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      01-25-2019, 07:49 AM   #1
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Greetings, Just picked up a 2018 M550. Needed to update the exterior as I am not a huge fan of the grey exterior trim. Purchased the black grilles, black bumper trim pieces as well as the side vent pieces. Just finished installing them. Need to find a source for inexpensive mirror caps. Not quite ready to spend the money on what is out there today. Would like a set of gloss black to match the other pieces. Might have my local body shop paint them if spring rolls around and still no replacements yet. I will post better pics once the weather clears up a little. Thanks for looking.
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      01-25-2019, 10:45 AM   #2
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I am torn on the cerium grey accents. I have left them on my carbon black car, but have replaced the front grill with a black one.

I think the accents, including the door handle trim, help the car exude it's premium price and slot. On a white car or maybe other lighter colors, I would look into black trim pieces. I am generally not a fan of fully murdered cars and sometimes the right use of complementary trim can help change the cars visual clues - making it seem larger, smaller, etc.
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I am torn on the cerium grey accents. I have left them on my carbon black car, but have replaced the front grill with a black one.

I think the accents, including the door handle trim, help the car exude it's premium price and slot. On a white car or maybe other lighter colors, I would look into black trim pieces. I am generally not a fan of fully murdered cars and sometimes the right use of complementary trim can help change the cars visual clues - making it seem larger, smaller, etc.
I prefer the gray accents on my carbon black metallic paint. It really stands out.
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IMO the gray is an exclusive color to the M550i so i've left all of mine.
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My M550 is med blue, and i also like the contrast of the cerium grey parts. Am thinking about changing mirror caps to paint matched, but haven’t decided if want to make the change
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Also like the gray on my Azurite Black. I might consider swapping the mirror caps for body color, but for the grill and vents I think the contrast is nice.

Agree that it doesn't really sit as well with white/lighter colored cars, though.
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