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Post Mon May 07, 2012 2:28 am

As part of an on-going interior refurb,the Sport has these now fitted.......

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Took 2 years to find such an interior and then a further 18 months of on/off work with cleaning and feeding.The seats are completely un-touched originals,with no re-colouring/re-conolizeing/re-paneling/re-stitching/boot polish or general council abuse :D

Next to do inside this car will probably be the sound system.Any ideas on where i can get new foam for under the grills for these?...
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New grills dont seem to be available anymore. :(

Thankyou for looking. 8)
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Post Mon May 07, 2012 2:54 am

Nicew have you got a before shot?
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Post Mon May 07, 2012 3:13 am

318isPMK wrote:Nicew have you got a before shot?
No mate.They were in very good order initially,just very dirty and quite hard(particularly the passenger seat)as they had been in storage for many years.The main thing for me was that they were original,quality items and sold to me without being "dressed up" which can not be said of the vast majority that i had viewed previously! :roll:
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Post Mon May 07, 2012 9:45 am

they look superb !
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Post Mon May 07, 2012 9:52 am

good work csl.
a good drowning in silicone spray is required to make them ***SUPER MINT*** **WOW*** though imo.
a detailed refurb description would be very helpful :wink:
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Post Mon May 07, 2012 11:41 am

Looking good Ash! Sent you a pm.
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Post Mon May 07, 2012 12:26 pm

Spot on!!
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Post Mon May 07, 2012 12:27 pm

a good drowning in silicone spray is required to make them ***SUPER MINT*** **WOW*** though imo.
:P
a detailed refurb description would be very helpful
Not really much to tell with these tbh.They were an exceptional set of seats to start with.The time just went into cleaning and feeding,panel by panel.The only products i used were from Gliptone....gt11 and gt12.
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Post Mon May 07, 2012 12:46 pm

Nice leatherzzz ! :)
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Post Mon May 07, 2012 12:58 pm

quality work, they look exceptional

as above-detailed refurb instructions would be nice
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Post Mon May 07, 2012 1:02 pm

polsta wrote:quality work, they look exceptional

as above-detailed refurb instructions would be nice
+1 quick post on the wiki would be great!
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Post Mon May 07, 2012 11:46 pm

pacerpete wrote:Nice leatherzzz ! :)
u is d man! :D
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Post Tue May 08, 2012 12:17 am

bmw9818 wrote:
polsta wrote:quality work, they look exceptional

as above-detailed refurb instructions would be nice
+1 quick post on the wiki would be great!
Many thanks for the comments guys. :cool:

TBH i dont think im as qualified as some on here to post about this?
However,this is how i achieved the above,in order....

#Find "quality" leather.(thats the hard part out of the way about the job! :P )
#Hire van and transport the best part of 600 miles round trip.
#un-load van and put whole interior into spare bedroom,ignoreing ear ache from girlfriend.
#clean with warm water thourghly.
#clean with Gliptone GT12,panel by panel,properly.
#replace girlfriend.
#condition with Gliptone GT11,panel by panel,analy.
....job done :P
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Post Tue May 08, 2012 12:29 am

Ash, that really looks superb :D

nothing nicer than decent Factory leatherzz :cool:
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Post Tue May 08, 2012 12:30 am

am i wrong in assuming that its the seats and not the new girlfriend you conditioned with Gliptone GT11 analy?

perhaps you could just get some normal thin sponge and stick it on with some glue brushed carefully onto the back of the grille?

(looking good mate :wink: )
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Post Tue May 08, 2012 11:47 pm

pukar wrote:am i wrong in assuming that its the seats and not the new girlfriend you conditioned with Gliptone GT11 analy?

perhaps you could just get some normal thin sponge and stick it on with some glue brushed carefully onto the back of the grille?

(looking good mate :wink: )
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Im going to have a look around and see whats available regards the foam. Pitty really as new grills were reasonably priced when they were available.Ive been told various parts have been NLA before by dealers though only to try another dealer and they can get what i want. :roll:

Thankyou for the kind comments everyone. 8)
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Post Wed May 09, 2012 8:50 am

pukar wrote:am i wrong in assuming that its the seats and not the new girlfriend you conditioned with Gliptone GT11 analy?
bwhahaha, the importance of punctuation shown right there :)

Excellent job on the seats.
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Post Sun May 13, 2012 9:40 pm

Thankyou for the kind comments 8)

It will all have to come out again when i get the new head unit/speakers/wireing and parcel shelf in! :mad:
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Post Sun May 13, 2012 11:44 pm

did you get them off Pete, think i know the seats.

