Chrome window trim to Solid Black?....

[StreetScene325]

What do you all think of the chrome window trim on a black e30 to be painted to a solid black...does the chrome offset the black better or what? what do yall think looks better?

[jweb]

It depends. Usually the black trim (shadowline) looks better.

[MR 325]

It depends if you want the all black look on your black car or you want to keep the crhome to set it off a bit.

I personally will be doing black on my black car.

[nando]

my chrome was oxidized and ugly.. so black was natural for me.

[LikeCDoos]

black all the way

[boostboss]

Black on black is definitely the way to go.

[EtaSport]

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depending on what year you have, you should do the door trim as well as the windshield trim. I went even farther when I had my aluminum bumpers and even painted them black. Now they are history

[318driver]

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I was unsure about doing the shadowline too, but i love the way it turned out.

[trashcop 80s 80s]

IMO shadowlining makes the e30 look newer

[Dave]

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I was unsure about doing the shadowline too, but i love the way it turned out.

was shadowlining the top cover a bitch?????

[LowR3V'in]

StreetScene325:

Do you have metal bumpers?
I think you shouldn't shadowline if you do since that'll
draw more attention to them and make the car look unattractive.

Take pictures if you do shadowline! :)

[318driver]

I took the top lid off the car and then did it, Masking off was not hard at all.

[EtaSport]

black diving boards.. looked okay IMO



I have these bumpers and surrounds if anyone is interested. Will let them go for a good price.

[Jand3rson]

my chrome was oxidized and ugly.. so black was natural for me.

Mine is all oxidized and spotty, too. One more thing on the list of things to get done before I drive the car.