IND F87 M2 Competition Front Grille with Painted Center Trim

Tornado1M · 11-25-2019, 06:42 PM

Anyone do this?

Looks pretty good actually.....kinda miss the twin kidney grill!

https://ind-distribution.com/collect...ed-center-trim

MMMBRAP · 11-26-2019, 08:07 AM

I did. Soon as I took delivery I had this and the painted front side markers installed.

ContactPatch · 11-26-2019, 11:06 AM

This is definitely a..."like it" mod.

HazChem · 11-26-2019, 04:36 PM

Looks good for any color except black.

Hankdoll · 11-26-2019, 05:33 PM

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Originally Posted by HazChem

Looks good for any color except black.

lol, suprised they sell one in black. Looks really good on this LBB.

IND-Distribution · 11-27-2019, 09:46 AM

Great photos!

izzyM2 · 11-27-2019, 08:57 PM

I like it, it would be nice if the have an exchange program if it saves money.

andrettifan · 11-28-2019, 10:50 AM

I love it, but for $350 I'll paint it myself!

Tornado1M · 11-28-2019, 12:40 PM

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Originally Posted by izzyM2

I like it, it would be nice if the have an exchange program if it saves money.

Agreed!

An exchange program or possibly sending yours in for the paint service would be a great idea to lower the cost.

Davil · 11-29-2019, 01:05 AM

It does bring back a bit of that Pontiac look of the original M2. (ducks for cover)

andrettifan · 01-06-2020, 02:49 PM

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Originally Posted by andrettifan

I love it, but for $350 I'll paint it myself!

Done. Just got it back from the body shop. Very nice job done by A&R Body in Wallingford CT if anyone in the CT area is interested in this option instead of the pre-painted grille discussed in this thread. This cost me much less than the replacement grille and it's the original grille that came with the car which I like. The body shop removed the grille to properly prep and paint it so that the paint wraps around the top and bottom. Very satisfied with the finish and I love the colored center giving the impression of separate kidney grilles.

Bumpinjeep · 01-06-2020, 03:10 PM

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Originally Posted by andrettifan

Done. Just got it back from the body shop. Very nice job done by A&R Body in Wallingford CT if anyone in the CT area is interested in this option instead of the pre-painted grille discussed in this thread. This cost me much less than the replacement grille and it's the original grille that came with the car which I like. The body shop removed the grille to properly prep and paint it so that the paint wraps around the top and bottom. Very satisfied with the finish and I love the colored center giving the impression of separate kidney grilles.

Why didn't they paint it in C33 HS? Looks like a different shade of silver than the rest of the car in that picture.

Moflow · 01-06-2020, 04:32 PM

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Originally Posted by Davil

It does bring back a bit of that Pontiac look of the original M2. (ducks for cover)

Lol, my friend had one of those back in the day and spent a shitload of money on a Holden Monaro front end to get rid of the ugly Pontiac face.

cb804 · 01-06-2020, 06:16 PM

There’s a thread in the M3/M4 forum where the guys are painting the space between the grills black!!!

Tornado1M · 01-06-2020, 08:29 PM

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Originally Posted by cb804

There’s a thread in the M3/M4 forum where the guys are painting the space between the grills black!!!

Ohh good lord

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AndrewC1989 · 01-06-2020, 08:36 PM

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Originally Posted by cb804

There’s a thread in the M3/M4 forum where the guys are painting the space between the grills black!!!

The grass is always greener

andrettifan · 01-06-2020, 08:57 PM

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Originally Posted by Bumpinjeep

Why didn't they paint it in C33 HS? Looks like a different shade of silver than the rest of the car in that picture.

They did paint it HS. Honestly, the light in front of my garage makes it look like the center piece is a shade off. It isn't. It's a great color match.

KevinM · 01-06-2020, 11:55 PM

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Originally Posted by cb804

There’s a thread in the M3/M4 forum where the guys are painting the space between the grills black!!!

Can you post the link? Amazing, I can't believe any F8X M3/4 owners would do this...I'm just leaving my M2C alone because it doesn't mean that much to me.

HSM2C · 01-07-2020, 03:30 AM

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Originally Posted by KevinM

Can you post the link? Amazing, I can't believe any F8X M3/4 owners would do this...I'm just leaving my M2C alone because it doesn't mean that much to me.

Here's a video of one being "painted" black. It's actually vinyl but it's pretty much the same dumb idea.

I honestly thought it was a joke at first.

cb804 · 01-07-2020, 05:20 AM

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Originally Posted by KevinM

Can you post the link? Amazing, I can't believe any F8X M3/4 owners would do this...I'm just leaving my M2C alone because it doesn't mean that much to me.

Here it is...

https://f80.bimmerpost.com/forums/sh....php?t=1683389

Thescout13 · 01-07-2020, 10:17 AM

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Originally Posted by cb804

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Originally Posted by KevinM

Can you post the link? Amazing, I can't believe any F8X M3/4 owners would do this...I'm just leaving my M2C alone because it doesn't mean that much to me.

Here it is...

https://f80.bimmerpost.com/forums/sh....php?t=1683389

I'm not going to lie, I don't hate it.

MyM2See · 01-07-2020, 11:10 AM

Just buy a regular M2 instead

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