Colour coded trim

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Racer75
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Post Sun Nov 03, 2013 1:01 am

Hi all

If I wanted to colour code the trim on the side of the car, do I paint the existing trim or is there an alternative trim I should buy?
pac1982
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Post Sun Nov 03, 2013 1:06 am

Racer75 wrote:Hi all

If I wanted to colour code the trim on the side of the car, do I paint the existing trim or is there an alternative trim I should buy?
E30's were never colour coded apart from the tech2 kits which were all painted the same colour.

so all black trim is the same, looks a bit poo colour coded in my view but each to there own
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Post Sun Nov 03, 2013 1:18 am

Theres is a kit you can buy. Its a spare e30 trim kit in black so when you decided its a bad ide you've not fecked you car.

Boyd will have some spares no doubt, he's in Hamilton.
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Post Sun Nov 03, 2013 8:12 am

pac1982 wrote:
Racer75 wrote:Hi all

If I wanted to colour code the trim on the side of the car, do I paint the existing trim or is there an alternative trim I should buy?
looks a bit poo colour coded
This..

However if that's to your taste, then go for it.

But I'd strongly recommend looking at few few pics on google of an E30 the same colour as yours with colour coded trim. I think the black trim makes for some good lines and breaks everything up just right. :D
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Post Sun Nov 03, 2013 9:54 am

it will look shite colour coded .
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