What are people doing about flaking aluminum trim?

Marcus Frost · 12th May 2003, 21:10

Hello everyone,

I'm finding it increasingly more surprising at how many M5 aluminum trims are beginning to flake - even with <20k miles! I'm wondering what, if any, the current solution is. My shop has a relation with a company here locally that if there is enough interest I may be able to come up with a very high quality dash trim kit for the M5 that I guarantee will not flake or peel. I can also offer a variety of finishes including a carbon fiber look, aluminum look, etc.

-m

Philip · 13th May 2003, 07:38

My 2000 isn't flaking. Could it be due to something I'm not doing? Cleaning chemical or hand lotion? Where is yours flaking? What do you clean it with?

kwalls · 13th May 2003, 11:57

I got the same question as Philip. While I don't have the aluminum trim myself I haven't seen a BMW here with that problem. Personally I thought that the plastic had that color impregnated in it rather than a cover.
Ken

Matte · 13th May 2003, 14:27

Sorry for asking, but what is Flaking Aluminum Trims

Tanks for answering

Matte

kwalls · 13th May 2003, 14:32

Matte
On the US (don't remember Germany) M5 with the sport interior, the standard trim that accents the top half of doors and dash is a plastic strip that is made to look like aluminum instead of wood. You can also get wood as a no cost option or if you get the lux trim, the wood is changed to walnut.
Ken

Matte · 13th May 2003, 14:35

Thanks Ken,

I feel like a student and u´r the prinsipal

Regards
Matte

kwalls · 13th May 2003, 14:39

Matte
Not a problem, I have learned a lot as a student from you and the other Swede's on the board.
Are you getting that warm weather yet?
I had a late evening drink outside for you last week wondering how much longer it stayed light in Sweden.

Ken

Matte · 13th May 2003, 14:46

Ken,

I can´t say that the weather is that warm yet,

I need aprox 35°C to whear shorts

( I can say it´s has never happend

)

But the summer are on it´s way anyhow and u can see a bright sky until 22.00 - 23.00 aprox.

Regards
Matte

MIB · 13th May 2003, 14:57

Hey Guys, it gets dark here at 17.30 Hrs now as we are going into winter.

The aluminium trim is on a 540. They take that trim, and put a tinted film on it, and call it Titanium for the M5's.

It is a lot easier to scratch the tint.

I like the sound of Real C/F replacement rather than look-a-like.

kwalls · 13th May 2003, 15:15

Look Matte, both you and I are now students to Mark
Thanks for correcting me there Mark, now I can see how it would flake while the aluminum used on the 540 and also three series is actual color of insert.
Ken