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06-26-2009, 01:53 PM | #1 |
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E93 M3 "Shadowline Trim" (No More Aluminum Trim!)
While I love my M3, I really hated the "chrome look" the aluminum trim around the top and windows gave to the car. Fortunately EAS (European Auto Source in Santa Ana, CA) offers a solution for this with a vinyl wrap that creates a "shadowline" look. Brandon at EAS did the work, and the result is fantastic! I'm very happy with how it turned out!
With the matte black trim the roof now looks much more like one piece with the top up. The obvious black "breaks" from the black rubber seals in the roof pieces are much less noticeable than with the aluminum trim. I think this really improves the car's lines and the overall look of the car. (This is how it should have come from the factory.) Brandon and the entire EAS crew are both friendly (super nice folks) and professional, and their work is awesome! Now I just need to do the front grill, side gills, and reflectors....yeah, I know, you're never done. Last edited by Finnegan; 06-26-2009 at 04:17 PM.. |
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I didn't know the 08's came with chrome trim around the windows. The black looks much better...nice job.
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Oh, I'm on it! Conservative (hopefully "not to dark pull you over") tint done all around. Also a one piece clear bra is done (no pieces, one single custom cut piece done by Vince at Omega Tint Werks in Pleasanton). Those are done and there in the photo set. Vince, BTW, is a perfectionist and does wonderful work--he's a great guy as well! Lots of us Norcal guys have had him do work. (I was in SoCal on vacation and liked the work EAS had done on other cars so I paid them a visit....) Let's see, there's the clutch spring, short shifter, other cosmetic stuff I've mentioned, air filter, pulley, tune, exhaust....the list just grows faster than the inflow of cash can keep up! |
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Even my wife, who is skeptical about mods in general (and is an artist as well with lots of opinions about "aesthetics") loves this cosmetic mod and thinks it's a "must have" now that it's done. I think I've brought her over to the dark mod side--shortly after I had this done she said "now you need to get those side gills and front grill done"! No problem! As I said, great work and thanks for letting us hang out there while you did the work! |
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06-27-2009, 08:59 PM | #9 |
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i attempted to do it myself the other day... what a waste of 30 dollars on vinyl lol
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06-27-2009, 09:06 PM | #10 |
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looks sooo much better now!!!
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06-28-2009, 02:16 AM | #11 |
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It looks very good Ron ... So much better !
Let me know if you need front and side gills , I can hook you up ... I don't think I need them anymore ... |
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06-28-2009, 02:17 AM | #12 |
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Big improvement, should be like that from the factory
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04-21-2013, 06:16 PM | #21 |
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how did the wrap hold up?
4 years later how does it look?
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He sold that car years ago and bought a Cayman, and then sold that and bought a Z4 M Coupe of his own, because his wife was tired of him trying to drive her M Coupe.
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