hi I have a spare set of side vents .the first time I got them painted in a matt chrome (didn't work that well )
now after investing in nice set of alloys , I decided to give them another colour change.
with a cheap can of spray paint I painted them yesterday......(my first ever attempt the spray paint anything car related )
what do you lot think ......(im unsure at the moment)
Sorry not for me ! Did mine matt black soon put the old ones back on .But on a different subject what size are your rear wheels and what offset are they ? That is a pre face lift car isn't it
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E30 318 1988 Gone
E36 320 1992 Gone
E36 328 1995 write off
E39 525d M Sport 2003 Current
E37 Z3 M44B1.9 1997 Current
si-forks wrote:Sorry not for me ! But on a different subject what size are your rear wheels and what offset are they ? That is a pre face lift car isn't it
not too bad......i have a titanium silver with blue hood and like you fancied a change, but couldn't justify the cost of chrome ones. in the end i bought off ebay some standard ones painted in dark grey metallic off a 2000 zed and in my opinion they suit the car, although i appreciate they are not to everyones taste! plus they only cost £25!!!!
I wouldn't normally go for this kind of thing being a boring ol' fart, but think you get away with it because of the alloys and the (newly?) black roof.
Well I might be an old fart too, but I reckon it looks good with your wheels to match. I like the chrome side grills until I saw the price...that's quite a few polybushes, link arms, sensors that has done much more for improving my car over buying chrome grills. I might be tempted to spray mine silver (Topaz Blue car) the closest shade I can get to my wheels in a kind of copycat but alternative version of yours.
I think they look great .....then I would say that, as they are the same as mine
I found one small problem. After exposure to the elements + numerous washes, the paint started to peel around the badges..............PS I did not paint them
I changed mine for a pair of BMW metalic factory painted side vents which I picked up for £20.00. They really do sparkle if you catch them in the right light.
TWO wrote:
I found one small problem. After exposure to the elements + numerous washes, the paint started to peel around the badges
Do you think the the badges had been removed for painting, or just masked off? I could imagine that if they were just masked, the paint would be more likely to peel than if it was a continuous coat under the badge.
Cheapens the car IMO, as do the chrome ones. The car's lines and body are broken up and it just does not look right to me.
I'm also not keen on the black centred wheels either, reminds me of early 80s Porche 924s - sorry! A shadow chrome style finish would be ok or normal bright silver for me.
TWO wrote:
I found one small problem. After exposure to the elements + numerous washes, the paint started to peel around the badges
Do you think the the badges had been removed for painting, or just masked off? I could imagine that if they were just masked, the paint would be more likely to peel than if it was a continuous coat under the badge.
Yes you are right; the badges were masked & not removed prior to painting
lovely deep dish .....but they are dirt magnets mate 
.....then I would say that, as they are the same as mine 
