finally ...........

[Huz-Z]

Originally Posted by shakib

LOL!! My Mom refused to take the plastic off a lamp shade for years!!

[esqu1re]

^ Some people refuse to take the clear plastic LCD cover off their factory fresh phone for a few weeks. LOL.

With that said, my wife likes to put her feet up on the dash and wood whenever we drive, so I can't fault anyone for trying to preserve their dash / interior against stuff like that.

[Swashplate]

Originally Posted by esqu1re

^ Some people refuse to take the clear plastic LCD cover off their factory fresh phone for a few weeks. LOL.

With that said, my wife likes to put her feet up on the dash and wood whenever we drive, so I can't fault anyone for trying to preserve their dash / interior against stuff like that.

That will be in my pre-nup, behavior that results in grounds for dismissal!

[Swashplate]

You can get the trim brushed again and sealed with an anodize.

It is a common Boeing interior finish.

[Huz-Z]

Originally Posted by TheBroker

You can get the trim brushed again and sealed with an anodize.

It is a common Boeing interior finish.

Tell me more. How would I go about getting that done?

[chickdr]

Aluminum is a very soft metal. Not really known for being impervious to damage(such as titanium), but it is cool looking and light. My opinion is many Z4's were leased and thus the folks who had them knew they were not keeping the car long term so why worry about keeping it pristine? Simple things like dropping the keys on it, or rings will scratch it terribly. I was lucky mine was in great shape, but when I looked at a CPO car before making my decision the salesman was shocked when I looked the car over and said I did not even need to test drive it. He asked why and I said I could tell the previous owner didn't care about the car as evidenced by lots of pits on the aluminum , the damaged front bumper fangs and the scrape around the rear drivers side wheel well. My car had none of these issues.

Have fun with your new toy!

[antennahead]

Originally Posted by TheBroker

You can get the trim brushed again and sealed with an anodize.

It is a common Boeing interior finish.

Hmmmmmmmm, and I'm in Charleston, home of the new Boeing plant (hope that isn't a sour note for you )

[antennahead]

Originally Posted by chickdr

Aluminum is a very soft metal. Not really known for being impervious to damage(such as titanium), but it is cool looking and light. My opinion is many Z4's were leased and thus the folks who had them knew they were not keeping the car long term so why worry about keeping it pristine? Simple things like dropping the keys on it, or rings will scratch it terribly. I was lucky mine was in great shape, but when I looked at a CPO car before making my decision the salesman was shocked when I looked the car over and said I did not even need to test drive it. He asked why and I said I could tell the previous owner didn't care about the car as evidenced by lots of pits on the aluminum , the damaged front bumper fangs and the scrape around the rear drivers side wheel well. My car had none of these issues.

Have fun with your new toy!

I would have loved to have seen his face

[antennahead]

Originally Posted by dekaliber

Heh, I'll add myself to the list of Scratched/Pitted Aluminum trim victims. Culprit is most likely jewelry or watch on the right hand.

In my case, it's only on the passenger side on the dash, so I'm guessing it's a careless friend/girlfriend/wife/kid. I was really bent on fixing it at first, but as time passes I've noticed it less and less. I'm probably one of the few people who actually like the look of the aluminum trim in a black interior, so I doubt I'll ever replace it with anything else.

I agree on the jewelry, most likely a lefty wearing a watch on his right wrist, or a female driver with a bracelet on. Mine has too many pits to not be caused by something metal banging it.

Originally Posted by tekmoe

Mine also has small pits in the aluminum. Not bad, barely noticeable. Bothered me at first but now I don't even notice it. Just DRIVE!

Yea, as soon as I replace the ashtray grouping (can't just buy the cover, it's a part of the ashtray and heated seat/top switch assembly) so I get rid of that scratch, I'll forget about the aluminum trim and enjoy the car for awhile.

[Starscream]

Originally Posted by Hawkeye

I know starscream does custom wrapping jobs, ask him!

Yes I do

Looks awesome in the Z4,
Its very tough to tell the difference between the wrap and the original OEM carbon leather trim,
Obviously your not going to have the stitching going through it but visually its almost identical,

I did my door handle pull trims to match my carbon leather and everyone thinks it came like that the match is so good,

[Rated M]

It's easy... I figured out what my cars previous owner did.

Being careless throwing the seat belt on. It seems like they would consistently hit the aluminum trim and ding it up.

Bastard

[antennahead]

Originally Posted by Rated M

It's easy... I figured out what my cars previous owner did.

Being careless throwing the seat belt on. It seems like they would consistently hit the aluminum trim and ding it up.

Bastard

Now that makes perfect sense. I can see how the metal clasp of the seatbelt would ding/dent the aluminum.................... but once you accidently do it the first time, you'd think they'd learn and from that point forward be more careful.

[tlrominger]

My car was owned by someone with long nails before me. It has scratches from them around the window switches and the door lock switch. I really need to find some touch up paint and fix this

[SCHMOUPE]

Originally Posted by tlrominger

My car was owned by someone with long nails before me. It has scratches from them around the window switches and the door lock switch. I really need to find some touch up paint and fix this

A cougar!. Pun intended

[BruceJ]

Originally Posted by esqu1re

^ Some people refuse to take the clear plastic LCD cover off their factory fresh phone for a few weeks. LOL.

With that said, my wife likes to put her feet up on the dash and wood whenever we drive, so I can't fault anyone for trying to preserve their dash / interior against stuff like that.

Mine constantly taps the glass whenever she wants me to look at stuff - drives me nuts - I try not to take it too seriously but what do expect when your beloved keeps a trash can in her minivan.