Anyhow they look amazing
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Post Sun May 13, 2012 11:54 pm

gliptone gt 11 and 12 ordered,thanks for sharing :D
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Post Mon May 14, 2012 11:42 am

Looks great Ash. This car just gets better and better.

I'm sure you know but the premium audio speakers definately need an amp. Mine are run directly by a 50wx4 JVC Headunit and the whole thing powers down above a certain volume. :o:
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Post Mon May 14, 2012 12:34 pm

Seats are nice but your door cards are unbelievably fantastic!
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Post Mon May 14, 2012 5:11 pm

Simon13 wrote:did you get them off Pete, think i know the seats.

Anyhow they look amazing
Yes, off Pete about 18 months ago.Barry kindly put me onto these, after a long search.
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Post Mon May 14, 2012 5:16 pm

magpie wrote:gliptone gt 11 and 12 ordered,thanks for sharing :D
Ive tried a few products but the Gliptone has given the best results imho.If your leather is in good order,gt11 and gt12 will do the trick. 8)
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Post Mon May 14, 2012 5:18 pm

Eddie25 wrote:Looks great Ash. This car just gets better and better.

I'm sure you know but the premium audio speakers definately need an amp. Mine are run directly by a 50wx4 JVC Headunit and the whole thing powers down above a certain volume. :o:
Have you the premium sound in the 325 then Eddie?
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Post Mon May 14, 2012 5:23 pm

si911t wrote:Seats are nice but your door cards are unbelievably fantastic!
Nice ones are hard to get,so i believe.
Mine were cleaned with water and then Jeffs Werkstat applied to condition and give a natural sheen.
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Post Mon May 14, 2012 5:37 pm

i wanted them for my 2 door years ago but was told they weren't forsale at the time. They're in a worthy home and i get much harder for me red leathers these days
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Post Mon May 14, 2012 5:50 pm

csl wrote:
Eddie25 wrote:Looks great Ash. This car just gets better and better.

I'm sure you know but the premium audio speakers definately need an amp. Mine are run directly by a 50wx4 JVC Headunit and the whole thing powers down above a certain volume. :o:
Have you the premium sound in the 325 then Eddie?
Well so far I've just got the rear speakers in, have to say though I'm still not entirely comfortable with how much I had to cut out the parcel shelf to get them in there.

I've also got the tweeters sitting on top of my wardrobe waiting for some spare time and money. I'm toying with saving up and asking Base systems to hide an amp somwhere then uprate the front speakers as well so it all fits and sounds right.

My battery and tool compartments are starting to go in the boot though so I have to fix this first, then I have the yank tank to worry about :mad: too many turds under my feet. :D
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Post Mon May 14, 2012 9:04 pm

Simon13 wrote:i wanted them for my 2 door years ago but was told they weren't forsale at the time. They're in a worthy home and i get much harder for me red leathers these days
They only came up for sale due to a change of circumstances at the time, iirc. I just fell lucky with it.They do get more conditioning than use though :o: I would love a nice set of red leatherz 8) ..your crimson ones will be superb in the black pina. winkeye
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Post Mon May 14, 2012 9:13 pm

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Eddie25 wrote:Looks great Ash. This car just gets better and better.

I'm sure you know but the premium audio speakers definately need an amp. Mine are run directly by a 50wx4 JVC Headunit and the whole thing powers down above a certain volume. :o:
Have you the premium sound in the 325 then Eddie?
Well so far I've just got the rear speakers in, have to say though I'm still not entirely comfortable with how much I had to cut out the parcel shelf to get them in there.

I've also got the tweeters sitting on top of my wardrobe waiting for some spare time and money. I'm toying with saving up and asking Base systems to hide an amp somwhere then uprate the front speakers as well so it all fits and sounds right.

My battery and tool compartments are starting to go in the boot though so I have to fix this first, then I have the yank tank to worry about :mad: too many turds under my feet. :D
Yes ive looked at the amount that has to come out of the shelf!
Sounds like your a stage or two ahead of me mate,as all my stuff is in the spare room including the shelf. :)