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Richie 
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 Topic: Shadowline Trim
Posted: 07-March-2005 at 03:42 |
Fitted the shadowline trim on the car yesterday with help from Niall (topazman). I think it looks much nicer than the chrome that used to be there.What do you think?
@Niall...thanks for giving up your afternoon to help! It's not a one man job 
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Kevin_E30_318iS
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Posted: 07-March-2005 at 04:26 |
Your'e going to hate me Ritchie, but I think the chrome looks nicer on a black E46. However, your'e car looks beautiful overall (have I redeemded myself?  )
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techno violet
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Posted: 07-March-2005 at 04:47 |
Lookin good richie 
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Richie
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Posted: 07-March-2005 at 04:49 |
Kev,I think chrome is an aquired taste. I like the all black look. The chrome was too eye catching for me but different horses. We'll never speak again 
@Techno..thanks 
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kbannon
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Posted: 07-March-2005 at 04:54 |
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I prefer the shadowline look!
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Current: 2009 E60 520d "Sport" tractor
Previous: 1989 E30 320i SE
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BM Fan
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Posted: 07-March-2005 at 04:57 |
Shadowline all the way
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Posted: 07-March-2005 at 05:12 |
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Richie she looks good. what was involved in doing the job?
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Richie
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Posted: 07-March-2005 at 05:20 |
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Door cars have to come off,Mirrors too.You've to pull off all the rubbers from around the door and rear windows,the upper curved chrome is held on with 15 screws and comes away handy enough.
The front door trim below the window is easily popped up and replaced.
The strip below the back window is trickier.It's held on by two adhesive strips and you've no room to lift it cos of the hinged window.Two people can do this job by getting some string under one end of it and pulling it along as you prise it up gently.
Well worth the work though. I took lots of pics of the joe so I'll be puttin a DIY together if you want it.
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Posted: 07-March-2005 at 05:23 |
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nice one richie as I have chrome as well and i am not that mad on it, where did you get the replacement surrounds?
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kdevitt
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Posted: 07-March-2005 at 05:42 |
Looks fantastic! Death to nasty chrome
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Posted: 07-March-2005 at 05:47 |
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Lookin good Richie, Im not a fan of the chrome either, now you need to replace your kidney grilles!
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Richie
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Posted: 07-March-2005 at 05:51 |
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I like the kidney grille chrome. I think if defines the car nicely!
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Posted: 07-March-2005 at 06:49 |
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shadowline rocks!
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Posted: 07-March-2005 at 07:17 |
Cool as fook young Richard
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Posted: 07-March-2005 at 08:20 |
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Nice, its just a minor improvement as the car was pretty spot on before. Just don't dechrome the grill!
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Posted: 07-March-2005 at 08:27 |
I must be alone in m,y liking of dechromed grilles 
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Posted: 07-March-2005 at 08:33 |
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Good job Richie but I'm a chrome fan.
Mike H.
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Posted: 07-March-2005 at 08:39 |
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Pimp!
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Posted: 07-March-2005 at 08:45 |
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Shadowline Trim
kdevitt wrote: