Wood grain trim

[g.ruff561]

$500 Firm includes shipping. My contact info is on an earlier post. Check the Regional Palm Beach thread if you need references. Thanks. ..... Gary.

[ThatOneEuroE30]

^^^^^^^^^^ Thanks. It was called Teak Walnut Burl. And it was not cheap. I was going to put it in my 88 M3. One of the first E30 M3's sold at BMW of Fairfax.

Sold the car 15 years ago because the S14 was getting out dated as a power plant. What a mistake. I still got good money for the car at that time.

I'm going to search for my invoice, do some research and post an ad on the "Parts for Sale" subforum at a fair price. In the last hour I have had 10 calls on it.

believe me i want it but Im thinking its going to be 500+ and i cant swing that. if i could i would in a heart beat

[flyboyx]

I think if i can I'm gonna get racing dynamic kit. He sent pics its epic. I want it.

wow. that is nice.

generally, on a kit this old you would probably want to plan on replacing the double sided foam tape as it usually dries out over time and loses its stickiness.

[mlbryant8]

http://www.carid.com/1991-bmw-3-series-wood-grain-dash-kits/

[g.ruff561]

^^^^^^^^^^ Thanks. It was called Teak Walnut Burl. And it was not cheap. I was going to put it in my 88 M3. One of the first E30 M3's sold at BMW of Fairfax.

Sold the car 15 years ago because the S14 was getting out dated as a power plant. What a mistake. I still got good money for the car at that time.

I'm going to search for my invoice, do some research and post an ad on the "Parts for Sale" subforum at a fair price. In the last hour I have had 10 calls on it.

[ThatOneEuroE30]

Wood grain trim

I think if i can I'm gonna get racing dynamic kit. He sent pics its epic. I want it.

[flyboyx]

here is another one.

i like the amboyna

http://www.veneeronline.com/species.aspx?category=brlbdl

[flyboyx]

here is a start to your search:

http://www.oakwoodveneer.com/veneers/burls.html

[ThatOneEuroE30]

So after some research its not a finish done to wood its a type of wood called burl very expensive and sought after. Now to find some haha. Burl wood is apprantley the knots on trees trunks that you see.

[SickFinga]

I never knew Racing Dynamics was a Virginia based company, that's pretty cool to know.

Racing Dynamics is an Italian company. If I remember correctly there was some trademark dispute about 15 years ago when a US distributor registered Racing Dynamics name in the US and started producing copies.

[ThatOneEuroE30]

Text for pics if there is any interest............. You could use this kit as a template..............G.

I sent ya text

[g.ruff561]

Text for pics if there is any interest............. You could use this kit as a template..............G.

[MC Hammered]

That would be the right way to do it. Making matching wood inserts for your doors would be pimp!

[ThatOneEuroE30]

I was thinking of making my own from scratch if i did. Id put in my own studs etc and use the plastic pieces as lay outs

[MC Hammered]

So every time I see the pic of that french guy with the alpina and wood grain trim. I want some. Like bad... But its uber rare.. Could I pull out my carpentry skills and attempt? How do they get that finish? Thats not a normal grain finish that I've ever seen.

If you cut out wood veneers and then seal and apply a few coats of clear you could get the same result. The downside is the veneer sticks on top of the plastic piece.

To make it look more like a wood panel vs a stick on piece you could hydrographic a wood image onto the factory trim pieces.