[Dann]

That looks incredible.
I need to get a pair for my E90

[RajB]

Superb looking and that colour pops.

[ahmedb]

Originally Posted by E90-AMD

Which company supplied you with these? They usually have to be glued.

The CF splitters are from SSDD Motorsport. I bought these 2nd hand from Tim G so the holes were already there on the underside of the splitter.

http://www.e90post.com/forums/showthread.php?t=1238516

Originally Posted by JM85

Think I might have to invest in a set of these

I've been on the hunt a while now and the SSDD splitters have been the best fitment. With some glue/tiger seal, you could probably get them flush against the bodywork.

Originally Posted by Dann

That looks incredible.
I need to get a pair for my E90

Thanks buddy, I love your E90. These splitters would look awesome on your E90, I love mine

Originally Posted by RajB

Superb looking and that colour pops.

Thanks Raj

[ahmedb]

I collected my trims yesterday and they're still mostly wrapped up. I have to say I'm well chuffed with the finish. Here's a quick pic of how the long trim looks



Looking to get them fitted asap so will post up more pics when fitted. Will be selling off my old trim or I'm thinking to get that hydro dipped too in gloss black/carbon fibre and sell it like that. That way if I prefer the CF I can swap

[RENT-A-GOAT]

Loving the change to the trims will lift that interior no end.

[ahmedb]

Originally Posted by RENT-A-GOAT

Loving the change to the trims will lift that interior no end.

I can't wait to ditch the wood, it's just not me.

[RENT-A-GOAT]

Originally Posted by ahmedb

I can't wait to ditch the wood, it's just not me.

I know what you mean I'm the same with wood trims and would definitely be going the piano black route, but have got to admit I do like the anthracite bamboo in mine as although it is still wood it manages to give contemporary look against the light interior.

[MattOz]

That's going to look really good Ahmed. Looking forward to seeing them fitted.

[ahmedb]

Originally Posted by MattOz

That's going to look really good Ahmed. Looking forward to seeing them fitted.

And after finding the time to quick detail the trims and half decent lighting, here's an overall shot

[ahmedb]

The only downside was the 12V compartment/coin tray cover originally had a nice chrome horizontal trim which has now been hydro dipped. They either forgot to mask it or it was too much effort.

I finally managed to get the 2 50p's out that were stuck behind the coin tray and what a difference it's made to how easy the tray opens/closes. I've got to be careful not to let anything fall behind again.

[Deadlock]

Originally Posted by ahmedb

I finally managed to get the 2 50p's out that were stuck behind the coin tray and what a difference it's made to how easy the tray opens/closes. I've got to be careful not to let anything fall behind again.

ha,..I'm sure that's what happened with mine..how easy was it to remove trim? I haven't had a go yet but could be on my list this weekend. - I like what you've done

[Dann]

I seem to be the only person who likes the wood trim.

Personally I think it adds character to the cars but hey.

I need that gearknob too, the standard one is naff

[E60525d]

Originally Posted by Dann

I seem to be the only person who likes the wood trim.

Personally I think it adds character to the cars but hey.

I need that gearknob too, the standard one is naff

To be honest I think it depends on the interior colour. On certain colour's the wood trim does look good.

In this case, I would say the piano trim looks much better agaisnt the grey interior.

[ahmedb]

Originally Posted by Deadlock

ha,..I'm sure that's what happened with mine..how easy was it to remove trim? I haven't had a go yet but could be on my list this weekend. - I like what you've done

I cheated and got my mate to do it, it didn't take him too long though. You lift off and unclip the gear gaiter, then prize out some of the trim from somewhere near a clip (you don't want to snap one). He had a plastic trim removal tool which worked a treat.

Then it was a case of prizing out all of the clips and disconnecting a couple of cables. You will need a T20 if you want to remove the CIC controller and T10 for the ashtray if I recall correctly.

Originally Posted by Dann

I seem to be the only person who likes the wood trim.

Personally I think it adds character to the cars but hey.

I need that gearknob too, the standard one is naff

The wood trim was a lovely finish and would look awesome on the edges of a snooker table or perhaps elsewhere, it just wasn't to my liking against the grey leather. The Americans seem to be more inclined towards the wood finishes.

The beauty lies in the eye of the beholder and thankfully, it's not too difficult to change/replace.

Originally Posted by E60525d

To be honest I think it depends on the interior colour. On certain colour's the wood trim does look good.

In this case, I would say the piano trim looks much better agaisnt the grey interior.

Absolutely, if I had a black leather interior I wouldn't have changed the trim but with the grey being quite light, the light wood trim wasn't doing it for me. The gloss black finish really compliments the interior colour now.

Thanks for your kind comments guys, always appreciated

[JM85]

Black trims look good mate, much prefer these to the wood much less old man!!

[Shorty1608]

Interior trims look 100x better now Ahmed, loving the little touches your making to this car!

[ahmedb]

Originally Posted by JM85

Black trims look good mate, much prefer these to the wood much less old man!!

Thanks, I'm glad I made the change

Originally Posted by Shorty1608

Interior trims look 100x better now Ahmed, loving the little touches your making to this car!

Thanks - much appreciated.

[Wayne-G]

Looks a lot better now! Also agree to it looking a little less grandad spec

[ahmedb]

Coming back from work yesterday, I could hear a loud rattling/scratching noise. I feared it was one of my front splitters so I pulled over to find the number plate was hanging by 1 screw.

I must admit I love the look of the front end without the plates on

[JM85]

Have to admit I like the plateless look & oftern take mine off for pic's etc

Cars looking good

[ahmedb]

I am pretty happy with how the car sits now and I don't foresee any changes in the near future. I did have a regret with not going for the single stage machine polish when I had the detail done in Feb so I decided to get it done.

I used L.A Detailing in Nuneaton and a bloke named Lee Aucott. He loves Autofinesse which constituted the majority of the products he used. He spent the whole day on the car and only charged £70 (a promotion deal he ran a while back and honoured).

This included a full decontamination (the car wasn't too bad off the back of the last detail but there were some bits that had occurred), full clean, single stage machine polish and wax protection.

Super happy with the result, most of the feint swirl marks have disappeared and the paint really pops when light hits it. Theres some nice flaking with the paint now.

One of the latter pics of the roof looks like there's a scratch but it's just a reflection of something on the roof.

[Ryan135i]

Car looks fantastic mate. Amazing what a good detail can do for the paintwork, and for £70 you really can't complain!