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Tue Dec 01, 2009 11:10 am

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....
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Tue Dec 01, 2009 12:42 pm

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.
Anyone who knows of an S50 B32/B30 E30 for sale, please let me know.
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Tue Dec 01, 2009 12:45 pm

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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Tue Dec 01, 2009 1:16 pm

Totally Original and unmolested. :D
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Tue Dec 01, 2009 7:15 pm

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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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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oh i'm sure you'll have them queuing up sheps! :teehee:
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Tue Dec 01, 2009 7:30 pm

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.
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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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how many E30s have you got steve? :teehee:
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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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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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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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Do you think the colour is really made from dead cows blood?
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adit wrote:how many E30s have you got steve? :teehee:
a few too many 8O
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Some photo's of original cardinal or crimson red leathers. :D

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Do you think the colour is really made from dead cows blood?
naa ox's blood :D
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Tue Dec 01, 2009 8:10 pm

^^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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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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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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Tue Dec 01, 2009 9:35 pm

the seats, carpets and doors i can cope with, but the rear shelf and speakers look horrible :mad:
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Tue Dec 01, 2009 11:13 pm

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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Tue Dec 01, 2009 11:15 pm

I would like that red if it was a couple of shades darker..say, black for example
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Best E30 colour.
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Here is mine..

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Wed Dec 02, 2009 12:18 pm

looks lovely.

although can I just recommend this:

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Wed Dec 02, 2009 6:46 pm

Oxblod, Crimson, Cardinal..... We all know what he meant!
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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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i think the mobil 1 car was an auto
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Looks kinda cool in a weird sorta way ! :cool:
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