Alcantara interior upgrades

nick 55 · 08-13-2009, 01:01 AM

This is the first phase of the upgrade, I finally got around to yanking out the hat shelf(flat panel below the rear window) and rewrapped it in Alcatara. The pics are kind of crappy, as it doesn't photograph well, but it is true black Alcantara from Gulf Fabrics(the US importer for the material). It took me about 15 minutes to remove the hat shelf, another 45 to lay out the material, bond it to the shelf and then about 5 minutes to reinstall it. I also have 1 sunvisor already wrapped, and ready to install but no pics of it yet. Next, I am going to do the A, B. and C pillars, before I do the headliner itself. Very happy with the look, but as always, open to opinions.

Nick

Adamk24 · 08-13-2009, 04:36 AM

Where do you get your fabric from? I'm looking at doing some Alcantara work in the near future and would interested to find a good source.

Also do you have any pics to post of this? I'm curious to see how it turned out

m3pare · 08-13-2009, 05:23 AM

+1 on pics

nick 55 · 08-13-2009, 08:14 AM

I purchased the fabric from Gulf Fabrics, i think their website is gulffabrics.com, but I called up and dealt with a guy named Dedo. It was about $80 a yard, 60 inches wide. I have 6 yards, which should be more than plenty to do what I need to do. I must not have loaded pics right so here you go!

Nick

mastermayhm · 08-13-2009, 09:51 AM

shyt, impressive

nick 55 · 08-13-2009, 06:38 PM

Holy crap those are some bad pics I took.

Nick

rotaryboy · 08-13-2009, 10:40 PM

Ya. Get some good pics up...looks promising. I may have to try this.

JoeyBananaz18 · 08-13-2009, 11:58 PM

holy crap! i cant believe i found this thread. im looking to take on something just like this, only im looking to do the upper dash, and upper parts of the door. what type of adhesive did you use? please post pic, and posible DIY.

torontoe92 · 08-16-2009, 12:16 PM

wow...that looks pretty damn good

6speedGaren · 08-16-2009, 04:32 PM

That does look good on the black interior. I did this in my mazda pickup years back using the 3m adhesive it worked great on the door panels!

iheartsole · 08-16-2009, 04:33 PM

any more pics/clear pics

GreenPlease · 08-16-2009, 07:18 PM

Curious to see how this works out.

Kriston · 08-16-2009, 08:06 PM

i hope that alcantara is UV treated, if not it will turn brown/yellow.

nick 55 · 08-21-2009, 03:06 PM

Here are some more pics, I installed the hatshelf and the A pillars again just to see how it looked. All I can say is that the black fabric completes the interior(well, save for some BMW Performance Carbon Fiber trim) as the headliner was the only part on the car that was grey.

Nick

JoeyBananaz18 · 08-21-2009, 04:33 PM

wow pics look amazing. it came out really good.
again, what did you use for the adhesive?
on a scale of 1-10, how dificult was it?

Craig@SupremePower · 08-21-2009, 05:00 PM

looks good..

1clean335i · 08-21-2009, 05:17 PM

nice project!!

anthony @ eas · 08-21-2009, 05:24 PM

You got to get one of our Alcantara competition wheels to match

ToadHollow · 08-21-2009, 05:35 PM

If only I had the guts to do this to my headliner, pillars & visors ....... looks sweet.

I335 · 08-22-2009, 12:06 PM

Love it - very well done! How did you do the visors? Did you have to do some sewing around the edges?

catch · 08-22-2009, 05:28 PM

very nice! classy and subtle

Perfectus · 08-22-2009, 09:45 PM

Wow! Are you going to get the BMW performance Alcantara parts to match?

