V's e39, small interior upgrades...

[Openair]

Black always makes a great canvas for a color change. Nice piece of work!

[TXS2000]

Absolutely love it! I plan on doing a major interior upgrades like that with 2 tone grays. That will be a little while down the road. I have more performance mods I want to do first. This is a great inspiration piece for those of us who are doing upgrades over time!!!

[Chigga]

Oh and I was wondering when they did the repaint did they do a good job blending the finish on the white to the black on the door jambs? Or doesnt the white kind of show the maskign tape?

I didn't even notice that until you pointed out, it actually looks pretty good!

and that interior is awesome, no way its a small upgrade! I envy you guys in California have so many of those talented people doing jobs for a fair price, I'm sure one of those retrim would cost easily $3k+ here.

[e39hamann]

Wow that looks amazing, would love to redo my interior one day.

[Johal E32]

Hot damn, that looks crazy bro!

[Doru]

Now that's a sexy biatch Gjvah!!!! Props to you. And Merry Christmas to you and your girl!

[mrgoodcat66]

Great!

[Dking078]

Holy... Awsome job.. It takes alot to make red look good and you have done it! I would say that the black contrast set it perfectly. What i want to know is what seats you used and how!
Also, for the car being painted white and have a black overall int. The untouched door jams make it actually flow nicely.

[NegativeCamber]

this brings out the details and the curves of the interior. well done. the e39 was the best interior design for the 5 series to date, imo.

[oekundar]

Very nice...I think that interior in all black would be so tits...although the red does look good. So how much did it all run you?

[MartinV]

That is some very nice leather work. Good Job.

[UkiSash]

That car is definitely PURE sex on wheels ! Good work.

[taylorwilsdon]

Looks amazing, and you brought me out of posting retirement to say so. Inspiring work.

[Orxan4ik]

waiting for blackxs to show up with the "lame" post

[kingsly]

Beautiful. Please, how much did that cost and who did it?

I am pretty sure i've seen you around town. I'll rev at you in a humble salute if we cross paths again! Fantastic, fantastic work.

[Jesus Freak]

Reminds me of a Chevrolet interior. Lol
Not a fan. Sorry dude

[TXS2000]

Oh and I was wondering when they did the repaint did they do a good job blending the finish on the white to the black on the door jambs? Or doesnt the white kind of show the maskign tape?

I hadn't really noticed the door jambs until this was pointed out either. IT looks fantastic that way!

[P11]

Tastefully modded, but why didn't you buy an M5 in the first place?

[Jason5driver]

I like it.
However, I am just not sure it fits the E39 sedan.
Maybe a Porsche or an M3.
I think if I was spending the money on the interior seats, I think I would have gone with M5 seats.
None the less, your car is very unique and a beauty.

[Fiziks]

The work looks good.. but the red is way too flashy for what the car is.

[gjVah]

It's original and I like it. Must be some of that leftover native Californian in me.

Wow.. I was expecting a harsher comment from you. Thank you

for me absolutley fantastic congrats!!!!!!!

one question, the leather of your seats, where did you get it? and the interior doors covers?
are those OEM or aftermarket?

happy holidays

They got the materials from the OE supplier. It's what you would get in an e60 M5. Panels are stock. Happy Holidays to you too.

nice, and i think it'll look even better with the navi unit you plan to put in.

Thanks

Hiya

GjVah - I was in LA just over a month or so ago, and met up with some of the MFest guys at SEMA in Vegas as well as 'Laidback' in Santa Monica. Wanted to catch Jo up and spoke to him over the phone but my rather busy schedule meant it wasn't to be. Next time I'm out there, I'll give you a shout !

Jdjg - the interior upgrade there is all aftermarket and has been retimmed by specialists. A previous ex business partner and my brother and myself were involved here in the UK with the same industry, but we pulled out of it 6-7 years ago. I still have contacts though, and I'm shortlisting colours and styles and interiror mods I want to do!

Cheers, Dennis! West London UK!

PS - what are you californians doing up at like 4am!?!!

Thanks bro, definitely gimme a call.

Wow!! Gorgeous!!

Thank you

Well, whada you know? Someone decided to skip on some sleep and post pictures...

I'm telling you man, the pictures don't do that shade of red justice.

Nonetheless, I took a couple of those.

Wassup We gotta get some pics in the day light..

I like it. You've done a helluva job with that car, V.

Thanks brother

Very nice!

Thanks

Very nice work looks good goes well with the look of your car. Love the alcantra trim pieces. Even matches the xmas season! How long was the turn around time one getting something like that done?

