Interior Drive side Paint Pealing
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Since you have an 06, this is probably not an option. Ask your service advisor if you have a good relationship with them to good will replace it. This shouldn't happen on this caliber of cars.
The pieces themselves new are pricey (like $182.00 for the window switch, $300 for the climate, I think $81.00 for the pull handle).
Good luck.
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Hey thank you guy for your advice unfortunately I'm out of warranty, so I would either have to buy these parts on try the Plasti dip .I would like to try the Plasti dip I saw some good DIY with it but the only thing is I would like to do it with tan color. I don?t see any tan colors or DIY . The Plasti dip seem to work wonder with black color, but I wonder about tan has any one seen it in tan color?
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Just a quick update to this thread... My gear surround (the black trim piece with the auto status LEDs in it) was pretty scratched up and I wanted to replace it. The new part was way too expensive from BMW so I bought a used one on eBay for a few quid. When it arrived, it also had the dreaded peeling around one of the corners, but as it was so cheap I decided to have a go at tidying it up. What I discovered is that the 'soft-touch' rubbery paint that always gets scuffed is actually very very easy to remove completely and the plastic finish underneath is actually very similar in colour:
Fist, I removed the electronics from underneath the surround (just three screws) as I was going to use a bit of water. My original plan was to use a soft scouring pad, but I realised very soon that the finish would actually come of just by rubbing it with my thumb. The combination if the friction and a bit of water was all it took. Some stubborn bits needed me to use my fingernail, but that's all. Once I got the technique down, I was rolling large pieces off at a time (no wonder this stuff always peels if it's this easy to remove)
When I'd finished, there were a few very light swirl marks where I'd tested the scourer, but as long as you only use the friction of your own thumb, you should avoid those completely. I Put the 'new' piece into the car and honestly, no one would notice the difference. I'm considering using the same technique on my patchy window switch panels too now. I might even do it without removing them, if I can limit the amount of water used.
Fist, I removed the electronics from underneath the surround (just three screws) as I was going to use a bit of water. My original plan was to use a soft scouring pad, but I realised very soon that the finish would actually come of just by rubbing it with my thumb. The combination if the friction and a bit of water was all it took. Some stubborn bits needed me to use my fingernail, but that's all. Once I got the technique down, I was rolling large pieces off at a time (no wonder this stuff always peels if it's this easy to remove)
When I'd finished, there were a few very light swirl marks where I'd tested the scourer, but as long as you only use the friction of your own thumb, you should avoid those completely. I Put the 'new' piece into the car and honestly, no one would notice the difference. I'm considering using the same technique on my patchy window switch panels too now. I might even do it without removing them, if I can limit the amount of water used.
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