Sedan owners, painting rub strips/body molding?
- Thread starter Xyrium
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My car is black and with the black moulding, you can't really notice a difference. But there is one thing, when I bought my car used, it came with a ugly dirty gray plastic front license holder that totally stood out from the rest of the car. I went to walmart, bought a can of flat black paint that will stick to plastics(indoor/outdoor) and spray painted it in the garage. The results were excellent!! I should have gotten the satin finish though as the original moulding is a bit shiny. You might be able to get a matching color, take off the moulding and DIY! $5 can of spray paint and a few hrs!
Dunno how long it'll last (the painted trim), but numerous folks have done it. Check out E46fanatics.com, alot more modders there then here (be prepared for heavily argued opinions..). I think if you had it done 'right' you should not have any problems (Get a real paint shop to sand down the trim, prime and paint/gloss it correctly with the right color paint, don't try this crap with a few cans of spray paint, you will be very disappointed..)
Personally I think the bimmer's look better with the black running trim, painting it makes it look more like a Galant or Civic to me. It's your car though, do whatever makes your pulse quicken when you see it..![[:D]](/images/smilies/biggrin.png "Big Grin [:D]")
Personally I think the bimmer's look better with the black running trim, painting it makes it look more like a Galant or Civic to me. It's your car though, do whatever makes your pulse quicken when you see it..
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