Thinking about doing mine today. I think might do all the trim on the car. Some of my black is starting to fade, esp the mirrors and euro grills.
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Not sure - but not an oem piece & not the E36 one. The E36 needs lots of mods (narrowed, & change the bends on the ends) & the ends are much different than the one shown. This is probably an aftermarket piece made for the M-Tech valance.
Originally posted by Eric View Postwhat lip is this? looks good![I
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I did this today on my vert...looks WAY better, good lord! I used 200 grit, Duplicolor self-etching primer and trim paint..nice results, although I dropped one piece during re-installation and jacked up a corner.
The trim comes off very nicely on the verts too, btw...very quick job. You'll spend way more time sanding.92 325ic 5 speed, hard top, windscreen, 133k, for sale
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It took me about 4 hours from set up to clean up. Im pretty pleased with the results. I have a couple spots where it peeled, but it was too bad. I think Ill get a can of the dipping stuff and just brush up the mess up parts. I did it while the pieces were on the car. Here are some Pros and Cons of doing that.
I used Plasti-Dip
Pros:
-Dont have to take it apart
-No worry about breaking the trim pieces.
-Less time (maybe Ive never taken of the trim)
Cons:
-The pieces arent 100% black.
-Cant get inside the nooks and crannys
-When peeling tape, you could peel off the paint
-If not covered properly, theres over spray. (Had some on the windows comes off with alcohol)
I also took off the front turn signals and sprayed those while I was waiting for the other coats to dry. While I was taping up my windows I deiced to do the trim part in between the doors, instead of waiting and re-taping everything
Total Cans used for Trim, Signals, and Test pieces: 1 and theres like 1/8 left in the can.
Total Tape Rolls: 6/8s
Time: ~4 hours
Sunburns achieved: One on the upper back/lower neck. :D
Here are some before and after pics:
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DURING:
AFTER:
BEFORE TURN SIGNALS:
AFTER TURN SIGNALS:
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As others have mentioned, Duplicolor Trim Paint is the best match to the original satin paint. I actually took my trim off and had it powdercoated since I was having my car painted, but the rear quarter window lower pieces don't come off, so I decided to paint them to match. Didn't paint the rest of the frame, just the lower piece. Sanded the etching primer after the last coat and then sanded the trim paint just before the last coat. You can't tell the difference.
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