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tez
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Tue Aug 15, 2006 12:28 am

Hi , i have just got my first e30 in alpine white and the sills,front and rear valances are painted black low down all round ,is this how it should be ? iam thinking of painting them white but want to keep original,should they be black or white guys? cheers :?
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Tue Aug 15, 2006 12:31 am

They were black as far as i know mate, U can paint them white without any issue's, rather than paint the car have u consider a mtech kit??

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Tue Aug 15, 2006 12:46 am

all black stone chip paint, painted my sills wiv a roller but then i have tech 1 bumpers
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tez
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Tue Aug 15, 2006 9:44 pm

Thanks for your thoughts guys,this is only 316 i lux nothing to special but in excellent condition so wanted to keep it original ,so no mtech kit but i think the black has to go ! would like to post some pics cliffy but hav'nt got a clue how to, tried to do it once on a different forum with no luck! :?
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Tue Aug 15, 2006 9:48 pm

tez wrote:Thanks for your thoughts guys,this is only 316 i lux nothing to special but in excellent condition so wanted to keep it original ,so no mtech kit but i think the black has to go ! would like to post some pics cliffy but hav'nt got a clue how to, tried to do it once on a different forum with no luck! :?
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Tue Aug 15, 2006 11:27 pm

black looks better my mate's 316i had the sills painted white and imo it looked shite. but your call, each have their own taste and if you want them white go for it
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Wed Aug 16, 2006 10:07 pm

Painted sills can look good winkeye


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Thu Aug 17, 2006 12:17 am

alex-is wrote:Painted sills can look good winkeye


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