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ivane30
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Wed Apr 01, 2015 8:29 am
Hi all,
Just wondering whats the rarest interior still in existence today?
I've got an 85 chromie with 0153 pearlbeige comfort seats and finding it impossible to source either replacement seats or fabric!

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Grrrmachine
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Wed Apr 01, 2015 8:43 am
Probably an M3 interior wothout fag burns or poo stains on it
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e30topless
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Wed Apr 01, 2015 8:56 am
0153 pearl beige comfort's aren't rare i have 2 sets of them ...
*cough* after a little research yes your right they are rare.. sadly rare commands a premium

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ivane30
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Wed Apr 01, 2015 9:05 am
Hey e30topless.
are you willing to trade a set for some of my hard earned cash?
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bab-91
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Thu Apr 02, 2015 2:42 pm
I'd be tempted to say Perlbeige (because nobody wanted it) Piniengrun or Pacific houndstooth.
M3/Alpina interiors while rare, were kept. No freak is hoarding perlbeige houndstooth..
yet.
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anothere21323i
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Thu Apr 02, 2015 3:10 pm
bab-91 wrote:I'd be tempted to say Perlbeige (because nobody wanted it) Piniengrun or Pacific houndstooth.
M3/Alpina interiors while rare, were kept. No freak is hoarding perlbeige houndstooth..
yet.
+1 on pacificblau houndstooth. I've been looking for months for a pair of sports seats in this upholstery for my 2 door 325i chromie but no joy anywhere, not even in the obscure German forums.
I'm sure a pair will emerge at some point but there's no guarantee that they'll be in the condition I want. I've no doubt perlbeige is the same - plus there's the added disadvantage that they're difficult to keep clean

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bab-91
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Thu Apr 02, 2015 4:33 pm
Wouldn't mind getting my paws on a full pacificblau interior myself.. O! and the green houndstooth
I'll keep an eye out for you.
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gooner1
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Thu Apr 02, 2015 5:37 pm
bab-91 wrote:Wouldn't mind getting my paws on a full pacificblau interior myself.. O! and the green houndstooth
I'll keep an eye out for you.
I have a complete Green Houndstooth interior, the two
door comfort variety and everything bar the drivers seat
in Pinengrun in the four door version.
How lucky am I.

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Topblag
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Thu Apr 02, 2015 6:03 pm
Alpina striped recaro LS must be the rarest.
1990 325i Cab auto in Alpine White II
1988 Alpina C2.5 moredoor in Black, 71k
1990 325ix, moredoor auto in Laser Blue. 51k
1984 Hartge H35 in Black
2004 996 C4S in Silver 43k manual
2006 Audi S6 V10 in Black 58k
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Kedge
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Thu Apr 02, 2015 8:53 pm
Would love a mint pacificblau houndstooth sport interior, didn't even bother trying to fins one and just went down the leather route.
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Acox99
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Thu Apr 02, 2015 10:09 pm
Try finding an indigo blue carpet or leather seats for a cab. I've been looking for a good carpet for a couple of years. All I've found is 1 which was as good as mine, fit for the bin.
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bab-91
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Fri Apr 03, 2015 1:47 am
gooner1 wrote:
I have a complete Green Houndstooth interior, the two
door comfort variety and everything bar the drivers seat
in Pinengrun in the four door version.
How lucky am I.

You sick freak!

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RetroAde
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Fri Apr 03, 2015 12:02 pm
Indigo blue leather cab interior you say? Better make sure I look after mine now.
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Topblag
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Fri Apr 03, 2015 1:03 pm
Acox99 wrote:Try finding an indigo blue carpet or leather seats for a cab. I've been looking for a good carpet for a couple of years. All I've found is 1 which was as good as mine, fit for the bin.
Pretty sure I have a spare, mint blue cabby carpet. Problem is that I won't be shipping it.
1990 325i Cab auto in Alpine White II
1988 Alpina C2.5 moredoor in Black, 71k
1990 325ix, moredoor auto in Laser Blue. 51k
1984 Hartge H35 in Black
2004 996 C4S in Silver 43k manual
2006 Audi S6 V10 in Black 58k
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bab-91
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Fri Apr 03, 2015 1:14 pm
Topblag wrote:Acox99 wrote:Try finding an indigo blue carpet or leather seats for a cab. I've been looking for a good carpet for a couple of years. All I've found is 1 which was as good as mine, fit for the bin.
Pretty sure I have a spare, mint blue cabby carpet. Problem is that I won't be shipping it.
Road trip!

