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Spaniard
09-17-2013, 08:20 PM
Hey everyone! It's been a little since a last posted, sadly I didn't get any replies about a cinnamon interior :/ anyway. My next endeavor: I would really like to have the kidney grilles in brushed aluminum. Does anyone know if a high quality version of that exists? Thanks in advance guys.
Oli77
09-18-2013, 01:10 PM
Can't help you there buddy (I'd rather keep my car stock).

Consider this a bump though.
Torxuvin
09-18-2013, 01:12 PM
You could try wrapping them in brushed aluminum?
Spaniard
09-18-2013, 03:14 PM
Can't help you there buddy (I'd rather keep my car stock).

Consider this a bump though.
Thanks, and I am 100% in the same boat as keeping things factory, it's just that one thing that I am really interested in doing.
Spaniard
09-18-2013, 03:15 PM
You could try wrapping them in brushed aluminum?

That's kind of what I was thinking, just not sure where if find it, and I wonder how tedious the slats would be.
330i ZHP
09-18-2013, 08:48 PM
leave the slats black
330i ZHP
09-18-2013, 08:48 PM
or settle for just doing the leading edges of the slats
Spaniard
09-18-2013, 09:29 PM
If in the end a brushed aluminum grille does not exist, what do you guys think about wet-sanding the stock chrome one?
Oli77
09-19-2013, 03:28 PM
hmmm, not sure about that. Won't it just look like scratched chrome then?
danewilson77
09-19-2013, 03:30 PM
hmmm, not sure about that. Won't it just look like scratched chrome then?

Such a buzz kill :shifty
Spaniard
09-19-2013, 04:36 PM
hmmm, not sure about that. Won't it just look like scratched chrome then?

If it is a really low wood-like grit; I'm thinking more on the lines of 1200 grit wet-sand, but it's also possible that it could look bad as well. If I can't find what I'm looking for, I'll consider the wrapping option, or I'll go to the junk yard and look for a wrecked Bimmer and test the wet-sand on its grille? I am still praying someone on here does know of a company that makes um though.