:08 PM

Go gloss black. Check out my post on the M3 website.
http://www.m3post.com/forums/showthr...349201&page=11

Ghost170 · 04-19-2011, 12:56 AM

carbonfiber can almost match anything, but it depends how your overall car looks... And not just having carbon pieces on and looking out of place.

xxp0loxx · 04-19-2011, 02:43 AM

i think SG is too light to really rock larger CF items like lips/hood/trunk. And i agree with the earlier stated, your car should be pretty decked out to start adding CF accents IMO.

I went with a matte style for my interior trim and currently looking at having an amuse erricson trunk painted SG with a faded CF lip exposed. subtle is best for SG imo. Your car tho!

01 IGY · 04-19-2011, 04:02 AM

I have a BMW Performance carbon fibre rear spoiler and a Duke Dynamics diffuser and love it. I just ordered the BMW Performance gloss black kidney grills to match the gloss black window trim.

JonasV · 08-11-2011, 09:22 AM

I hear the conversation and i tend to agree that SG may be too light to pull of CF.

On that note, does anyone have pics of CF on SG? Specifically, I'd like to see the M3 Lip spoiler.

Thanks

PS. Sorry if i'm reviving an ol post (came up in the search)

NJ330i · 08-11-2011, 10:18 AM

I say yes, but lots of it

Ghoti · 08-13-2011, 12:51 AM

I've seen a CF grill on SG, and that being the only CF mod, and it looks way out of place. But then as some say above, if the CF is made thru-out with some black thrown in (e.g., rims), it'll look sweet. Personnaly, gloss black would look better. Good choice.

rollinstone157 · 08-13-2011, 11:11 AM

SDFranco1 has a space gray e92 with glossy black accents + glossy black wheels. His car looks so sick! Go with glossy accents rather than CF, unless you plan to make your car SUPER aggressive.

kcalhoun27 · 08-15-2011, 07:50 AM

CF on SG looks just fine, but it can be overdone. ive always felt that the key is to have parts compliment each other. i have a hamann diffusor, and then a cf m3 lip spoiler that is painted to expose just the very edge in CF. together, i think they look very good, and get compliments on it all the time. to that end, i took off the CSL trunk because i liked the lip spoiler better. being subtle with CF can produce what i would consider somewhat aggressive results without sacrificing a classy look. just my .02

