Shadowline Trim
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Printed Date: 23-September-2024 at 14:29
Topic: Shadowline Trim
Posted By: Richie
Subject: Shadowline Trim
Date Posted: 07-March-2005 at 03:42
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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 
 ------------- Richie 
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Posted By: Kevin_E30_318iS
Date 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?  )------------- Kevin_1990_318iS |
Posted By: techno violet
Date Posted: 07-March-2005 at 04:47
Lookin good richie ------------- E36 323i coupe,E30 325sport.  
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Posted By: Richie
Date 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  ------------- Richie
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Posted By: kbannon
Date Posted: 07-March-2005 at 04:54
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I prefer the shadowline look! ------------- Current: 2009 E60 520d "Sport" tractor Previous: 1989 E30 320i SE 1997 E39 523i 2003 E39 525i Sport Individual |
Posted By: BM Fan
Date Posted: 07-March-2005 at 04:57
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Shadowline all the way
------------- Martin In BMW exile at the moment (Shame on me for lurking!!!) Previous Models 2001 E39 520i Auto 1996 E36 M3 Evo Individual 1996 E36 328i Coupe 1997 E36 318i Conv 1992 E36 316i Sln 
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Posted By: AutoRemap
Date Posted: 07-March-2005 at 05:12
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Richie she looks good. what was involved in doing the job? ------------- Martin http://www.autoremap.com - www.autoremap.com 
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Posted By: Richie
Date 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. ------------- Richie
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Posted By: AutoRemap
Date 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? ------------- Martin http://www.autoremap.com - www.autoremap.com
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Posted By: kdevitt
Date Posted: 07-March-2005 at 05:42
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Looks fantastic! Death to nasty chrome
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Posted By: mikerd4
Date 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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All about the sounds:- Source:-Alpine 9833R Comps:-Phoenix Gold Ti6 Elites, Sub:- 2 x Focal Polyglass V2, Amps:- Arc Audio XK4150 & Soundstream Van Gogh All in a custom boot build |
Posted By: Richie
Date Posted: 07-March-2005 at 05:51
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I like the kidney grille chrome. I think if defines the car nicely! ------------- Richie
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Posted By: Eamo
Date Posted: 07-March-2005 at 06:49
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shadowline rocks! ------------- |
Posted By: Fey!
Date Posted: 07-March-2005 at 07:15
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Looks fantastic ------------- "http://www.tempoantiques.com""> 
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Posted By: Robbie Bradford
Date Posted: 07-March-2005 at 07:17
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Cool as fook young Richard ------------- http://www.BMW-driver.net/forum/forumdisplay.php?f=21 - http://www.BMW-driver.net/forum/forumdisplay.php?f=21 |
Posted By: b318isp
Date 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! ------------- 
http://www.esatclear.ie/~bpurcell/index.html - My E30 318is Site |
Posted By: mikerd4
Date Posted: 07-March-2005 at 08:27
I must be alone in m,y liking of dechromed grilles
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All about the sounds:- Source:-Alpine 9833R Comps:-Phoenix Gold Ti6 Elites, Sub:- 2 x Focal Polyglass V2, Amps:- Arc Audio XK4150 & Soundstream Van Gogh All in a custom boot build |
Posted By: lord vader
Date Posted: 07-March-2005 at 08:33
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Good job Richie but I'm a chrome fan.
Mike H. |
Posted By: Ravenelli69
Date Posted: 07-March-2005 at 08:39
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Pimp! ------------- |
Posted By: FISHY
Date Posted: 07-March-2005 at 08:45
 -------------  330ci..acs type 111's,acsinterior,eibachsportline,inductionkit,more soon
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kdevitt wrote:Posted By: Richie
Date Posted: 07-March-2005 at 08:52
Yeah Mike I knew it wouldn't be to your taste seeing as you chose chrome as an option 
@Brendan..chrome grille is stayin put! ------------- Richie
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Posted By: Dergside
Date Posted: 07-March-2005 at 09:05
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And the special prize for conciseness, winning in two categories, economical use of words AND letters, goes to Ravenelli69..... ------------- Now: BMW 523i SE '00, 318i SE - e91 '07, 325i Coupe '93. Prev: e46 328i SE Touring, 330Ci, 318Ci. e39 523i SE. e36 325i Coupe *2, 323i SE, 316iSE. e30 325iSE 2dr, 320i Conv, 320i 2dr, 316i. |
Posted By: Richie
Date Posted: 07-March-2005 at 09:10
------------- Richie
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Posted By: lord vader
Date Posted: 07-March-2005 at 09:16
 Bling Bling....
