Show us your insides!

[BMWgiant]

I am a little sour now that I found old pictures of my interior before my brother owned it for the few months he did. I am glad I bought it from him before he destroyed the rest of the car.. These pictures are a little over a year and a half ago..

[Kyle in NO]

It can easily look like that again!

[Das_Prachtstrasse]

bit of love and care and she'll look like new. Looks like new in those photos i must say, was very nice indeed, shame about your bro

[ddstl]

interior of my M535i, with recently recovered manual sport seats that I did myself. The leather covers were purchased from Kevin, the Artisan:



interior of my 535i(that I sold to buy the m535i, and recently bought back), with manual cloth sports that need an assist from Kevin, the Artisan!: I have the fabric door cards, and those need a little work too.



I am seriously considering swapping the black cloth interior into my m535i, and selling the 'new' pearl sport seats. I have a set of comforts that would go well with the multi-colored pearl trim, which would end up in the 535i.

[psportoveloce]

here's mine^

full leather m5 interior awaits in my basement (leather door cards, dash, center console etc. + visors).

[Ricky535]

Here's mine

[barge]

here's mine^

VERY repsectable. obviously a custom job? i wanted to do that kinda thing with my silver E28 but didnt get around to it

barge

[Silver]

Blue cloth, euro M535 :

[DRP535]

Very very black

[DRP535]

Am I correct to assume that my interior is the most common? Same as the American M5's at least..

Can we get a shot of the owner of these legs too?

[xscirocco16vx]

bad pic but you'l get it

[John in VA]

Am I correct to assume that my interior is the most common? Same as the American M5's at least..

This is probably Perlbeige - at least the door panel appear so. Yes, very common. US M5 was Natur.

[Drew in Ohio]

This color is called "bare natural:"

In a week or two a package from Steve Haygood will restore the color to anthracite/cardinal.

[BMWgiant]

Can we get a shot of the owner of these legs too?

She is 14.... So NO!

[Hunter has a Bimmer3]

akward

[Tammer in Philly]

akward

ROTFL, Hunter that one-word reply is so spot on that I won't even bother to correct your spelling. I thought it was rather obviously a youngster in the picture. Nothing like accidentally insinuating something untoward about a board member's kid sister (or whomever) for a chuckle. :-)

-tammer

[Das_Prachtstrasse]

None the less, they are still great legs..

[bhz1]

Here is a preview of my seat recovering project. Got the leather kits from Artisan and completed the install (myself) on the passenger seat. Took these photos before removing the driver's seat. I had previously used leatherique on the seat backs, door panels, armrests, console and rear seat bottom.

I also took many photos of the process of removing and replacing the leather. Artisan has very good instructions however they are for manual /non-heated seats. I needed to modify just a bit for my power and heated seats. I was able to transfer the heat elements to the new covers. Which reminds me - I still need to check to see if the heat still works.

[Das_Prachtstrasse]

Here is a preview of my seat recovering project. Got the leather kits from Artisan and completed the install (myself) on the passenger seat. Took these photos before removing the driver's seat. I had previously used leatherique on the seat backs, door panels, armrests, console and rear seat bottom.

I also took many photos of the process of removing and replacing the leather. Artisan has very good instructions however they are for manual /non-heated seats. I needed to modify just a bit for my power and heated seats. I was able to transfer the heat elements to the new covers. Which reminds me - I still need to check to see if the heat still works.

Excited to see how it comes along, keep us posted!

[bhz1]

Which reminds me - I still need to check to see if the heat still works.

Excited to see how it comes along, keep us posted!

The seat heater still works

Removed and stripped the drivers seat yesterday afternoon and have to take it to get the outer seat bottom bolster support re-welded before recovering. I also noticed that the outer seat bottom bolster foam cushion is pretty "tired" and has deteriorated a bit. I need to patch that up too. All the other cushions were in fantastic shape.

[the artisan]

The seat heater still works


Removed and stripped the drivers seat yesterday afternoon and have to take it to get the outer seat bottom bolster support re-welded before recovering. I also noticed that the outer seat bottom bolster foam cushion is pretty "tired" and has deteriorated a bit. I need to patch that up too. All the other cushions were in fantastic shape.

Barb,
Great job I knew you would do well with it. Sorry I did not realize you had seat heaters. I would have precut the slots in the foam for you and told you how to install the heater strips. If I have one, pay for shipping and I can mail you a foam bolster after Thanksgiving . If not you can mail me your old one and I can rebuild it like these.
Regards,
Kevin
ps sorry guys my fiver is not done yet so can not show it off yet.
http://i84.photobucket.com/albums/k12/k ... 1164125791

[broadie777]

uk spec 525e 1988 luxor beige

[m.olennick]

is it possible to convert the US center console to the EU equivalent? I really would love the pocket space!

[Shawn D.]

is it possible to convert the US center console to the EU equivalent? I really would love the pocket space!

Anything is "possible," but do you want to trade your air conditioning for a modicum of extra space? Yes, Euro A/C units that fit there do exist, but they're quite rare.

[Highlander]

My sons (13,10) and I recently completed the interior.