04-09-2010, 10:23 AM	#1
bboy8282 First Lieutenant 29 Rep 394 Posts Drives: BMW 335i Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Pasadena, California iTrader: (1)	Carbon Fiber on Space Grey...Yes...No Hey everyone currently right now im tryin to decide whether or not carbon fiber is going to look weird or a little off on a e90 space grey lci w/ shadow trim. Ive searched through the forums and a majority of the pictures are on white, black, silver vehicles. The reason why im asking is because im tryin to decide whether or not to go with the cf kidney grill or stick with the gloss black...if any of you have pictures of an sg w/ cf grills or gloss black that would be greatly appreciated. Some of the future mods that i will do if i decide c/f looks good on sg are: C/F roundel M-tech rear bumper w/ cf diffuser ARP Custom c/f wind splitter for the bmw performance bumper (when i get the bumper)
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04-09-2010, 10:37 AM	#2
JayKay335i Banned 213 Rep 5,046 Posts Drives: ///M323 DCT Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: North Dakota; its best DUHHHHHH iTrader: (1)	You need an aggressive car to pull off CF. My rule of thumb is if you don't have wheels, you shouldn't be rocking CF. It just doesn't look good on a stock car IMHO. Also, I personally dislike the CF roundels.
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04-09-2010, 10:37 AM	#3
Craig@SupremePower G.O.A.T.! 1048 Rep 74,992 Posts Drives: '18 GMC Yukon XL Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: New Jersey iTrader: (14)	i personally think cf grilles look cheap... i ordered a set early on and sold it 2 hrs after i opened the box!!
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04-09-2010, 10:59 AM	#4
remmib General 1631 Rep 29,226 Posts Drives: 2013 F10 520d M-Sport Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Norway iTrader: (0)	I say yes. __________________ F10 520d M-Sport Alpine White \| HRE P43SC 20x9+20x11 \| Michelin PSS 255/35+295/30 \| KW V3 Coilover \| M5 Front Sway Bar + M550d Rear Sway Bar \| 3DDesign Front Lip \| BMW M Performance CF Spoiler \| BMW M Performance Diffuser \| BMW M Performance Black Grills \| BMW M Performance Pedals \|
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04-09-2010, 01:06 PM	#5
mastermayhm Brigadier General 284 Rep 4,773 Posts Drives: F90 M5 Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: INPLS, IN iTrader: (13)	YES __________________ e90 330 > e90 LCI N54 > e70 x5 50i > f12 M6 GC > f15 x5 50i > f90 M5
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04-09-2010, 01:18 PM	#6
Hyper psi-atic Lieutenant 34 Rep 428 Posts Drives: E92 335i M-Sport, 6MT, AW/CR Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: NoVA iTrader: (3)	I'm personally wrapping my Grilles in 3M Di-Noc CF Film and painting the slats Matte Black. I've heard the Aftermarket CF Grilles turn yellowish on the clear-coat which is a huge waste of $200 when I can wrap them myself for about $10. With regards to your question though, CF only looks good IMO if you continue the theme and have some darker wheels. I am AW with Matte Wheels so it works. If i could have any other color E92 it would be SG and YES I would make it aggresive and CF themed.
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04-09-2010, 01:27 PM	#7
Mike@F1 Autohaüs Lieutenant Colonel 197 Rep 1,985 Posts Drives: ❤ Join Date: May 2009 Location: f1autohaus.com iTrader: (24)	Gloss black grills
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04-09-2010, 03:26 PM	#8
bboy8282 First Lieutenant 29 Rep 394 Posts Drives: BMW 335i Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Pasadena, California iTrader: (1)	thanks for the input everyone...i think imma go ahead and go with the gloss black...and maybe switch out to cf once my car looks more aggressive....anyone have pics of sg with gloss black grills
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04-11-2010, 12:00 AM	#10
BRAISKI Colonel 155 Rep 2,517 Posts Drives: '11 335xi e92 M-Pak Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: GTA/KW, Canada iTrader: (3) Garage List 2011 BMW 335xi [7.00]	How about body color grill?
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04-18-2011, 02:12 PM	#11
SwitchBox New Member 0 Rep 9 Posts Drives: 2010 335i e92 Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Toronto, ON iTrader: (0)	i know it's an old thread, but anyone have pictures of carbon fibre spoiler on a space grey?
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04-18-2011, 02:36 PM	#12
lpphreakx06 Professional Moose Racer 335 Rep 7,509 Posts Drives: SG 335i E92 RIP + 2015 SS M3 Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Bellevue, Wa iTrader: (25)	Color matched grills is the cleanest look. __________________ Visit my blog anytime: http://www.sfpayments.com BMW Dream Team PNW Chapter, member #1 \|HP Autowerks \| AR DESIGN \| BMW PERFORMANCE \| STOP TECH \| Volk Racing\| AMS \| ARKYM
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04-18-2011, 04:00 PM	#13
