[jgunnz]

This is weird. Still no photos?

[skitsos]

Originally Posted by jgunnz

This is weird. Still no photos?

Agreed!

[F80_M]

No photos cause we have no product!!!

[dharo1]

Originally Posted by skitsos

Agreed!

[gtfalve]

Anxiously awaiting pics!

[quiksilver1029]

Originally Posted by YOLO89

No photos cause we have no product!!!

What are you talking about, that nude guy received them almost a week ago and said he'd post pictures "later that day" but all he showed us was the packaging...smh

My order says out for delivery so as soon as receive them, I will doing the 1-minute install and taking pictures today.

[F80_M]

Originally Posted by quiksilver1029

What are you talking about, that nude guy received them almost a week ago and said he'd post pictures "later that day" but all he showed us was the packaging...smh

My order says out for delivery so as soon as receive them, I will doing the 1-minute install and taking pictures today.

I was speaking for the rest of us that ordered but didn't receive them yet.

[horsepower_and_hounds]

When did everybody pay and receive notice of shipping? Some of us paid on 2/23 and are still waiting....

[quiksilver1029]

Ok so I ordered them on March 2, just received them in the mail today and with no hesitation I installed them. A genius at my dealership told me that to remove the grilles, all you need to do is pull as hard as you can and they will come right out. Skeptical of this brute force method, I told him to show me and he did it on a loaner car right in front of me, and lo and behold the clips on the original grilles broke. He said that he'd done it about 50 times and that's never happened before, but still I didn't want to risk damaging my original grilles or warp the bumper. So instead I took the slow route (which really only takes about 15 minutes) and followed these instructions for the F30 which were close enough.

Now enough about that and onto the part that matters...the product. The old adage 'you get what you pay for' usually holds true, and well let me tell you that it's easy to spot out that these are not manufactured by BMW. There were several imperfections on the edge of the plastic, flakes left over from the molding procedure, more or less. Maybe I got unlucky so I guess we'll have to wait and see until more of you guys receive them to see if it's an isolated issue or if these Taiwanese manufactures are subpar. I wasn't about to install them in that condition on my perfect car, so I had to sand them down to make them disappear...whatever, life goes on.

After installing them I can truly say, it changes the entire look of the front of the car. The gloss black grilles look perfect with the shadowline trim and my gloss black wheels. So, here is my review:

Shipping Time - 10/10
Packaging - 10/10
Craftsmanship - 8/10
Gloss Finish - 10/10
Fitment - 10/10
Price - 10/10

Overall a great product, and I am happy to be able to say that I was one of the first one to be able to get them on my F22, yeaa we all know that pertplus and his IND customized car was really the first 2 series to have dual slats...but you get the point.

Now go and enjoy the pictures. I am probably going to install the M tri-color decals that I had on my original grilles on these new dual slat grilles but I didn't have enough of them, so I will get around to doing that later next week...full photoshoot will come once I get a chance to wash and detail the car.

[skitsos]

Originally Posted by quiksilver1029

Ok so I ordered them on March 2, just received them in the mail today and with no hesitation I installed them. A genius at my dealership told me that to remove the grilles, all you need to do is pull as hard as you can and they will come right out. Skeptical of this brute force method, I told him to show me and he did it on a loaner car right in front of me, and lo and behold the clips on the original grilles broke. He said that he'd done it about 50 times and that's never happened before, but still I didn't want to risk damaging my original grilles or warp the bumper. So instead I took the slow route (which really only takes about 15 minutes) and followed these instructions for the F30 which were close enough.

Now enough about that and onto the part that matters...the product. The old adage 'you get what you pay for' usually holds true, and well let me tell you that it's easy to spot out that these are not manufactured by BMW. There were several imperfections on the edge of the plastic, flakes left over from the molding procedure, more or less. Maybe I got unlucky so I guess we'll have to wait and see until more of you guys receive them to see if it's an isolated issue or if these Taiwanese manufactures are subpar. I wasn't about to install them in that condition on my perfect car, so I had to sand them down to make them disappear...whatever, life goes on.

After installing them I can truly say, it changes the entire look of the front of the car. The gloss black grilles look perfect with the shadowline trim and my gloss black wheels. So, here is my review:

Shipping Time - 10/10
Packaging - 10/10
Craftsmanship - 8/10
Gloss Finish - 10/10
Fitment - 10/10
Price - 10/10

Overall a great product, and I am happy to be able to say that I was one of the first one to be able to get them on my F22, yeaa we all know that pertplus and his IND customized car was really the first 2 series to have dual slats...but you get the point.

