07-22-2019, 06:51 PM | #2291 |
Solving problems
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Knowing nothing about leather upholstering, but surmising that there are very skilled people out there, could one actually have someone match the factory work such that nobody could tell? And I mean redo the whole seat with potentially visible stitching and all.
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07-22-2019, 07:38 PM | #2292 |
Mugwump
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07-22-2019, 09:11 PM | #2293 |
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I had dove grey in my E46. It was...fine. Black was nicer. Modena is worlds better.
Would Modena work with yellow? Hm. It might not, but otoh it would give a real Ferrari vibe. |
07-23-2019, 08:53 AM | #2294 |
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I don't think it was reupholstered - I think someone just took the seats and other trim from a modena car and transplanted it.
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07-23-2019, 02:52 PM | #2295 |
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07-23-2019, 03:16 PM | #2296 |
No more BMWs
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It's not a combination that I would have thought to spec when ordering new but I really like it.
That car looks really clean, but something is funky with the catalytic converter section of the exhaust. It looks like some sort of aftermarket crush-bent replacement piping in there. The Carfax shows it failed emissions at some point at then passed, but that could have been some OBD-II issue. Anyway, this car is going to do really well I suspect. 24k? |
07-23-2019, 05:31 PM | #2297 |
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07-24-2019, 06:17 PM | #2298 |
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I got goose bumps reading a listing today. I think my first car is up for auction. When I first started glancing at the pictures, I thought "wow, looks similar to my first car except for the color and roof". Then I read in one of the comment that someone decoded the Fisher plate, and the original color was Cypress Green and Black roof. This is when the goosebumps appeared.
I added a oil temp gauge and voltmeter below the ashtray. Oil temp is still there, can't tell what the guage on the right is now, but you can see it has a black bezel, the oil temp is chrome ringed. I DID NOT add that tachometer, and I had the original steering wheel and rims. I can't be 100% sure, but I really think this was once my car. My father bought it in 1972, gave it to me in 74 and I sold it in 76 to buy a Fiat 850 spyder. https://bringatrailer.com/listing/19...-turbo-spyder/
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07-24-2019, 06:26 PM | #2299 | |
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07-25-2019, 12:30 AM | #2300 |
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