Interior Cloth Fix or Remove?

[Dathaeus]

Ok so these are annoying now in falling over the place, typical BMW bs with these little details SMH...

My quick solution is just to remove them but I am scared that where it is still held it will either tear off more parts that I actually need, or it wont tear off and I might have to use a razor and carefully cut as close as possible to the edges so as to remove and leave absolute minimal footprint.

Anyone else have successfully dealt with this? I think it is at the point of no return for a repair and see no reason why these pieces of cloth are necessary in the first place.

[fredo]

I bought new A&C pillars some years ago. I tested the fabric removal process on the old ones. I remember the fabric came out easily.

http://www.zhpmafia.com/forums/showt...-amp-C-pillars

[Dathaeus]

I bought new A&C pillars some years ago. I tested the fabric removal process on the old ones. I remember the fabric came out easily.

http://www.zhpmafia.com/forums/showt...-amp-C-pillars

Thanks, just wanted to make sure I didnt back myself into a corner ripping out something that would be expensive to fix... I dont think the cloth adds that much to the interior aesthetic in the first place so hopefully it all comes out easy without a struggle...

[t.er]

From my experience it's a toss-up as to whether or not the fabric will pull away cleanly or not - but I think yours might be bad enough so you can get away with it. Mine weren't so bad, when I pulled them off they did not look good and needed covering up.

[fredo]

Just an idea. Maybe this could work?

https://www.amazon.com/Tulip-ColorSh...22&sr=8-3&th=1

[t.er]

Just an idea. Maybe this could work?

https://www.amazon.com/Tulip-ColorSh...22&sr=8-3&th=1

I'm actually trying that on the ones I rewrapped in alcantara. The side of the a-pillars that is facing the front is pretty faded... gonna do that with my rear deck as well

[John in VA]

I used the SEM Color Coat aerosol spray (Landau black) for the rear deck on one of the E28s & E39. The fabric ends up somewhat stiff, but brushing it between light color coats helps. https://www.semproducts.com/product/...oattm-aerosols

[Dathaeus]

From my experience it's a toss-up as to whether or not the fabric will pull away cleanly or not - but I think yours might be bad enough so you can get away with it. Mine weren't so bad, when I pulled them off they did not look good and needed covering up.

You couldnt use like a razor or small scissors to handle the extra stuff? is it too risky in cutting the legit parts of the upholstery?

[Shiftdnb]

You could probably use a steamer to loosen any glue to help remove the fabric.

[///Mark_D]

New OEM style anthracite cloth is available for the pillars from Veteran Company in CA. BM3109 is the correct 1/16" felt backed fabric for the pillars and BM134 is 1/8" foam backed fabric for the headliner.

To install the new fabric you'll first need to remove the black felt backing that is remaining on your pillar trims. Regular isopropyl alcohol is good at dissolving the old adhesive and allow you to peel off the felt while not eating away the underlying plastic like brake cleaner, acetone, or other strong solvents will.

Here's a photo comparison of the fabrics against some new/used pillar trims.



More photos here as well
https://www.e46fanatics.com/threads/...#post-18933640