Shadowlined my Ellips

[KenC]

I scuffed and painted the dull silver rings around the ellips. I think that the black goes very well with them; much better than the silver.

[Jordan]

No sir I don't like it.

[Spaz]

:down:

sorry man it'd look better if the rings were just cleaned and polished to match the center grille piece.

[KenC]

The rings were in Horrible shape. I cleaned them to no avail, thus I painted them black. I'll take pics when I get them installed on Thursday hopefully. I need to find a place in Eugene that sells 9005/6 connectors (probably a NAPA or something).

[Spaz]

The rings were in Horrible shape. I cleaned them to no avail, thus I painted them black. I'll take pics when I get them installed on Thursday hopefully. I need to find a place in Eugene that sells 9005/6 connectors (probably a NAPA or something).

the dealer :)

you probuly could have wire wheeled them, polish with metal polish and your set.

[eliasmavs99]

maybe a pic with them on the car would help.

[Jand3rson]

You should have painted them silver. Your headlights are going to look really small in your grills now.

[nando]

it looks like you painted them with a paint brush or a roller.

[RCWells]

Re: Shadowlined my Ellips

I scuffed and painted the dull silver rings around the ellips. I think that the black goes very well with them; much better than the silver.

I think they look better. I just did mine a few days ago and the difference is very subtle but an improvement nonetheless. . I also put a fresh coat of black on the side grills as well as painting the kidneys black. The total effect is nice (if you like the shadowline look).

[MR 325]

I have seen people paint the trim ring black on E30's before and it looks good IMHO

[318driver]

Ive done this before too, The silver doesnt belong because its not shinny like the grill is. Very dull. The black looks better i think.

[KenC]

it looks like you painted them with a paint brush or a roller.

They were still a tad bit tacky in the picture. I put about 10 coats of paint on them. The finished product isn't as shiny as in the pictures.

[Ryan Stewart]

Think they look ok. Hopefully what you did will hold up over time.

Mine have black rings but I dont know how different the effect is with white ellips.

[Beej '86 325es]

I like it, I did it on my car a few years ago, I think it makes the front look a lot cleaner when they're all installed. Makes the headlights look smaller.
I need to repaint mine now though, they're getting some rock chips in them.

Here's a pic of my front with them painted. Pay no attention to the blue bulbs, they're not on there anymore...old pic...

[bert]

better than chrome...integrates the grills and
headlights into a single element...chrome rings
are a distraction and de-emphasize the kidneys...

bert