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Posted By: AHEALY
Date Posted: 07-March-2005 at 09:29
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I personally like chrome but very difficult to keep it looking its best. Class A Job Young Richard. ------------- Ado '97 523i & 95 M3 97 Subaru Impreza WRX Sport Wagon (sold) |
Posted By: Richie
Date Posted: 07-March-2005 at 09:34
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Ta Adrian ------------- Richie
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Posted By: topazman
Date Posted: 07-March-2005 at 11:26
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No problem Richie nice to be doing some modding on a nice sunny day even though my neighbours think I'm mad. At least now we can do the next one in record time now Topazman ------------- Now 2004 M3 Coupe Silver Grey with all the bits |
Posted By: Richie
Date Posted: 07-March-2005 at 11:35
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Exactly which one are we doin next??? You changing yours?? ------------- Richie
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Posted By: kdevitt
Date Posted: 07-March-2005 at 11:52
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me me me!! we can fit my M3 mirrors at the same time
Just need to get my hands on the shadowline trim... |
Posted By: topazman
Date Posted: 07-March-2005 at 11:57
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No not changing mine Richie as I like the look of the chrome with the Topaz Blue, but you never know somebody else might need a dig out at some stage Topazman ------------- Now 2004 M3 Coupe Silver Grey with all the bits |
Posted By: Richie
Date Posted: 07-March-2005 at 11:57
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Fair enough Ken. Piece of cake! Pity you dont have black trim and want chrome...I could sell you mine! ------------- Richie
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Posted By: Graham G
Date Posted: 07-March-2005 at 12:05
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Good job lads. The chrome works better on some cars than other IMO and yours looks very good now, Rich. I guess what i'm saying is that I'm happy enough with my chrome set! Tis best that they don't all look the same anyway!! |
Posted By: mackeroo1
Date Posted: 07-March-2005 at 13:37
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yeah richie shadowline looks much better ------------- 
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Posted By: dreamerbeemer
Date Posted: 07-March-2005 at 15:06
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looks great lads ! well done, i liked the chrome with the black, but i have to say it looks well smart, your a dab hand at dismantiling door panels by now richie
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Posted By: JohnH
Date Posted: 07-March-2005 at 15:56
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Richie Did you keep the old chrome trim? Could it be fitten onto another car? John |
Posted By: kdevitt
Date Posted: 07-March-2005 at 17:27
| I know I mentioned this before, but if there is anyone who wants to swap their black trim for chrome, let me know... |
Posted By: force`
Date Posted: 07-March-2005 at 18:00
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looks really nice! shadowline above all ! ;) |
Posted By: Richie
Date Posted: 07-March-2005 at 19:56
Yep I have it all boxed up and it's ready to fit to another e46. ------------- Richie
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Posted By: T.J.
Date Posted: 10-March-2005 at 10:24
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"Once you've had black, you won't go back" they say... and I changed my 518 for shadowline and am deffo a fan since then. But leave the grill chrome. Black grills look good on Audis etc, but the chrome kidneys look good on the Bms imo. ------------- Mazda 6 MPS S1 Elise 135 Sport Alfa Romeo 159 Sportwagon http://www.bmwcarclubireland.com/gallery/displayimage.php?pos=-3254"> 
Formerly E39 TDS, E36 M3, E36 328i, E34 525i, E34 518i |
Posted By: mikerd4
Date Posted: 10-March-2005 at 10:28
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Im a fan of the black grilles and the carbon aswell, depends entirely on the look you want. Tehres some class E46's in the uk with black or colour coded grilles -------------
All about the sounds:- Source:-Alpine 9833R Comps:-Phoenix Gold Ti6 Elites, Sub:- 2 x Focal Polyglass V2, Amps:- Arc Audio XK4150 & Soundstream Van Gogh All in a custom boot build |
Posted By: T.J.
Date Posted: 10-March-2005 at 10:29
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P.S. the shadowline looks fantastic against the Black Richie, but your car is mint anyway. Ditto Topazmans, where I wouldn't mind the chrome so much as the blue lightens its impact. And yer rims are delish too. 2 clean machines - ye should be proud ------------- Mazda 6 MPS S1 Elise 135 Sport Alfa Romeo 159 Sportwagon http://www.bmwcarclubireland.com/gallery/displayimage.php?pos=-3254">
Formerly E39 TDS, E36 M3, E36 328i, E34 525i, E34 518i |
Posted By: kdevitt
Date Posted: 08-September-2005 at 03:11
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Thread from the dead.... (just did a search on the word fo ok - (without the space in the middle) and this came up, looks like I'm not the only one typing profanities on the forum!)
