Any early MY owners painted their grey "sideskirts"?

[JAlfredPrufrock]

"Sideskirts" for lack of a better word... I wanted to paint these black from their contrasting grey.

Anyone have any input on how to go about this?

[JAlfredPrufrock]

Come on guys...

[uscharalph]

"Sideskirts" for lack of a better word... I wanted to paint these black from their contrasting grey.

Anyone have any input on how to go about this?
This may be a dumb question, but what's an "early MY"?

[Gayle]

I have the same question as Ralph. What is MY? As far as gray sideskirts, could you show us a picture? Are you talking about the plastic stuff at the bottom of the sides that most owners of white cars paint white from their original black? Is it gray on your black car? Can't tell from your sig pic what you mean.

[Russell]

The 95 MY had plastic painted (body color) skirts over the formerly black painted area below the doors. I think they look much better myself.

[Blitzkrieg Bob]

I left mine bumpy black.

Looks okay on a white car

[Jon K]

Painted mine. Shop sanded the rubberish part down a little primed and painted, 2 years later it's still holding.

[Kalevera]

J...

A few people including Jon have...Adam (Incantation) did, IIRC.

'95 MY cars came with the mtech skirts, previously only seen on M5 E34s. Painting is easy and doable on the stock rockers, but one can (in my case, more easily) pick up a set of said skirts for little money:

http://www.bmw4life.com/mTechSkirts.htm


best, whit

[JAlfredPrufrock]

Painted mine. Shop sanded the rubberish part down a little primed and painted, 2 years later it's still holding.

Cool... that's what I was looking to hear, I guess if one person got it to stick I have the motivation to try it.

[Dash01]

I cleaned mine with solvent, re-sprayed, then after it dried, sprayed with clear Chip Guard by SEM. Works great, and resists stone chips like the factory original. If black is OK, then use black Chip Guard spray.

I also did the plastic grill and metal trim strip under the headlights, and have had no new rock chips since.




Cool... that's what I was looking to hear, I guess if one person got it to stick I have the motivation to try it.

[Gayle]

I left mine bumpy black.

Looks okay on a white car


I agree. Both of my white e34s have black and the one I am keeping will stay that way as long as I own it which ought to be the next 21 years. I was just trying to understand what he was referring to and that was the only way I could describe it.

[632 Regal]

drilling holes? IN MY CAR!!!??!!! EEEK!

I like bumby black contrast. makes the car loor sleeker and longer to me.

[brodee]

We did the touring

Before -
http://www.tmdnet.com/album/albums/Cars/525iT/normal_PICT1724.JPG

After
http://www.tmdnet.com/album/albums/Cars/525iT/After%20Springs/normal_PICT3495.JPG

Used Bulldog adhesion promotor in the paint.