E30 LEATHER INTERIOR RE UPHOLSTEREY

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Wilkie1
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Wed Jun 24, 2015 4:42 pm

Hi there anyone have any idea how much it may cost to have the interior of my E30 (LEATHER) re upholstered? I live in Kent but am happy to travel for the right supplier

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Wed Jun 24, 2015 5:53 pm

Between £1500 - £3500 depending on what you want done.

I have just ordered a cabby leather interior from Germany, front door cards, rear panels, front and rear seats for +-£1500...the catch is I need to get it fitted...
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Wed Jun 24, 2015 7:31 pm

Where from if you don't mind me asking
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Wed Jun 24, 2015 8:20 pm

Mine cost me £600... The backs of the seats were already black leather, so I had the fronts (fabric) done in Houndstooth grey Italian leather front and back seats, lovely and soft too! I'm on the Isle of Wight though, hope this helps...
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Georgedaly
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Sun Jun 28, 2015 10:10 pm

I've been quoted £900 from http://www.dkschweizer.co.uk
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Mon Jun 29, 2015 3:09 pm

I had mine done (albeit 10 years ago) by Chequers Auto Upholstery in Bearsted. It was £1200 for the seats, door cards, backs of seats and the side bits in the back of the convertible, and the steering wheel was re-trimmed as well.
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Fri Jul 24, 2015 2:16 pm

Try LG Trimming, he's doing my e30 interior for me at the moment.

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Wherever you go make sure you see some examples of their work first, I am seeing too many baggy interiors these days. They really shouldn't have any wrinkles.
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Tue May 19, 2020 5:35 am

Bumping this thread. How does $2,000 (AUD) for front sports seats or $3,000 for front and rear sound? Looks like the right ballpark judging from the replies above?
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Tue May 19, 2020 8:51 am

Price list I got last year from B-trim in Enfield, who have historically been the place that know how to trim old BMW and Recaro, had front and rear seats as £1600+VAT for standard Nappa Leather

That is top-end for a job but each time they have done trim work for me I could not fault it (and I can usually pick faults with anything)

So looks like that is in the ball-park if their work is up to scratch.
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Tue May 19, 2020 9:33 am

Thanks. Now need to decide whether to get both front and rear done. The front seats aren't in a good way, but the rear seats look like they've never been used - seems a shame to spend $1,000 on something that doesn't need fixing. But I don't want to risk having a two-tone interior!
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Tue May 19, 2020 12:20 pm

…….. I have e30 original leather & fabric seat skins available !

please inquire,
carlsos@hotmail.co.uk
MANY e30 PARTS FOR SALE.
( all models available )
& parts /glass for e21, e28, e34, e36,e39,e46


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Tue May 19, 2020 1:38 pm

coopman wrote:
Tue May 19, 2020 9:33 am
Thanks. Now need to decide whether to get both front and rear done. The front seats aren't in a good way, but the rear seats look like they've never been used - seems a shame to spend $1,000 on something that doesn't need fixing. But I don't want to risk having a two-tone interior!
Other option if you're handy is to buy the seat covers and recover yourself.

Otherwise I can look up where my car was reupholstered in Sydney.
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Tzantushka wrote:
Tue May 19, 2020 1:38 pm
coopman wrote:
Tue May 19, 2020 9:33 am
Thanks. Now need to decide whether to get both front and rear done. The front seats aren't in a good way, but the rear seats look like they've never been used - seems a shame to spend $1,000 on something that doesn't need fixing. But I don't want to risk having a two-tone interior!
Other option if you're handy is to buy the seat covers and recover yourself.

Otherwise I can look up where my car was reupholstered in Sydney.
I considered it - watched a YouTube video - decided I'd probably make a mess of it.

Yeah, I'd be interested to hear where yours was done. Thanks.
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Thu May 21, 2020 12:34 pm

coopman wrote:
Wed May 20, 2020 12:15 am
Yeah, I'd be interested to hear where yours was done. Thanks.
Looks like it was done in Prestige Motor Trimming (Botany).
Will shoot you a PM
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