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Originally Posted by chrisutley
I hate to sound like a whiner, but I'm bummed about how easy it is to put scratches and dents in the aluminum trim. This is my first BMW, and I have been treating with great care.
Today I got two scratches within 20-minutes. First I gouge the driver trim with my iPhone (no idea how). Then my better half manages to scratch the other side with who knows what. I baby this vehicle, I'm not a careless boob. I gave a friend a ride home from work last week, and he goes for the passenger door with his house keys in hand - scrrrrrrratch! If feel like a turd instructing everybody that gets in my car to "be careful" around my trim. Ugh.
So my questions are:
1) Is there any type of repair I can do?
2) Does anybody know what the cost of these trim pieces are? I feel like I should just go ahead and order a few now, and keep them on hand.
3) I wonder what the cost/feasibility of replacing it all with wood trim would be.
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To prevent it from getting scratched so easily, you can take the trim pieces off and get them clear coated. Maybe even a couple of coats. I read somewhere that the bamboo wood trim actually has 10-12 coats of clear to give it that glossy finish! To replace all the trim with wood is not difficult to do but the parts alone will cost you around $800-$1K. Maybe you can sell your aluminium trim on ebay to recover some of that cost!
