stuartinzg
Active member
I have some problems with the interior which BMW won't fix under warranty, apparently it's only covered for up to 2 years...
The issue is on the trim surrounding the shifter, on the edges by the leather the lacquer appears to have cracked and I have a few ugly crack lines appearing. This must be due to the sun temperature but it was there when I bought the car.
It appears that replacing the part will only result in the same thing occurring again, so I was researching some alternatives, one of which is to use either 3M carbon or 5D4D (glossy carbon weave) to wrap the silver parts of the interior.
The 5D4D is a new product which appears almost exactly as real carbon, without spending £2k which I would much rather put toward a Quaife and H&R springs!
So my questions are:-
- Has anyone pulled apart their E89 trim?
- If so, what trim tools did you use?
- Did you prepare with some spare interior clips in case you broke any?
The issue is on the trim surrounding the shifter, on the edges by the leather the lacquer appears to have cracked and I have a few ugly crack lines appearing. This must be due to the sun temperature but it was there when I bought the car.
It appears that replacing the part will only result in the same thing occurring again, so I was researching some alternatives, one of which is to use either 3M carbon or 5D4D (glossy carbon weave) to wrap the silver parts of the interior.
The 5D4D is a new product which appears almost exactly as real carbon, without spending £2k which I would much rather put toward a Quaife and H&R springs!
So my questions are:-
- Has anyone pulled apart their E89 trim?
- If so, what trim tools did you use?
- Did you prepare with some spare interior clips in case you broke any?