Help tracking down Natural Brown leather interior

[nextelbuddy]

i know its rare but i just have to have it. i saw a whole ZHP for sale in TN that was black on Natural brown. drool.

i see a few door cards on ebay but never the front seats.


what would be the best way to track this set down? i would be ok with piecing it together.

i have my black leather interior, + an M3 coupe black leather interior I could sell + cash as well to get this interior.

I tried looking on an auto recycler website but it was pretty frustrating navigating the site.

[az3579]

I was in your exact predicament for a few years. It took me 4 years to finally source a Natural Brown interior, and boy did I get lucky (full interior with extra bits that I sold to make some of it back).

The problem you're going to run into is the front seats, as you said. In my case, finding sport, heated, front seats with lumbar support was impossible. Luckily the set that I bought had exactly that - with the folding rears! This is something you should pay attention to. If your car has folding rear seats, you need the folding rears; I don't think the folding/nonfolding are interchangeable.

You'll just have to consistently check eBay, craigslist, E46Fanatics, etc. for interior sets that pop up. That really is your best bet...

[cakM3]

I was in your exact predicament for a few years... and boy did I get lucky

I'd say you did BP!

[nextelbuddy]

I was in your exact predicament for a few years. It took me 4 years to finally source a Natural Brown interior, and boy did I get lucky (full interior with extra bits that I sold to make some of it back).

The problem you're going to run into is the front seats, as you said. In my case, finding sport, heated, front seats with lumbar support was impossible. Luckily the set that I bought had exactly that - with the folding rears! This is something you should pay attention to. If your car has folding rear seats, you need the folding rears; I don't think the folding/nonfolding are interchangeable.

You'll just have to consistently check eBay, craigslist, E46Fanatics, etc. for interior sets that pop up. That really is your best bet...

i dont have heated or lumbar.. just power front seats with memory. also rear are not folding either. so I take it what ever possiblity there is, is now greater for me?

also do you have a project thread that shows your beautiful interior?

would you be able to give me an estimate on around how much you ponied up?

thanks for the replies!

[704sw]

I'd love Natural Brown coupe seats. I think that or cinnamon would contrast Estoril very well. I'm pretty sure I'll be joining you in the hunt in the not so distant future.

[az3579]

i dont have heated or lumbar.. just power front seats with memory. also rear are not folding either. so I take it what ever possiblity there is, is now greater for me?

I think so... but it's also a limiting factor as well if you happen to find folding seats. It's a lottery, pretty much...

also do you have a project thread that shows your beautiful interior?

Project thread is here, but it's very long and I don't know what pages contain the content you want, so I'll just post some direct pics for you.

Project thread:
http://www.zhpmafia.com/forums/showthread.php?1281-Wobz


Pics (the very first pic is literally right after installing... lol):

20140923-001 by botond.pal, on Flickr

20141123-004 by botond.pal, on Flickr

20151015001 by botond.pal, on Flickr

0807161904 by botond.pal, on Flickr

0807161904a by botond.pal, on Flickr

would you be able to give me an estimate on around how much you ponied up?

I paid $1100 if I remember correctly - that included all the seats, door panels, a dash, door pillars, wood trim, various interior pieces, etc. I sold off the bigger value items and my old alcantara/cloth interior and essentially made money on the deal.

[nextelbuddy]

mother of god thats beautiful. everything looks so brand new and supple even the steering wheel. did the wheel get recovered and thickened?

im scouring the web and craigslist nationwide in google searches lol. i found a car in NY where he sold the front seats but has the 4 door panels and rest seats for $400 but im sure he wouldnt ship and its expensive.

im wondering if i could get this ebay person:

http://www.ebay.com/itm/1998-2004-BM...lV~YcI&vxp=mtr

to make seat covers in the same natural brown leather color.

[BimmerDude]

mother of god thats beautiful. everything looks so brand new and supple even the steering wheel. did the wheel get recovered and thickened?

im scouring the web and craigslist nationwide in google searches lol. i found a car in NY where he sold the front seats but has the 4 door panels and rest seats for $400 but im sure he wouldnt ship and its expensive.

im wondering if i could get this ebay person:

http://www.ebay.com/itm/1998-2004-BM...lV~YcI&vxp=mtr

to make seat covers in the same natural brown leather color.

That is a great option as well

[UdubBadger]

I know a guy selling NB Recaro Pole Positions if you want to get some front seats first!

[Vas]

Where are you located?