Leather armrest
05-09-2008, 08:06 AM
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We know the LCI has those 4 little panels in leather and we who have MY2004, MY2005 etc. only stupid and recycled plastic .
And it wasn't acceptable having a 5er with that ugly plastic, so my bodyshop brought them to the best artisan of the city .
And I have to confess that the quality is EXCELLENT : it seems absolutely OEM .
I didn't plan to make the entire console too because I wasn't sure of the result and because, at the end, you don't see it .
And I chose to don't put seams on it because .. I don't know what I would decide to do today, but at the end it is a good job all the same .
It can seem the same as before, but you can feel the difference touching it .
Next leather project.. Now I'm asking an aestimation to make in leather those 3 upper parts (blue) of the door panels :
['pelle' means 'leather']
This is what happens when you see the CL550 interior
And it wasn't acceptable having a 5er with that ugly plastic, so my bodyshop brought them to the best artisan of the city .
And I have to confess that the quality is EXCELLENT : it seems absolutely OEM .
I didn't plan to make the entire console too because I wasn't sure of the result and because, at the end, you don't see it .
And I chose to don't put seams on it because .. I don't know what I would decide to do today, but at the end it is a good job all the same .
It can seem the same as before, but you can feel the difference touching it .
Next leather project.. Now I'm asking an aestimation to make in leather those 3 upper parts (blue) of the door panels :
['pelle' means 'leather']
This is what happens when you see the CL550 interior
05-09-2008, 08:50 AM
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Originally Posted by nicke60gre' post='577247' date='May 9 2008, 05:42 PM
Nice mod Alex 
how much for those 4 pieces? 
how much for those 4 pieces?
I have the OEM with the stitch, but yours looks good too 
(nick, you got mail
05-09-2008, 11:30 AM
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Wow Alex this mod is GREAT! I never liked the cheap plastic touch I bet you'll drive with one sleeve up from now
I bet you'll drive with one sleeve up from now
05-09-2008, 12:44 PM
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Originally Posted by hondik' post='577377' date='May 9 2008, 08:30 PM
Wow Alex this mod is GREAT! I never liked the cheap plastic touch
The plastic material of the door panel is even worst than the cheap plastic armrest .
I will keep you updated!
I asked about the M5 leather dashboard at my dealer : it is an individual part, it costs ?1400+VAT and you'd need to wait 40-50 days to have it .
I have to ask for the dashboard too
I bet you'll drive with one sleeve up from now
Yes, I will drive in Drive mode to caress the armrest
05-09-2008, 11:34 PM
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Originally Posted by Hellraiser' post='577542' date='May 10 2008, 01:33 AM
so when will you show us pics from your entire car?!
I really hope next week, I'm tired to wait
.With the teflon treatment it will twinkle better than when it exited from the dealer 3 years ago
05-10-2008, 03:25 AM
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Originally Posted by Hellraiser' post='577697' date='May 10 2008, 11:03 AM
my brother once gave o teflon treatment to one of his car and it looked like something out of this world!
very, very, very,very and very shiny!
very, very, very,very and very shiny!
It should be something similar to this :
http://www.permagard.com.au/index.php?opti...8&Itemid=47
http://www.permagard.it/
But the nearest Permagard center is in France at 2-300 km from here.
I'm sure the bodyshop here will make an excellent job : they told me every year you have to do the treatment as Permagard told me by mail .