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Cardinal/oxblood question

Posted: Tue Dec 01, 2009 11:10 am
by SHAKEELE30
Cars that came with these interiors, i know they came with carpet, doorcards, shelf, but what about the center console etc. What else what colour co-oridnated???

Talking about the originals not ones that have been matched afterwards....

Re: Cardinal/oxblood question

Posted: Tue Dec 01, 2009 12:42 pm
by da4x4turbo
My mate has a 325i Motorsport Cabby. Tech 1. Silver with Oxblood interior. The centre console and everything else is standard E30.

The door cards and in this case the horseshoe -as it's a cabby- along with the bits you've already mentioned are the only bits that are red.

Posted: Tue Dec 01, 2009 12:45 pm
by SHAKEELE30
thanks, do you know if that is totally original as in thats how the car came, or did he put them in afterwards....

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Posted: Tue Dec 01, 2009 1:16 pm
by da4x4turbo
Totally Original and unmolested. :D

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Posted: Tue Dec 01, 2009 7:15 pm
by bss325i
How many times! No such thing as Ox blood in an E30! Cardial or Crimson only! :roll:

The only parts that are red are the seats, carpet, door trims including the pockets and door pulls, rear shelf, speaker covers and if its got the premium speakers in the rear then them as well.

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Posted: Tue Dec 01, 2009 7:25 pm
by ShepsEvo3
I've just bought an M3 with cardinal interior, which is the original as suplied by BMW, however, only the seats and door cards are this colour. Everything else is anthracite, rear shelf, centre console, carpet, dash, all anthracite.

I have to say, I thought it was hideous when I bought the car, but after driving it a few days, it's kind of growing on me. But I think I'll still sell the interior nonetheless.

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Posted: Tue Dec 01, 2009 7:28 pm
by adit
oh i'm sure you'll have them queuing up sheps! :teehee:

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Posted: Tue Dec 01, 2009 7:30 pm
by e30topless
bss325i wrote:How many times! No such thing as Ox blood in an E30! Cardinal or Crimson only! :roll:

rear shelf, speaker covers and if its got the premium speakers in the rear then them as well.
:D

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the handle surrounds are red too , I have all of these parts apart from the carpet and seats ..

Barry, do Cardinal or Crimson share the same plastics ?

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Posted: Tue Dec 01, 2009 7:32 pm
by adit
how many E30s have you got steve? :teehee:

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Posted: Tue Dec 01, 2009 7:34 pm
by bss325i
ShepsEvo3 wrote:I've just bought an M3 with cardinal interior, which is the original as suplied by BMW, however, only the seats and door cards are this colour. Everything else is anthracite, rear shelf, centre console, carpet, dash, all anthracite.

I have to say, I thought it was hideous when I bought the car, but after driving it a few days, it's kind of growing on me. But I think I'll still sell the interior nonetheless.
Do you know for a fact that it had cardinal from new?

Have you done a spec inquirey at a BMW dealer?

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Posted: Tue Dec 01, 2009 7:35 pm
by bss325i
e30topless wrote:the handle surrounds are red too , I have all of these parts apart from the carpet and seats ..

Barry, do Cardinal or Crimson share the same plastics ?
Not sure on that but cross referencing part numbers on realoem
would confirm it.

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Posted: Tue Dec 01, 2009 7:36 pm
by e30topless
adit wrote:how many E30s have you got steve? :teehee:
a few too many 8O
I keep getting tempted to have a massive fragfest and buy a renualt ! :mrgreen:

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Posted: Tue Dec 01, 2009 7:38 pm
by TPS
Do you think the colour is really made from dead cows blood?

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Posted: Tue Dec 01, 2009 7:45 pm
by adit
e30topless wrote:
adit wrote:how many E30s have you got steve? :teehee:
a few too many 8O
I keep getting tempted to have a massive fragfest and buy a renualt ! :mrgreen:
i'll be round on sunday! :wink:

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Posted: Tue Dec 01, 2009 7:49 pm
by Ollie_bwoii
Some photo's of original cardinal or crimson red leathers. :D

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Posted: Tue Dec 01, 2009 7:49 pm
by SHAKEELE30
Do you think the colour is really made from dead cows blood?
naa ox's blood :D

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Posted: Tue Dec 01, 2009 8:10 pm
by George
^^That's a lot of red, certainly needs those black overmats just to tone it down a touch. When combined with an Alpine white cab, red leather = 8)8)8)

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Posted: Tue Dec 01, 2009 9:06 pm
by ShepsEvo3
bss325i wrote:
ShepsEvo3 wrote:I've just bought an M3 with cardinal interior, which is the original as suplied by BMW, however, only the seats and door cards are this colour. Everything else is anthracite, rear shelf, centre console, carpet, dash, all anthracite.

I have to say, I thought it was hideous when I bought the car, but after driving it a few days, it's kind of growing on me. But I think I'll still sell the interior nonetheless.
Do you know for a fact that it had cardinal from new?

Have you done a spec inquirey at a BMW dealer?
Yes and yes!

Having seen the pics above, if the carpet was red (uh humm) Cardinal/crimson, whatever, it would look much better.

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Posted: Tue Dec 01, 2009 9:10 pm
by e30topless
Ollie_bwoii wrote:Some photo's of original cardinal or crimson red leathers. :D

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the Mobile 1 car ,
I would love to frag the high mile turd and donate the interior to my car :D

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Posted: Tue Dec 01, 2009 9:35 pm
by harry_p
the seats, carpets and doors i can cope with, but the rear shelf and speakers look horrible :mad:

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Posted: Tue Dec 01, 2009 11:13 pm
by b4gga83
My cabbie was Alpine White in colour, from factory it was red leather seats with red backs on the front seats, red door cards and horseshoe, with red carpets.

Centre console was black. This I believe how BMW had made it.

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Posted: Tue Dec 01, 2009 11:15 pm
by Bump
I would like that red if it was a couple of shades darker..say, black for example

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Posted: Tue Dec 01, 2009 11:37 pm
by Blitz
Best E30 colour.

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Posted: Wed Dec 02, 2009 1:28 am
by ShepsEvo3
Here is mine..

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Posted: Wed Dec 02, 2009 12:18 pm
by Bump
looks lovely.

although can I just recommend this:

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:wink:

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Posted: Wed Dec 02, 2009 6:46 pm
by da4x4turbo
Oxblod, Crimson, Cardinal..... We all know what he meant!

Posted: Wed Dec 02, 2009 9:49 pm
by ShepsEvo3
Bump wrote:looks lovely.

although can I just recommend this:

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Well, as it is a Black dye then yes you can recommend it! :D

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Posted: Thu Dec 03, 2009 3:06 pm
by Kos
e30topless.

i think the mobil 1 car was an auto

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Posted: Thu Dec 03, 2009 4:22 pm
by andyclient
Looks kinda cool in a weird sorta way ! :cool:
cheers
Andy