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      02-17-2018, 04:09 PM   #1
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Does the 2018 m240i LCI refresh include black grill?

Looking at youtube videos of 2018 m240i's for sale, lots of them have the fully black kidney grill, was this part of the LCI or have the OEM ones all been swapped out?
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      02-17-2018, 07:38 PM   #2
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OEM's have been swapped out. I had to order them from the dealer separately. They were kind enough to throw them in for free.
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      02-17-2018, 09:48 PM   #3
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Black kidney grills were listed as a $210 upgrade on my 2018 M240i.
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      02-17-2018, 10:00 PM   #4
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My dealer told me there was no charge associated with the kidney color choice for my 2018.
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      02-18-2018, 05:52 AM   #5
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My dealer told me there was no charge associated with the kidney color choice for my 2018.
interesting it definitely wasn't on the error riddled canadian configurator and my dealer didn't offer that to me...I would have opted for them for sure, now I've been told the car is 150 status so no more changes allowed....
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      02-18-2018, 11:17 AM   #6
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My dealer told me there was no charge associated with the kidney color choice for my 2018.
Good for you. To the best of my knowledge the Black MP Grills are still a ~$200 option. I have them on my car because that's the way it was equipped on the dealers lot when I purchased it. That said, I doubt I'd spend the extra coin for them if I were ordering a new BMW today.
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The charge on a $5 replacement grille is a ridiculous example of BMW nickel and dime-ing
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      02-18-2018, 12:52 PM   #8
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Guys, black grills are not a factory option they are a port or dealer installed option. That is while you'll never see them on the ordering guide, but you may see them on the window sticker (port installed). None of this changed for the LCI, it's been this way for quite some time now.
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Guys, black grills are not a factory option they are a port or dealer installed option. That is while you'll never see them on the ordering guide, but you may see them on the window sticker (port installed). None of this changed for the LCI, it's been this way for quite some time now.
Yup, same thing with optioning an MPE.
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      02-19-2018, 05:36 AM   #10
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I guess its a matter of choice?

My dealer offered them also as an incentive to close the deal, really was not needed I had already decided to pull the trigger...

For some reason I like the look of the original silver and black kidney grills so I said no thank you.
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