Some interior shots of my E30

[junker87]

What did the carpet run you and where did you order from (if you don't saying)? Did you intstall the carpet/headliner yourself? I'm local and doing the same work to my car, so it would be helpful to knwow your resources. Thanks.

Carpets, front and back, are still available in anthracite according to realoem.

IIRC, front and back was less than a grand, can't remember what I paid though. Just look at the list price at realoem and call a few online places like getbmwparts, bavauto, etc.

I just looked up the part number, ordered it online, and have it shipped to my mechanic since he is not able to get E30 parts easily at good prices (local BMW dealers where he buy from are jerks).

[junker87]

Where did you get the headliner? How much?

Any good upholstery shop can do a headliner job like this. I only paid 500 IIRC.

I would suggest that you check around your local upholstery shop and review their work before having them redo your headliner.

AFAIK, all OEM headliners for the E30 are NLA, which is why I went this route. My original headliner was saggy and gross after 21 years.

[junker87]

what is that steering wheel out of

realoem.com, look at the non USA parts for the late model E30.

[kenika65]

Where and how much for the dash?

Love it all!

[Philipangoo]

yeah cool solution for your dash, who / how much?

[junker87]

Where and how much for the dash?

Love it all!

I should have done the dash in 2003 when I bought the E30.

Back then it was only 400 something.

BMW changed the compound of the OEM dash for E30 to that of the new material, so if you buy an OEM one, it will be the new compound that won't crack under the sun.

The bad news is that BMW has started pricing E30 parts with "classic" surchage.

The dash is now listed for close to 1500 bucks MSRP, and you can probably get it for between 1200 to 1300 online shipped.

Sucks, but we are blessed financially and it was not an issue for us.

[SpecM]

Sucks, but we are blessed financially and it was not an issue for us.

you're hanging with the wrong crowd, buddy

most r3v members (myself included) haggle down to the last $ over used wear items

[kenika65]

If I may where is this income from!

[junker87]

If I may where is this income from!

Biglaw and IT consulting, put up with really not nice clients, and bill a lot of hours.

If we had to do it over, the mrs would probably have opted for dental school, and I govt work that requires clearance (= big $$$ in civvies market). Much easier schedule and better quality of life for around the same $$$

[kenika65]

hum good info oh ya and nice car!

How about some day and engine shots!

[JasonC]

no, he was captured by aliens ;)

No, Michael Jackson ordered take out from heaven.

[DeM3n]

I like it. The red seat belts add a nice touch.

[junker87]

I like it. The red seat belts add a nice touch.

Red seatbelt is all you are going to get if you were to order E30 seatbelts.

Regular non M3 belts are NLA.

[delatlanta1281]

how much were the belts?

[junker87]

So, after I singled handedly depleted the entire supply of roller sunblind since BMW couldn't seem to ship them without cracking one of the tabs holding the roller, the dealer told me to keep the last broken piece and charged my credit card back.

I worked with my mechanic and got a metal shop guy to fabricate the broken tab and fixed the roller sunblind. Since, what was I gonna do, the part is now NLA.

After a few months of waiting (obviously, since the job is less than 200 bucks, the metal shop guy probably didn't even look at it until he was done with all of his big jobs that pay the bills), I finally got it back.

And with the European rear decklid where the sunblind snaps right in without any tools and looks very nice and recessed in there, here's the end result.

The hooks snaps right into factory mounts insde the headliner.