Finally my car is getting painting this weekend.
I was wondering if anybody know where I can get the rubber trim that goes between the car and the chrome piece around the top of the doors ( See picture 1)
And any recommendation of restoring the head and tail lights.
Will repair the rims and repaint them silver.
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That’s a piece of trim notorious for drying out and falling apart. You can buy new OEM trim for a couple hundy a side, or buy some weatherstrip from Lowe’s for cheap. I replaced mine with some rubber strips sold by GMCPaul here on the forum. Not sure if he’s still in that game or not.
Thank you, I have contacted GMCPaul and he will be shipping me one. does the installation require taking the chrome trip out? my old oem rubber is dry out and removed, dont want to play around removing the chrome piece if I dont have to.
Does the piece from GMCPaul cover the entire side (rear to front door) ?
'98 740il | 9/97 build | schwarz 2 | sandbeige | 5AT | 270k
'04 330i ZHP sedan | Mystic blue | Alcantara | 6MT | 120k
'00 540i sport | Titanium silver | Black | 5AT | 152k
'85 Mustang GT convertible | Medium charcoal metallic | Gray | 5MT | 216k | one owner, all original
mods: m-pars | Bilsteins & B&G springs | ValentineOne | StealthOne
retrofits: full nav | MKIV | bluetooth TCU | BM53 w/ AUX input | video module w/ AV input & backup cam | oem sirius xm | xenon | shades | PDC | rain sensor | BMW DWS TPMS | lighted door handles | front seat heaters | heated steering wheel | euro rear fog lights | ski pass | folding mirrors
One piece will do both sides with some trimming.
What color are you repainting it? I'm guessing the original Anthracite? And how much is the job going to cost, if you don't mind my asking?
As for headlight and taillight restoration, most people just buy new lenses for the headlights. You can wetsand and polish the taillights with a $30 Meguiar's headlight restoration kit (which I'm sure would work for the headlight lenses too). I used these on my '01 tails and they look brand new now.
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I am repainting the same color. A friend of mine who owns a body shop is doing it for $1500.
I looked at headlight lenses but most I see online aren't original, and I dont really like after market quality on these cars, so I may just send them down and see how they come out.
Paint job done. Not too back for the money.
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Looks great. Now make sure you park at the outer ends of parking lots to avoid dings!
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