The steering wheel was purchased brand new last year. It was a lot fresher when those pics were taken. Now, even with a super cleaning, I can't get my wheel to look that good anymore. lol - Funny how that works...
The driver's seat is actually mediocre. Pics don't show it, but it has a lot of cracks. The interior clearly wasn't taken care of by whoever had the car they came out of as they were all pretty much rock hard, which is past the point of rejuvenation. Everything was out of an accident car. You can see some of the cracking in this pic, on the right-side lower bolster - they're all over that bolster, as well as much worse ones on the left bolster. This is right after I did the euro tray and proper armrest delete conversion, not that long ago:
0926161541 by botond.pal, on Flickr
You'd have to send them a sample for them to match, and even then it won't be a 100% match both for color and for leather grain. You can buy new Dakota NB seat covers from BMW, but unfortunately that's a good $1400 per seat... sigh.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.
NY isn't that far from Georgia, make it happen! Hell, I throw you an offer you can't refuse - if you buy those parts, I'll gladly pick it up for you and meet you halfway somewhere. I have a 4-day weekend coming up... just saying.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.
There is another way...albeit a more expensive way upfront, and potentially painful... But if you really want Natty Brown, you could always find a ZHP with NB interior, do the interior swap and resell the car. This has actually crossed my mind a couple times recently, I've come across two ZHP's locally with NB interior, I seriously debated buying the car and swapping the interior out. I had NB in my last ZHP, and didn't realize what a unicorn it was until after I sold it. Worst mistake ever.
2016 BMW M340i
BMW CCA Member . Dinan Stage 1 Software . Dinan 3.5" Exhaust . Dinan CAI & Turbo Inlet . VSRF Charge Pipe . H&R Sport Springs . CF: Front Splitter, Rear Valance, Trunk Spoiler, Roof Spoiler, M3 Mirror Covers . BMW Performance pedals . Gloss black ///M kidneys . 12mm F / 15mm R BMS Spacers. NGK 94201 Plugs .
2013 BMW X5 M-Sport - Sold
2009 550i M-Sport - Sold
2006 650i Vert - Sold
2004 330i ZHP - Dead
2001 330i Sport - Sold
2004 330i ZHP - Sold
1999 E36 M3 - Sold
Lseat.com has both front and rear seats...
Rear
https://www.lseat.com/products/1999-...vers-rear.html
Front
https://www.lseat.com/products/1998-...ers-front.html
Emma - 2005 BMW 330ci ZHP 6MT Estorilblau Individual
Sportline 8s 18x8.5F - 18x9.5R | APEX ARC-8 18x8.5 Square | aFe Intake | 135i Brembo F/R Calipers | 26mm Front/20mm Rear Sway Bars | Z4 Mirror
M3 Dead Pedal | Lexus ES300 Yellow Fog Light Retrofit | Koni Yellows/H&R Springs | Llumar CTX 40% | Coby Tri-Stitch Wheel & Boots
Awaiting Install: M3 Wing Mirrors
i found a few recyclers that have the front seats but they are standard seats not sport lol. would be nice t know if i could snag those and reuse the seat covers and install on sport seats.. im sure they wont fit though with the increased bolster sizes in sport seats.
Just going to add a few more natty brown pics to this thread. ;-) This was after some Coby magic too.
-Brettski