Because I'm a total glutton for punishment, and Rich (BlackBMWs) is my enabler, I decided to swap from a Sandgrau interior to a black one to match the various Stoff/Anthracite parts I'd been gathering. Rich provided a lot of the plastic pieces, and I grabbed a black molded carpet and dash, as well as a relatively rare tintop headliner, from the Moss Landing Pick-n-Pull.
The first picture shows the gray dash cover next to the black one. The second pic shows the black carpet; note the fore-aft cut I made at the front -- this allows you to slide it past the HVAC drain tube that empties over the trans tunnel. I managed to muscle the HVAC unit out at the junkyard in order to get an uncut carpet set; much swearing to be sure! I cut the stock gray carpet out in pieces.
The third, fourth and fifth pictures show the gutted car, including the headliner. A DAPO replaced the factory liner material with an ugly Sisal material, which just had to go... __________________
Sleeper Calypsorot 1996 318ti tintop. CA-legal swapped S52 from '98 M3, and ZF transmission with lightened flywheel/clutch. Magnaflow 2-into-1 muffler. Six-cylinder Eibach springs in front and 318ti H&R Sport springs in rear. Koni Sport adjustable dampers all around. Racing Dynamics 28mm & 19mm swaybars. M3 front hubs/brakes, E34 rear calipers, braided SS brake lines, Hawk HP-S pads. DS-II wheels. Polyflex purple bushings throughout, and factory lower x-brace. Fan delete mod. Engine mount reinforcements welded-in. 3.25 LSD rear diff from E28 & E30 axles.
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