Anyway - just got some tape from the states which is meant to cover up chrome trim - got it cheapish so decided to try it out. Decided to give it a go before I splash out on shadowline - will let you's know how I get on with it. Although if theres anyone who fancies swapping their black trim for chrome, let me know... ------------- http://www.bmw-driver.net - BMW-Driver.net |
Posted By: Jimboh
Date Posted: 08-September-2005 at 16:04
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Nice job Richie Although I like the chrome on the coupe What can I say your car was savage before and still is. ------------- Jim E39 520I (sold) E39 530D |
Posted By: Richie
Date Posted: 09-September-2005 at 03:53
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Thanks Jimboh ------------- Richie
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Posted By: kbannon
Date Posted: 09-September-2005 at 04:29
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Ken - have a look at this - forum_posts.asp?TID=21407&PN=2" target="_self" title="does anyone know how best to de-chromea motor?can the replacement parts be found or will the existing chrome strips need to be painted?also, if they... - de-chrome
------------- Current: 2009 E60 520d "Sport" tractor Previous: 1989 E30 320i SE 1997 E39 523i 2003 E39 525i Sport Individual |
Posted By: kdevitt
Date Posted: 09-September-2005 at 05:04
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Did that myself on my old E30 - don't want to chance it on the current car. The dechrome tape from the States arrived yesterday, so am going to try that at the weekend - if it doesn't look good I can just take it back off! ------------- http://www.bmw-driver.net - BMW-Driver.net |
Posted By: kdevitt
Date Posted: 10-September-2005 at 12:52
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Did one side of the car today - have to admit I'm surprised at how decent it looks (I thought it'd look a lot crappier)
The only section that presents difficulty is the curve at the back of the rear window - because it curves back on itself, and is quite wide, I needed to cover it in three sections... looks perfect from a metre or so though. Am going to do the other side later... will get a photo up in a few minutes ------------- http://www.bmw-driver.net - BMW-Driver.net |
Posted By: kdevitt
Date Posted: 10-September-2005 at 14:29
Batteries are gone in my digitial camera - so phone camera has to do! Pics are obviously a bit small, but they might give you an idea of how it looks...
------------- http://www.bmw-driver.net - BMW-Driver.net |
Posted By: topazman
Date Posted: 10-September-2005 at 15:07
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Doesn't look bad at all Ken but its more like the standard trim that comes on a 4 cylinder e46, maybe it will look better in the flesh (so to speak) are you headin down tomorrow, you know you want to cause "Your A Winner" ------------- Now 2004 M3 Coupe Silver Grey with all the bits |
Posted By: kdevitt
Date Posted: 10-September-2005 at 15:48
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Its very similar to the trim on the 4 cylinders models alright - I think I'll end up buying the matt black in stead of teh gloss one eventually though - half the price, and I think it'll suit mine better!!
Being a winner is a fantasic thing alright, as you obviously know as well Niall!! Won't be there tomorrow though - but will be out at the Texaco to drop off an amp! Probably only fair to allow one or two others to sample the adoration and fame that goes with being a winner.. ------------- http://www.bmw-driver.net - BMW-Driver.net |
Posted By: topazman
Date Posted: 10-September-2005 at 15:51
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You kill me Ken or is it Ben ------------- Now 2004 M3 Coupe Silver Grey with all the bits |
Posted By: kdevitt
Date Posted: 10-September-2005 at 15:55
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This is Den, I'm the newly discovered triplet... ------------- http://www.bmw-driver.net - BMW-Driver.net |
Posted By: topazman
Date Posted: 10-September-2005 at 15:56
I think we need a doctor on this site as some people are getting out of control ------------- Now 2004 M3 Coupe Silver Grey with all the bits |
Posted By: Fey!
Date Posted: 11-September-2005 at 15:59
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Oh no, another one!!! ------------- "http://www.tempoantiques.com"">
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Posted By: Grahame_Vincent
Date Posted: 12-September-2005 at 06:37
Looks nice all in black.... Nice one Richie  ------------- Grahame 2004 E46 325Ci Sport Coupe, Silver Grey with Black Leather and M Sports Pack II. Used to own:- 1995 E38 730i V8, Black, 18" Fox RS3's, Custom Tint Glass, with Silver Leather 1985 E30 316 Black http://www.villagephotos.com/pubgallery.asp?id_=1066854 |