[fortythirtyfive]

These are the final bits of silver in my car that I NEEDED rid of

Everything else has been painted a dark grey and 2k lacquered to make them wear resistant, from the iDrive remote, glovebox handle/lock, ac radio dials, start button surround and steering wheel control packs.. they're all de-chromed/silvered

Anyway whilst looking for photos to trace online I came across a few people appearing to have peeling tabs. Not sure how as they're actually aluminium inserts wedged between the plastic, I can only guess people have tried prying them off which you can't FTR. I did plan on painting mine but in the end opted for alcantara to make them soft to the touch.

FYI I was only using the red vinyl for testing, that's not how I left them haha.



Thought I'd make the template available which I used.


The little kick out on the bottom edges of the red half are important, you need these to fill out the space as it folds.

If you have a vinyl plotter you'll be able to cut these to the specs below:




2.5cm x 0.68cm was for the front vents, 2.3cm x 0.69cm was for the rear vents on an F32. The front should translate correctly, however I don't have any knowledge for the other cars so you may have to resize it slightly.

FYI if you're using a laser cutter you may need to experiment with slight oversizing, the diode will take up some space shrinking the actual shape.

[fortythirtyfive]

oh I forgot, I also de-chromed the light switch trim.. that had to go too

Same treatment as before, primed, painted and then lacquered with a 2k matte clear coat.