Now go and enjoy the pictures. I am probably going to install the M tri-color decals that I had on my original grilles on these new dual slat grilles but I didn't have enough of them, so I will get around to doing that later next week...full photoshoot will come once I get a chance to wash and detail the car.

Looking very good! I like those grilles on the M235i a lot more than BMW's M Performance Grilles. Mine will hopefully be here by the end of this week so I can get them on my EBII and get some pics out for you guys! If they all ship with the molding/paint debris on them like yours did I most likely will need to sand off the edges, because I am a neat freak, especially with my car! Thanks for the pics and enjoy your mods!

[quiksilver1029]

Originally Posted by skitsos

Looking very good! I like those grilles on the M235i a lot more than BMW's M Performance Grilles. Mine will hopefully be here by the end of this week so I can get them on my EBII and get some pics out for you guys! If they all ship with the molding/paint debris on them like yours did I most likely will need to sand off the edges, because I am a neat freak, especially with my car! Thanks for the pics and enjoy your mods!

Thanks! I am sure it will be holding my attention for quite some time, I can't help but stop and glance at the front fascia of my car every time I walk by it now . And yea I totally agree, BMW's M performance grilles do nothing for me, they look chunky and were never on my to-do list. I was honestly ok waiting for BMW to release the M2 and subsequently the M2 dual slat grilles before changing mine, but JBSPEED came to the rescue and beat BMW at their own game. As for the debris imperfections, it was a cinch to sand down, so it didn't end up being that big of a deal and was well worth the extra minute of labor because yea there is no substitute for perfection for us neat freaks haha.

[Goettler_Boost]

Looks fantastic! Going to place an order after work.

Thank you so much for your time to take pictures and give us your feedback!

[skitsos]

Well I am getting a little annoyed at this point... I ordered the grilles last Friday, and was told they would be out this Monday. I emailed Brian, from JBSPEED, on Tuesday to ask if they had shipped, because I still had not received tracking. He said he will ship later that day. Now it's Wednesday and I still have not received a shipping confirmation or tracking. C'mon man...

[horsepower_and_hounds]

Originally Posted by skitsos

Well I am getting a little annoyed at this point... I ordered the grilles last Friday, and was told they would be out this Monday. I emailed Brian, from JBSPEED, on Tuesday to ask if they had shipped, because I still had not received tracking. He said he will ship later that day. Now it's Wednesday and I still have not received a shipping confirmation or tracking. C'mon man...

Really????? What about the guys that ordered on 2/23......
Tracking shows it in JAMAICA, NY 11430...the wait continues

[skitsos]

Originally Posted by ehagerty

Really????? What about the guys that ordered on 2/23......
Tracking shows it in JAMAICA, NY 11430...the wait continues

That's crazy...

[Goettler_Boost]

Just ordered a set!

[braindfect]

I ordered on 03/01, they were shipped on 03/05 and I received them today... now I just need to wait for my car to come in!

[cbbplanet]

Autotecknic also sells it here
http://www.autotecknic.com/product_p/bm-0172-ds-gb.htm

Don't see any drastic difference at all so will just keep my performance one.

[quiksilver1029]

Originally Posted by cbbplanet

Autotecknic also sells it here
http://www.autotecknic.com/product_p/bm-0172-ds-gb.htm

Don't see any drastic difference at all so will just keep my performance one.

Those autotecknic one are more expen$ive than the ones JBSPEED sells. And please go ahead and keep your M performance grilles, it might not be a drastic difference because these don't offer the 'performance' that your grilles do but it sure is an obvious visual upgrade to anyone with two eyes and falls way more in line with the M family of grilles which are all dual slat

[skitsos]

Mine finally shipped this morning! Now we wait for them to arrive...

[abirmaher]

Mine took forveer to ship over the the US but they arrived to my local post office today so I imagine tomorrow I'll get then.

[cbbplanet]

Originally Posted by quiksilver1029

Those autotecknic one are more expen$ive than the ones JBSPEED sells. And please go ahead and keep your M performance grilles, it might not be a drastic difference because these don't offer the 'performance' that your grilles do but it sure is an obvious visual upgrade to anyone with two eyes and falls way more in line with the M family of grilles which are all dual slat

Sorry, didn't realize you were trying to join the M family with a non-M car. and yes, totally got the performance grills to get my additional performance hp just like how you can get your acceptance into M family with the dual slat grills.

PS. I was posting an option for people not willing to wait for JBSPEED. I'm sure Autoteknic can offer a price match.