Black Window Trim

[Mike V]

As I looked at another E46 drive by, it reminded me that I need to black out my window trim since I don't like how the shiny chrome looks. Then I noticed it's already black! Ha! After a quick Google search, this seems to be a ZHP 'feature' that you don't hear about. Maybe other E46s come with blacked out trim too?

[Marcus-SanDiego]

Yep. The ZHP came with glossy shadowline trim.

I don't know of any other E46s that came with the glossy shadowline. I do know that some 3 series came with flat/matte-black trim.

[danewilson77]

Yep. The ZHP came with glossy shadowline trim.

I don't know of any other E46s that came with the glossy shadowline. I do know that some 3 series came with flat/matte-black trim.

Yeah....my 2001 TiAg 325I had black trim....

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[bimmer848]

i believe all early 323/325 e46's are all flat black, then 328/330 and xi's all got chrome line. after that, shadowline on ///m3 and ///m5 and 540 sport i think, then zhp, now part of sport package for all makes. my 1999 323 e46 had flat black. my e90 325i has black as well, though not shadowline.

[Marcus-SanDiego]

Yep, of the 3-series line, I believe only the M3 and ZHP got the glossy shadowline.

[Washburn]

I still don't get the point of ZHPs getting shadowline trim everywhere and still having the CHROME grills

btw, OP: Shadowline trim can be ordered and installed on any E46, I believe.

[nk_zhp]

Speaking of black trim, mine faded badly for some reason so I decided to replace it, only the shiny ZHP version is expen$ive. So I opted out for the mat black version that comes with 325s and such. I really like it. It's only the bottom trim I had to replace but when I have to do the top I will go down this route again.

[nk_zhp]

btw, OP: Shadowline trim can be ordered and installed on any E46, I believe.

you believe right, fully interchangeable.

[gr330zhp]

i believe all early 323/325 e46's are all flat black, then 328/330 and xi's all got chrome line. after that, shadowline on ///m3 and ///m5 and 540 sport i think, then zhp, now part of sport package for all makes. my 1999 323 e46 had flat black. my e90 325i has black as well, though not shadowline.

Exactly correct! Also to add, the E38 740i/iL Sport and E53 X5 Sports were the first to have Shadowline. Now anything with a Sports Package has Shadowline