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JAlfredPrufrock
10-12-2005, 03:34 PM
Has anyone seen a set of this?

I have in the past and can't locate it now...
E34-520iSE
10-12-2005, 04:09 PM
Is that a real car in your sig pic or a Photoshop jobby?

Cheers,

Shaun
cmk
10-12-2005, 04:35 PM
It came with the canadian M540's.
I see it every day. :)
JAlfredPrufrock
10-12-2005, 04:47 PM
Is that a real car in your sig pic or a Photoshop jobby?

Cheers,

Shaun

It's a real car Shaun.

http://www.bmwworld.com/artcars/art_kayama.htm
JAlfredPrufrock
10-12-2005, 04:48 PM
It came with the canadian M540's.
I see it every day. :)

No ****?

Any pics?

Part numbers?
uscharalph
10-12-2005, 05:00 PM
Has anyone seen a set of this?

I have in the past and can't locate it now...
I've seen some on eBay.
bahnstormer
10-12-2005, 05:31 PM
doesnt belong in a classy 5 series...
maybe a racey 3 series..

but i am getting kinda old =] so idk?
JAlfredPrufrock
10-12-2005, 06:21 PM
doesnt belong in a classy 5 series...
maybe a racey 3 series..

but i am getting kinda old =] so idk?

I think it'll work fine in my car, thanks though.
Shaun
10-12-2005, 07:07 PM
doesnt belong in a classy 5 series...
maybe a racey 3 series..

but i am getting kinda old =] so idk?

It was an option for the Individual series cars in Canada (M540i). Ricey would be the lame stick-on stuff. I have some pieces that I made myself with a vacuum bag setup that didn't turn out too bad. Medium to light 4 harness weave and some surfboard resin goes a long ways.

Definitely alot better than a typical aftermarket peel-n-stick, or even worse, the "carbon fiber look" vinyl crap the kiddiez use.
Nick.Hay
10-12-2005, 07:09 PM
I think it would work... But it would have to be good quality and fit well.

Nothing worse than seeing crappy asian knock-off rubbish!! Some of it is good, but most is crap.

Good luck, let us know if you have success :)
bahnstormer
10-12-2005, 08:41 PM
some kid at the VW meet i go to had a carbon hood
the weave was sooo crooked it was nasty

but it sure as hell was light....

idk?

function over form for me =]
Gayle
10-12-2005, 08:54 PM
some kid at the VW meet i go to had a carbon hood
the weave was sooo crooked it was nasty

but it sure as hell was light....

idk?

function over form for me =]


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uscharalph
10-12-2005, 11:54 PM
Thanks Gayle! I saved that in my favorites.
Brandon J
10-13-2005, 12:04 AM
Here is a pic of an M540i w/ carbon fiber trim at one of our e34 meets.


http://www.bimmer.info/bmw/Mark%20J/Carbon%20fiber.jpg
emw525E34
10-13-2005, 09:05 AM
That piece look very decent. Its the one on the shifter thats hard to make. Weird shape and all. Do you have that piece ?.
ericcamaro
10-13-2005, 12:45 PM
I need to see more pics to make an honest judgement. but from what I see I like my burlwood more.
Shaun
10-13-2005, 01:41 PM
I need to see more pics to make an honest judgement. but from what I see I like my burlwood more.

Carbon fiber trim, especially in the E34, needs execellent to perfect skills for keeping the weave smooth and flat. Not to mention, the weave in that picture isn't very flattering, and it's definitely not something that belongs in a lighter interior car.

In my black interior, the carbon fiber trim looks nice. Provides contrast, some style, and people always ask what it is because it's glass smooth and very 'deep' looking.
Brandon J
10-13-2005, 03:35 PM
The carbon fiber trim in that M540i is stock BMW and has some of the ///M colors in it. Looks really good in person.
Shaun
10-13-2005, 03:45 PM
The carbon fiber trim in that M540i is stock BMW and has some of the ///M colors in it. Looks really good in person.

Yeah, I've seen a piece of it before; It might look better with a darker interior, but that's just my eyes. I wish it were available still, I'd order the kit just to see what it looks like complete and in person.
JAlfredPrufrock
10-13-2005, 04:28 PM
Yeah, I've seen a piece of it before; It might look better with a darker interior, but that's just my eyes. I wish it were available still, I'd order the kit just to see what it looks like complete and in person.

It's not available anymore? :(
Shaun
10-13-2005, 06:59 PM
It's not available anymore? :(

There's a *small* chance it is, but it was only available on the Canadian M540i, and it appears (at least at a cursory glance) that it's not available. I've got my parts guy investigating it. I've got the prices on a few of the pieces, and they're not completely terrible. Should be interesting to find out the verdict on availability.
Alan_525i
10-13-2005, 07:59 PM
I've seen it here in PA on a US spec M5. Black on Black. The weave is really cool because it has the motorsport colors in it.
TheDuke
10-13-2005, 08:32 PM
I'm also looking into a new trim; the original is starting to crack. I've seen some on eBay but I don't think they are worth the hassle, not mentioning the money.
JAlfredPrufrock
10-14-2005, 04:44 PM
There's a *small* chance it is, but it was only available on the Canadian M540i, and it appears (at least at a cursory glance) that it's not available. I've got my parts guy investigating it. I've got the prices on a few of the pieces, and they're not completely terrible. Should be interesting to find out the verdict on availability.

Definitely keep me updated, will get my own parts guy on it this weekend. :)