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      07-24-2025, 12:06 PM   #5700
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Originally Posted by Ecsta View Post
Are the grill stripes a faux pas?

Wife thought they looked cool and wanted them, for $15 I figure why not.

Didn't know there was so much drama around adding some colour to the grill. I totally understand the "M badges on not a M car", but the car literally comes from the factory covered in M's all over it 🤣
I have had a hair across my ass about tri-colored grill stripes for 20 years. No pass for me. Definitely not in the poser category, but more in the cheeseball, fuzzy dice, tank top, guido, gold rope chain category. A BMW with grill stripes is definitely not being driven by an enthusiast or they would know what a faux pas it is to put them on.
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