Diagonal bars behind kidney grilles

ahero4eternity · 07-13-2015, 11:47 PM

What are they for? I kind of want to paint them a crimson red or royal blue.

aacabriolet · 07-14-2015, 03:27 AM

Some people Vinyl wrap these. Easier

M47 · 07-14-2015, 03:42 AM

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Originally Posted by ahero4eternity

What are they for? I kind of want to pain them a crimson red or royal blue.

Yes, what are they for? They kinda look cool lol.

bosiwow · 07-14-2015, 04:12 AM

Probably to make the car stronger...

HighlandPete · 07-14-2015, 04:50 AM

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Probably to make the car stronger...

Yes, answer is in the name, it's referred to as a "V-Brace".

BMW are using a lot of reinforcement bars/struts these days, across the platforms.

HighlandPete

ahero4eternity · 07-14-2015, 07:51 AM

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Originally Posted by aacabriolet

Some people Vinyl wrap these. Easier

Good idea. I found these last night. I think it gives the car a subtly aggressive look.

iconoclast · 07-14-2015, 08:04 AM

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Originally Posted by aacabriolet

Some people Vinyl wrap these. Easier

matte black radiator paint would be even easier and conceal better. along with the IC and radiator.

painting them red reminds me of the RPI intakes on e60 M5.

M47 · 07-14-2015, 11:45 AM

Stupid question here: how do you access those bars? Taking off the grilles?

mastereh · 07-14-2015, 12:24 PM

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Stupid question here: how do you access those bars? Taking off the grilles?

I would think to wrap those bars properly you need to take off the entire front bumper.

greekcs · 07-14-2015, 08:44 PM

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CalCarNut · 07-14-2015, 11:39 PM

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Originally Posted by ahero4eternity

What are they for? I kind of want to pain them a crimson red or royal blue.

Or one blue and one red...

Versipellis · 07-15-2015, 01:11 AM

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Originally Posted by SoCalDave

Or one blue and one red...

On a white car, maybe?

ahero4eternity · 09-06-2015, 11:57 PM

Wrapped mine tonight while I was changing to gloss black dual slat grilles. Plenty of room to access the bars when the grilles are removed.

Dang3r · 09-07-2015, 08:18 AM

I was faster but found this thread too late

iconoclast · 09-07-2015, 10:26 AM

i did black-backing on the entire nose with matte black radiator paint.
nothing to see nothing to highlight.
clean.

ahero4eternity · 09-07-2015, 01:20 PM

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Originally Posted by iconoclast

i did black-backing on the entire nose with matte black radiator paint.
nothing to see nothing to highlight.
clean.

Nice! Gotta picture?

CalCarNut · 09-08-2015, 07:55 PM

If it don't go, chrome 'em

iconoclast · 09-09-2015, 08:48 PM

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Nice! Gotta picture?

ahero4eternity · 09-09-2015, 09:04 PM

Mine looks the same when the nose is shaded.

iconoclast · 09-10-2015, 07:59 PM

unfortunately it is the only photo i have of it... the bumper was removed and the entire radiator and IC were blackbacked to clean up the front. i'll take a better photo next time i drive it or click the link in my sig for additional photos.

Dinan_Rated · 11-20-2017, 09:59 PM

Anyone else paint these. Thinking chrome

ksa · 11-20-2017, 10:11 PM

How would you wrap them? If you take the roll around, doesn't that leave visible creases of each turn over each other sort of thing?

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