Shadowline "VINYL" trim
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From: St. Louis Burbs, USA
My Ride: 2007 530i. Purchased 6/28/07. Titanium Silver Metallic, Black Dakota Leather, Dark Poplar Trim, Steptronic, Premium Package, Cold Weather Package, Bluetooth, Adaptive Control Xenons. 10/30/07 Added OEM 124s with 245/40/18 & 275/35/18 Michelin Pilot Sport A/S tires. Installed red Cal Covers� from BavAuto. 11/21/07 Added OEM all-weather floor mats (for winter, carpet in summer) and coat rack. 6/26/08 installed M5-style rear spoiler. 6/30/08 put on red reflectors. 8/22/08 Euro turn signal stickers applied. 3/20/09 Installed Shadowline Trim. 3/27/09 Added Matte Black Kidney Grilles from Trinity. 4/03/09 Installed Bimmian Shadow Matte Black 530i Badges. 4/04/09 Installed LED license plate lights from Trinity. 5/01/09 Installed Brabus Interior LED Kit and White Angel Eyes. 5/02/09 Put in Brabus 6K Fogs. 5/14/09 Removed charcoal filter. 5/15/09 Installed light smoke LED side marker lamps from Trinity. 5/21/09 Sprint Booster. 6/12/09 Painted exhaust tips flat black. 6/13/09 Pulled red Cal Covers and painted calipers low gloss black. 6/27/09 RPI Ram Air Scoop from Trinity. 8/15/09 Installed Brabus's silver invisibulbs front and rear. 9/24/09 Installed R-Dash license plate LEDs from Brabaus (John).
Looks good. You have more patience than I.
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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!
Was it hard to take out the trims? How much did it cost you for the shadowline trim? Planning to go that route.
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That's what I'm afraid of .. I'm not sure how long it's gonna last, I guess it's a good thing it's not expensive.
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Patience is definitely the key .. I sat there trying to get all possible bubbles and creases out.
The trim itself is not hard to take off .. There's a DIY for it on here and the vinyl cost me $20.
The trim itself is not hard to take off .. There's a DIY for it on here and the vinyl cost me $20.
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Found the DIY .. It's awesome, step by step directions.
https://5series.net/forums/topic/282...hl__shadowline
Also found the vinyl on ebay.
Sahdowline Vinyl
https://5series.net/forums/topic/282...hl__shadowline
Also found the vinyl on ebay.
Sahdowline Vinyl
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From: dallas, tx
My Ride: e60
i bought the same and installed it
the bend at the rear is a real bitch to do
:l
at first i bought the matte black but it looked too much like weather stripping to me
so i bought the glossy vinyl now and going to install that pretty soon on top of the matte
...removing it isnt fun
so its easier to just put it over it
the bend at the rear is a real bitch to do
:l
at first i bought the matte black but it looked too much like weather stripping to me
so i bought the glossy vinyl now and going to install that pretty soon on top of the matte
...removing it isnt fun
so its easier to just put it over it
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