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Acox99
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Fri Apr 03, 2015 3:28 pm
Haha could you get any further away. It's a bit far for a road trip even! Daaaam. If you do decide to ship bare me in mind.
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bss325i
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Fri Apr 03, 2015 4:00 pm
swindler wrote:Evo 2 M3 highback interior. Possibly one only...
Genuine silver grey half leather and uberkaro cloth recaro LS's?!
Pics?
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anothere21323i
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Fri Apr 03, 2015 4:27 pm
bss325i wrote:swindler wrote:Evo 2 M3 highback interior. Possibly one only...
Genuine silver grey half leather and uberkaro cloth recaro LS's?!
Pics?
+1. That would look super

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bab-91
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Fri Apr 03, 2015 4:45 pm
Acox99 wrote:Haha could you get any further away. It's a bit far for a road trip even! Daaaam. If you do decide to ship bare me in mind.
You big girl, you don't even have to get a boat

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pacerpete
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Fri Apr 03, 2015 4:50 pm
anothere21323i wrote:bss325i wrote:swindler wrote:Evo 2 M3 highback interior. Possibly one only...
Genuine silver grey half leather and uberkaro cloth recaro LS's?!
Pics?
+1. That would look nasty

Grey is grim. Imagine how valuable an Evo 2 would be if it did not have such a tragic interior

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bss325i
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Fri Apr 03, 2015 5:26 pm
anothere21323i wrote:bss325i wrote:swindler wrote:Evo 2 M3 highback interior. Possibly one only...
Genuine silver grey half leather and uberkaro cloth recaro LS's?!
Pics?
+1. That would look super

I'm skeptical as to weather such thing exists, hence to reqest for pics.
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bss325i
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Fri Apr 03, 2015 5:29 pm
As for rare, Cherry red leather which was a very early interior colour option that preceded cardinal and crimson.
Only seen a pic on one such trim once.
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bss325i
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Fri Apr 03, 2015 5:31 pm
bab-91 wrote:Wouldn't mind getting my paws on a full pacificblau interior myself.. O! and the green houndstooth
I'll keep an eye out for you.
Saw an opal green 4dr chrome turd at the ring back in 2008 which had green houndstooth sports seats in very tidy condition.
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anothere21323i
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Fri Apr 03, 2015 9:27 pm
pacerpete wrote:anothere21323i wrote:bss325i wrote:
Genuine silver grey half leather and uberkaro cloth recaro LS's?!
Pics?
+1. That would look nasty

Grey is grim. Imagine how valuable an Evo 2 would be if it did not have such a tragic interior

It's more the rareness I had in mind Peter - as you know, I have a rare OEM sickness.....

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bmw-mad
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Fri Apr 03, 2015 11:55 pm
I have green houndstooth sports interiors
2 door and 4 door flavour
One came out of a bronze c1 Alpina and the other out of a early malachite 325i
breaking loads of e30 coupes,tourings,convertibles,baurs,sports etc, e39 sport breaking e36 m50 sport breaking e36 m3 breaking, e28 breaking, e24 breaking
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swindler
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Sat Apr 04, 2015 1:49 am
I don't have a pic let alone custard test but a chap who has owned a black sport evo since brand new (a well know car) had a Nogaro Evo 2 before it which he ordered new with LSs, and yes in silber half leather half big check.
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swindler
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Sat Apr 04, 2015 1:52 am
It should be verify-able if you put all 500 Evo2 VIN numbers into a decoder
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pacerpete
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Sat Apr 04, 2015 9:11 am
swindler wrote:It should be verify-able if you put all 500 Evo2 VIN numbers into a decoder
You jest ! but such freaks exist !

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bss325i
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Sat Apr 04, 2015 10:41 pm
Sod that! Even I'm not that sad!
I have seen Recaro LS's in anthracite uberkaro check before.
I'd say the interior you describe in that Evo 2 has got to be a contender!
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Sat Apr 04, 2015 11:16 pm
i want Dezzy's interior


m52 b30 stroker 6-speed 318is Galvanizer
m42 touring
+ a yard full of scrap turds

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bab-91
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Sun Apr 05, 2015 10:59 pm
bss325i wrote:bab-91 wrote:Wouldn't mind getting my paws on a full pacificblau interior myself.. O! and the green houndstooth
I'll keep an eye out for you.
Saw an opal green 4dr chrome turd at the ring back in 2008 which had green houndstooth sports seats in very tidy condition.
Andy's old chromie had that cloth, only set I've seen

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swindler
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Mon Apr 06, 2015 12:13 am
I also had a pinengrun houndstooth sport interior in a 320i 2dr chromie. That was lovely and I imagine not plentiful.