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no2lurch
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Thu Apr 09, 2009 3:16 pm

would it look rubbish i i body coloured my door handle on my lachs silber 325i touring?
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Thu Apr 09, 2009 3:18 pm

It could look really good if done properly and not cheaply :)
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Thu Apr 09, 2009 3:24 pm

i had coloured hndles on mine, lets find a pic
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Thu Apr 09, 2009 3:56 pm

whast the best way to do them? remove the handles? platic primer and special paint?
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Thu Apr 09, 2009 11:16 pm

no2lurch wrote:whast the best way to do them? remove the handles? platic primer and special paint?
no need for plastic primer as they are alloy. just rub them down prime......paint and clear.
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Thu Apr 09, 2009 11:19 pm

I think the silver and grey cars pull it off well and look good, But my saturn blue 316 would look shocking :D
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Thu Apr 09, 2009 11:22 pm

my Lachs 4 door has coded handles but not sure about them :mad:

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Thu Apr 09, 2009 11:43 pm

I think the colour coding looks spot on, just gives it that cleaner look imo
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Thu Apr 16, 2009 12:30 am

I say yeah, especially on that cab because it cleans it up and modernises it (in a good way!) but then the black roof breaks it up just right.
Too much colour coding ruins a car, grill, rub-strips, wheels, bumper inserts..... any of these except for the grill can look good depending on the look you're going for, just don't go over the top.
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Thu Apr 16, 2009 12:38 am

I've done mine yrs ago and tbh it does look better than black.
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Fri Apr 17, 2009 4:27 pm

e30topless wrote:my Lachs 4 door has coded handles but not sure about them :mad:

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