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05-21-2011, 05:49 AM | #1 |
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Chrome Strip on Door Handles?
Can it be removed? I like the black replacement grills, but would not install them if I had this strip and any other conspicuous chrome that would "clash"...
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After a few minutes I thought: I just keep it this way... But I don't know IF there are replacement strips in the colour of the car. |
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05-21-2011, 07:41 AM | #3 |
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In another similar thread, someone suggested that if you have a black car, you can go to a place to does window tinting, and have them apply the film to the chrome strips to make them much less visible. I'll probably look into that, as they will be the only chrome pieces on my 550i M Sport in Carbon Black.
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I think dark chrome will look better on dark cars.....
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05-22-2011, 08:45 AM | #7 |
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Agreed. On an M Sport car, it would effectively negate the need to mess with it if one was changing the grills and fender trim. Basically, it would look like the exhaust tips. The only thing left would be the 550i lettering on the back...
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07-23-2011, 07:27 PM | #11 |
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Chrome strips in the door handles come with the premium package which adds ambient lighting. If you dont have the premium package you dont have the chrome strips in the door handles
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07-23-2011, 09:02 PM | #12 |
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07-23-2011, 09:18 PM | #13 | |
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In the US brochure it is said that:
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07-24-2011, 12:03 AM | #14 |
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That is not correct. You dont have to have CA to have the chrome inserts. I have only seen one car without the chrome inserts and it was a non-premium package equipped car.
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07-24-2011, 01:35 AM | #15 |
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in the UK if you order a 520d M Sport you get none chrome door handles as std. Happy days, better fuel economy and nicer looking handles. I knew I order that model for a reason, now found out why.....
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08-03-2011, 02:35 AM | #16 |
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Didn't find this thread until after I posted. Remove your door handle inserts:
http://f10.5post.com/forums/showthread.php?t=567056 |
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08-03-2011, 02:45 AM | #17 |
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i realized if u dont have ambient lighting on the door handles u dont have the chrome strip.
both Lacster and Jaekeems car do not have the chrome strips on the door which i really like since its much cleaner, and they also dont have the LED lights on the door handles.
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08-03-2011, 02:52 AM | #18 |
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Ambient lighting is cool IMO. I wanna lose the chrome!!!
@78mao I lost the M Badge http://f10.5post.com/forums/showthread.php?t=500896 Last edited by Krash7172; 08-03-2011 at 03:03 AM.. |
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