trim- leave it or not

tyson 320i/323i · Post by **tyson 320i/323i** » Wed Jul 14, 2010 2:48 am

as you may know, i am doing a fair amount of body work to my car. i have come to a question that i need your help with. i am thinking of removing the trim that runs at the midline. it was the wife's idea and i think it may look good. this is where y'all come in

nas80 · Post by **nas80** » Wed Jul 14, 2010 3:09 am

well you will have to have the holes welded up and that could sway your decision there mate.

tyson 320i/323i · Post by **tyson 320i/323i** » Wed Jul 14, 2010 3:24 am

welding the holes really isn't much of an issue. i have already welded some holes up on the body. im just looking for a push one way or another

e21-Mark · Post by **e21-Mark** » Wed Jul 14, 2010 5:33 am

Try and find a pic where someone else has deleted the trim or try photoshop. It would be a pain to do the work and then realize you prefer the look with it in place.

ac/dennis · Post by **ac/dennis** » Wed Jul 14, 2010 9:00 am

Hi,

Thought about it once too, I also wanted to lose the frontbumper in the same proces. Personally i think it looks more agressive without the frontbumper a

rob0r · Post by **rob0r** » Wed Jul 14, 2010 10:28 am

No bumpers no trim FTW, especially if they are US spec monster bumpers!

I wouldn't bother welding the trim holes as they are in the middle of a large sheet of steel and I would be worried about distortion. I use body filler pushed in from the back and smoothed from the front, very quick and easy to do. I did weld up the rear bumper holes though.

Removing the front bumper is as easy as unbolting it and finding a new place for the front plate, which might not be such a big deal in the US.