Mine was a lot of extra work involved (new paddings, new pieces in the seats that needed replacing, etc etc) but it should take about a week.

btw i just noticed something, why is the black area so short at the rear bench? doesn't match the front.

Its the way the seat is designed. There are metals bars pulling the leather down from that particular spot. If you open the front support piece (idk what it's called) it's about the same size.

That's some high quality work right there.

Thank you

Daaaayum!!! Looks hot!!!!

Glad you like it brother

Love it

Thanks

Oh and I was wondering when they did the repaint did they do a good job blending the finish on the white to the black on the door jambs? Or doesnt the white kind of show the maskign tape?

Nope, it's a perfect straight, sharp line. Idk how they did it, will post close ups later on.

Black always makes a great canvas for a color change. Nice piece of work!

Yep it does. Thanks

Absolutely love it! I plan on doing a major interior upgrades like that with 2 tone grays. That will be a little while down the road. I have more performance mods I want to do first. This is a great inspiration piece for those of us who are doing upgrades over time!!!

Thanks bro

I didn't even notice that until you pointed out, it actually looks pretty good!

and that interior is awesome, no way its a small upgrade! I envy you guys in California have so many of those talented people doing jobs for a fair price, I'm sure one of those retrim would cost easily $3k+ here.

Thanks. It was about double that amount...

Wow that looks amazing, would love to redo my interior one day.

Thanks bro. Do eeettt

Hot damn, that looks crazy bro!

Thanks brother.

Now that's a sexy biatch Gjvah!!!! Props to you. And Merry Christmas to you and your girl!

Thanks broski, Merry Christmas to you and your family

Great!

Thanks

Holy... Awsome job.. It takes alot to make red look good and you have done it! I would say that the black contrast set it perfectly. What i want to know is what seats you used and how!
Also, for the car being painted white and have a black overall int. The untouched door jams make it actually flow nicely.

Thanks, it's my stock sport seats, I designed it on paper, and Black Star Upholstery made it a reality. It came out exactly like I wanted it...

this brings out the details and the curves of the interior. well done. the e39 was the best interior design for the 5 series to date, imo.

True that, thanks

Very nice...I think that interior in all black would be so tits...although the red does look good. So how much did it all run you?

I had a lot of extra stuff done, but it costs about 4.5-5.5k when all said and done. (I paid a little more)

[gjVah]

That is some very nice leather work. Good Job.

Thanks

That car is definitely PURE sex on wheels ! Good work.

Thanks

Looks amazing, and you brought me out of posting retirement to say so. Inspiring work.

I'm honored Thank you for the kind words

waiting for blackxs to show up with the "lame" post

...I really wanna know what he thinks. Hopefully he likes it.

Beautiful. Please, how much did that cost and who did it?

I am pretty sure i've seen you around town. I'll rev at you in a humble salute if we cross paths again! Fantastic, fantastic work.

Thanks brother. Black Star Upholstery did it. They're on Sherman Way and Laurel Canyon. Great guys, can't praise them enough. Shoot me a PM with your # we can grab a beer one of these days

Reminds me of a Chevrolet interior. Lol
Not a fan. Sorry dude

Next time I'll consult you before I do anything on my car. Sorry to disappoint you..

I hadn't really noticed the door jambs until this was pointed out either. IT looks fantastic that way!

Thanks brother.

Tastefully modded, but why didn't you buy an M5 in the first place?

It's hard to find an M that's not raped, at a good price...

I like it.
However, I am just not sure it fits the E39 sedan.
Maybe a Porsche or an M3.
I think if I was spending the money on the interior seats, I think I would have gone with M5 seats.
None the less, your car is very unique and a beauty.

Thanks

The work looks good.. but the red is way too flashy for what the car is.

It's not that flashy in real life. It's the lighting, I'll post better pics with natural light later on.

[BimmerBreaker]

Wow man it looks really good. Some very minor things I would change but overall, fantastic quality, superb color combination, especially in the white car. Super classy. Personally I would have done diamond pleating in the seat center but thats just my personal taste.

One thing I will say that does really bother me and really seems to make it seem not as nice is this

Takes all of 2 seconds to get the plastic piece off the MID cover, take a thin screwdriver poke two holes through the Alcantara and it will go in place on top of the fabric, if you do that - you have reached perfection!

interior color combo also really reminds me of the M5 ute
http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_FoXyvaPSnV...-M5-Ute-31.JPG

[madmonda]

Veeeeeeery nice. Doesn't look ricey or donk'd out. The color choices and fabric materials/textures look perfect. Don't forget to get your upholsterer a Christmas present!

[sparlanc]

awesome job- it looks really nice!