My coupe restoration!
- Thread starter nightyard
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Seats look new, really good job
As ranski has said- how did you do this?
I need to do mine
As ranski has said- how did you do this?
I need to do mine
I just spray painted it all...not sure on how durable it is though....tempted to clear lacquer it all ( if you can get a matt clear lacquer)
Took like 3 cans...I bought 10 lol.
Im pleased with it...I did the front kidneys in gloss black also and the steering trim in matt black
If theres a way to permenantly dye the plastic id be up for that
Took like 3 cans...I bought 10 lol.
Im pleased with it...I did the front kidneys in gloss black also and the steering trim in matt black
If theres a way to permenantly dye the plastic id be up for that
hahaCibbers said:
Solvent cleaner followed by leather cleaner followed by leather conditioner followed by painting on the paint in whatever manner you like....I did mine via spraying but ran out of aerosols to use so sponged the rest on using the sponge youd use to wash the dishes lol.
If I were to do it again id definitely buy a spray machine for like 30 or 40quid.
To cover scuffs just buy a small one and apply with a sponge though...they provide one in the scuffmaster touch up kit
Carbon fibre to ruin my current trim - £100
leather dye - £100
piano trim to replace my ruined trim - £90
CSL +falken 452s - £375
spray paint -£60
door cards - £80
think thats about it.
Ofcourse my old door cards can be sold and I can fix the trim I ruined with the carbon fibre and epoxy then sell that also.
also spent like £300 on cleaning stuff but that can't apply directly to the car as i'll have that stuff for a long time.
leather dye - £100
piano trim to replace my ruined trim - £90
CSL +falken 452s - £375
spray paint -£60
door cards - £80
think thats about it.
Ofcourse my old door cards can be sold and I can fix the trim I ruined with the carbon fibre and epoxy then sell that also.
also spent like £300 on cleaning stuff but that can't apply directly to the car as i'll have that stuff for a long time.
mr wilks said:So no major mechanical / service spend ?
What miles are you at now ?
My coupe sold recently had 93k on & looked/drove like half that :wink: looked after BMW's can be a great buy on the higher miles
could do with some new bushes on the front according to the MOT advisory but doesn't seem to need them just yet.
its at 105,300 or something..maybe bit less.
got a service coming up in 500 miles....not sure which one though