Interior Refresh

NGEE · 08-16-2014, 07:42 PM

Well, I finally finished my project to update/refresh the interior on my '07 e90 335i, Dakota Beige, steptronic, and posted a DIY here: http://www.e90post.com/forums/showthread.php?t=1024270. This project involved wrapping my wood grain trim and adding black accents throughout:

- installing new black OEM carpet mats
- wrapping the wood grain trim with 3M 1080 Matte Charcoal
- wrapping the OEM steptronic shifter in gray carbon fiber
- replacing the OEM lighted plastic shifter panel with an alcantara manual shift boot
- recoloring plastic door trim pieces in satin black (speaker grilles, window switches, door handle recesses)
- replacing the door pulls in OEM black
- dying the armrests black
- dying the console cover/armrest black
- dying the hand brake boot black
- dying the seatback nets black

Here is the end result:

Rg21044 · 08-16-2014, 07:51 PM

That looks great. Any before pics for comparison?

NGEE · 08-16-2014, 08:46 PM

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Originally Posted by Rg21044

That looks great. Any before pics for comparison?

No...just imagine lots of beige and simulated wood grain

X_Drive · 08-16-2014, 08:47 PM

Looking good! Tasteful and pleasant to the eye!

mansito · 08-17-2014, 08:27 AM

Amazing work. Looks fantastic.

Efthreeoh · 08-17-2014, 10:50 AM

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Originally Posted by NGEE

No...just imagine lots of beige and simulated wood grain

You know it is real wood, right?

techietaichi · 08-17-2014, 11:34 AM

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Originally Posted by NGEE

No...just imagine lots of beige and simulated wood grain

Ditto! That's the problem I have with mine. So much tan/beige it's mind numbing, but I still love the 'ole gal just the same.

Nalod · 08-17-2014, 12:47 PM

Cover real wood with fake carbon fiber?

NGEE · 08-17-2014, 12:56 PM

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Originally Posted by Bargamon

Cover real wood with fake carbon fiber?

What part did you not understand?

Built My Way · 08-17-2014, 01:45 PM

Wow! Nice job and very classy looking.

NGEE · 08-17-2014, 01:47 PM

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Originally Posted by Efthreeoh

You know it is real wood, right?

A thin membrane of veneer glued to metal which is glued to plastic. By that measure my IKEA furniture is heirloom quality lol.

I should have sanded all that thick gloss polymer coating off, then finished it with several coats of tung oil. Dang I miss that real wood.

09Monaco335i · 08-17-2014, 02:17 PM

Wow, looks great! Thanks for posting the detailed DIY.

In general I like my beige interior, but would be nice if some of the trim pieces were black add a little contrast to the interior. I had been thinking about just changing the plastic door trim pieces to black (speaker grilles, window switches, door handle recesses). I may have to do that now using this helpful DIY info.

NGEE · 08-17-2014, 03:19 PM

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Originally Posted by Rg21044

That looks great. Any before pics for comparison?

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Originally Posted by X_Drive

Looking good! Tasteful and pleasant to the eye!

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Originally Posted by mansito

Amazing work. Looks fantastic.

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Originally Posted by Built My Way

Wow! Nice job and very classy looking.

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Originally Posted by 09Monaco335i

Wow, looks great! Thanks for posting the detailed DIY...

Thanks a lot guys!

manolooo · 08-17-2014, 03:28 PM

Looks really good

BMRSEB · 08-17-2014, 03:29 PM

Nice job!! Now head over to Atlanta and get mine done!!

Eat.Sleep.Race · 08-17-2014, 07:12 PM

not feeling the black armrests. But like the color of the trim!

NGEE · 08-17-2014, 08:12 PM

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Originally Posted by manolooo

Looks really good

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Originally Posted by BMRSEB

Nice job!! Now head over to Atlanta and get mine done!!

Thanks!

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Originally Posted by Eat.Sleep.Race

not feeling the black armrests. But like the color of the trim!

Thanks! Yeah, I'm sure it won't be everyone's cup of tea

Efthreeoh · 08-18-2014, 10:06 AM

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Originally Posted by NGEE

A thin membrane of veneer glued to metal which is glued to plastic. By that measure my IKEA furniture is heirloom quality lol.

I should have sanded all that thick gloss polymer coating off, then finished it with several coats of tung oil. Dang I miss that real wood.

Still not simulated wood grain.

zero2sixtyZ · 08-18-2014, 10:17 AM

Still looks better than the wood.

Great refresh, OP. Plans for Sport wheel? Would really set it off. I plan to do some of these for the handles / steering wheel trim soon.

NGEE · 08-18-2014, 12:32 PM

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Originally Posted by Efthreeoh

Still not simulated wood grain.

You got me there

AzureHaze · 08-18-2014, 02:44 PM

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Originally Posted by zero2sixtyZ

Still looks better than the wood.

Great refresh, OP. Plans for Sport wheel? Would really set it off. I plan to do some of these for the handles / steering wheel trim soon.

+1. Wood trim is lame and feels like an old geezer's interior.

Why stop at a regular sport wheel since OP would need to change out the airbag to upgrade? Get an m-sport or //m steering wheel!

NGEE · 08-18-2014, 06:08 PM

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Originally Posted by zero2sixtyZ

Plans for Sport wheel? Would really set it off. I plan to do some of these for the handles / steering wheel trim soon.

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Originally Posted by AzureHaze

Why stop at a regular sport wheel since OP would need to change out the airbag to upgrade? Get an m-sport or //m steering wheel!

I'd settle for any of the above! That would be a great upgrade. I have a hard time justifying a grand for a new steering wheel. Maybe one day if I run out of other things to spend money on.

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