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Post Wed Aug 17, 2005 8:15 pm

has anyone ever bought or priced up a full centre console (2 sections) in bubble leather from a dealer or anywhere? No idea if its available or how much it is if it available. I didn't realise this was an option before I started looking, always just assumed that if you had bubble leather seats, you had the console too?? Seems odd. What kind/colour handbrake handle/gaiter would you have had with a bubble leather console?

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Post Wed Aug 17, 2005 9:27 pm

Centre console will not be trimmed in Bubble leather - it will simply be leather, matching the colour of the bolsters of the seats.
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Post Wed Aug 17, 2005 9:36 pm

These parts are NLA from the dealer. We tried to price up a few bits for Becky's cab because whe has the lotus white leather.
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Post Wed Aug 17, 2005 9:48 pm

a ha, thanks bharat. I read an advet for a 'sport that said it had 'matching bubble leather centre console' and I thought the guy I bought my hardtop from had a bubble leather console. Must have been imagining.

Adam, I thought they'd be expensive but didn't think they'd be completely NLA. What can you do then? I presume its just breaker etc..no immitations or anything??

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Post Thu Aug 18, 2005 2:32 am

worth chasing up with dealer, they may be able to get one made up, i had that problem with some rear headrests they were orig NLA but after the parts guy contacted bmw hq they managed to get some had to wait about 10weeks though
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Post Thu Aug 18, 2005 8:37 am

The bubble leather is just the woven centre parts of the seats isn't it? Be it grey/silver or black. I been told that BMW don't do replacements for this anymore - so if your car got bubble leather, look after it!!!
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Post Thu Aug 18, 2005 11:05 am

yeah its just the centres of seats
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Post Thu Aug 18, 2005 11:09 am

i thought the handbrake gaiter was woven too, but maybe i saw a cusom one?
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Post Thu Aug 18, 2005 2:57 pm

Can someone post up a picture of this, cause I have no idea what u guys r talking about... wondering if we got this here in South Africa
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Post Thu Aug 18, 2005 3:55 pm

there was a thread on here last week i think that had a nice interior shot of the cab motorsport interior, i can`t find it
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Post Thu Aug 18, 2005 5:34 pm

nice1 :wink:
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Post Thu Aug 18, 2005 8:22 pm

im after a centre console wheres the best place to look other than ebay?!