Chrome windscreen surrounds.

[Theo]

As with every e30 ive ever seen, the chrome surrounds on the front and rear windscreens on my car are cream crackered. Is it possible to easily change these over, or is it a better idea to just paint them black? Ive never really looked at them in detail, just wondering. Thanks, Theo.

[smithy318i]

Never seen chrome windscreen surrounds... ever !
must be a pre facelift thing ?

[Zayyan]

Do you mean the chrome surrounds on the front and rear side screens?

Better to paint them black I think, a lot less hassle plus would give you a more modern look too, unless you really want the old skool chrome look

[Widge]

I think he maens the chrom plasticy thingy insert in to the rubber that holdds the glass in. Paint it black IMO, changin them is a bugger if you have the right tool and almost impossible otherwise.

[Theo]

widge knows what im on about, i agree cant be arsed fidling with those things, gonna be painted black i rekon.

[psychochild187]

i say paint it black


i love the chrome but have you seen how much it cost from the dealers!

black for less hassel

[Ziggy]

They *are* changeble (with a small screwdriver & a lot of patience!), & you'll get better results swapping to black ones rather than trying to paint em... I just can't see how you'd get a decent & durable finish on them with paint.

Black ones look better IMHO even on a chrome bumpered car, especially as they're always white rather than chrome!

[fowler]

F**k me the piece you are after is only 50 odd quid and for god sake keep the crome if its a pre--facelift
as they look cack with black

[kam-325i]

F**k me the piece you are after is only 50 odd quid and for god sake keep the crome if its a pre--facelift
as they look cack with black

They are not that deer, but they ARE a bitch to fit if you dont have the correct tool to fit them, if you try and bodge it, it can cause the chrome to crack/split under the laquer coating.......

[fowler]

buy a trim tool for max 20 quid

[kam-325i]

buy a trim tool for max 20 quid

I just use my dads kit, Windscreen fitter since 19 long gone....

[Theo]

I rekon it would be fairly easy to paint them, they are no longer chrome, just faded cream/brown and shite, with a fairly abrasive surface, bit of spray paint - jobs a good'un. I dont really want to replace it with chrome as i spent ages dechroming the car, only the bumpers left now which should be taken car of with an mtec kit.

[Widge]

Get some black nail varnish mate and paint them. Spraying sounds a bit of a hassle, and you won't notice the brush painted finish, should be quite hard wearing too.

[Theo]

nail varnish - interesting idea! If only there were some loser goths around who could lend me some black varnish.

[Widge]

Trust me you never have to look far for them, well not in Newcastle.
Hmmmm why do you never see any goths who are 30 or older I wonder. How can goth birds actually think they look fit?

[Theo]

How can goth birds actually think they look fit?

Haha - i know, thats why i take it upon myself to inform them that they sadly dont conform to any notion, no matter how abstract, of being attractive.

[jordano]

u think the nail varnish will work for the side window surrounds,been wanting to do mine but cant be bothered masking it all off and spraying them

[andyp]

you can buy either new, about Ԛ£16.00 or Ԛ£19.00 new when i got mine

[ropeman]

Get some black nail varnish mate and paint them. Spraying sounds a bit of a hassle, and you won't notice the brush painted finish, should be quite hard wearing too.

That sounds like a real bodge job to me?? I would have said that enough nail varnish to cover all the chrome trim would cost a lot more than a tin of hamerite, which lets face it is still a bad idea! But at least it wont be transparent like the nail varnish.

I would have thought it would be much better to remove the trim and spray it black or just replace it with new black trim.

[Widge]

Yeah.


We aren't actually talking about the chrome trim around the car, just the windscreen insert.

[JOSEMI]

so you guys then think that painting the cream (previously chrome) trim around the windscreens in black is a no no ??? I myself thought it wouldn't look bad and was going to do it in mine...

Jose

[Widge]

TBH what have you got to loose? It looks crap cream, so paint it black and if you don't like it get a black one and go through the switching process. I think it will look ok painted black if you do it carefully.

[JOSEMI]

I think I am going to do it, the back window specially looks shait, its going to be mate black tho, I don't want shines coming from the black !

Jose

[Theo]

Im going to give it a go painting it too. Have to wait 3 weeks till i see my bloody car again, it sucks not haveing a car at uni!!!

[jordano]

if anyone has painted there window surrounds yet let me know how it goes and what you used.

ropeman is it easy to remove the side window surrounds to spray them and what paint should i use

[demonbiker]

Or you could just buy the black window surrounds and dechrome kit im about to advertise!!

[jordano]

you putting it in parts

[demonbiker]

you putting it in parts

yep , parts list soon!
trying to do it now!

[jordano]

can you sort out a link to it mate coz i cant find

[demonbiker]

List here :

http://www.e30zone.co.uk/modules.php?na ... ic&t=22969

[jordano]

cheers

[JOSEMI]

List here :

http://www.e30zone.co.uk/modules.php?na ... ic&t=22969

How much you want for the headlamp wiper motors ??

Jose

[demonbiker]

List here :

http://www.e30zone.co.uk/modules.php?na ... ic&t=22969

How much you want for the headlamp wiper motors ??

Jose

Ԛ£10 each , but need to check they work ok first!!

[JOSEMI]

sounds tasty,
no rush, as I can only pay from thursday - is paypal ok with you ??
let me know if they work and will do bizznizz. BTW, I am after the L wiper, although if both work I'll take both

Cheers matey

Jose