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      01-14-2024, 10:41 AM   #11
DJ Syxx
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Drives: BMW E46 M3
Join Date: Aug 2014
Location: United Kingdom

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The SE's come with chrome exterior trim as standard. Again I'm not a fan of these one bit and prefer these in black for a cleaner look. I bought a set of shadowline trims and got on with swapping these over. You can also wrap these as well with decent gloss black 3m tape but me being me, I prefer doing this the hard way!

The trim that goes round the top of the doors can be difficult to remove. However, all you need a rubber mallet and 2 by 4 block of wood to get these off.

Wood in position:


Give it a smack:


And it comes away:


Off:


Then its a case of fitting the replacement one on. Using a rubber mallet carefully tapping it back in.


Rear door is much the same and I found it easier starting from the back:


Off:


Replacement on:


On the doors is matt black trim piece. I found these were easier to remove with the top trim pieces off or partially out. This was swapped over for the gloss version. You need to pull the inner rubber trim away to expose the 3 phillips screws:


Off:


And its the same procedure with the rear door:


The lower door trims are easy to remove by using a trim panel tool to lift them out and push the new ones. Here's the after:
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