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NO LONGER WANTED Carbon leather interior

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Post by Silverstar » Sun Feb 21, 2021 11:27 am

Or you could get your original aluminium panels skinned in real carbon fiber with a matt 2k clear laquer on top, as I did here:

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Post by srhutch » Sun Feb 21, 2021 1:12 pm

bz4kev wrote: Sun Feb 21, 2021 7:48 am
srhutch wrote: Fri Feb 19, 2021 8:01 pm You can also buy the carbon leather if you know a trimmer. Probably dam sight cheaper than bmw
we're is the carbon leather material available from ? Is it the same as oem any links please
There are many suppliers if you look online. You'll need to buy a whole hide though. Just get a sample to confirm its the same though before ordering.
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Post by joe85 » Sun Feb 21, 2021 3:37 pm

Silverstar wrote: Sun Feb 21, 2021 11:27 am Or you could get your original aluminium panels skinned in real carbon fiber with a matt 2k clear laquer on top, as I did here:

viewtopic.php?f=7&t=125766
I've just seen your e89 trim sale thread and posted there. But just in case, I'll reply again here, I'd definitely be up for that matte finish. Is this something you could do?

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Post by Silverstar » Sun Feb 21, 2021 3:38 pm

joe85 wrote: Sun Feb 21, 2021 3:37 pm
Silverstar wrote: Sun Feb 21, 2021 11:27 am Or you could get your original aluminium panels skinned in real carbon fiber with a matt 2k clear laquer on top, as I did here:

viewtopic.php?f=7&t=125766
I've just seen your e89 trim sale thread and posted there. But just in case, I'll reply again here, I'd definitely be up for that matte finish. Is this something you could do?
I can do it, just sent you a reply on the other thread.
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Post by Mondo » Tue Feb 23, 2021 10:00 am

CF-print leather isn't cheap to buy. There's also no guarantee that it'll be the exact same finish as BMW used from the factory. But, as others have said, it's likely to work out cheaper than buying secondhand M panels (or worse, brand new ones!) and there's also the added plus that the leather will be brand new, rather than 15ish years old.

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Post by joe85 » Tue Feb 23, 2021 1:15 pm

Mondo wrote: Tue Feb 23, 2021 10:00 am CF-print leather isn't cheap to buy. There's also no guarantee that it'll be the exact same finish as BMW used from the factory. But, as others have said, it's likely to work out cheaper than buying secondhand M panels (or worse, brand new ones!) and there's also the added plus that the leather will be brand new, rather than 15ish years old.
And guaranteeing you get a good trim fit, plus the stitching on the oem carbon leather trims really makes them imo. If I get them I want OE. But as it seems unlikely I'm probably going to end up getting them skinned by Silverstar.

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Post by Mondo » Thu Feb 25, 2021 11:01 am

joe85 wrote: Tue Feb 23, 2021 1:15 pm

And guaranteeing you get a good trim fit, plus the stitching on the oem carbon leather trims really makes them imo. If I get them I want OE. But as it seems unlikely I'm probably going to end up getting them skinned by Silverstar.
Any trimmer worth their salt will be able to replicate the OE finish, stitching and all.

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