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I just bought some seats for my ti. They are dove, but I need black. Possible? 
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no, unless you wanna get them re-upholstered. Wouldn't be worth the cost imo. Sell them and get some black ones. My M3 still has nice black leather at 150,000 miles so you'll find some somewhere. __________________ 
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E36 1.8 318ti Cosmos Schwarz | | | | | 02-16-2010, 01:55 AM | #3 | | Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: norcal - 94590 Posts: 3,186 |
It is possible to re-finish them, but it will be a lot of work... I re-finished 2 sets of Vader seats, but didn't change the color. (did a whole write-up, it's on the site here)
If you do decide to tackle this, I highly recommend swapping the cushions from one side to the other... __________________ James 95 active w/leather interior and sport interior conversion, Vaders, full M-Tech exterior conversion. Now m50 swapped* Eibach sway bars, D2 Coilovers, Depo's w/AE's, blacked-out sides and grills, LeatherZ console and door armrests, 1 series starter button mod, and custom finished Style 5's <--- in this color! Named "Roddy":  *M50 6 cyl. swap with fan delete, S50 cams and chip, AFE stage 2 intake, M3 clutch and 11.5 lb Fidanza flywheel, 3.15LSD, battery relocated to rear and complete custom exhaust. Sweet!  97 318ti sport, Alaska Blue, Contours, coilovers, Dove Vaders and custom black/grey interior named "Max" 95 318ti Active in Cosmos, S50 swap in progress... named "Pit" SUPPORT 318ti.org! CLICK THE LINK ABOVE! Hosting a forum like this is not free. 318ti.org is one of the best BMW forums on the web because it is member supported, not vendor supported. The cost to become a Supporter is a nominal $10.00... A YEAR! DO IT! NOW! | | | | | 02-16-2010, 02:49 AM | #4 | | Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: VIRGINIA Posts: 324 |
Quote: Originally Posted by wolferj  It is possible to re-finish them, but it will be a lot of work... I re-finished 2 sets of Vader seats, but didn't change the color. (did a whole write-up, it's on the site here)
If you do decide to tackle this, I highly recommend swapping the cushions from one side to the other... | Great! I remember reading the write-up on it, but I couldn't remember who did it ... that was my inspiration ... they looked F-A-B-U-L-O-U-S! Any estimate time-wise? Ten hours per seat? More? Less? One hundred dollars per seat? More? Less? I'm hoping $200-$300 will get it done. What are non-powered Vaders in this condition worth (passenger side looks much better)? | | | | | 02-16-2010, 04:04 AM | #5 | | Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: norcal - 94590 Posts: 3,186 |
Your time will depend on how thorough you are... 10 hours overall labor is a little low, maybe 12, as you will have to do more prep work to change the color... Materials will run a little less, I spent less than $100 in total materials for both sets...
Mint (or near) condition Vaders usually run $600-$800 in my neck of the woods... If they are heated (and the heating elements are working) will up the price by $100-$200... __________________ James 95 active w/leather interior and sport interior conversion, Vaders, full M-Tech exterior conversion. Now m50 swapped* Eibach sway bars, D2 Coilovers, Depo's w/AE's, blacked-out sides and grills, LeatherZ console and door armrests, 1 series starter button mod, and custom finished Style 5's <--- in this color! Named "Roddy": *M50 6 cyl. swap with fan delete, S50 cams and chip, AFE stage 2 intake, M3 clutch and 11.5 lb Fidanza flywheel, 3.15LSD, battery relocated to rear and complete custom exhaust. Sweet! 97 318ti sport, Alaska Blue, Contours, coilovers, Dove Vaders and custom black/grey interior named "Max" 95 318ti Active in Cosmos, S50 swap in progress... named "Pit" SUPPORT 318ti.org! CLICK THE LINK ABOVE! Hosting a forum like this is not free. 318ti.org is one of the best BMW forums on the web because it is member supported, not vendor supported. The cost to become a Supporter is a nominal $10.00... A YEAR! DO IT! NOW! | | | | | 02-16-2010, 04:11 AM | #6 | | Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: VIRGINIA Posts: 324 |
I'm thinking it'll be easier to change dove to black than black to dove.
What did you use to spray the dye on?
I'm thinking I'll get Jet Black as the color. | | | | | 02-16-2010, 04:26 AM | #7 | | Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: norcal - 94590 Posts: 3,186 |
Jet black is the right color, and yes, it will be much easier going to black from dove...
I brushed on the base coats with a good quality brush (a foam brush will work well too...), and sprayed the top coat on with a "craft sprayer". (Leatherworld carries it) It is basically a compressed air canister attached to a container for whatever liquid you want to spray... I did not use the little pump spritzer, as it just kind of sputtered the dye out unevenly. __________________ James 95 active w/leather interior and sport interior conversion, Vaders, full M-Tech exterior conversion. Now m50 swapped* Eibach sway bars, D2 Coilovers, Depo's w/AE's, blacked-out sides and grills, LeatherZ console and door armrests, 1 series starter button mod, and custom finished Style 5's <--- in this color! Named "Roddy": *M50 6 cyl. swap with fan delete, S50 cams and chip, AFE stage 2 intake, M3 clutch and 11.5 lb Fidanza flywheel, 3.15LSD, battery relocated to rear and complete custom exhaust. Sweet! 97 318ti sport, Alaska Blue, Contours, coilovers, Dove Vaders and custom black/grey interior named "Max" 95 318ti Active in Cosmos, S50 swap in progress... named "Pit" SUPPORT 318ti.org! CLICK THE LINK ABOVE! Hosting a forum like this is not free. 318ti.org is one of the best BMW forums on the web because it is member supported, not vendor supported. The cost to become a Supporter is a nominal $10.00... A YEAR! DO IT! NOW! | | | | | 04-16-2010, 08:44 AM | #8 | | Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Nor Cal Posts: 136 |
Fly me out there I can do it for ya!
Go 2 tone!
Black sides and keep the gray center panels!
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