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    #31
    Originally posted by TimeMachinE30 View Post
    The front corners on that bench look sloppy. Think it is the sewing or the install? More foam?
    I was thinking the same thing... but was holding comment until the whole interior was in. They have very reasonable pricing and @ $750 I could see a few less than perfect areas here and there.

    Keep going OP. Excited to see the whole thing together.
    "A good memory for quotes combined with a poor memory for attribution can lead to a false sense of originality."
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    91 318is Turbo Sold
    87 325 Daily driver Sold
    06 4.8is X5
    06 Mtec X3
    05 4.4i X5 Sold
    92 325ic Sold & Re-purchased
    90 325i Sold
    97 328is Sold
    01 323ci Sold
    92 325i Sold
    83 528e Totaled
    98 328i Sold
    93 325i Sold

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      #32
      Originally posted by Schnitzer318is View Post
      I was thinking the same thing... but was holding comment until the whole interior was in. They have very reasonable pricing and @ $750 I could see a few less than perfect areas here and there.

      Keep going OP. Excited to see the whole thing together.
      I was thinking it was my install at first as I am no pro, but after looking at it that seam you see on all 4 corners is actually sewn. This helps get the final hog ring in on the corner of that listing. Also the material will shrink up with some sun. All in all it won't be perfect, but alot better than what I had. Starting to work on the front seats now!
      1987 325i-M60b44 swap

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        #33
        Originally posted by Zacm829 View Post
        I was thinking it was my install at first as I am no pro, but after looking at it that seam you see on all 4 corners is actually sewn. This helps get the final hog ring in on the corner of that listing. Also the material will shrink up with some sun. All in all it won't be perfect, but alot better than what I had. Starting to work on the front seats now!
        Yeah. I'm sure it's still going to look awesome. I will probably get mine done at the same place since that price is so attractive unless I can find someone local I trust.

        Keep going. ;)
        "A good memory for quotes combined with a poor memory for attribution can lead to a false sense of originality."
        -----------------------------------------
        91 318is Turbo Sold
        87 325 Daily driver Sold
        06 4.8is X5
        06 Mtec X3
        05 4.4i X5 Sold
        92 325ic Sold & Re-purchased
        90 325i Sold
        97 328is Sold
        01 323ci Sold
        92 325i Sold
        83 528e Totaled
        98 328i Sold
        93 325i Sold

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          #34
          Another member recently installed a kit from leatherseats.com; it looked stellar.

          What work I have seen from ninestitch look great really.
          ACS S3 Build / Dinan 5 E34

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            #35
            Pulled some more parts off of this local wrecked vert. Sadly this was a very clean car before its early demise. Same car I snagged the top off of, this time I pulled carpet and black door panels.

            1987 325i-M60b44 swap

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              #36
              Looking good brah, cant wait to see it at le brodeo.
              Originally posted by Andy.B
              Whenever I am about to make a particularly questionable decision regarding a worryingly cheap diy solution, I just ask myself, "What would Ether-D do?"
              1987 325iS m30b34 Muscle car (Engine electrical phase)
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              I was born on 3/25…
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                #37
                Originally posted by Ether-D View Post
                Looking good brah, cant wait to see it at le brodeo.
                Excited to see all the brodeo boys again!

                Been preparing the car for the bi-annual southeast BMW Rally or Brodeo ^^.

                Finished up the interior, lots of work but I'm very pleased with the results. The quality of the kit is top notch which makes install easy! Thanks John at ninestich!

                Working on the front seats.



                Both fronts completed.



                All done and installed. Probably have 15 hours all in on installing the new covers, started going quicker after I got the process down.



                Also grabbed the rear coils and adjusters from my other e30 to raise the rear up then did a full wash/claybar/polish aio. Also did the headlight and independent fog mods. Put on IE RSMs as well, beefy. Just about mountain ready!









                All polished up.

                1987 325i-M60b44 swap

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                  #38
                  Very nice. How is the trunk interior on the wrecked car? I am finding those parts to be hard to come by.
                  Patrick Henry

                  1989 325iC build: http://www.r3vlimited.com/board/showthread.php?t=316880


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                    #39
                    Very nice work. Yep, will be ordering my kit from Ninestitch as well... after my many other projects/obligations.
                    "A good memory for quotes combined with a poor memory for attribution can lead to a false sense of originality."
                    -----------------------------------------
                    91 318is Turbo Sold
                    87 325 Daily driver Sold
                    06 4.8is X5
                    06 Mtec X3
                    05 4.4i X5 Sold
                    92 325ic Sold & Re-purchased
                    90 325i Sold
                    97 328is Sold
                    01 323ci Sold
                    92 325i Sold
                    83 528e Totaled
                    98 328i Sold
                    93 325i Sold

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                      #40
                      Awesome! I love the recovered seats. What are your plans for the door cards and rear cards? black? red? white?

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                        #41
                        Originally posted by phenryiv1 View Post
                        Very nice. How is the trunk interior on the wrecked car? I am finding those parts to be hard to come by.
                        Pretty sure the trunk interior was already gone.

                        Originally posted by CorvallisBMW View Post
                        Awesome! I love the recovered seats. What are your plans for the door cards and rear cards? black? red? white?
                        Thanks.

                        I have a full set of black cards, but I'm missing the top cover in black. I'm sticking with the white for now, gives it some contrast.
                        1987 325i-M60b44 swap

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                          #42
                          You can also dye the vinyl easily with products such as SEM ColorCoat. White -> Black would be cake.

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                            #43
                            Originally posted by CorvallisBMW View Post
                            You can also dye the vinyl easily with products such as SEM ColorCoat. White -> Black would be cake.
                            Good point, kind of digging the white panels right now though. Always good to have options.

                            Completed my 600 mile round trip to the SE Rally/brodeo and a wedding shower this weekend. Charlotte area->Bryson City, NC-> Deals Gap via the Dragon into Tennessee-> Columbia, SC->Finally back home. Car ran great mechanically considering its an automatic transmission. The need for a stick and more power were obvious. A swap will be the next big item on the schedule.

                            Here are a couple of pictures from the weekend.




                            Home sweet home for Friday night.





                            Last edited by Zacm829; 06-08-2015, 06:00 PM.
                            1987 325i-M60b44 swap

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                              #44
                              Car looks great, seats came out nicely!

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                                #45
                                That interior is great! I started to do my kit and gave up and dropped it off.


                                Nice progress.

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