E90 Interior

[Weskus330d]

I need some advise from the fanatics,

My dashboard is two tone, black on beige,
is the bottom half spray painted beige or the
top sprayed black,
would like to have it ALL BLACK

Thanks:ty:

 

[KidB]

I need some advise from the fanatics,

My dashboard is two tone, black on beige,
is the bottom half spray painted beige or the
top sprayed black,
would like to have it ALL BLACK

Thanks:ty:

Can you post a pic? I think I know what you mean but I'm not sure.

 

[Weskus330d]

 

[Bmwed]

Check you nearest scrap yard. That would be your cheapest bet. Maybe check for a a dash with a poped airbag then just use the bottom part

 

[Loom]

You could try something like Plastidip or Flexidip.

 

[Weskus330d]

Check you nearest scrap yard. That would be your cheapest bet. Maybe check for a a dash with a poped airbag then just use the bottom part

Bmwed, from what little i know the top and bottom is one unit, if strips is removed you can see one part was sprayed.

 

[Bmwed]

Damn sorry man.i checked now and it is one unit... i would still have a look at a breakers yard before spraying. Plastidip and all those products will work but i have never seen a proper finish.

 

[Marchant-320d]

What about vinyl spray paint.

 

[Bmwed]

have a look at this link

 

[JG_RSA]

If it's too much beige for you, try to get black floor mats first.
It gives some contrast and is more practical (to keep clean) too.
I did this with one of my E90s. I might still have a picture of the interior somewhere.
It's a bit less radical than replacing the dashboard or spray painting it.

 

[Lizzard]

That job will take like 2 - 3 cans of plastidip Black (R230 each), some news papers and half a Saturday to make it all black. Best part is you can peal it off if it doesnt look ok for you.

I would do it this way before spending money on buying a second hand dash, what colour is the remaining trim in your car? Beige or black.

 

[Sabretooth tiger]

Plastidip works great on surfaces that is not exposed to frequent rubbing. It wont peel, and is can be taken back to stock with relative ease, given you applied it thick enough, to just peel back off.

You going to do your dash, then you going to want to change the rest of the beige panels, then you going to want to do the carpets.

It might just be easier and cheaper to live with it, you bought the car with the current interior, and was probably OK to live with it at that point.

 

[Weskus330d]

Plastidip works great on surfaces that is not exposed to frequent rubbing. It wont peel, and is can be taken back to stock with relative ease, given you applied it thick enough, to just peel back off.

You going to do your dash, then you going to want to change the rest of the beige panels, then you going to want to do the carpets.

It might just be easier and cheaper to live with it, you bought the car with the current interior, and was probably OK to live with it at that point.

Since day one i hated this beige interior, only reason i bought the car was due to the manual gearbox. I'm thinking of changing the beige bit by bit, fully understand THIS WILL be a massive mission....

 

[Sabretooth tiger]

Plastidip works great on surfaces that is not exposed to frequent rubbing. It wont peel, and is can be taken back to stock with relative ease, given you applied it thick enough, to just peel back off.

You going to do your dash, then you going to want to change the rest of the beige panels, then you going to want to do the carpets.

It might just be easier and cheaper to live with it, you bought the car with the current interior, and was probably OK to live with it at that point.

Since day one i hated this beige interior, only reason i bought the car was due to the manual gearbox. I'm thinking of changing the beige bit by bit, fully understand THIS WILL be a massive mission....

All the best man, since you will be changing all of it, you have a blank canvas, to do some nice custom changes, that suits your styling needs.
Enjoy :Thumbs:

 

[JG_RSA]

If it's too much beige for you, try to get black floor mats first.
It gives some contrast and is more practical (to keep clean) too.
I did this with one of my E90s. I might still have a picture of the interior somewhere.
It's a bit less radical than replacing the dashboard or spray painting it.

Found a photo. It doesn't really show the floor mats very well with the rest of the interior. but it does break the sea of beige a bit.

 

[Denzel]

Plastidip works great on surfaces that is not exposed to frequent rubbing. It wont peel, and is can be taken back to stock with relative ease, given you applied it thick enough, to just peel back off.

You going to do your dash, then you going to want to change the rest of the beige panels, then you going to want to do the carpets.

It might just be easier and cheaper to live with it, you bought the car with the current interior, and was probably OK to live with it at that point.

Since day one i hated this beige interior, only reason i bought the car was due to the manual gearbox. I'm thinking of changing the beige bit by bit, fully understand THIS WILL be a massive mission....

if i were you i would not opt for a DIY job send it in to a professional upholsterer they can have this color coded and it will look neater , the beige gets dirty over time and does look bad i agree i owned a e36 with beige leather had the same issue

 

[Sabretooth tiger]

If I am you, I would try get a complete interior, from a car with black interior, go for the Msport model, since you have one.
That way you will have all the bits you need, from seats, to trim panels, etc.

It wont be cheap, but getting a full set off a written off car, will already save you big bucks.

 

[peanuts]

try these guys

 

[momo1]

If I am you, I would try get a complete interior, from a car with black interior, go for the Msport model, since you have one.
That way you will have all the bits you need, from seats, to trim panels, etc.

It wont be cheap, but getting a full set off a written off car, will already save you big bucks.

He might as well trade in his car for the same model with clack interior , that'd be cheaper

 

[Sabretooth tiger]

If I am you, I would try get a complete interior, from a car with black interior, go for the Msport model, since you have one.
That way you will have all the bits you need, from seats, to trim panels, etc.

It wont be cheap, but getting a full set off a written off car, will already save you big bucks.

He might as well trade in his car for the same model with clack interior , that'd be cheaper

Not necessarily.
First he will need to find a car in the spec he wants.
He can pick up a full interior (from a car being broken up for spares) for cheaper than a "loss" on trade in + new finance charges + start the debt from all over again + on the road charges, + etc.