My Alpine 318i slicktop

[straight6pwr]

good progress!

[SedanSandwich]

that headliner looks top notch! is it still smooth or did the paint make the texture different?

[brgracer]

that headliner looks top notch! is it still smooth or did the paint make the texture different?

Headliner still has the same cloth texture. Again, if I had the time, motivation, and funds, it would have been nice to pull the headliner and install a custom one, but this wins in the results to effort ratio.

[soupiemelody]

Headliner still has the same cloth texture. Again, if I had the time, motivation, and funds, it would have been nice to pull the headliner and install a custom one, but this wins in the results to effort ratio.

very economical, it looks really good so far

[N2MYE30]

I was just looking at my headliner today wondering how hard it would be to get a black one. Thanks!

You now have my favorite interior color combo.

[e30jan]

Damn i love that cardinal interior :o ... And its contrast with the black goes perfect!!!

I want to do my interior now (lol this sounds creepy)

[schtozo]

Nicely done, keep the good taste with your future mods.

[4drPwr]

Everything is looking great so far. When I died my headliner I used fabric dye I got from Creative Options and applied it with a roller, it came out awesome and looks very similar. I think that dying/roller painting is an underestimated way of going about it that needs more exposure.

[325ix]

Oooooooooooo. I like the cardinal interior. I want a set for my alpine! I really like were this is going so far. The wheels look great.

[brgracer]

Got the rear seats in after running wires from the trunk for the sound system. Then pulled the old blue carpet, and ran the sound system wires with the factory wires for a clean install on the driver's side away from the hum inducing power wires on the passenger side.




Took a break after pulling the pain in the ass carpet to do a Guten-esque cluster refresh, and of course I didn't clean the inside of the plastic before installing, hence the smudge mark. I'll get to that when I put in a crack free dash later.


Again, thanks to Guten and Levent, got a decent cardinal carpet that cleaned up very well, and installed it carefully hiding a few tears. Then, put back the rest of the interior. Next up is getting a set of cardinal sport seats from Dan the man to replace those comfort ones.

[325ix]

I said it once and I'll say it again, I love cardinal interiors. That carpet cleaned up really nice. It looks absolutely brand new.

An mtech1 or 2 wheel would look great as well.

[KenC]

Time to invest in some cardinal sport seats. Looking good thus far!

[cbouchez]

Great job man! It looks really nice.

[butters]

where did you get the cardinal interior? I also have a white 318i slicktop (and an S50 waiting to go in) and have been dreaming of cardinal since before I found the craigslist ad.

[Nsquared97]

Great work man, that interior is really looking nice!