Dee330Ci Posted February 10, 2014 Report Share Posted February 10, 2014 Well, had the lovely task of replacing this over the weekend: All went well, had a denso fsr and whoever did this, did me the favour of leaving the 2nd torx so I didn't have to fight it, so thank you lol! Whilst I was in the car, I thought something needs brightening up a touch, so the interior went from: To this: I think this breaks up the black interior just right, the pics look more blue than in real life.......options please? Thanks, Dee Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carlosos Posted February 11, 2014 Report Share Posted February 11, 2014 Looks very nice, as you said its nice to break up the big black slab of a dash. I've got the plain silver trim. Also just put piano black in my old mans and looks a lot better than I thought it would. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjn Posted February 11, 2014 Report Share Posted February 11, 2014 Looks nice! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dee330Ci Posted February 11, 2014 Author Report Share Posted February 11, 2014 Thanks guys, would have preferred the colour a bit greyer but I'll get used to it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dee330Ci Posted February 23, 2014 Author Report Share Posted February 23, 2014 Finally got round to finish this off, so here are the doors and rears done: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
X-Man Posted February 23, 2014 Report Share Posted February 23, 2014 Looks really good!Must do mine. Thinking about colour coding them in Midnight Blue Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dee330Ci Posted February 23, 2014 Author Report Share Posted February 23, 2014 I didn't plan to colour code mine, I wanted a charcoal grey but this "ford sea grey" is a close match to steel grey, looks better than black! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedDevil Posted February 23, 2014 Report Share Posted February 23, 2014 Looks good Did you prime them first? or paint straight on ?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dee330Ci Posted February 23, 2014 Author Report Share Posted February 23, 2014 Looks good Did you prime them first? or paint straight on ?? Cleaned, primered and then two coats of paint Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
djsb29 Posted February 24, 2014 Report Share Posted February 24, 2014 I assume you took the door cards off to do the front armrests?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dee330Ci Posted February 24, 2014 Author Report Share Posted February 24, 2014 I assume you took the door cards off to do the front armrests?? Yup, along with the rear cards. Took no longer than 15 mins to get them off and stripped ready for paint. djsb29 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dooge Posted February 26, 2014 Report Share Posted February 26, 2014 Thats weird, I was only thinking the other day how I want my alloys refurbed in a darker grey and possibly doing the carbon cube to match! Looks good bud! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedDevil Posted February 28, 2014 Report Share Posted February 28, 2014 How do you separate the handles tried with my rear one it won't budge!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dee330Ci Posted February 28, 2014 Author Report Share Posted February 28, 2014 How do you separate the handles tried with my rear one it won't budge!! Do you mean once you've got them off the panel? If so.....with brute force and pushing the clips out the way. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jon.G Posted March 9, 2014 Report Share Posted March 9, 2014 Off topic, but where did you get you USB charger for the cig lighter, and does the cover close flush with it in? Looks perfect. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chockis Posted July 18, 2014 Report Share Posted July 18, 2014 Really nice results, How did you paint them in carbon cube style? I thought the only way is to vinyl wrap all the trims. Is it easier? Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dee330Ci Posted July 18, 2014 Author Report Share Posted July 18, 2014 Really nice results, How did you paint them in carbon cube style? I thought the only way is to vinyl wrap all the trims. Is it easier? Thanks The cube pattern is a metal facia so this comes trough the paint. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chockis Posted July 20, 2014 Report Share Posted July 20, 2014 Really nice results, How did you paint them in carbon cube style? I thought the only way is to vinyl wrap all the trims. Is it easier? Thanks The cube pattern is a metal facia so this comes trough the paint. Could you please share some of the information on how to do it? Like what type of primer and paint did you use? And can I be 100% sure that it is metal facia as my one seems to be plastic? When I knock it with fingers it doesn't sound like metal really but my one seems to be original ones. The pattern is 3D cubes and it is possible to feel the texture of the pattern. It is quiet difficult for me to explain so I will try to post some pictures later of the current state of my trims. Thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dee330Ci Posted July 20, 2014 Author Report Share Posted July 20, 2014 Really nice results, How did you paint