DIY: Body Colour Finisher Rods

DIY: Body Colour Finisher Rods
nexus66
04-29-2007

Instead of replacing my black plastic finisher rods with the silver ones, I decided to paint them body colour. I just bought some primer and colour matched aerosol spray paint from my local car store. No laquer/clear coat required for Jet Black - must be mixed with the paint already?!?!
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#22

By txusa03 on 05-10-2007, 03:21 PM

beautiful on a black car

#23

By shocka1212 on 05-28-2007, 12:04 AM

good idea.

this is a good idea, especially for me to experiment because i got some substance that stained that piece on the passenger side and i was looking for a way to get rid of it because it wont come off.

#24

By E90330iS on 05-29-2007, 10:46 PM

Looks wonderful!

#25

By nexus66 on 05-30-2007, 02:09 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by shocka1212

this is a good idea, especially for me to experiment because i got some substance that stained that piece on the passenger side and i was looking for a way to get rid of it because it wont come off.

Just watch that whatever stained it doesn't react with the paint!! Make sure it's well sanded before you start painting!

#26

By Kiemyster on 10-19-2007, 01:28 AM

im going to do this

ill post pics wen i can!

#27

By BMW MotorSport on 11-08-2007, 03:52 AM

anyone know where to get the carbon fiber rods?

#28

By chinaman on 12-28-2007, 10:22 AM

great!..

#29

By BIMMER//DRIMMER on 01-18-2008, 05:06 PM

thanks for the write-up
i broke both of the inner tabs on the outside rods, u werent kidding they were tough to take out!

#30

By MTL Bimmer on 01-20-2008, 02:19 AM

nice DIY.

#31

By cbad335 on 01-28-2008, 02:24 AM

Great DIY. I want to paint my Ti silver rods matte black.

#32

By yoiko on 08-29-2008, 10:37 AM

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I can't seem to remove the 2 outside finisher rods!! It seems like I can easily scratch the tab areas. What am I doing wrong? Any suggestions? Thanks!!

#33

By yoiko on 09-07-2008, 10:28 PM

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Quote:

Originally Posted by yoiko

I can't seem to remove the 2 outside finisher rods!! It seems like I can easily scratch the tab areas. What am I doing wrong? Any suggestions? Thanks!!

I finally got it

#34

By UdubBadger on 03-21-2009, 11:57 AM

hmmm

#35

By Challenger1st on 03-22-2009, 03:41 PM

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Great mod.. and awesome splitters you've got hooked up. May I ask where they're from? Been looking for such splitter for some time now..

#36

By UdubBadger on 03-25-2009, 05:35 PM

just got my black ones from Tischer today... gonna go try and not break them all while taking them off.

#37

By ckossl325xi on 07-13-2009, 10:35 PM

Pull the finish rods down and out...they come out pretty easily with little force. Very happy with glossy black finishers.

#38

By markcamilleri2 on 01-21-2010, 12:32 PM

do you have any other tips for removing them, im having a lot of trouble with it

#39

By E90330iS on 01-22-2010, 01:04 PM

great mod!

#40

By Djones41 on 09-12-2010, 03:47 PM

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Thanks for the post.. I followed your directions and was able to paint mine. I used some Krylon ( as my car is jet black) and wasn't satisfied with the depth of the paint, so I bought a $5 can of crystal clear from autozone and it turned out quite nice. I then waxed it to ensure I got no yellowing. I would say the only downside to this mod is that I only used 1000 grit sandpaper the entire time and it took me hours and hours of sanding to get rid of the oem texture. Thanks!

#41

By Andy.K on 11-10-2010, 06:45 PM

Looks great on black. I'll have to consider this

#42

By monkawekrue on 01-08-2011, 03:19 PM

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Clean.

#43

By rogerdiaz on 05-02-2011, 10:08 PM

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Are the tischer fInishing rods matte black or gloss black?

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