All gold colored metal trim E34???

[CharlesAFerg]

At school today, theres a 525 where every piece of silver trim (at least exterior, didn't check interior window trim) was gold color, even the ****ing locks on the doors, grill, "525i"
Was this standard, it's ugly as ****, and I know it's some unapreciative woman driving it too...

[Yiorgos]

I've never come across anything like this before, either in real life or realoem.com

Reminds me of the premium Lexus has been charging its customers for gold badging....

[Ferret]

*Puts on flame proof jacket just in case*

The standard of driving performed by most lexus drivers, they deserve to get shafted in some way :/

I always wondered in manchester how half the people in local govt provided free housing could afford to drive lexii. Most of them have horrific bodywork scrapes as well - they just dont care.

</rant>

Anyways, moving swiftly onwards, I wonder if it was a special edition or some ricer having a play?

[Rigmaster]

Sounds like "dealer installed option". There used to be quite a market for the gold package- some folks even bragged that it was real "24k gold plated". Basically they would remove all the bright silver trim, plate it gold, then reinstall it and add $$$$$ to the sticker price for the beauty of it all!!


I still see this alot on Camry's and like cars, but not so much on BMW's anymore.........



Bret

[Elekta]

Was there a little New Orleans crown on the dash under the rear view mirror? Sounds like a french qtr package ;)

[Antrieb]

The PO of my car had 24k gold Roundels made for $50 each.

http://zwilliams.smugmug.com/photos/65702284-L.jpg

[ILoveMPower]

The PO of my car had 24k gold Roundels made for $50 each.

Ballin'

[Booster]

The PO of my car had 24k gold Roundels made for $50 each.

http://zwilliams.smugmug.com/photos/65702284-L.jpg

Sorry...OT, But Antreib.....I'm really digging your new picture there of the sunset and the ol'blue....Hosta flowers and all !.:)
Vinny
ON topic.....gold trim rarely looks good...perhaps on pearl white. But never after the third year on the car.....degrades so nasty.:(

[nixter]

Hey 530itouring! Is that a 3.0 CSL in your pic? What's the deal with it?

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[Blitzkrieg Bob]

hangover.

that stuff belongs on an old Benz 450 SL

[Macv]

Was just gonna say a lot of older Merc's have gold trim.

[spyrot1]

Don't forget the blue hair Caddy's...

[angrypancake]

At school today, theres a 525 where every piece of silver trim (at least exterior, didn't check interior window trim) was gold color, even the ****ing locks on the doors, grill, "525i"
Was this standard, it's ugly as ****, and I know it's some unapreciative woman driving it too...


take a picture of it tomorrow

[CharlesAFerg]

take a picture of it tomorrow

Oh good idea, I see it a lot so I'll do that ASAP... Within the next few days you'll see.

[Omega]

There are companies that will come to your house with a gold plating bath and "bling" up anything you want.

There was a craze for doing car badges a few years ago (especially on MR2's) so maybe that's what happened here?

[scyrusurcys]

The PO of my car had 24k gold Roundels made for $50 each.

That's an insurance claim waiting to happen...