hipnotic Major General 158 Rep 6,603 Posts Drives: e92 335i Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: So. Cal iTrader: (7) Garage List 2008 335i coupe [7.00]	get glossy grille, but cf is awesome I love it __________________
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04-18-2011, 04:08 PM	#14
Longbow64 _______ 177 Rep 1,084 Posts Drives: 15 M3, 13 X3 35i MSport Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Orlando iTrader: (4)	Go gloss black. Check out my post on the M3 website. http://www.m3post.com/forums/showthr...349201&page=11 __________________ '13 35i M-Sport X3 \| JB4 Stage 1 \| BMS Intake \| H&R Springs \| Gloss black grill \| CF Wrap and Coded by me \| Recaro Child Seats '15 M3 DCT AW/SO \| JB Stage 1 \| RKP Diffuser \| P3 \| M Perf Spoiler \| iND Exterior Trim \| Recaro Child Seat
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04-19-2011, 12:56 AM	#15
Ghost170 Brigadier General 89 Rep 3,355 Posts Drives: VIP Sport 335! Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: N CA iTrader: (8) Garage List 2007 BMW e92 335! [6.34]	carbonfiber can almost match anything, but it depends how your overall car looks... And not just having carbon pieces on and looking out of place. __________________ *07 E92 335!* AA AE GP HR LC M3 KW BMS BMW LUX CYBA STRI WORK HELIX MTECH LSWEEE(Wavetrac)!
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04-19-2011, 02:43 AM	#16
xxp0loxx Second Lieutenant 18 Rep 254 Posts Drives: e92 Space Gray ACS Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Germany iTrader: (2)	i think SG is too light to really rock larger CF items like lips/hood/trunk. And i agree with the earlier stated, your car should be pretty decked out to start adding CF accents IMO. I went with a matte style for my interior trim and currently looking at having an amuse erricson trunk painted SG with a faded CF lip exposed. subtle is best for SG imo. Your car tho! __________________
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04-19-2011, 04:02 AM	#17
01 IGY Private 2 Rep 62 Posts Drives: 2009 E92 335i M-Sport DCT Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: AUSTRALIA iTrader: (0)	I have a BMW Performance carbon fibre rear spoiler and a Duke Dynamics diffuser and love it. I just ordered the BMW Performance gloss black kidney grills to match the gloss black window trim.
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08-11-2011, 09:22 AM	#18
JonasV Private First Class 8 Rep 194 Posts Drives: 2009 BMW 335i Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: Toronto iTrader: (0)	I hear the conversation and i tend to agree that SG may be too light to pull of CF. On that note, does anyone have pics of CF on SG? Specifically, I'd like to see the M3 Lip spoiler. Thanks PS. Sorry if i'm reviving an ol post (came up in the search) __________________ 2009 E90 335i M Sports - SOLD 2014 F30 335xi - M Performance Edition - Black on Red
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08-11-2011, 10:18 AM	#19
NJ330i Major 86 Rep 1,369 Posts Drives: 2006 Electric Red 330i Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: New Jersey iTrader: (29) Garage List 2006 BMW [9.50]	I say yes, but lots of it __________________
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08-13-2011, 12:51 AM	#20
Ghoti Second Lieutenant 10 Rep 290 Posts Drives: 335i Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: Toronto iTrader: (0)	I've seen a CF grill on SG, and that being the only CF mod, and it looks way out of place. But then as some say above, if the CF is made thru-out with some black thrown in (e.g., rims), it'll look sweet. Personnaly, gloss black would look better. Good choice. __________________ SG e92 335i 6MT / Pure Stg2 DD / JB4 + MHD BEF / ETS FMIC / Dinan CAI / AR DPs / Stage 2 LPFP / Spec 3+ / Spec SMFW / MFactory LSD / KW V2 SCs / Vibrant 1792s e36 M3 ... gone but not forgotten
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08-13-2011, 11:11 AM	#21
rollinstone157 Brotographer 96 Rep 1,742 Posts Drives: F30 335xi Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: US iTrader: (0)	SDFranco1 has a space gray e92 with glossy black accents + glossy black wheels. His car looks so sick! Go with glossy accents rather than CF, unless you plan to make your car SUPER aggressive.
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08-15-2011, 07:50 AM	#22
kcalhoun27 loves his turbos 17 Rep 225 Posts Drives: coupe Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: DE iTrader: (5)	CF on SG looks just fine, but it can be overdone. ive always felt that the key is to have parts compliment each other. i have a hamann diffusor, and then a cf m3 lip spoiler that is painted to expose just the very edge in CF. together, i think they look very good, and get compliments on it all the time. to that end, i took off the CSL trunk because i liked the lip spoiler better. being subtle with CF can produce what i would consider somewhat aggressive results without sacrificing a classy look. just my .02
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