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Ecsta · 07-24-2025, 11:20 AM

Are the grill stripes a faux pas?

Wife thought they looked cool and wanted them, for $15 I figure why not.

Didn't know there was so much drama around adding some colour to the grill. I totally understand the "M badges on not a M car", but the car literally comes from the factory covered in M's all over it 🤣

Brandoch · 07-24-2025, 11:33 AM

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Originally Posted by Ecsta

Are the grill stripes a faux pas?

Wife thought they looked cool and wanted them, for $15 I figure why not.

Didn't know there was so much drama around adding some colour to the grill. I totally understand the "M badges on not a M car", but the car literally comes from the factory covered in M's all over it 🤣

Very much so lol

StradaRedlands · 07-24-2025, 11:35 AM

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Originally Posted by Ecsta

Are the grill stripes a faux pas?

Wife thought they looked cool and wanted them, for $15 I figure why not.

Didn't know there was so much drama around adding some colour to the grill. I totally understand the "M badges on not a M car", but the car literally comes from the factory covered in M's all over it ��

I feel the grill stripes get a pass. Nobody is putting them on to try to get people thinking their car is an M car.
They just add a bit of flair to what is probably a gray/white/silver car that can use it.

Joe-BMW33 · 07-24-2025, 12:06 PM

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Originally Posted by Ecsta

Are the grill stripes a faux pas?

Wife thought they looked cool and wanted them, for $15 I figure why not.

Didn't know there was so much drama around adding some colour to the grill. I totally understand the "M badges on not a M car", but the car literally comes from the factory covered in M's all over it 🤣

I have had a hair across my ass about tri-colored grill stripes for 20 years. No pass for me. Definitely not in the poser category, but more in the cheeseball, fuzzy dice, tank top, guido, gold rope chain category. A BMW with grill stripes is definitely not being driven by an enthusiast or they would know what a faux pas it is to put them on.

StradaRedlands · 07-24-2025, 12:17 PM

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Originally Posted by Joe-BMW33

I have had a hair across my ass about tri-colored grill stripes for 20 years. No pass for me. Definitely not in the poser category, but more in the cheeseball, fuzzy dice, tank top, guido, gold rope chain category. A BMW with grill stripes is definitely not being driven by an enthusiast or they would know what a faux pas it is to put them on.

LOL

Joe-BMW33 · 07-24-2025, 12:20 PM

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Originally Posted by StradaRedlands

LOL

Exactly!! Badabing!

dumptruck · 07-24-2025, 04:33 PM

Only m-lites and above can have grill stripes; your 318d doesn’t need them.

bucketfoot · 07-24-2025, 04:37 PM

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Originally Posted by Ecsta

Are the grill stripes a faux pas?

Wife thought they looked cool and wanted them, for $15 I figure why not.

Didn't know there was so much drama around adding some colour to the grill. I totally understand the "M badges on not a M car", but the car literally comes from the factory covered in M's all over it 🤣

Wife overrules the badge Nazi's

bucketfoot · 07-24-2025, 04:39 PM

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Originally Posted by Joe-BMW33

I have had a hair across my ass about tri-colored grill stripes for 20 years. No pass for me. Definitely not in the poser category, but more in the cheeseball, fuzzy dice, tank top, guido, gold rope chain category. A BMW with grill stripes is definitely not being driven by an enthusiast or they would know what a faux pas it is to put them on.

Funny thing is I had a girl I worked with who raced a BMW and had grill stripes on her daily M3. So once again, maybe it's just the badge Nazi's making much ado about nothing!

fueledbycaffeine · 07-24-2025, 07:06 PM

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Originally Posted by Ecsta

Are the grill stripes a faux pas?

Wife thought they looked cool and wanted them, for $15 I figure why not.

Didn't know there was so much drama around adding some colour to the grill. I totally understand the "M badges on not a M car", but the car literally comes from the factory covered in M's all over it 🤣

IMO the grill stripes on any model are a major faux pas and look cheap AF but you do you.

Ecsta · Yesterday, 01:34 PM

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Originally Posted by bucketfoot

Wife overrules the badge Nazi's

Haha basically my point of view.

She's been talking about these stripes since we visited the dealership to test drive the car lol. I don't know where she first saw them.

I guess I probably shouldn't tell people here I'm planning to order the cool looking mirror caps that come on ///M cars 🤣

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