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rear valance stone chip issue

Posted: Tue Nov 02, 2010 12:00 am
by quinn_656
just a quick one, the rear valance, thats the back panel from the chrome bumper down is this originally stone chipped / orange peel finish or just left flat?

what are your thoughts on this i know that the sides are stone chipped but right along the back im not sure. If it isn't original what are your thoughts considering the car will be bright red after tomorrow night.

thanks

Re: rear valance stone chip issue

Posted: Tue Nov 02, 2010 12:54 am
by cobbler2u
would be smooth but some people have had it stone chipped to protect it

Re: rear valance stone chip issue

Posted: Tue Nov 02, 2010 1:22 am
by arshad76
quinn_656 wrote:just a quick one, the rear valance, thats the back panel from the chrome bumper down is this originally stone chipped / orange peel finish or just left flat?

what are your thoughts on this i know that the sides are stone chipped but right along the back im not sure. If it isn't original what are your thoughts considering the car will be bright red after tomorrow night.

thanks
Ha ha, class! I asked more of less the same question when I was having mine resprayed.

http://www.bmwe21.net/forum/viewtopic.php?f=3&t=12768

The last time my car was resprayed they covered the whole rear valance including the numberplate area in stonechip. Even though you can argue nobody's really going to notice it, it bugged me knowing it wasn't right. Quin it's your pro project and your car looks lovely, but personally I like this area to be the same as stock, so I'm happy with the way it is on my car now. You can thank Nas for the pic :D

Re: rear valance stone chip issue

Posted: Tue Nov 02, 2010 2:49 am
by tyson 320i/323i
it is a paintable undercoating from wurth. i just did mine and thats what i used. my cars body is stock and thats how it came.