My 325iC Body/Paint Project

[napabavarian]

Amazing transformation! I've been thinking of microsuede interior, perhaps I'll do that with my extra cabbie interior and see how it comes out.

[bimmerboy12]

Thank you!

FYI i just put classic car insurance on it from Hagerty. Will cost me $280 a year for $9,000 coverage. 3,000 mile limit/year. I was pretty happy with that.

[bimmerboy12]

Update: Hagerty rejected covering my car because the deer hit happened within 3 years. Went with American Motorists Group, have it covered for $9,000, only $213 a year. 3000 mile limit/year. No deductible. Sweet!

[N2MYE30]

Sounds like a deal but Ive gotta drive mine more than 3K miles just for the fun factor. No deductable is killer though.

[Sharino]

Just read 20 pages, what nice work you do.

I love the car, especially the hardtop! Makes me want to find a cabrio now!

[cncmastr]

Wow!

For the seats, what did you do about the seat trim, the plastic sliders and the handles and everything? Mine are scratched up and if I want to re-upholster them, it will look out of place. Did you repaint yours to make them look new?

[bimmerboy12]

Wow!

For the seats, what did you do about the seat trim, the plastic sliders and the handles and everything? Mine are scratched up and if I want to re-upholster them, it will look out of place. Did you repaint yours to make them look new?

Thanks! I wire brushed down the sliders and pretty much everything metal and repainted with semi gloss rustoleum. The plastic was still in great shape so I didn't do anything but clean and armor all them.

[cncmastr]

Ah! i see. Do you have close up pictures of the parts we just talked about, so I can get a better idea on how they turned out?

[kcoelhoe30]

OK a quick update: I finished the rear seat and the results are AMAZING. Once again, I am SO GLAD I spent the extra and bought Kevin's kit from Creative Options.. it fits so good and after all that work and money I want it to be perfect. I added headrests to the rear which was really easy. Kevin is stitching me up rear headrest covers to match the fronts and should have them next week to complete the back seat. On to the pictures!









...And its on to the front seats now that I cut my teeth on the back...

i envy ur back speaker panel cover... some asshole stole mine for his boss who had a similar e30 when i went to get my headunit installed

[bimmerboy12]

I'm back...

hey all- not sure if anyone is still following this post, but I am on to phase 4 of this project car- suspension brakes and wheels! Lots of pics to come...

[rcsoundn1]

I am following, haven't read it all yet, good work. How long did you wait on the seat kit? I have read some things that he takes a lot of time to get kits out.

[bimmerboy12]

I have read the same thing. Apparently there is a guy named John Christy who is making them now and claims equal quality. Worth checking out.

[rcsoundn1]

Just read the thread. If you get time PM me some info on the interior kit, possibly what it cost? Paint is great. Makes me consider painting mine

[ncsubowen]

Yessssss this is so exciting. Subscribed for updates.

Question: Why did the deer thing even register? Did you file an accident report? It looks like your car was mostly cosmetically damaged and I would think any decent insurance company would take one look at these pictures and gladly take your money.

RE: Upholstery - Kevin is MIA with a lot of rather unhappy customers and a couple of BBB complaints. Seems like a good guy that just has too much going on in life to run a business. John at ninestitch.com has done a lot of work recently and people seem to be very happy with it - I know he's done a few Q&A on the North Carolina E30 facebook group and is pretty active across the board.

[bimmerboy12]

Time for an update! I got an RX7 BBK and stainless lines. Ripped them down and had them powdercoated and did the rears while I was at it. Rebuilt and they look great!

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