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Mar 29, 2006 | 09:40 AM

brommy

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In the UK - does this trim cover the interior door grab handles and rear centre console as the wood does? If not what material covers these areas? These areas are not referenced in the brochure.

Mar 29, 2006 | 09:47 AM

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My Ride: 2004 BMW 530I steptronic, Orient Blue, Dakota Black Leather, Finishers Aluminium with Wave Cutting interior, NAVIgation, Radio PROFESSIONAL, CD in-dash, Hi-Fi extended sound system, PDC system, Bi-Xenons lights with washers, cruise-control, heated seats, Extended AC, auto"shade" mirrors, auto lights sensors, rain/wiper sensor, M-tech leather multifunction steering wheel, side airbags rearseats, sliding armrest, smoker's package (I don't smoke!), velour floor mats, spare wheel and jack, 122 style rims winter setup, M135 style rims summer setup [color=red]Mods:[/color] [color=blue]M tech sport steering wheel with M5 SMG paddles working retrofit done ! Trunk lid opening button retrofit done.[/color] [color=blue]3M window 35% tint done Chrome grilles E60.net Clings [/color]

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Originally Posted by brommy' post='262005' date='Mar 29 2006, 01:40 PM

In the UK - does this trim cover the interior door grab handles and rear centre console as the wood does? If not what material covers these areas? These areas are not referenced in the brochure.

I have this trim on my EU car.... it is on the dash and around the I-drive knob......the door grab handles are not brushed.... they are the same color auluminum but without the brushed waves..... however you will not notice at first..... because the brushed waves are visible only under certain angle so generaly it all looks the same - silver aluminium

what do you mean by rear centre console???? the rear seat armrest or theactual back of the front armrest where the air vents for the rear seats are? there is no trim, just black plastic

just found some pics....it is the same car but different angles ... you can see the handles as well....
(before you ask: the wheel is different due to a M5 SMG paddle retrofit..... that is a different story.....

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Mar 29, 2006 | 10:16 AM

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I believe my brushed aluminium trim will not have the 'waves' and just be aluminium in a satin finish which looks uniformly lightly brushed i.e. not in waves as your picture shows. Does this uniformly brushed satin finish appear to be what is on your handles and possibly my future handles?

By rear console, I did mean the area around the rear vents.

Mar 29, 2006 | 10:23 AM

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By rear console, I did mean the area around the rear vents.

ok, that is what I thought.... there is not trim in my car..... only black plastic since my car is black interior

Mar 29, 2006 | 02:18 PM

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I have brushed alu (not angled, not cube) on console, dash AND doorhandles
when there is a difference between doorhandles and rest of the car, as is quite common, this is always due to a retrofit of the trim: changing the trim on the doorhandles is far more difficult than changing the rest of the trim, so people don't go out of their way to involve the handles.

the part in the rear of the centreconsole will be coloured plastic, as will be the panel which holds the dvd slot up front (the latter beiing available in leather as well)