Black Out - Yes Or No?

DaveRIP2003 · December 16, 2014

Hi guys.

Ok, I recently bought a black E90 with the M Sport body and currently it's chrome trimmed. I was thinking about blacking it out and was after some advice to the yes or no for this.

I've been looking at potentially:

Black kidney grilles

Tinted rear windows and smoked front windows

Black alloy wheels

Possibly smoked indicators and rear light cluster

Let me also point out that I'm 36 years old and not a teeny chav, I just like the look of the black trim over the chrome.

Any advice will be appreciated as this will cost me a lot of money so don't hold back, I won't get offended I promise ;)

Dave

MylesB · December 16, 2014

hello,

I've got an F30 which is blacked out, I've got some photos of it to see what you think/try and help. I have silver alloys for the summer and these are the winter ones, I'm not a massive fan, since having them on you can notice that the colour of the rubber isn't actually black and it looks slightly odd. I've got the black kidney grill aswell in my profile picture if you want to see if it helps

btmaldon · December 16, 2014

Go for the rear tints. You need to ensure that if smoking the front windows they are still 70% clear. As these are already tinted you are likely to go over. Dont touch the windscreen obviously. Also you must inform the insurance as they will not pay out if you need them to. My insurance company wanted around £70 a year more, so I fitted a blind in the back instead.

I dont know about putting black on black. It looks ok where I have seen it done on older versions in other colours. You might want to find a few pictures on the net to see if it looks ok first. Personally I like the chrome on the M Sport.

DaveRIP2003 · December 16, 2014

Thanks for the advice, really like the look of your car Miles. I don't think your alloys look odd at all but I know a bit of Autoglym Tyre dressing will make them look much darker, although you'll probably be reapplying every few hundred miles or so.

Didn't even consider insurance rises so I'll factor that into my decision, thanks Bruce. I do think my car looks v nice as it is but I've had a couple of friends say it'd look better blacked.