First interior mod, new gear knob.

sepang41 · Post by **sepang41** » Fri Jun 07, 2019 2:36 pm

Thought i'd post some pics up of my first interior mod. Went for the M5 F10 option so it still lights up. Was a bit of a faff to rework the leather gaiter to fit the the old halo, but really pleased with the end results. The new one weighs about 80g more and definitely shifts a lot nicer now.

RedUn · Post by **RedUn** » Sat Jun 08, 2019 9:28 am

I did the same years ago, lovely little upgrade

mikem7709 · Post by **mikem7709** » Sat Jun 08, 2019 11:41 am

Great upgrade, the nappa leather also looks much nicer on the Gaitor.

MrPT · Post by **MrPT** » Sat Jun 08, 2019 12:04 pm

Good job. Not easy to get the leather trimmed and fitting well.

KevinC · Post by **KevinC** » Sat Jun 08, 2019 7:59 pm

Nice job, looks great! I think that's the first one I've seen where the M5 boot was retained, and it looks great.

When I bought my second Z4MC last fall it already had either this knob or a ZHP knob modded to light up - not sure which. Also has a LeatherZ boot w/M stitching. Thank you previous owner, nice upgrades.

Mr Tidy · Post by **Mr Tidy** » Sat Jun 08, 2019 11:05 pm

That looks great OP.

Beedub · Post by **Beedub** » Sun Jun 09, 2019 2:32 pm

you did a wikid job on the leather work, normally they really dont look quite right! that looks perfect! care to share your process???

buzyg · Post by **buzyg** » Sun Jun 09, 2019 6:33 pm

sepang41 · Post by **sepang41** » Sat Jul 13, 2019 2:12 pm

Beedub wrote: ↑Sun Jun 09, 2019 2:32 pm you did a wikid job on the leather work, normally they really dont look quite right! that looks perfect! care to share your process???

Just took my time with it really. I used a staple gun to get it nicely centred on the frame and then finished it with contact adhesive. The trickiest bit is the top sides where seams are, i used a small rubber mallet to slightly flatten the stitching which made it more pliable to get a good tight fit.

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