Neil1138's Interior Project, tis gonna be fun - Page 27

howie1971 · 06-24-2010, 05:26 AM

Good to see its still going strong Neil.

I am jealous of your black interior bloody beige everywhere makes a colour change very difficult. I still cannot believe how well the Cinnamon covered the black seats.

bigjae1976 · 07-03-2010, 10:43 AM

Wow...that leather dye turned out excellent! Good work!

Luckily I just bought the car new with a black interior

DaNightmareProject · 07-10-2010, 07:36 PM

i want to dye my tan interior black..
any help

Chris-alfonso · 07-10-2010, 08:06 PM

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Originally Posted by howie1971

Good to see its still going strong Neil.

I am jealous of your black interior bloody beige everywhere makes a colour change very difficult. I still cannot believe how well the Cinnamon covered the black seats.

I'm doing a color change from tan to black and cinnamon. and it coming out good.

ThatGuy_JZ · 07-11-2010, 02:22 AM

lookin damn good!

Evo0063 · 07-23-2010, 02:45 PM

Well I have basically followed this thread for months and bought exactly the same kit. Only took a few days to reach the UK but the door cards are done and re-fitted with great results.

I did find what I thought was a cleaner way of removing the plastic welds from the rear of the door cards and that was by using a sharp wood chisel. Really effective and left a neat little hole to locate the screws on re-assembly.

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The rear seats are next!

lowwlife · 07-23-2010, 02:56 PM

I used the wood chisel method as well

Evo0063 · 07-23-2010, 03:11 PM

Great minds think alike

I've just seen your thread, looks really good mate. I got my kit from leatherique and there seems to be a huge difference between the Cinnamon colour of Leather World

. I am sure mine has an orange rather than a shade of red tone but either way it still beats straight black I think.

Starting the rear seats tomorrow

phamine · 07-25-2010, 11:09 PM

Anyone have example of Cinnamon and Biege combination?>

Chris-alfonso · 07-25-2010, 11:13 PM

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Originally Posted by phamine

Anyone have example of Cinnamon and Biege combination?>

i don't think any one has done that. not really sure how it would look either. someone do a photoshop

viceversa · 07-26-2010, 09:26 AM

Neil I love the black carbon fiber dash trim - that's so ****ing classy. Did you wrap that yourself?

KrowZ · 07-26-2010, 07:07 PM

wow!

dramacydaL · 07-27-2010, 11:39 PM

Just went through all 27 f*cking pages... Sick work!

carsos · 08-11-2010, 07:51 PM

so did you end up replacing the dyed black rear carpet with a real black one? i'm wondering how well the rit dye held up. did it ever rub off on anything?

HP Autowerks · 09-08-2010, 02:39 AM

Wow, amazing work. Props!

Did you end up using the clearcoat on your seats? A couple pages back you said you weren't sure if you were or not. Also, did you go four coats then 1500, then final coat?

How's it holding up? I might consider it on my e36.

Bimmer ///man · 09-10-2010, 03:24 AM

^+1 for updates. Also did you use the clearcoat?

neil1138 · 09-10-2010, 04:33 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by HP Autowerks

Wow, amazing work. Props!

Did you end up using the clearcoat on your seats? A couple pages back you said you weren't sure if you were or not. Also, did you go four coats then 1500, then final coat?

How's it holding up? I might consider it on my e36.

Quote:

Originally Posted by Bimmer ///man

^+1 for updates. Also did you use the clearcoat?

Nope, never put the clear coat on. It's holding up very well and the two front seats (because of use) look amazing now. The rears still look a bit shiny because nobody ever sits in them. I might have time to mess with them later, we'll see.

I never sanded them, just put 4 coats on and gently buffed them

TJQMaster · 09-21-2010, 05:29 PM

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Originally Posted by neil1138

yummy

Cheers until later

Neil, any advice to getting the CF fabric to lay flush on the armrest pieces? Specifically, on the part from where you pull the door.

Also, would you recommend painting door panels black as opposed to buying replacements, as opposed to mixing and matching if I wanted a tan on black interior? (door panels, specifically)

one thumb juan · 10-22-2010, 08:51 PM

Neil,

I don't know you at all but I have to say your devotion and attention to detail is absolutely amazing. This project blew me away.

