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  1. General BMW Discussions
    Hi My leather steering wheel and gear stick knob are worn looking. I would like to refurb. Has anybody used one of the products advertised online for re dying the leather. thanks Tim
  2. BMW 3 Series - Tech Talk For All Gen Of 3 Series
    Hi guys, I recently did retrofit CIC in my E92. Every retrofit part is in excellent co dition apart from the dasboard. It is not as black as my previous non CIC dash and on the passenger side it has a few scratches on the top. I admit Im too picky about my car :) So would like to give it the...
  3. BMW Detailing, Bodywork and Styling forum
    The black plastic wing mirror frames are really badly faded so was thinking of spraying them black, can't be arsed to keep appyling back to black. Just wondered if anybody has done this and were the results very long lasting as the plastic is so smooth didn't know if the paint would start coming...
  4. BMW Detailing, Bodywork and Styling forum
    My 2005 523 I has really worn headlights. lots of scratches and wear from debris hitting and scratching the surface. Diminishing the light output and affecting the overall look,. I took some 2000 grit sandpaper and with soap water, gently Sand the headlights.. Then follow up with a scratch...
  5. BMW 3 Series Forum - Technical Talk on the BMW E21
    Thought I'd share some firsthand experience with the instrument cluster on an e36. I had some faded parts on my cluster, fuel gauge and temp gauge specifically for some reason, took it out and tried changing the bulbs to new stock ones with no effect. Even tried led, which looked fake guess the...
  6. BMW Detailing, Bodywork and Styling forum
    The Semi-gloss black roof rails on my 2007 325D M Sport Touring are really quite badly faded and the paint seems incredibly thin. You only need to wipe it with a leather after washing & more seems to wipe/scratch off . Does anyone have any good ideas to re-black them without repainting...
  7. BMW Detailing, Bodywork and Styling forum
    Question is as per the thread title, meaning could i create the same look on a prepared (large, visible) bodypart from scratch? My car has nicely aged paintwork, Dakar yellow as it happens. Have an idle dream about trying something. So this thread is very speculative, but if anyone has an...
  8. BMW 5 Series - Tech Talk For All Gen Of 5 Series
    My steering wheel is sound but quite badly faded. Has anyone any suggestions as to how to improve the appearance? I have NO ability to remove the steering wheel and it has the cruise buttons one side and Radio/CD/Phone buttons on the other. Its the only worn part of the interior trim and it...
  9. BMW Detailing, Bodywork and Styling forum
    What's the best way to restore the colour of my saloon? It's the dreaded red :frown It's not majorly bad, but just gone a bit pink ish in some areas. I can't afford anything near a respray so would need to be pretty cheap. Any ideas?
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