Euro Bumpers... Body Paint Color or leave black/chrome?

[boricuabimma']

Hey!!

I've just bought a driver's side fender, front euro bumper and valance for only $100.00

the fender is 100% good...

The Bumper needs care... there is no rust in it, it was painted black, but the paint is fading...

so my question is...

Keep the bumpers black/chrome or paint it body color???

Excuse my english


Edit... I have a Pre-88 Car... so the fender and door trims are black/chrome... so If I paint the bumpers body color, I should paint the trim too, right?

[KenC]

It'd make your car look a lot newer if you painted the euro bumper (which I plan to do with mine), but you'd also have to paint the door trim black... that is unless you want it to look funny.
But if you leave it chrome the chrome/black door trim really flows well with it.

[boricuabimma']

so are you telling me that If I paint the bumpers body color, I should paint the trim black?

I want it to look diferent, but without being ridiculous

[BavarianBimmer]

from factory M-tech I 325i's where mostly body color
so I vote for body color :up:

[MattM20]

i say yes to painting the euro bumpers. ken is right that it would look better if you updated or painted the side moldings, but i dont think it would be that noticeable if you left the sides untouched

[boricuabimma']

got any pictures of painted eruo bumpers??

Danny

[nando]

I say body color.

there are tons of pics of early cars with painted bumpers at www.e30.de

[boricuabimma']

you guys mean paint the body color where the chrome belongs or the whole bumper?

[KenC]

you guys mean paint the body color where the chrome belongs or the whole bumper?

yes, leave the impact strip black, but paint all of the chrome body color.

[boricuabimma']

ok... Now I got the Picture... so the black rubber will "flow" well with black door trims, right?

[MattM20]

ok... Now I got the Picture... so the black rubber will "flow" well with black door trims, right?

exactly ;)

[James Crivellone]

I'm personally leaving all the chrome, if I wanted body color I would of gone with a plastic bumpered car :p