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  • Matto
    E30 Modder
    • Jan 2004
    • 800

    #1

    Shadow line

    I have seen a few minicoopers that used black electrical tape to black out the chrome, looked pretty good. Anyone have any clues about how the tape would hold up to the elements?
  • erik325i
    No R3VLimiter
    • Jan 2005
    • 3567

    #2
    There is one guy on bimmerforums that used electrical tape for his shadow line. It looked pretty good in the pic. I don't know how well it would hold up to the elements though. It's easy enough to do, so if it starts to wear, just retape it. I was going to remove the trim and and paint it when I paint my car, but I was thinking about doing this as a temporary shadowline.
    Here is the thread:
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    • Digitalwave
      is a poseur
      • Oct 2003
      • 6277

      #3
      It'll dry out and fade. And then you will be left with terribly nasty black residue all over your trim.

      RISING EDGE

      Let's drive fast and have fun.

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      • Matto
        E30 Modder
        • Jan 2004
        • 800

        #4
        I tihnk i'll try it, if it looks like butt I can just pull the tape off and paint it.

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        • gsbadbmr
          Advanced Member
          • Oct 2003
          • 129

          #5
          Re: Shadow line

          Originally posted by Matto
          I have seen a few minicoopers that used black electrical tape to black out the chrome, looked pretty good. Anyone have any clues about how the tape would hold up to the elements?
          I used the special blackout tape, and regretted it BIG TIME. It's "ok" if you want to see how it will look before you paint it, but that's it. SEM trim paint is your friend.

          -gsbadbmr

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          • ColdAccord
            R3V Elite
            • Oct 2003
            • 5926

            #6
            mr m technic used it on his car, it looks great! he said it's been on there for something like 3+ years and still looks great.

            he doesnt drive his car in winter though
            Originally posted by blunt
            can you get me a deal on cases of their (fiji) bottled water? i wash my 02 in that shit

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            • schmidty
              E30 Fanatic
              • Jul 2004
              • 1253

              #7
              where can I get SEM trim paint? do most autozones/etc. or hardware stores have it?

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              • Dave
                E30 RAT
                • Nov 2003
                • 11675

                #8
                Originally posted by schmidty
                where can I get SEM trim paint? do most autozones/etc. or hardware stores have it?
                I don;t know about SEM, but Autozone near me had Duplicolor, which I have used on other parts with good success.
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                • MR 325
                  Moderator
                  • Oct 2003
                  • 37825

                  #9
                  SEM is more sopmething you'll find at a body shop supply type of store

                  You can also buy it online, can't remember where
                  BimmerHeads
                  Classic BMW Specialists
                  Santa Clarita, CA

                  www.BimmerHeads.com

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                  • sschin
                    Advanced Member
                    • Feb 2004
                    • 169

                    #10


                    A local bayarea guy did the tape thing, but carbon fiber print... It looks ok far away but up close it looks really bad... you can see the ends of the tape and the curve part looks funny.
                    Maybe people can make them look good with different type of tapes?

                    The rest of his car is very nice minus the ebay stuff on it.

                    Painting it isn't that hard. There are write ups on how to do it.

                    325i LSDed, 17x8.5 et15 BBS CH's, Bilstein Group N Suspension

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