Shadowline "VINYL" trim
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Took me about 3 hrs to do in a span of 2 days since it's freezing outside. I wanted to try the vinyl and see how it looks since it wasn't expensive and if I decide to do the real thing at least I know how to remove the trim now. This is an alternative to those who don't want to spend $200-$300 on the trim, the vinyl itself cost $20. It definitely looks better than those stained chrome ones I had.
Looking @ these pics makes me miss my rims .. WINTER :thumbsdown:
Looking @ these pics makes me miss my rims .. WINTER :thumbsdown:
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My Ride: 2008 550i sport
I bought that same vinyl from that guy that sells rolls for 20 bucks. It was worth a shot for me, but in the end, I did not have the patience. IMO, the stuff is very hard to work with. This was the most frustrating job I have done on my car to date. In the end, I gave up and went with OEM shadowline. Some people have said it was easy. It's not....and it's very time consuming. Anyway, yours came out nice. Glad it worked for you!
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My Ride: 2004 530i | Sapphire Black | Sport | Premium | NAV | Logic 7 | DPE R07 Variant S Gloss Black with Polished Lip 20x8.5 front 20x10 rear | Falken FK452 tires 245/30/20 front 275/30/20 rear | H&R Coilovers | Smoked Tail Lights | M5 trunk spoiler | AC Schnitzer style roof spoiler | HID 8000K headlights & foglights | 35% tint all around | Sprint Booster | Speed Innovation ECU tuning | M5 trunk finisher | M-Tech body kit | Remus Quad Exhaust | AC Schnitzer style pedals | Euro Stickers | RPi Ram Air Induction | Smoked LED Side Lenses | AC Schnitzer style e-brake handle | AC Schnitzer style shifter | AC Schnitzer style iDrive knob | AC Schnitzer style carbon fiber diffuser | carbon fiber hood/trunk/steering emblems | carbon fiber grilles | carbon fiber door pillars | MTEC v2 Angel Eyes | Hamann style carbon fiber splitter
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I bought that same vinyl from that guy that sells rolls for 20 bucks. It was worth a shot for me, but in the end, I did not have the patience. IMO, the stuff is very hard to work with. This was the most frustrating job I have done on my car to date. In the end, I gave up and went with OEM shadowline. Some people have said it was easy. It's not....and it's very time consuming. Anyway, yours came out nice. Glad it worked for you!