08-13-2009, 01:01 AM	#1
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08-13-2009, 04:36 AM	#2
Adamk24 Second Lieutenant 14 Rep 206 Posts Drives: 01 S2000, 11 STi Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Redmond, WA iTrader: (1)	Where do you get your fabric from? I'm looking at doing some Alcantara work in the near future and would interested to find a good source. Also do you have any pics to post of this? I'm curious to see how it turned out __________________
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08-13-2009, 08:14 AM	#4
nick 55 Late Braking 7 Rep 267 Posts Drives: 335 coupe, C55, E55, hmm.. Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: My compound outside St. Charles iTrader: (1) Garage List 2009 Mercedes GL550 [0.00] 2012 B7 Alpina [0.00] 2005 Mercedes C55 [0.00] 1966 Mustang [0.00]	I purchased the fabric from Gulf Fabrics, i think their website is gulffabrics.com, but I called up and dealt with a guy named Dedo. It was about $80 a yard, 60 inches wide. I have 6 yards, which should be more than plenty to do what I need to do. I must not have loaded pics right so here you go! Nick Attached Images
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08-13-2009, 09:51 AM	#5
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nick 55 Late Braking 7 Rep 267 Posts Drives: 335 coupe, C55, E55, hmm.. Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: My compound outside St. Charles iTrader: (1) Garage List 2009 Mercedes GL550 [0.00] 2012 B7 Alpina [0.00] 2005 Mercedes C55 [0.00] 1966 Mustang [0.00]	Holy crap those are some bad pics I took. Nick
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JoeyBananaz18 Brigadier General 398 Rep 4,084 Posts Drives: metrocard Join Date: May 2009 Location: Whitestone, NY iTrader: (3)	holy crap! i cant believe i found this thread. im looking to take on something just like this, only im looking to do the upper dash, and upper parts of the door. what type of adhesive did you use? please post pic, and posible DIY. __________________ 7/18/09- I pick up my baby- 2009 E92 335i Xdrive, Space Gray over Coral Red. Premium Pkg, Cold Weather Pkg, M-Sport Pkg, 193Ms, Gloss Black grills, Custom Gloss Black Mirrors, Performance shift and E-brake boot, M3 spoiler, Euro fog switch, gloss black interior tim, Coco-Mats (red/black), H&R coilovers, 19'' Alufelgen SF-71s......
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6speedGaren Private First Class 2 Rep 182 Posts Drives: ISO 330I Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Indy 500 iTrader: (0) Garage List 2006 375I [0.00]	That does look good on the black interior. I did this in my mazda pickup years back using the 3m adhesive it worked great on the door panels!
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Kriston The Ultimate Driving Machine 151 Rep 2,327 Posts Drives: Like Donkey Kong on Roids Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Toronto iTrader: (4)	i hope that alcantara is UV treated, if not it will turn brown/yellow. __________________ CHUCK NORRIS ON WHEELS
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08-21-2009, 03:06 PM	#14
nick 55 Late Braking 7 Rep 267 Posts Drives: 335 coupe, C55, E55, hmm.. Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: My compound outside St. Charles iTrader: (1) Garage List 2009 Mercedes GL550 [0.00] 2012 B7 Alpina [0.00] 2005 Mercedes C55 [0.00] 1966 Mustang [0.00]	Here are some more pics, I installed the hatshelf and the A pillars again just to see how it looked. All I can say is that the black fabric completes the interior(well, save for some BMW Performance Carbon Fiber trim) as the headliner was the only part on the car that was grey. Nick Attached Images
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08-21-2009, 04:33 PM	#15
JoeyBananaz18 Brigadier General 398 Rep 4,084 Posts Drives: metrocard Join Date: May 2009 Location: Whitestone, NY iTrader: (3)	wow pics look amazing. it came out really good. again, what did you use for the adhesive? on a scale of 1-10, how dificult was it? __________________ 7/18/09- I pick up my baby- 2009 E92 335i Xdrive, Space Gray over Coral Red. Premium Pkg, Cold Weather Pkg, M-Sport Pkg, 193Ms, Gloss Black grills, Custom Gloss Black Mirrors, Performance shift and E-brake boot, M3 spoiler, Euro fog switch, gloss black interior tim, Coco-Mats (red/black), H&R coilovers, 19'' Alufelgen SF-71s......
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I335 Brigadier General 123 Rep 4,249 Posts Drives: '08 335i Coupe Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: New England iTrader: (11)	Love it - very well done! How did you do the visors? Did you have to do some sewing around the edges?
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