naj155

can anyone help me?

i tried to search but i could not find any post regarding DIY for vinyl shadow line trim??

thanks

balbs

It's on the first page of the DIY section:

https://5series.net/forums/topic/282...-line-upgrade/

balbs

Woops...sorry, my bad..you said vinyl...But it's the same process. You can take the chromes off, tape they vinyl. trim and put it back on.

naj155

i dont want to take out the trim, i just wantt to stick the vinyl on the car directly.. but i dont know if is possible..

Mephistopheles

I requested the directions from BMWshadowline.com and their nice, full color directions install all the vinyl without removing the trim..

tex_phil

Thats how I did part of mine before I ripped mine off. Its pretty difficult to do around the curves. The lower portion looked OK

balbs

You can do that. However, make sure you have a very sharp X-acto knife so that you can properly trim the tape right along the rubber seals. BE CAREFUL and not cut the rubber seal. Also over time with the heat of the sun and some washing, some of the edge would be more susceptible to peeling or some shrinking which may expose a bit of the original chrome trim.

That's why it's best to take the trim off an vinyl wrap around the edges of the trim so at least it will have some slack for shrinking and the rubber seals will actually help hold the trim down so it won't peel.


+100...I think it's worth saving up about $240 and get the original thing and get it over with.

Mephistopheles

If you've got the $200, I would go with the replacement pieces from BMW.. Seems like a safer option than the vinyl. I would be afraid of nicking the paint with the vinyl or air bubbles/contaminates getting under their and it looking like crud...

balbs

Add to that, the vinyl isn't durable. If you take a finger nail and run it along the vinyl with some pressure, it will make a mark on the vinyl and will stay there permanently.

naj155

damn it looks hard.. i am scared that i cannot do it.. hahahah