Alpina interior trim sets
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That is a cracking car to be fair - I love it. Interior is great with that contrast piping etc. Good luck striking a deal.
Paul
2013 F11 B5 BiTurbo Touring #135 - Alpina Blue
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2013 F11 B5 BiTurbo Touring #135 - Alpina Blue
2017 F33 B4S BiTurbo Cabrio #235 - Tanzanite Blue
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Thanks, yes it does look nice.ScooBeeFive wrote: ↑Fri Oct 21, 2022 11:36 pmThat is a cracking car to be fair - I love it. Interior is great with that contrast piping etc. Good luck striking a deal.
He's still got the original sat nav unit for it too which is nice
Re: Alpina interior trim sets
I’ve carried out a very satisfying DIY to the standard E90 BMW Diamant Black dash trim. It needed a lot of patience and 2K - 2 pack clear lacquer.
I opted for a silver roundel (not gold) to be a little different, purchased from an on-line graphics specialist who was already advertising Alpina bits on eBay.
The results are pretty similar to the Alpina Piano Black trim at a fraction of the cost.
To achieve the flat finish over the decal it needed around 8 coats of lacquer, so the harder 2K product is a must, key with 800 grit wet and dry, panel wipe, apply the decal, 2 coats of lacquer, wait an hour at least, then very wet 2000/2500 grit wet and dry flatting off especially around the decal between every 2 coats, rubbing compound, finally fine polishing compound (I used Meguiars Ultimate).
I’ll not pretend it took a lot of trial and error and a lot of elbow grease to get the finish just right.
I opted for a silver roundel (not gold) to be a little different, purchased from an on-line graphics specialist who was already advertising Alpina bits on eBay.
The results are pretty similar to the Alpina Piano Black trim at a fraction of the cost.
To achieve the flat finish over the decal it needed around 8 coats of lacquer, so the harder 2K product is a must, key with 800 grit wet and dry, panel wipe, apply the decal, 2 coats of lacquer, wait an hour at least, then very wet 2000/2500 grit wet and dry flatting off especially around the decal between every 2 coats, rubbing compound, finally fine polishing compound (I used Meguiars Ultimate).
I’ll not pretend it took a lot of trial and error and a lot of elbow grease to get the finish just right.
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2008 B3 BiTurbo Coupe #161
Previous: 2011 D3 BiTurbo Saloon #373, 2014 F30 320iX M Saloon, 2009 M3 DCT Coupe, 2008 B3 BiTurbo Coupe #074, 2009 E82 123d Coupe, 2006 E92 325i Coupe, 2002 E46 325iSE Coupe, 1998 E36 318iSE Saloon
Re: Alpina interior trim sets
That looks nice John. Different enough from the original but not an obvious fake.
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Yes that looks good JohnW
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Thanks chaps. I didn’t honestly know that the F30 B3/D3 has the silver roundel on the Piano Black too, slightly different. As far as I’m aware it was only ever in gold for the E90 B3/D3.
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JohnW
2008 B3 BiTurbo Coupe #161
Previous: 2011 D3 BiTurbo Saloon #373, 2014 F30 320iX M Saloon, 2009 M3 DCT Coupe, 2008 B3 BiTurbo Coupe #074, 2009 E82 123d Coupe, 2006 E92 325i Coupe, 2002 E46 325iSE Coupe, 1998 E36 318iSE Saloon
2008 B3 BiTurbo Coupe #161
Previous: 2011 D3 BiTurbo Saloon #373, 2014 F30 320iX M Saloon, 2009 M3 DCT Coupe, 2008 B3 BiTurbo Coupe #074, 2009 E82 123d Coupe, 2006 E92 325i Coupe, 2002 E46 325iSE Coupe, 1998 E36 318iSE Saloon