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      08-01-2013, 09:41 PM   #1
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How to make your own M performance M6 grilles

OK so if you are like me and want factory M performance grilles (and no offense to IND whose painted products have had to suffice) here is a simple and affordable method to get factory quality at a great price.

(1) purchase the BMW M performance grilles for the 6 series (F12/F13) model. My dealer sold me the set (comes left and right) for $120.

(2) very carefully disassemble your factory grilles once you have them removed. there are many posts online about how to remove them, however be very careful if you have the front camera, my tech had to remove the front bumper to disassemble mine. Taking apart the factory grilles is quite easy, start at the middle, and move the release tab outwards while prying the front off the center. Work your way around to all the tabs and voila, your grille should now be in two pieces. Do the same with the other side and set the four parts aside.

(3) now do the same with the 6er F1x M performance grilles as well. All you want is the outer bezel.

(4) reassemble them using the M performance bezel and the original M6 centers and bingo you have blacked out grilles with a factory finish using only genuine BMW parts.

My issue with going through this was the painted parts began to chip and flake with driving in only two months. My BMW Performance black grilles on my E70 X5 have held up perfectly through 3 years of Michigan weather without a single flaw. Finally, if I only knew how cheap the factory version was I would have done this in the first place. ($120 is cheaper than $215 plus shipping).

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BTW sorry for the blurry camera phone pics. I was working all day and had to drive quite a bit to pick up my son. These were the best I could do in the 20 minutes it took me for this project.

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Boom! Nice post Noushy! Good job.
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Boom! Nice post Noushy! Good job.
Thanks Hunter strongly suggest you do the same since I know how picky you are (my brother from another)
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Thanks Hunter strongly suggest you do the same since I know how picky you are (my brother from another)
Haha. Only the best!
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You are a genius!!! Thank u!!!!!
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Lol! I still can't believe I didn't think of this! I'm laughing so hard. The IND grilles for the M6 chipped on two sets within a couple hours and I wasted sooooo much money! They ended up refunding me the purchase price for the set, but I've spent hundreds on install costs. You are a f'ing genius! Thank you!!!
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Lol! I still can't believe I didn't think of this! I'm laughing so hard. The IND grilles for the M6 chipped on two sets within a couple hours and I wasted sooooo much money! They ended up refunding me the purchase price for the set, but I've spent hundreds on install costs. You are a f'ing genius! Thank you!!!
You are very welcome. My sentiment, ended up spending 2 hrs shop labor at $130 an hour plus having to return one and now probably the second set.

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Lol! I still can't believe I didn't think of this! I'm laughing so hard. The IND grilles for the M6 chipped on two sets within a couple hours and I wasted sooooo much money! They ended up refunding me the purchase price for the set, but I've spent hundreds on install costs. You are a f'ing genius! Thank you!!!
You are very welcome. My sentiment, ended up spending 2 hrs shop labor at $130 an hour plus having to return one and now probably the second set.

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Amazing. And IND told me i was the first person to complain about them chipping. I found that hard to believe! Just ridiculous!!! They should stop selling their product until they figure out a better option!
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Bmellion mine starting chipping in a few weeks of spring driving and IND sent out a replacement set right away. Just sucks I have to pay my tech to do it again but this time is the last!
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It's not really completely "blacked out" though is it? Am i doing something wrong? The vertical slats are black on the sides, but front is still chrome?!?

Am I doing something wrong?!?!
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Yes its all black. The factory grille is chrome edge double bladed black centers
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Yes its all black. The factory grille is chrome edge double bladed black centers
Forgive my stupidity - here's what mine look like - black frame - with the double bladed centres - those double bladed black centres have the chrome front edge - I want everything black - what did I do wrong? ...

Sorry for the crappy iPhone pics... first one is what I left over - second two are the finished (but incorrect) product lol

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Mine are fully black. Never seen M Grilles with chrome front. Look at the pic, I will take one closer now
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Thanks I did this looks great!
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The one with chrome slats are for the M6 GC.
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The one with chrome slats are for the M6 GC.
So the coupe has a different grill?!?!? Are they interchangeable or is there a difference in size, fit, etc.?

This is stupid.
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I think they are all the same size, worth a try. Sorry the GC has to be different
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I think they are all the same size, worth a try. Sorry the GC has to be different
GC grilles are the same size as the coupe but chrome surrounds. Thanks to Noushy I haven't had one chip since I dumped the IND version. Thanks buddy!
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I think they are all the same size, worth a try. Sorry the GC has to be different
GC grilles are the same size as the coupe but chrome surrounds. Thanks to Noushy I haven't had one chip since I dumped the IND version. Thanks buddy!
You are very welcome. Funny how BMW now offers them but they still havent shipped, the M Performance grilles for the M6

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Had to order the front grill from the coupe - as suspected the GC has a different grill (one with the front slats in chrome).

Anyone interested in my stock GC grill? lol.
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