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      03-12-2020, 12:24 AM   #1
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I've searched the entire forum for someone who swapped out the stock chrome grille on their G05 xLine with the cerium gray grille to see how it would look, but couldn't find a single one! I only found M-Sports. So, I decided to try it on mine and share. It's nighttime, so I can't tell how this will look under the sun during the day, but it actually looks better than I thought it would. I was scared the cerium gray wouldn't match the satin silver accents throughout the rest of the car, but it actually looks just fine. Thoughts?

I will post daytime photos also.
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Daytime shots? Also where did you get the grille?
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Daytime shots? Also where did you get the grille?
It's been raining everyday so haven't really taken any nice daytime shots except for the one below. Unfortunately I see the mismatch clearly now and wifey doesn't like it, so going to put the original back on and sell mine. Let me know if interested.
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Thanks for sharing! Yeah I was wondering about these two tones of gray. I hope there will be Cerium gray mods for the other silver trims in the front.
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Thanks for sharing! Yeah I was wondering about these two tones of gray. I hope there will be Cerium gray for the other silver trims in the front.
Of course! They have the other trims for the front in cerium gray, but then I thought it won't match the silver trimmings around the windows, the roof rail, etc. I would rather have the grille in satin matte silver so it matches perfectly with the other trimmings.
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Thanks for sharing! Yeah I was wondering about these two tones of gray. I hope there will be Cerium gray for the other silver trims in the front.
Of course! They have the other trims for the front in cerium gray, but then I thought it won't match the silver trimmings around the windows, the roof rail, etc. I would rather have the grille in satin matte silver so it matches perfectly with the other trimmings.
Hmm true. Should have ordered the M sport with shadowline. I'm in the same boat. In my case, I went for the deal instead of the combo I really want.
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Thanks for sharing! Yeah I was wondering about these two tones of gray. I hope there will be Cerium gray for the other silver trims in the front.
Of course! They have the other trims for the front in cerium gray, but then I thought it won't match the silver trimmings around the windows, the roof rail, etc. I would rather have the grille in satin matte silver so it matches perfectly with the other trimmings.
Hmm true. Should have ordered the M sport with shadowline. I'm in the same boat. In my case, I went for the deal instead of the combo I really want.
I love the way the xLine looks, but just hate the chrome grille. Don't worry, you can get it exactly how you want it when you get your next one. And it will be the LCI at that point too!
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Thanks for sharing! Yeah I was wondering about these two tones of gray. I hope there will be Cerium gray mods for the other silver trims in the front.
Cerium grey is primarily reserved for M Performance vehicles, but was featured on the last gen X6 xLine that's no longer in production. Perhaps there will be more aftermarket mods for xLine trim on eBay.
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Another daytime photo. Definitely starting to scream mismatch. Haven't had a chance to put original grille back on.
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Wish they made the lower trims in cerium grey!
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