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trim- leave it or not
Posted: Wed Jul 14, 2010 2:48 am
by tyson 320i/323i
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
Posted: Wed Jul 14, 2010 3:09 am
by nas80
well you will have to have the holes welded up and that could sway your decision there mate.
Posted: Wed Jul 14, 2010 3:24 am
by tyson 320i/323i
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
Posted: Wed Jul 14, 2010 5:33 am
by e21-Mark
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.
Posted: Wed Jul 14, 2010 9:00 am
by ac/dennis
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
Posted: Wed Jul 14, 2010 10:28 am
by rob0r
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.