$20 shadowline trim, lots of pics

CaliE90 · 05-31-2009, 09:44 PM

Well I finally got tired of having chrome on my window trim while the rest of my car is black so I finally manned up and bought some vinyls to do the trim myself. The vinyls are gloss black from andrew@karbonwerke so if anyone is interested in doing this as well just send him a pm. He carries matte black as well http://www.e90post.com/forums/showthread.php?t=259436

anyways here are some before and after pics, the trim isn't perfect, but I'm satisfied with only having to spend 20 dollars and was still able to achieve the intended effect.
i'll try to come up with a diy if there is enough interest, it wasn't too hard to do, it just takes a lot of time and patience, especially the bottom pieces.

Before:

After:

LACSTER · 05-31-2009, 09:48 PM

so much better. is that gloss?

TT3 iN NyC · 05-31-2009, 09:51 PM

DIY PLEASE!!! I plan on doing this to my e92 but don't know how to go about doing it. DIY would be great. Thanks in advance!!

KkSc · 05-31-2009, 09:51 PM

wow..good job!!

peopleontheradio · 05-31-2009, 09:54 PM

good work! looks flawless.

TommyK · 05-31-2009, 10:08 PM

looks gerat

DFW_MThree · 05-31-2009, 10:08 PM

looks good man, alot better. I did the exact same thing except my friend owns a shop here so i got the vinyl for free and did the work myself. Way better than paying so much for real shadowline trim IMO.

ium3 · 05-31-2009, 10:09 PM

DIY please

ZuerstBMW · 05-31-2009, 10:10 PM

GREAT job!!!!

Craig@SupremePower · 05-31-2009, 10:24 PM

looks good..

lvVIVAlv · 05-31-2009, 10:26 PM

looks awesome..great job nice and clean look

M3Newbie88 · 05-31-2009, 10:26 PM

Wow looks really good.. and very affordable.

LPJ8888 · 05-31-2009, 10:35 PM

awesome job. now DIY please

Dare · 05-31-2009, 10:46 PM

Great job, looks so much better!

m3pare · 05-31-2009, 10:46 PM

nice!

Jt6564 · 05-31-2009, 10:50 PM

Sick =)

1013mm · 05-31-2009, 10:53 PM

wow JZ nice job looks good glossy

OwnAge · 05-31-2009, 11:00 PM

Much better. Car looks great!

NiVeDh · 05-31-2009, 11:01 PM

Nice, now your car is almost perfect!

rotaryboy · 05-31-2009, 11:25 PM

I'll say one thing the gloss looks so much better than the matte vinyl I bought locally. Good job. I 'm glad I only did one side...'cause I'm going gloss.

CaliE90 · 05-31-2009, 11:50 PM

thanks for all the comments guys
and yes this is gloss, I originally was gonig to do matte but I figured it'd look cheap and like plastic so I chose gloss instead, wannabe shadowline trim for sure

punksterz626 · 06-01-2009, 12:04 AM

DIY! im thinking about doing it too...

05-31-2009, 09:44 PM	#1
CaliE90 Colonel 398 Rep 2,189 Posts Drives: BMW Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Worldwide iTrader: (19) Garage List 2021 M550xi [0.00]	$20 shadowline trim, lots of pics Well I finally got tired of having chrome on my window trim while the rest of my car is black so I finally manned up and bought some vinyls to do the trim myself. The vinyls are gloss black from andrew@karbonwerke so if anyone is interested in doing this as well just send him a pm. He carries matte black as well http://www.e90post.com/forums/showthread.php?t=259436 anyways here are some before and after pics, the trim isn't perfect, but I'm satisfied with only having to spend 20 dollars and was still able to achieve the intended effect. i'll try to come up with a diy if there is enough interest, it wasn't too hard to do, it just takes a lot of time and patience, especially the bottom pieces. Before: After: __________________ Retired- '14 F10 535i -- 3 2 1 \| '08 E90 335i -- 4 3 2 1 \| Last edited by CaliE90; 05-31-2009 at 10:39 PM..
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LACSTER Major General 872 Rep 8,279 Posts Drives: Hybrid Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: oc iTrader: (64)	so much better. is that gloss?
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TT3 iN NyC Colonel 266 Rep 2,567 Posts Drives: F80 M3CS Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: NYC iTrader: (9)	DIY PLEASE!!! I plan on doing this to my e92 but don't know how to go about doing it. DIY would be great. Thanks in advance!! __________________ 07 e92 335i - Retired 18 F80 M3CS - Retired 21 G20 330i M-Sport - Current
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KkSc Major General 182 Rep 6,223 Posts Drives: 13'FR-S/15' F80 M3 Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: North Vancouver, BC iTrader: (10)	wow..good job!! __________________ 2006 E90 Alpine White 330i - Retired 2015 F80 Alpine White M3
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peopleontheradio Lieutenant 65 Rep 512 Posts Drives: e92 Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Los Angeles iTrader: (0)	good work! looks flawless.
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DFW_MThree Colonel 99 Rep 2,229 Posts Drives: e92 M3 6MT/Audi A4 Prestige Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Dallas/Ft. Worth,Texas iTrader: (5)	looks good man, alot better. I did the exact same thing except my friend owns a shop here so i got the vinyl for free and did the work myself. Way better than paying so much for real shadowline trim IMO. __________________ SSII E92 M3 6MT/Audi A4 Prestige/2016 Tundra Limited Crewmax Previous: 07 BMW x5 4.8i\|06 BMW 330i Sport\|2015 Jeep Wrangler Sahara Ultd\|2012 Mercedes C250 Sport
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05-31-2009, 10:09 PM	#8
ium3 Lieutenant Colonel 130 Rep 1,816 Posts Drives: e92 m3 Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Btown IN/ Indonesia iTrader: (21)	DIY please __________________
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ZuerstBMW ¡Viva España! 423 Rep 7,803 Posts Drives: 24 G20 330i Skyscraper Gray Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Tampa, FL. iTrader: (68)	GREAT job!!!! __________________ 24 G20 330i Skyscraper Gray Metallic Black, Open Pore Fine Wood Oak Grain Interior Trim MODS Clear Guard, 15% Ceramic Tint, Floating Caps
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05-31-2009, 10:46 PM	#14
Dare Major 86 Rep 1,334 Posts Drives: 335i E92 Montego Blue Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Irvine CA iTrader: (1) Garage List 2011 E92 335iS [0.00] 2005 330ci E46 [0.00] 2008 E92 [0.00]	Great job, looks so much better! __________________ Car Pics Pre M-Fest 2009 Photos Official Montego E9x Owners Club: Click Here
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05-31-2009, 11:25 PM	#20
rotaryboy Private First Class 2 Rep 140 Posts Drives: 330i 6MT Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Indiana iTrader: (3)	I'll say one thing the gloss looks so much better than the matte vinyl I bought locally. Good job. I 'm glad I only did one side...'cause I'm going gloss.
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CaliE90 Colonel 398 Rep 2,189 Posts Drives: BMW Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Worldwide iTrader: (19) Garage List 2021 M550xi [0.00]	thanks for all the comments guys and yes this is gloss, I originally was gonig to do matte but I figured it'd look cheap and like plastic so I chose gloss instead, wannabe shadowline trim for sure __________________ Retired- '14 F10 535i -- 3 2 1 \| '08 E90 335i -- 4 3 2 1 \|
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06-01-2009, 12:04 AM	#22
punksterz626 Major 46 Rep 1,220 Posts Drives: 08 Alpine White M3 Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Ahambra iTrader: (8)	DIY! im thinking about doing it too...
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