Blue Stitch Shift/Ebrake Boots

[swunder]

Hey guys I have an Lemans Blue 135is with the blue stitched seats. Thinking it would be cool to get some more parts of the interior stitched blue as well.

Does anything like this exist? Any ideas on how I could match the blue in the seats?

[PopsnBurbles]

They do not exist. I've toyed with the idea of getting a standard piece (m sport or BMW perf) and have an upholstery shop restitch them. My brother had a few pieces for his e30 restitched and the price they quoted him wasn't too bad.

As for getting the correct thread, I tried asking BMW if there is a specific thread color code but they never replied to me.

I know the hand brake and the boot are easy to do. I can tell the headrests are doable. If you have 6mt, the shift boot looks doable. Steering wheel is also doable.

The problem pieces are the dct boot and the door cards.

[andysantoro]

I think Redline could do something for you

[swunder]

Wow Redline looks promising. Maybe I'll order the color samples and check it out.

I have the 6MT and probably wouldn't go further than the two boots, so no door inserts is fine for me.

[smrtypants44]

I have red stiching in mine off ebay j-f customs

[MrKevinRosales]

You can also try Coby Wheel they have some nice options too.

https://www.cobywheel.com/alcantara-...-products.html

[anglocanadian]

I got the handbrake and shift boot from Redline , not an exact match but pretty close. I would defiantly recommend them for quality.
https://www.redlinegoods.com/

[swunder]

Any pics? How bad is the install?

[MightyMouseTech]

Thanks for the links!

Have been thinking of getting the 1M alcantara gauge visor and having it restitched to match.

[swunder]

Originally Posted by MightyMouseTech

Thanks for the links!

Have been thinking of getting the 1M alcantara gauge visor and having it restitched to match.

I need to see some alcantara in person, sometimes I think it looks awesome and other times terrible. Seems like the kinda thing you gotta go all in or not at all with.

[anglocanadian]

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They come with full fitting instruction , basically you have to peel off the old boots from the plastic base plate and then glue on the new.

[low135]

Originally Posted by MightyMouseTech

Thanks for the links!

Have been thinking of getting the 1M alcantara gauge visor and having it restitched to match.

Coby Wheel does them in any color stitching you want

[jkoral]

I was going to recommend LeatherZ (owned by a 1addict), but it looks the custom made to order shift and brake boots are on hold (as of May 2018):

https://www.leatherz.com/collections/shift-brake-boots

[HyeWarrior]

Originally Posted by smrtypants44

I have red stiching in mine off ebay j-f customs

Did you swap seats with a 235i? How was the process?

[Naoto]

https://www.ebay.com/itm/233055935942

i have a redline goods shift boot with blue stitching for sale if you wanna make me an offer

[smrtypants44]

Originally Posted by MightyMouseTech

Thanks for the links!

Have been thinking of getting the 1M alcantara gauge visor and having it restitched to match.

I did leather on mine because i couldnt find an alcantara dct boot replacement anywhere. So I had to go with a leather theme- black w/red stitching for hood, armrest, parking brake and boot.

Originally Posted by HyeWarrior

Did you swap seats with a 235i? How was the process?

Yes they are f22 seats. The swap is kind of a pain. I had to do the following:

Repin F harnesses to e
swap tensioners
move seat position sensors over
disable passenger detection mat

Also- the f seats dont go as far back and low as my non-sport power seats, so i lost a big of kneeroom and headroom

[duder13]

I’ve been thinking about getting one of these kinda hilarious looking vintage setups over at Condor Speed Shop. The ///M Tech: