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Old Jun 14, 2009 | 09:38 PM
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I did this to my wifes 1er - looks great - did the whole lot in around 4 hours.

















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Old Jun 14, 2009 | 10:06 PM
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That 1er trim looks good!
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Old Jun 15, 2009 | 12:32 AM
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did a great on the 1 ser. wow. looks factory to me.
With the button, why dont u take it off from the dealership...LOL. j/k.

http://www.realoem.com/bmw/showparts.do?mo...hg=64&fg=20
Looks like #3 with part number 61138364662 $2.01
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Old Jun 15, 2009 | 12:35 AM
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Originally Posted by the doc' post='911825' date='Jun 15 2009, 01:38 AM
I did this to my wifes 1er - looks great - did the whole lot in around 4 hours.

Did you wrap the steering wheel too?!?
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Old Jun 15, 2009 | 06:38 AM
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WOW doc, looks phenomenal!! Can you share any tips for how you did it? Like around the edges?
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Old Jun 15, 2009 | 06:40 AM
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Originally Posted by brabusw209amg' post='911914' date='Jun 15 2009, 03:32 AM
did a great on the 1 ser. wow. looks factory to me.
With the button, why dont u take it off from the dealership...LOL. j/k.

http://www.realoem.com/bmw/showparts.do?mo...hg=64&fg=20
Looks like #3 with part number 61138364662 $2.01
Thats what I need, found the part on a site in stock! Thanks a million brabus $14 to ship something that weighs less than a ounce. :thumbsdown:
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Old Jun 15, 2009 | 09:00 AM
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Originally Posted by tex_phil' post='912034' date='Jun 15 2009, 10:40 AM
Thats what I need, found the part on a site in stock! Thanks a million brabus $14 to ship something that weighs less than a ounce. :thumbsdown:
did u check the dealership>
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Old Jun 15, 2009 | 09:32 AM
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Originally Posted by tex_phil' post='912034' date='Jun 15 2009, 09:40 AM
$14 to ship something that weighs less than a ounce. :thumbsdown:
I know they have processing costs, but come on! I felt the same way when I ordered my matte black 530i emblems from Bimmian and they charged me $8 for shipping. They came in a business-sized envelope with a Pitney-Bowes stamp that read $.44. :thumbsdown:
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Old Jun 15, 2009 | 11:28 AM
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Originally Posted by brabusw209amg' post='912142' date='Jun 15 2009, 12:00 PM
did u check the dealership>
Yeah dealer tried selling me a entire unit. :thumbsdown:
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Old Jun 15, 2009 | 11:35 AM
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Originally Posted by tex_phil' post='912253' date='Jun 15 2009, 12:28 PM
Yeah dealer tried selling me a entire unit. :thumbsdown:

Forget the dealer they are a ripoff, maybe a local "pick-ur-part"? It's worth a shot. For a newbie, you did pretty damn well with the edges from what I can see, it looks good.
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