[Bleser]

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Evening all,

I did a couple of small upgrades today to the front & rear of my '13 335i.

I'll start off with the Burger Motorsports (BMS) tips. These were sort of an impulse buy as they were not too pricey ($79 shipped) and would achieve the slightly more filled/aggressive look that I was going for. Shipping was fast and quality seems as good or better than OEM. Recommended!

Here are the photos:


Stock:


Tip removed:


New (left), old (right):


Old installed on the left, new BMW on the right:


Done! Love it.


Now for the new grills. For a long time I thought I wouldn't change out my grills as I liked the contrast of the chrome on red and thought they tied in well with the headlight design of the F30. Then over the summer I added the M Performance side blades and front chin spoiler painted in gloss black and they started to look out of place. I wasn't in love with the all-black design but it would look better than the chrome. Then I contacted iND about painting and worked with one of their associates for a few days to land on a custom paint job that is the inverse of something I saw on here - gloss black surrounding Melbourne red inner rings. I also had them spray the slats full gloss black. They turned out beautifully and have sort of a DTM accent of the black ring without turning the grills into complete black holes. I highly recommend iND - they had great customer service and really helped me make my decision!

On to the photos - installation process included.


Peeling back the front bumper cover after removing the eight bolts & weather stripping:




First few clips removed:


Cleaned the holes before installation:


I did my best to clear the radiator and black support bars.


Re-attached the bumper and got it aligned before inserting the new grills.


First one in!








I then had some fun with low-lighting in my garage like a nerd.










More daylight photos to come tomorrow now that I have it all washed and a date with Cars & Coffee Saint Louis. Cheers!

[tboooe]

I am really diggin on the how you painted your front spoiler. I intend to also paint the splitter part body color and the bottom part black like you.

[.BMW.]

Looks great!

[Dang3r]

job, nice appearance

[DdT_7]

diggin the custom painted grille man. well done

[Bleser]

Originally Posted by tboooe

I am really diggin on the how you painted your front spoiler. I intend to also paint the splitter part body color and the bottom part black like you.

Thanks! Yes, sometimes I see the inverse (body color lower lip and black below the fogs) and like that as well, but this has been working out great. I love seeing all the different ways people style these pieces.

Originally Posted by .BMW.

Looks great!

Originally Posted by Dang3r

job, nice appearance

Originally Posted by DdT_7

diggin the custom painted grille man. well done

Thanks all! I wasn't sure if I'd like it but so far I'm loving it.

[IND-Distribution]

Looks mean, love it!