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In Reply to: Might turn brown again (more) posted by Kitster, Boise ID 533i on July 30, 2001 at 10:48:00:
Todd Kenyon 88 M5
My point is, if you plan on keeping the car for very long, consider making those strips black. I used Forever Black on the plastic part, leaving the chrome for now, may use self etching primer and black paint for that later. I'll post pictures in a week or so.
I got tired of looking at that nasty brown windshield gasket seal and broke down and replaced it. I asked when I was at the "Stealer's" parts counter and all he said I needed was lots of silicone lubricant. They of course didn't sell it. I went to my local parts store and told them what I was doing, what I needed, and what the stealer told me. The closest thing he said he had was Liquid Wrench w/Teflon.
Bavauto sells a tool that's supposed to make the insertion easier but it cost's $20 and I needed the instant gratification. Plus I read on here once that it could be done with a nice big flat-head screwdriver. The more lubricant you use, the easier it is. Took me about 1 hour to do the front and back. Anyways, the difference is phenomenal. All together, it cost me about $40 for the gaskets and lube. I could have gotten the gaskets cheaper if I had mail ordered them, but I was working on a wim. Here's a few pix.
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