[Lando X]

Does anyone know if at some point BMW switched from using a metal gunmetal chrome for the extended blackline trim to high glass black plastic? I could have sworn when I originally saw this in person that it was a gunmetal chrome but realized earlier today on my new 2022 it's a high glass plastic.

[Tr4ckD4ys]

Originally Posted by Lando X

Does anyone know if at some point BMW switched from using a metal gunmetal chrome for the extended blackline trim to high glass black plastic? I could have sworn when I originally saw this in person that it was a gunmetal chrome but realized earlier today on my new 2022 it's a high glass plastic.

Could it be that you are referring to their "cerium", which comes standard on the M50i trim level unless you order the shadow line? Google it, it does have a bit of a gunmetal look to it. There's also several posts of cars with it on the thread "Phytonic vs Tanzanite"

[Lando X]

Originally Posted by Tr4ckD4ys

Could it be that you are referring to their "cerium", which comes standard on the M50i trim level unless you order the shadow line? Google it, it does have a bit of a gunmetal look to it. There's also several posts of cars with it on the thread "Phytonic vs Tanzanite"

I do know what the cerium looks like and definitely not that. To clarify, maybe I would call it is more of a really darkened black chrome look but using metal vs. plastic. I could have sworn I saw one in a showroom with a really dark chrome metal as the extended shadowline vs. it being the high gloss plastic.

[PNWM3]

Originally Posted by Lando X

I do know what the cerium looks like and definitely not that. To clarify, maybe I would call it is more of a really darkened black chrome look but using metal vs. plastic. I could have sworn I saw one in a showroom with a really dark chrome metal as the extended shadowline vs. it being the high gloss plastic.

Isn’t it all just painted plastic? I didn’t think it mattered if it was “chrome” or “black chrome” or shadowline, it’s all painted plastic parts.

[Wanderer73]

I really don't know, but it looks great regardless.

[Matt 335is]

The option is called Extended Shadowline Trim.

Here is the description:
Highlight the dramatic aesthetics of your vehicle by adding expressive visual enhancements to the kidney frame, an air breather inlay and tailpipe finishers in black chrome, as well as kidney struts in striking, black high-gloss.

[unfoundnemo]

Originally Posted by Lando X

I do know what the cerium looks like and definitely not that. To clarify, maybe I would call it is more of a really darkened black chrome look but using metal vs. plastic. I could have sworn I saw one in a showroom with a really dark chrome metal as the extended shadowline vs. it being the high gloss plastic.

I know what you mean, all shadowline is not alike in BMWland. There is a mix of materials on an X7 with extended shadowline trim, you could look at the difference in the material for the grille vs the trim around the windows for instance, but I don't think that's quite the black chrome you describe. The black chrome has a tint of grey in it and can actually be polished (vs the single stage paint on the straight black plastic crap), I think there might be a couple parts like that on an X7 with extended shadowline trim, but not all. I'd look, but Landon is out there raining on my parade.

[Lando X]

Originally Posted by unfoundnemo

I know what you mean, all shadowline is not alike in BMWland. There is a mix of materials on an X7 with extended shadowline trim, you could look at the difference in the material for the grille vs the trim around the windows for instance, but I don't think that's quite the black chrome you describe. The black chrome has a tint of grey in it and can actually be polished (vs the single stage paint on the straight black plastic crap), I think there might be a couple parts like that on an X7 with extended shadowline trim, but not all. I'd look, but Landon is out there raining on my parade.

Ha! It does still look great, just in hindsight would have preferred it to have been a very darkened chrome vs. heavy duty plastic from a materials perspective.

Still looks great though so can't complain.