brushed aluminum?!?

iveman89 · 03-27-2009, 01:47 AM

has a little scratch on the left rear passenger side

is there any way to replace that or fix it?!?! and why is the dam car so sensitive

Manny212 · 03-31-2009, 11:19 PM

i noticed my driver door trim has a bunch of little cents in it...not sure if it's from the seatbelt but there's alot of them!

penny31 · 04-01-2009, 12:13 AM

ahh yes, i have all these problems with only 2k on my car. cant imagine how much worse it would get. if i had known it was this bad, i wouldnt have gotten brushed aluminum! argh. Im jus going to wait for it to get really bad and switch with carbon leather

swamp2 · 04-01-2009, 01:31 AM

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Originally Posted by Manny212

i noticed my driver door trim has a bunch of little cents in it...not sure if it's from the seatbelt but there's alot of them!

You meant dents not cents, right? Glad you posted about this. I have TONS of dents and only on the drivers side "aluminum" door trim. I though I was being a bit careless putting my Halliburton Zero aluminum briefcase into the rear foot space and maybe hitting the trim, but I never actually caught myself doing so. It must be the seat belt hitting it when unlatching. I'll probably wait until right before the warrany runs out and request it be replaced.

Big Windy · 04-01-2009, 11:53 AM

Brushed aluminum is known for being ultra-sensitive to scratching and knicks...your best bet is to do what swamp said and wait until it has really gotten bad and then just replace it. You could always pay the money and swap it with another trim at that time.

quackman · 04-02-2009, 04:31 PM

On my old 330i I had brushed aluminum trim that got a few dents on it, mostly seat belt marks. I kinda liked the dents though. Somehow they just looked cool.

Big Windy · 04-02-2009, 04:36 PM

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Originally Posted by quackman

On my old 330i I had brushed aluminum trim that got a few dents on it, mostly seat belt marks. I kinda liked the dents though. Somehow they just looked cool.

interesting...i'd say you are the minority.

iveman89 · 04-12-2009, 12:46 PM

dam so i guess ill just switch it out later on down the road..but they are sensitive some girl was getting in the back and i guess she scratched up the rear trim with her pants

kmarei · 04-12-2009, 01:10 PM

when it gets scratched
take it off and have it covered with leather or something

HDVIPER · 04-13-2009, 12:48 PM

Boy, you just saved my butt! I was going to get this trim, thanks for saving me. I would'a been waaayyy pissed off about this! Great thread.

e4tmonkieshyt · 04-28-2009, 07:40 PM

I just bought a used 2006 bmw 330xi in January, it still has 1 year of warranty left on it. I was wondering does anyone know how much it would cost to have the aluminum trim replaced at the dealership? I've e-mailed asking but i have never gotten a response.

doba_s · 04-29-2009, 12:28 AM

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Originally Posted by iveman89

dam so i guess ill just switch it out later on down the road..but they are sensitive some girl was getting in the back and i guess she scratched up the rear trim with her pants

you should tell her next time not to sit on the door ... you have seats for that

iveman89 · 04-29-2009, 12:45 AM

haha honeslty its a nice trim but from the sounds of it, it was bound to happen. the 05 330 i had, kinda had a carbon fiber trim little cubes and it was a dark silver gray. I wish i could have gotten that. From now on I will be careful with how girls get in the car haha

doba_s · 04-29-2009, 10:08 AM

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Originally Posted by iveman89

haha honeslty its a nice trim but from the sounds of it, it was bound to happen. the 05 330 i had, kinda had a carbon fiber trim little cubes and it was a dark silver gray. I wish i could have gotten that. From now on I will be careful with how girls get in the car haha

yep ... ZHP trim was a little better ... I have the same problem ... my GF messed it up too ... I'll try to replace it through warranty

///Morgan · 04-29-2009, 02:47 PM

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Originally Posted by iveman89

dam so i guess ill just switch it out later on down the road..but they are sensitive some girl was getting in the back and i guess she scratched up the rear trim with her pants

For next time, take her pants off...

White08M3 · 04-29-2009, 03:30 PM

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Originally Posted by Manny212

i noticed my driver door trim has a bunch of little cents in it...not sure if it's from the seatbelt but there's alot of them!

i noticed the same thing when i was cleaning my car the other day! its def from the seatbelt hitting it

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