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      01-25-2010, 03:03 PM   #1
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Smile My interior swap from Black --> Coral Red

So after a year and 4 heartaches (couple forum members fell through on the swap) i finally was able to find a local forum member to swap my black leather interior for his coral red leather interior.

It was definitely pain in the ass to remove some of the side panels and back seat (top part) but i'm glad my buddy Rob (Cyphr) was there to help me get through it and it's finally over....

Total removal time would be around 1 - 3 hours.

The Easy Parts
-The front seats (2 - 4 hex screws each seat) to remove
-The rear seat for your buttocks are easy as they were Velcro and light; you just have to lift upwards
-The rear side seat panels where the seat belts are Velcor too. So you can pull this out easily.

The Harder Parts
-The side panels I remembered had lots of different clips holding the panels together and some screws. Take your time as you can rip the leather
-The rear seat rest for the back is one piece and it's heavy. I think it's held with a metal rod. You have to wriggle it out.
-The arm rest was a little tricky too. I think there was a spring I had to loosen to remove it.

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more before/install pics here http://www.e90post.com/forums/showth...=327630&page=2


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      01-25-2010, 03:06 PM   #2
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Wish I could that that trade with black going out and saddle brown coming in.
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Looks fantastic - nice job!
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      01-25-2010, 03:09 PM   #4
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Looks nice! Wish I got the red interior, but wifey didn't want red.
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      01-25-2010, 03:11 PM   #5
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nice! good swap.
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Great call! Love my Coral Red! Best color next to Saddle Brown.
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That was really nice of the guy to swap interiors with you. Looks good. I wanted the red too, but I figured after several years, I'd be like "What was I thinking" or get sick of it. I ordered Saddle Brown instead.

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I've always liked the red interior! Good job
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Awesome, I've been wondering about doing this... so the seats were a complete swap and the panel pieces just had to be pulled out?

I'd love to do a swap but I don't think my interior is in good enough shape. I'd probably have better luck finding a donor car and just buying the pieces.
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Who was the maniac to do this swap?!?!?!?!?! Red interior is the hawtness, I am a tad biased though
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proves to everyone on the forum that things are possible when it comes to trades....nice
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Day and night, red is def the way to go.
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dam thats hot i wish i could do the same
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wow, i guess you really wanted the red. nice job!
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nice i like the coral much better
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looks good now you just need to do the extended dash in red from an m3 lol
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nice job...much better!!
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Love that exterior/interior combo man.
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Love the red, but +1,000 on all the Saddle Brown comments.
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