-Rich

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07-23-2010, 02:45 PM	#527
Evo0063 Registered User Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: England Posts: 43 My Ride: 2001 - 320D SE View My Garage	Well I have basically followed this thread for months and bought exactly the same kit. Only took a few days to reach the UK but the door cards are done and re-fitted with great results. I did find what I thought was a cleaner way of removing the plastic welds from the rear of the door cards and that was by using a sharp wood chisel. Really effective and left a neat little hole to locate the screws on re-assembly. The rear seats are next!

07-23-2010, 02:56 PM	#528
lowwlife Registered User Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Baltimore Posts: 295 My Ride: '11 X5 35i 86' 560sl View My Garage	I used the wood chisel method as well __________________ flickr

07-25-2010, 11:09 PM	#530
phamine Registered User Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Brooklyn, NY Posts: 1,217 My Ride: 01 Orient Blue 330i View My Garage	Anyone have example of Cinnamon and Biege combination?> __________________ Part out - Beige/Tan Interior http://forum.e46fanatics.com/showthread.php?t=836111 Stock 330i/325i exhaust w/ Magnaflow Cats http://forum.e46fanatics.com/showthr...831&highlight=

06-24-2010, 05:26 AM	#522
howie1971 Registered User Join Date: May 2010 Location: Melbourne, Australia Posts: 210 My Ride: BMW E46 325Ci View My Garage	Good to see its still going strong Neil. I am jealous of your black interior bloody beige everywhere makes a colour change very difficult. I still cannot believe how well the Cinnamon covered the black seats.

07-03-2010, 10:43 AM	#523
bigjae1976 Registered User Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Earth Posts: 11,395 My Ride: A car View My Garage	Wow...that leather dye turned out excellent! Good work! Luckily I just bought the car new with a black interior

07-10-2010, 07:36 PM	#524
DaNightmareProject Registered User Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Downey Posts: 1 My Ride: 2000 323i View My Garage	i want to dye my tan interior black.. any help

07-23-2010, 03:11 PM	#529
Evo0063 Registered User Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: England Posts: 43 My Ride: 2001 - 320D SE View My Garage	Great minds think alike I've just seen your thread, looks really good mate. I got my kit from leatherique and there seems to be a huge difference between the Cinnamon colour of Leather World . I am sure mine has an orange rather than a shade of red tone but either way it still beats straight black I think. Starting the rear seats tomorrow

07-26-2010, 07:07 PM	#533
KrowZ Registered User Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Maryland Posts: 42 My Ride: 2005 Nissan Sentra S View My Garage	wow! __________________ 2005 Nissan Sentra SE: 1.8 liters in-line 4 / 80 mm bore / 88 mm stroke / 9.5 compression ratio / double overhead cam / variable valve timing-camshaft / 126 hp / 129 ft lb / no mods needed

07-27-2010, 11:39 PM	#534
dramacydaL Registered User Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: The Valley Posts: 1,873 My Ride: 95 AW M3 Coupe View My Garage	Just went through all 27 f*cking pages... Sick work! __________________

08-11-2010, 07:51 PM	#535
carsos Registered User Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Dallas Posts: 408 My Ride: '03 325Ci View My Garage	so did you end up replacing the dyed black rear carpet with a real black one? i'm wondering how well the rit dye held up. did it ever rub off on anything? __________________

09-08-2010, 02:39 AM	#536
HP Autowerks Past Site Sponsor Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Santa Barbara Posts: 314 My Ride: E36 M3 View My Garage	Wow, amazing work. Props! Did you end up using the clearcoat on your seats? A couple pages back you said you weren't sure if you were or not. Also, did you go four coats then 1500, then final coat? How's it holding up? I might consider it on my e36.

09-10-2010, 03:24 AM	#537
Bimmer ///man Registered User Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Santa Barbara, CA Posts: 135 My Ride: '99 M3 View My Garage	^+1 for updates. Also did you use the clearcoat? __________________

10-22-2010, 08:51 PM	#540
one thumb juan Registered User Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: new york Posts: 113 My Ride: E30, E36, E46 View My Garage	Neil, I don't know you at all but I have to say your devotion and attention to detail is absolutely amazing. This project blew me away. -Rich

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