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amwafa
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Fri Oct 02, 2020 4:41 am

For my 1986 BMW 325e, I'd like to somehow get 4 yards of this fabric (circled in the attached picture), which is the side bolster material. I believe on RealOEM the part number is: 51921933101 (Upholstery cloth anthrazit 0186/0211/0262 X). On its website, it is the first one listed in item number 3. https://www.realoem.com/bmw/enUS/showpa ... Id=52_0847

All the companies I've emailed say BMW no longer makes it. Anyone know of someone who has an extra stash? Perhaps a close replacement? The last resort would be to pull it from other original seats.

Thanks!
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Fri Oct 02, 2020 7:24 am

Says it's in stock but do double check, If you need it for the bolsters check to see if Brutus has any.

https://www.hubauer-shop.de/en/upholste ... 37500.html
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Brutus has a lot too as mentioned, he would be the first port of call. I got mine from him, very carefully removed from back seat.
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Fri Oct 02, 2020 2:02 pm

Tineca wrote:
Fri Oct 02, 2020 8:24 am
Brutus has a lot too as mentioned, he would be the first port of call. I got mine from him, very carefully removed from back seat.
He`s the guy to go to :cool: :cool:

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amwafa wrote:
Fri Oct 02, 2020 4:41 am
For my 1986 BMW 325e, I'd like to somehow get 4 yards of this fabric (circled in the attached picture), which is the side bolster material. I believe on RealOEM the part number is: 51921933101 (Upholstery cloth anthrazit 0186/0211/0262 X). On its website, it is the first one listed in item number 3. https://www.realoem.com/bmw/enUS/showpa ... Id=52_0847
All the companies I've emailed say BMW no longer makes it. Anyone know of someone who has an extra stash? Perhaps a close replacement? The last resort would be to pull it from other original seats.
Thanks!
You are not going to get yards of the stuff as unfortunately the anthracite bolster fabric for both the early checkerboard (150) and later houndstooth (211) is NLA from all suppliers. Although the centre fabric is available either as original or good reproduction the bolster material has not as-yet been reproduced. You can get most other colours, just not anthracite.

I have been looking for some time now as unfortunately there is not a large enough section on normal seats to do what I need and bolsters for Recaro LS are beyond even Brutus :D
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Fri Oct 02, 2020 8:21 pm

Someone I know managed to get hold of so "Bubble Leather" it was at a price though so sometimes the Unobtainable is Obtainable......
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Does anyone have a contact number for Brutus. I have tried sending message twice but they never go through?
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Is this what you're looking for:

https://relicate.com/collections/bmw-m- ... 9821848656

Is this the right color?
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twright wrote:
Tue Oct 13, 2020 12:23 pm
Is this what you're looking for:

https://relicate.com/collections/bmw-m- ... 9821848656

Is this the right color?
No that is the later Face Lift fabric that goes with the editions and mtec (see below on that page)
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