them in carbon cube style? I thought the only way is to vinyl wrap all the trims. Is it easier? Thanks The cube pattern is a metal facia so this comes trough the paint. Could you please share some of the information on how to do it? Like what type of primer and paint did you use? And can I be 100% sure that it is metal facia as my one seems to be plastic? When I knock it with fingers it doesn't sound like metal really but my one seems to be original ones. The pattern is 3D cubes and it is possible to feel the texture of the pattern. It is quiet difficult for me to explain so I will try to post some pictures later of the current state of my trims. Thanks. Mine is definitely a metal fasica, you can see the it from the edge of the trim. What I did was; Clean with a stiff bristled brush with water and a bit of washing up liquid. Rinse thoroughly. Wiped down with meths, wait till dry. Wiped down with panel wipes, again wait to dry. Sprayed two light coats of grey halfrauds primer, waited about and hour to dry between coats. When I re-did them black; used halfrauds satin black, two/three coats was sufficient, waiting around half hour/45 mins to dry between coats. When I did them the grey, used the same primer and then used ford sea grey from halfrauds again. Bobs your uncle Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chockis Posted July 21, 2014 Report Share Posted July 21, 2014 (edited) Really nice results, How did you paint them in carbon cube style? I thought the only way is to vinyl wrap all the trims. Is it easier? Thanks The cube pattern is a metal facia so this comes trough the paint. Could you please share some of the information on how to do it? Like what type of primer and paint did you use? And can I be 100% sure that it is metal facia as my one seems to be plastic? When I knock it with fingers it doesn't sound like metal really but my one seems to be original ones. The pattern is 3D cubes and it is possible to feel the texture of the pattern. It is quiet difficult for me to explain so I will try to post some pictures later of the current state of my trims. Thanks. Mine is definitely a metal fasica, you can see the it from the edge of the trim. What I did was; Clean with a stiff bristled brush with water and a bit of washing up liquid. Rinse thoroughly. Wiped down with meths, wait till dry. Wiped down with panel wipes, again wait to dry. Sprayed two light coats of grey halfrauds primer, waited about and hour to dry between coats. When I re-did them black; used halfrauds satin black, two/three coats was sufficient, waiting around half hour/45 mins to dry between coats. When I did them the grey, used the same primer and then used ford sea grey from halfrauds again. Bobs your uncle Thank you very much, sounds a lot easier and of better quality than wrapping with vinyl. Also it seems like there is a lot less hassle to spray it. I hope my one is metal facia as well. And do you know if metal facia was a standard for all BMW sport models? My one is 320ci sport year 2003 facelift. Edited July 21, 2014 by Chockis Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bungers Posted July 21, 2014 Report Share Posted July 21, 2014 (edited) Metal finished interior trims weren't standard, it all depends on the trim type that was specified when new. IIRC it's only the 'cube' (black or silver) & brushed aluminium that is actual metal. The rest is either wood or plastic. Edited July 21, 2014 by bungers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chockis Posted July 21, 2014 Report Share Posted July 21, 2014 (edited) Here are some pictures. Please confirm if it's safe to prime and spray paint my trims? Now when I had a closer look it seems like it can be some kind of light metal like aluminium, as the scratches are shiny, and it is slightly colder to touch than plastic I know it is not very scientific description but... http://i1166.photobucket.com/albums/q608/Chockis/10566675_10152507802843567_102462077_n_zps5a3aa60e.jpg http://i1166.photobucket.com/albums/q608/Chockis/10521877_10152507802553567_243129396_n_zpsb8a76f99.jpg http://i1166.photobucket.com/albums/q608/Chockis/10563415_10152507802203567_153908156_n_zpsdadf77c5.jpg http://i1166.photobucket.com/albums/q608/Chockis/10551944_10152507743303567_1969458684_n_zps0d4fb4b5.jpg Thanks Edited July 21, 2014 by Chockis Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dee330Ci Posted July 21, 2014 Author Report Share Posted July 21, 2014 That's the same as mine, although some of those scratches seem really deep so may show through, even then a couple of rattles cans won't cost much just to try it out. Chockis 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bungers Posted July 21, 2014 Report Share Posted July 21, 2014 Yeah, they're aluminium carbon cube; should come up a treat once painted. Chockis 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chockis Posted July 21, 2014 Report Share Posted July 21, 2014 That's the same as mine, although some of those scratches seem really deep so may show through, even then a couple of rattles cans won't cost much just to try it out. Yeah, they're aluminium carbon cube; should come up a treat once painted. Yeeeee!!! I'm so happy now! Thank you guys so much! I'll post some pictures when I finish refurbishing them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
