Interior swap (Lotsa pics)

[Uber Soldat]

Posting some older stuff that was done to the 540i.
This was done at the begining of 2008.
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Yet another interior swap. I hate blue interiors.

Got another black interior from our local scrapyard. We beat our old record of stripping a car, got it down to an hour and a half, carpet, dashboard , everything!

Enlisted the help of my father and brother.

Currently have two dashboards to choose from

The rear seat

Freshly cleaned carpet

More seats etc. The frames for these seats are trashed, very bent.

At least the leather is good.

What the car currently looks like.

Our mini scrap yard

Rear Console: 2 bolts hold this on at the bottom.

Front Console: 2 Screws hold the rear and front consoles together. One is hidden in the storage compartment and the other is below the handbrake boot. If you look closely at the hole, just infront of the seatbelt clip, you'll notice a bit of black plastic. This is put over a threaded stud and is held down by a plastic nut.

If you look at the rear of the front console you will see the 2 locations where the screws hold the rear console on.

Here you'll see where the 4 screws for the radio, climate control and OBC surround are located.

Dashboard removed.

Carpet removed.

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I can't understand how some people can jack the car incorrectly. The previous owner put a huge dent in the passenger footwell. Here you can see that we fixed that and the bent seat hook.

Mostly done in these pics.

Finally finished.

Any questions...ask away.

 

[SirSparky]

you might not be amish from speed and sound mag by any chance?i know he did this mod on his cabby,he also hated the blue interior

 

[Uber Soldat]

you might not be amish from speed and sound mag by any chance?i know he did this mod on his cabby,he also hated the blue interior

Uh oh...i have been found out...

You would be correct.

 

[SirSparky]

nice ride youve got there anthony.done any performance mods?

 

[Uber Soldat]

Thanks!

No performance mods have been done yet. More maintenance stuff these days.
If i could ever afford it, a supercharger would make its way into the engine bay.

For now though, i want to get the body and interior in the best possible condition.

 

[SirSparky]

i bets he hauls ass stock standard as is

 

[freerider]

lol, SS the e34 540i was the fastest production sedan in the world when it was launched

 

[Nic_s]

My car has a huge bend on the passenger side as well... I mean HUGE. I honestly don't know how they did it.

Your car looks great. I'm also considering getting rid of my cloth interior and fitting some nice leathers.

 

[Farmer]

Thanks!

No performance mods have been done yet. More maintenance stuff these days.
If i could ever afford it, a supercharger would make its way into the engine bay.

For now though, i want to get the body and interior in the best possible condition.

Maybe if you can make that swimming pool pump in pic nr 6 fit, you can get some BOOOOST lol :rofl:

Your ride looks sweeeet man!!!

 

[Hellas]

How much were the complete swap again, Ant?

 

[Uber Soldat]

It cost me about R2500 for the complete interior. Carpet , dashboard etc.

 

[Hellas]

That a good price! One more Q: Did you have to remove a window to get the roofliner out or did you manage to get it out the door? Did it bend through the door? Eg, if I want to dye my roofliner, would I damage it by taking it out an reinstalling it through the door?

 

[Uber Soldat]

Didn't have to remove any windows!

Put the back side of the passenger seat flat against the rear seat. There is enough room to remove the headliner through the passenger rear door without bending it.
Not sure what your headliner is made of though, mine was fibreglass reinforced, whilst the older 520i's was cardboard.

You would really have to bend it a lot to break it