Estoril Blue Clubsport - Kidney Grille options

[derek328]

Sorry I have no pics with this thread as I havnt even got the car yet, im pre-modding:D

Just after some advice on what you think looks best on the kidney grille front for an estoril blue clubsport.

Options are:

Stock

Black

Carbon Fibre (Im already going with Teddy's carbon rear diffuser, front splitters and I have carbon badges so would carry on the theme)

Colour coded (Having the outside of the kidney's estoril blue and the slats themself black, ala bluebro and Mystic sport's cars)

thanks for your input, be interesting to here your views

[thegolfather]

Gloss black for me!

Did the same on my velvet blue and absolutely love it!

http://i9.photobucket.com/albums/a64/Golfather/2007%20Facelift/PICT6556.jpg

[Vin]

definitely go for colour coded grille, and splitters.

[SJD]

Given the carbon theme your planning on running, I would be tempted to go carbon fibre.:)

Enjoy the Clubsport btw :cool: When do you get it?

[derek328]

friday i think mate. hold up because of my cherised plate transfer. sitting on pins waiting. ive always like the clubsport. i know the wheels and spoiler arent everyones taste, but i just love the colour and the little details of it.

[wicksta]

Personally I prefer the standard chrome items, the kidney grille is the signature of a BMW so why hide it.

[Adil]

I rekon you should go for color coded

[Phil H]

i have often thought about this too on my clubsport, but keep getting the same answer... to stick with the stock look.

[derek328]

i have often thought about this too on my clubsport, but keep getting the same answer... to stick with the stock look.

depends who you ask?

i get this response when i ask the good lady, but what do they know about cars?

though give her due where its deserved first thing she said when she saw the clubsport was you could do with colour coding the splitters and rear diff haha

[thegolfather]

depends who you ask?

i get this response when i ask the good lady, but what do they know about cars?

though give her due where its deserved first thing she said when she saw the clubsport was you could do with colour coding the splitters and rear diff haha

It takes a while but they get there in the end...in fact they start to notice the smallest details and form opinions :D

[scorcher]

I vote for colour coded. I had the same quandary on my last car :)

Different model, but similar options to give an idea...

http://www.alpina744.com/images/grille-blue.jpg

http://www.alpina744.com/images/grille-black.jpg

http://www.alpina744.com/images/grille-chrome.jpg

Am getting my matt black set on the E65 sprayed Sapphire Black :cool:

[derek328]

thanks for that scorcher. the colour coded ones just seem to flow better.

as much as i like the black i think looking at it you know its not OEM. where as colour coded is the smallest little touch that it could be from the factory??

[scorcher]

Yep, colour coded makes the front far sleeker IMHO

[pete323]

so thats what your buying

[derek328]

so thats what your buying

the grilles or the car pete?

grilles think i am going to go colour coded but if its the car you were asking about in the end i just went with a bit of impulse buying from fairbairns in irvine. thanks for the help though, in the end i just thought spend a bit more and go with the dealer for peace of mind factor.

[Nickleback]

Black looks good on Estoril especially if you are keeping std black external trim! :D
Here's an early pic from mine a couple of years ago.

http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y98/Clubsport/ACSFrontWillowTreeClose.jpg

Colour coded can also be good, especially if you are colour coding front splitters & rear diffuser ?

[derek328]

got a carbon rear diffuser and planning on doing same with front splitters nickleback.

to be honest i think your car looks stunning, but wasnt sure on black kidneys with the colour on some of your pics, but that one does look good. maybe its the photos not doing it justice?

think i be ok to go colour coded or black with the carbon splitters etc, so i take my time and see what i think mate, cheers for the pic, it has helped, looks better than i first thought, so not sure again now haha

[adood84]

OK here is an Idea for you , get teh carbon one , and the carbon diffuser from teddy , and color code them ;)

[derek328]

got the carbon diffuser from teddy and waiting on the front splitters coming in. im happy with the carbon look for the splitters and the diffuser, it was just the kidney grilles i was trying to get a feel for adood, sorry for any confusion?

[adood84]

got the carbon diffuser from teddy and waiting on the front splitters coming in. im happy with the carbon look for the splitters and the diffuser, it was just the kidney grilles i was trying to get a feel for adood, sorry for any confusion?

I know you got them . Just thought I would give you a diffrent idea , if your going to keep the carbon look then I say put a carbon grille

[derek328]

cheers mate. all options shall be considered. just have to see how it looks when i get first set of mods on. pics to follow at the weekend hopefully and we take it from there ;-)

[Raj]

I've had all three options too... Standard, Colour Coded and Black. Colour coded does look really cool. But what I would do is go with black for a little while. If you get bored with it colour code it and it will transform the front end and won't cost you much at all. Then you will have tried all the options... ;) :D :cool:

[derek328]

good plan Raj. like your style ;-)

[mystic sport]

I have done both the gloss black and colour coded grills. Granted it was on a saloon but you get the idea ;) .

[derek328]

nice mystic. very nice 'loon