Should I paint Eurotrim with the rest of the car?

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  • ac3
    Advanced Member
    • Jan 2011
    • 121

    #1

    Should I paint Eurotrim with the rest of the car?

    Getting the car painted black once it warms up in the next month or so, planning on getting the chrome trim and mirrors painted too. I'm putting Euro Trim on it, should I have the shop paint that as well? I think it would give it a clean look plus they probably wouldn't have to remove it.
  • N2MYE30
    R3V Elite
    • Oct 2007
    • 5536

    #2
    Leave it flat black (no paint). If its going to be an all black car, it will at least have some contrast.

    COTM

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    • Farbin Kaiber
      Lil' Puppet
      • Jul 2007
      • 29502

      #3
      Yeah, and if you have a say, the other non body panels will look better flat as well. r3v as a whole is not a big fan of the "dipped in paint" look, but you are going black, so...

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      • ac3
        Advanced Member
        • Jan 2011
        • 121

        #4
        Ok... what about an IS lip though? on a Black car should it match the car or the trim?

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        • SimplyDope
          E30 Fanatic
          • Mar 2010
          • 1335

          #5
          I say paint-match the lip with the rest of the car.

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          • 89DelphinE30
            Wrencher
            • Mar 2011
            • 287

            #6
            I went with flat back when it came to the is lip. with flat black brake ducts/fog light deletes!

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            • Holland
              R3V OG
              • Nov 2008
              • 7176

              #7
              Color match the IS lip, but keep the trim flat. Your car will thank you.
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              • jjc-hi
                Advanced Member
                • Nov 2010
                • 125

                #8
                I went with color matched IS lip and side skirts. At first I wasn't sure what I was going to do with the the lip and the skirts, but for some reason when I ordered skirts from the BMW dealer one of the short pieces was a different shade of black plastic. Reorder the part and the second was also off so I had to color match them. After that was a natural decision to paint the lip. I like the results.
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