How many chrome bumpers are left......

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Andy
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Post Mon Jan 24, 2005 11:45 am

I loved my old 325 4 door, with it's chrome bumpers, but i hardly see any chrome anymore.......

Anyone still loving the chrome !!?!?!?!?
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Jimbob
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Post Mon Jan 24, 2005 11:45 am

Got one at the weekend which is in the processed of being ripped apart :snigger:
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nwmlarge
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Post Mon Jan 24, 2005 12:46 pm

i got one
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Post Mon Jan 24, 2005 2:03 pm

ive just saved one from a poigniant demise. costing me a fair bit, but its worth it!

Always loving the chrome!!!! :cool:
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Post Mon Jan 24, 2005 2:28 pm

what are you having done??
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Post Mon Jan 24, 2005 2:33 pm

Don't ask; he's having pretty much everything done! :jester:

It's worth it though - chrome rules :cool:
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Post Mon Jan 24, 2005 3:22 pm

ive got 2 of them.
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Post Mon Jan 24, 2005 5:29 pm

TOO MANY!!!!
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low325icab
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Post Mon Jan 24, 2005 5:33 pm

ive got chrome too! love it!!! :cool:
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Richy325iTouring
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Post Mon Jan 24, 2005 5:53 pm

Im breaking mine :cool:
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Post Mon Jan 24, 2005 10:14 pm

Richy325iTouring wrote:Im breaking mine :cool:
SHAME ON YOU!!!! :cry:
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Post Mon Jan 24, 2005 10:16 pm

engine was dead
and she was rotton.
no way im spending loads on a poverty spec d plate 325

sport different story.

and they didnt do a chrome bumper fr the uk did they
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Post Mon Jan 24, 2005 10:21 pm

seems to be a few chrome bumpers left on the zone but i rarely see any on the roads anymore round here, plenty of later e30s tho.
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Post Mon Jan 24, 2005 10:43 pm

i'm restoring one at the mo and getting it it ready for a 3.5 conversion its saturn blue if anyones got any decent panels some f****er keyed it before i got it in the garage. i just stripped the front bumper down to renew the plastic bits ,christ bmw built things to last!!


chrome rules :wink:
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Post Mon Jan 24, 2005 11:12 pm

pacerpete wrote:TOO MANY!!!!
i knew you would come out of the woodwork :weirdo:
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Post Wed Jan 26, 2005 10:50 pm

I have metal bumpers, but they are painted with the m-tech 1 kit...so not chrome
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Post Wed Jan 26, 2005 10:53 pm

pacerpete wrote:TOO MANY!!!!
LMFAO!! can count on pacerpete
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jahsean
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Post Wed Jan 26, 2005 11:10 pm

I too like the chome but it had poor waf(wife acceptance factor). She said she prefered the modern look of the plastic bumpered e30.

Having just about got her to agree to buying a 13 yr old car. She was adamant that she would not agree to a chrome bumpered one.
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krazypaul
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Post Thu Jan 27, 2005 8:32 am

Mine is a 1987 2 door 320i, has chrome bumbers, door surrounds etc. Nice!

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