i had mine airbrushed carbon fiber look and painted the rest of the grille gloss black from Hempstead Auto Collision

 

^ That is quite awesome looking!

 

+1 looks great. Good to know it was done on long island, sometimes hard to find good shops.

 

been using them for 10 years sent over 300 + cars to them. They also did my rear spoiler and obviously all my old project cars.

 

^^Kenny, that looks real good...love what you have done with your M!

 

How much did they charge you for the job ?

 

Here is my DIY for a gloss black grille with chrome emblem.
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I tackled excessive grille bling the same way. Here are before and after shots (yes, the car still has temp tags!):





It was straightforward and cost only $15 in rattle cans (remove grille, sand, clean, prime, paint, clear, reinstall). The window trim is next!

 

painting it urself and getting it professionally done by a shop is night and day difference, will cost more getting it painted at a shop but so worth it if you care about quality, if not you can always dip it

 

I had my roof wrapped for 250. Grill def should be done for 75 or less.

 

That's completely true. However, the after pic here is still a whole lot better than the before pic.

 

i dipped mine.. came out great, and now there is a glossifier that will give you a shine over it!!!!

 

First time doing this but dipped mine yesterday. Added 3 coats of gloss

 

someone on m3forum tried the glossifier and it didn't look any different

 

I do care about quality and am entirely satisfied with the results. A professional job might look a little better, but it would not, could not, be a night and day difference.

Thanks! It is a night and day difference.


No one should be discouraged from trying any of the methods discussed in this and other threads. There is virtually no cost or skill barrier to entry, and if it turns out poorly, then just strip it and try again or spend a few hundred bucks for a professional job.