How do I specify whether I'd like to order with or without the foam on the site? And is the November discount no longer applicable? Looking to buy enough to do my 4 door cards in my coupe, plus a little extra to have left over if this is the last roll that will be produced.
If you want it without foam just email me - I dont have the option for no foam on the site quite yet. And yes the next 100 yards are the last 100
I make no guarantees regarding quantity needed, but most doing that sort of work are using 2 yards
Again no guarantees on how much is needed but most doing a full interior like that are buying 5-6 yards.
I get asked about how much is needed a lot so as a general rule of thumb Id factor about 1.5-2 yards for two seats, .75-1 yard for 2 door panels. So two sets of seats will use about 3-4 yards and another 2 yards will ensure there is enough for the door cards. A really good shop that plans it all out carefully in advance and makes no mistakes can probably get it done in 5 yards, but 6 is a much safer bet imo.
Ill also have the full width Alcantara soon as well as more of the 21" segments. Should be here late Feb if everything works out.
Is the pricing on the no-foam the same?
Yes the material with no foam is same cost as material with foam. The material withhout foam is taller though, about 70" iirc vs. 51" tall for the material with foam.
Edit: how thick is the foam-backed fabric?
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Anyone have pics yet of a completed interior?
About 1/8"
I just placed an order for a little more M Rain and maybe more importantly now to some of you - the full size Alcantara. I'm also getting more of the smaller size Alcantara to hopefully make Alcantara headliners a little more affordable - this way someone can buy enough full width Alcantara to do the main headliner/roof portion; and the smaller size portion for the A/B/C pillars.
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I have a 6 yard segment and a 3 yard segment left from this batch of M Rain. Enter code "<redacted>" on the website to get 10% off either the 3 or 6 yard segment - coupon is only good until these segments sell.
Price on no foam material was also lowered. 10 yards for $800 including shipping. No foam material will ship with a single fold down the center.
edit: Removed coupon code because people were abusing it and applying it towards items that were not intended to be discounted.
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Does the crease self relax out of the material easily once laid flat or is more involved means required?
It will work itself out, if it doesn't - giving it a once over with a clothes iron and a little steam will remove any wrinkles. This goes for foam and non-foam M Rain.
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These segments are 6 yards or 3 yards long by how wide? 51"? I'm asking because I'm trying to determine what to purchase to do my headliner. Many people claim that using material with 1/8" thickness (foam) is best to do a headliner, so I want to make sure the normal foam-backed material is wide enough to span the ceiling.
The 6 and 3 yard segments are 51" with foam
edit 2/16: Sold out! More on the way... but the next batch is the LAST of this material that will be available...
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I don't have access to my car this winter as it's stored away, does anyone know if 51" is wide enough to use as headliner material? Looking for dimensions online but can't seem to find exact ratings.
How much fabric do you currently have without the foam backing? I need more without... it's a pain removing it for door panel use.
(panels will be black)
looks good so far. The colors pop so much and look awesome.
When will more of the rain be in? I've been contemplating no foam on the headliner just having trouble deciding.
I'm a little surprised you aren't using the foam stuff for door panels. I figured it would be better like that, but maybe its too thick with the foam. Looks like you did a great job on that panel either way.
I have about 7 yards left of no-foam material. I took it off the site though as I don't want to sell it all. Prefer to only sell 2-3 yards max at this point. Contact me directly (e-mail preferred) if you are interested.
I agree, it looks great! I installed a small segment in my Z3 coupe as well and I smile every time I see it.
It should have been here by now but my last two packages that came out of Europe have spent a lot of time in Customs, including the M rain/Alcantara package. One of my packages left Jan 18th and just made it through Customs two days ago. The M rain package left after that package on Feb 3rd. I imagine its still a couple weeks out. I'm not sure why its taking so long, I've had packages get here in <10 days before from Europe...
FWIW, most my headliners seem to have foam... were I doing it to my personal car, I'd want the foam for the headliner. Seems a little more "plush" that way. But I've also been told that no-foam is best for headliners
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The foam and/or the fabric don't get along together with curves. Take a piece with foam on it and bend it. You get these really weird canyon creases. There is no way to get it to work nicely on the door panels. I wanted the foam too. Very pleased with the results after removing the foam.
I can wait for the next batch if you have foam-less coming.
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Just wanted to update things here, I currently have nothing in stock and I've had 2 packages stuck on a boat for about 2 months now. Because I have 2 pending orders coming out of that batch I placed a third order today with priority shipping, to hopefully arrive here within a week.
I've also decided to continue working on these fabric projects and we have lots of awesome stuff in progress right now. M-tech is next and we have lots of exciting things on the horizon.
edit: looks like after almost 6 weeks, the tracking info finally updated 15 minutes before I posted this. The other tracking updates were so old that they no longer registered (ever seen a tracking number "go dead" on you?) but... it looks like I may have some fabric in my hands later today. This package also includes the full-width Alcantara and more of the smaller segments.
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How much do you think I would need for seats and door panels on a sedan? Sorry if it's been asked before
Can anybody recommend a good interior guy to redo my seats and door panel in NYC??
Absolutely. I'll shoot you my number
I am in no way liable if a quoted figure is too much or too little, but based on what others have bought and some critical thinking, I've been quoting the following figures:
as a general rule of thumb Id factor about 1.5-2 yards for two seats, .75-1 yard for 2 door panels. So two sets of seats will use about 3-4 yards and another 2 yards will ensure there is enough for the door cards. A really good shop that plans it all out carefully in advance and makes no mistakes can probably get it done in 5 yards, but 6 is a much safer bet imo.
Shipment is IN!!!
I got in a shipment today and after shipping out pending orders I currently have a 5 yard, 3 yard and 2 yard segment ready to ship immediately
The Alcantara is also here!
FULL WIDTH 58" sections available in addition to the 21.5" segments I carried before!
The 21.5" has foam as before, the 58" does not have foam
Buy any of these fabrics today on the newly redesigned www.bmwfabric.com
More is coming! Stay tuned!!!
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