Rubbing Strips & Bumper inserts anyone know the price?
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Don’t suppose anyone knows the price of these from the stealer, I’ll ask in the OE parts section or just ring my local BMW when I’m actually ready to buy but was hoping some of you may have already purchased some??
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some of the rubbing strips are NLA but if you can get them, all it adds up to around £300
i bought the three genuine rear bumper mouldings on my facelift and they cost me 100. 20 for each side and 40 for the middle.very pricey but really smartened the car up.as for the door moulds not sure but i replaced mine with second hand ones that were minters so maybe post an ad in the wanted section. 

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I only really need one section on the passenger side door that i burnt with the machine polisher today but thought i would ask about pricing. they sound quite expensive i'll keep my eyes out for a good second hand set.

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gonna paint mine black...
Driving my digger!!!!
motormec's cheaper than this only by a few quid thoCyman wrote:Just got these prices from Sytners...
Front corner inserts: £30.58 each
Rear corner inserts: £24.76 each
Rear centre insert: £42.21
(all prices excluding VAT)
I was thinking of giving mine a fresh lick of paint once the re-spray was done, but was conscious of the issue you pointed out. It will crack!pac1982 wrote:All well and good but you'll only have to paint them again 6 months down the line rubber flexes and moves in the heat/cold which will crack the paintbobbin1982 wrote:gonna paint mine black...
What would you recommend instead? What about shoe polish?..
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Nah shoe polish is only a temp fix, you would probably be alright painting the hard black plastic bumper inserts although the front one would suffer from stone chips quite a lot.
It’s just the side rubbing strips that I really wouldn’t recommend painting as they are basically solid lumps of rubber and really won’t take well to paint.
I’ve opted to just try and source the mintist second hand ones I can find
It’s just the side rubbing strips that I really wouldn’t recommend painting as they are basically solid lumps of rubber and really won’t take well to paint.
I’ve opted to just try and source the mintist second hand ones I can find

1991 BMW E30 318i Neon Design Convertible (Sold)
1990 BMW E30 325i Touring (Sold)
1990 BMW E30 318IS (Sold)
1990 BMW E30 316i (RIP)