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Subject: Passenger seat re-dye is done. Photos to gawk at. Author: DavidC (moderator) : member since December, 2003 : 11909 posts Posted on: 2007-01-05 05:16:36

The passenger seat is finished and installed back into the car. I took the opportunity to fix the seatback twist problem while I was at it.

In the photos below, you'll see that the driver's seat has yet to be done. I've yet to remove the old leather and install new leather, which is already done. The previous owner attempted to re-finish the leather but did a very poor job of it, using spray-on paint that cracked and peeled, not to mention that it was the wrong shade of gray. They also over-sanded the leather, making it shiny smooth and ruining the stitching.






This is what the replacement leather started out like -- BROWN -- re-dye to factory silbergrau is courtesy of Leatherique's re-dye kit. So far, I'm extremely pleased with the results. Click here for my previous thread about the re-dying process.



David Cecil

'97 740iL, 155k miles
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• Passenger seat re-dye is done. Photos to gawk at. (pic) (url) - DavidC 2007-01-05 05:16:36 (2929 views)
  • Re: Passenger seat re-dye is done. Photos to gawk at. - Johan750 2007-01-07 14:40:40 (268 views)
    • The previous owner's restoration attempt was pretty bad. The stitching was - DavidC 2007-01-07 16:22:34 (267 views)
      • Re: The previous owner's restoration attempt was pretty bad. The stitching was - Johan750 2007-01-08 15:11:37 (208 views)
        • If the cracks aren't too severe, they can be filled and should look - DavidC 2007-01-08 22:19:11 (143 views)
  • Re: Passenger seat re-dye is done. Photos to gawk at. - layne 2007-01-05 17:33:49 (191 views)
    • That's my concern, too, but we'll see. I've heard good reports from others. (nt) - DavidC 2007-01-05 22:55:24 (117 views)
  • Re: Passenger seat re-dye is done. Photos to gawk at. - riley 2007-01-05 10:17:21 (242 views)
    • Yes, the cupholder works great. A bit of double-sided sticky tape - DavidC 2007-01-05 15:36:12 (206 views)
      • Re: Yes, the cupholder works great. A bit of double-sided sticky tape - riley 2007-01-09 10:06:29 (177 views)
        • The cupholder is a real BMW part. It accomodates two cups (pic) - DavidC 2007-01-14 23:17:49 (254 views)
      • Re: Yes, the cupholder works great. A bit of double-sided sticky tape - v8killer 2007-01-05 22:49:48 (193 views)
        • It's the dual cupholder that fits over the edge of the console by the gearshift. (nt) - DavidC 2007-01-06 23:04:44 (155 views)