My Holiday Project and a Little XMas Gift

[dbworld4k]

Originally Posted by TheMadChigga

Man, that looks nice, I've been wanting to do mine for ages but always get scared, time to take the plunge.

It's very, very simple but just takes a LOT of time (almost 40hours for me). 99% of the result will depend on your prep work and attention to detail in hard to reach areas.

Originally Posted by 1bmw1

That does look nice! What a difference! Congrats on what appears to a successful diy.

Thanks. I'm super anxious to throw it in the car but must let it cure for a few days...

Originally Posted by Deep 3.2TL

Good to see the destruction of Derek's finger was put to good use

That's because he had an adventure on Church St. later that night.

[canukgtp]

Wow, that's a lot of work...nice job!

[ismail]

Wow man...this is amazing work!

For the headliner and dash/ door panels will those remain the same colour?

[Tnd-_-b]

I agree it can out very well. Good job. I have to see it in person. but they look brand new. Did you put everything back in the car yet?

[Deep 3.2TL]

Hrmm - maybe you and Derek and pull out my seats in the Z4 and do them :-) No door panels, I'll make it easy for you... LOL

[dbworld4k]

Originally Posted by ismail

Wow man...this is amazing work!

For the headliner and dash/ door panels will those remain the same colour?

I only did the surfaces as if they were be from BMW: front and rear door panel inserts, seats, and headrests. Will switch to a black headliner in the Spring to finish it up.

Originally Posted by Tnd-_-b

I agree it can out very well. Good job. I have to see it in person. but they look brand new. Did you put everything back in the car yet?

Thanks. Nope, it's curing for the next 48 hours and then I will have to condition it and let it sit again. I doubt I'll put it back before I leave on Monday - don't want to rush it. I'd rather give it extra time to seal properly and throw it back in the Spring.

[Derek]

Originally Posted by dbworld4k

That's because he had an adventure on Church St. later that night.

Thanks for the thanks...no more tools for you...

[5style]

yelp, i gotta leatherique my bolsters too! make em minty again

[rustyemerson]

Very nice and very bold!

[Havok_2011]

Looking forward to seeing these installed. Put up some photos!!

[dbworld4k]

Originally Posted by Deep 3.2TL

Hrmm - maybe you and Derek and pull out my seats in the Z4 and do them :-) No door panels, I'll make it easy for you... LOL

Ha - no. Lol. If I had to do this again, I wouldn't start from black. It takes more than twice the effort when starting with such a dark original color to work from.

Originally Posted by Derek

Thanks for the thanks...no more tools for you...

LOL! My apologies - shout to my Derek right here for lending a hand during a lot of the procedure. Wouldn't have been as easy without the help!

Originally Posted by Havok_2011

Looking forward to seeing these installed. Put up some photos!!

As am I! I just finished applying the protectant and conditioner. I'll get some dSLR pics soon but I don't think it'll go back in the car until Spring. I leave town tomorrow and time is not on my side for this.

[BMW BMXer]

Damn that dye turned out really well.

I've seen people to do worse jobs to their hair.

[dbworld4k]

LOL! Thanks.

I redid the area around the folding mechanism. Before, I merely masked this plastic trim as I couldn't figure out how to remove it. The results were not 100% satisfactory (you could see where the masking took place - it looked cheap) so I figured out how to pop all this trim off and re-dyed the underlying portion for a perfect look. Seat back is reinstalled and it looks just like OEM now!

[dbworld4k]

Finished and putting away until April.

[bmwm5lover]

Beauty!!! You are really making me want to do it.

I am thinking IR, Burnt Orange/CInnamon, or like a Lime green