New HID angels and Microsuede trimtrim

[J-Sin]

Got around to adding a Microsuede wrap to my interior trim. Cost me only $20 and some time and sweat. I tried and failed several times at painting the trim pieces piano black.







Finally got my HIDs from alpine motorsports and installed them immediately. Great product and not to hard of an install...well the next one I do will be easy. These are way brighter than the LED option.

[zamboni]

Nice mod.

[bmwaddict]

love the 4th pic

[J-Sin]

Originally Posted by bmwaddict

love the 4th pic

Thanks. When are you getting yourself a Bimmer?

[ec1c173]

do you have to remove the airbag or the steering wheel when you wrap that area?

[J-Sin]

Originally Posted by ec1c173

do you have to remove the airbag or the steering wheel when you wrap that area?

The instructions that I found on the forums said to disconnect the airbag completely, but I just popped the airback out and propped it up on the steering wheel and worked around it to disconnect the controls. I DID, however, disconnect the battery just to be safe.

[bmwaddict]

for real man smh hopefully before the end of the year...the 135 is a great car, but not too much space...so i keep going back in forth between the 135 and the 335

Originally Posted by J-Sin

Thanks. When are you getting yourself a Bimmer?

[ReyT]

pics don't work no more!

[1speedbike]

Looks great! Have you considered buying the Bimmian alcantara boots (or doing a custom job that's similar)? You can get any custom stitch pattern, or any solid color, or the ///M colors, which I opted for. It's actually pretty cheap, but each one is custom so it takes a few weeks to ship. I got the steptronic shift boot and the e-brake boot for like 35 bucks IIRC, and installed them myself. I think it adds a nice touch. I did it myself (some sort of glue is required, I used $3 Elmer's Stix-All because it bonds to fabric). Mine's in black, but yours looks grey, which they offer. Though with the center trim being the same material, that may be too much. Here's a crappy pic:



Otherwise, everything looks great! The Alcantara/suede accents look great, and I have the Alpine HID's myself and I love it. Though the rings aren't the exact same brightness, you can actually see it during the day and even in direct sunlight! Your car looks awesome!

[adobeee]

Nice mod! I dig the suede on the steering wheel, but I am not fond of the one on the door handle. It might become very rough after a long time due to wear and tear, but the door handle plate is always easy to replace.

Gj!

[J-Sin]

Originally Posted by ReyT

pics don't work no more!

Thats odd, they seem to work for others

Originally Posted by 1speedbike

Looks great! Have you considered buying the Bimmian alcantara boots (or doing a custom job that's similar)? You can get any custom stitch pattern, or any solid color, or the ///M colors, which I opted for. It's actually pretty cheap, but each one is custom so it takes a few weeks to ship. I got the steptronic shift boot and the e-brake boot for like 35 bucks IIRC, and installed them myself. I think it adds a nice touch. I did it myself (some sort of glue is required, I used $3 Elmer's Stix-All because it bonds to fabric). Mine's in black, but yours looks grey, which they offer. Though with the center trim being the same material, that may be too much. Here's a crappy pic:



Otherwise, everything looks great! The Alcantara/suede accents look great, and I have the Alpine HID's myself and I love it. Though the rings aren't the exact same brightness, you can actually see it during the day and even in direct sunlight! Your car looks awesome!

Yes, I have definitely looked into these custom boots. It only appears grey in the photos due to the sunlight shining in. It's actually very black. I also want to buy that updated look shift knob that has the lit up gear select from bimmian.

Originally Posted by adobeee

Nice mod! I dig the suede on the steering wheel, but I am not fond of the one on the door handle. It might become very rough after a long time due to wear and tear, but the door handle plate is always easy to replace.

Gj!

Thanks dude. Hopefully my OCD keeps it from crustifying.

[3VOM]

Originally Posted by J-Sin

Your mods look great! Was the microsuede just fabric that you bonded to the trim pieces or are they like other wraps with a sticky backside?

On your lights...more info please. Did you just replace the AE bulbs? What brand and brightness? Was it just a plug and play? Are they like the LEDs with that separate Chap stick resistor or are they just bulbs? Thanks

J

[SHFT]

Originally Posted by 3VOM

Your mods look great! Was the microsuede just fabric that you bonded to the trim pieces or are they like other wraps with a sticky backside?

On your lights...more info please. Did you just replace the AE bulbs? What brand and brightness? Was it just a plug and play? Are they like the LEDs with that separate Chap stick resistor or are they just bulbs? Thanks

J

+1 on your AE's they look pretty amazing

[J-Sin]

Originally Posted by 3VOM

Your mods look great! Was the microsuede just fabric that you bonded to the trim pieces or are they like other wraps with a sticky backside?

On your lights...more info please. Did you just replace the AE bulbs? What brand and brightness? Was it just a plug and play? Are they like the LEDs with that separate Chap stick resistor or are they just bulbs? Thanks

J

For the trim, I visited a local fabrics store and bought 1 yrd of thin black microsuede. Then I went to walmart and bout a can of 3M Super 77 spray adhesive. Total $20 for all.

For the lights visit this link http://www.alpinemss.com/product_p/hidan.htm. There is a separate video on youtube for the version that you get for the 1 series (ALPINE HID V3). It's basically plug and play but there is a little drilling into the light housing cover for the wires. Well worth it. Oh, and I got the 8000k

Originally Posted by SHFT

+1 on your AE's they look pretty amazing

Thanks man

[FIRST1]

Are those the Style 264 rims painted black u got on there?

[fs454]

Originally Posted by J-Sin

For the trim, I visited a local fabrics store and bought 1 yrd of thin black microsuede. Then I went to walmart and bout a can of 3M Super 77 spray adhesive. Total $20 for all.

For the lights visit this link http://www.alpinemss.com/product_p/hidan.htm. There is a separate video on youtube for the version that you get for the 1 series (ALPINE HID V3). It's basically plug and play but there is a little drilling into the light housing cover for the wires. Well worth it. Oh, and I got the 8000k

How difficult was it to wrap the steering wheel piece? Mine is peeling real bad and I'd love to wrap it like that. Did you have to peel off and re-attach the M logo or cut around it?

[J-Sin]

Originally Posted by FIRST1

Are those the Style 264 rims painted black u got on there?

Yes, just plastidipped to see how it would look. I want to add a red stripe around the lip to see that look as well.

Originally Posted by fs454

How difficult was it to wrap the steering wheel piece? Mine is peeling real bad and I'd love to wrap it like that. Did you have to peel off and re-attach the M logo or cut around it?

Steering wheel was easy wrapping but removal was the most work. I just put a piece of painters tape over the M logo before spraying the adhesive then wrapped it. Then I cut around the logo and tucked it the best I could with a razor. My steering wheel trim piece was peeling too.

[PARTS@STBMW]

Great looking 135!

[J-Sin]

Originally Posted by PARTS@STBMW

Great looking 135!

Thank you sir