Got wood?

[dternst]

Does anyone know how to determine which type of wood trim was used in my '95 530? VIN? I dunno...

Thanks in advance.

David

[netmgr]

bmw can usually give you a print out of what options were supplied with your car

i dont think ull find the wood type from the vin!

[632 Regal]

kinda like a tigers pattern thats on acid. I think I saw a place with saple prints online but it's not in my bookmarks anymore. Maybe someone else has them?

[Qsilver7]

Does anyone know how to determine which type of wood trim was used in my '95 530? VIN? I dunno...

Thanks in advance.

David

If you go to the online parts database...you can look it up. The wood trim is located under VEHICLE TRIM (main group) & INNER COVERS (subgroup): http://www.realoem.com/bmw

Nussbaum, loosely translated, means "nut wood" or probably "walnut". The earlier e34 had a wood called Bubinga and could be had in either matt or high gloss finish. There is also another optional wood...Bird's Eye Maple...which I've never seen here in the States (on an e34)...probably a few are running around Europe , though. :p (Europe had the opportunity to build their cars and add the features they wanted ala carte) Because wood is a natural product...not every e34 will have the same exact pattern...and as we all know...the trim is real wood (thin veneer) under a thick layer of polyurethane (or other plastic). :D

[bimmerd00d]

i didn't know the E34 had real wood trim? i thought it was that laminated fake stuff.

[winfred]

i've seen some 540s with walnut with about a 1/8" strip of some light straight grain wood running length wise through it, my favorite is the canaidian m540 with the carbon fibre that has the motorsport colors woven into it, id give damn near anything in trade from the salvage yard for a complete set


If you go to the online parts database...you can look it up. The wood trim is located under VEHICLE TRIM (main group) & INNER COVERS (subgroup): http://www.realoem.com/bmw

Nussbaum, loosely translated, means "nut wood" or probably "walnut". The earlier e34 had a wood called Bubinga and could be had in either matt or high gloss finish. There is also another optional wood...Bird's Eye Maple...which I've never seen here in the States (on an e34)...probably a few are running around Europe , though. :p (Europe had the opportunity to build their cars and add the features they wanted ala carte) Because wood is a natural product...not every e34 will have the same exact pattern...and as we all know...the trim is real wood (thin veneer) under a thick layer of polyurethane (or other plastic). :D

[dternst]

Anyone care to take an educated guess at which type of wood this may be?

http://members.roadfly.com/dternst/128-2846_IMG.JPG

Thanks again in advance,

David

[632 Regal]

yes I am right! what do I win?

[dternst]

What type to you have? Nussbaum?

[dternst]

What type to you have? Nussbaum?

[A1BMW535iSport]

i've seen some 540s with walnut with about a 1/8" strip of some light straight grain wood running length wise through it, my favorite is the canaidian m540 with the carbon fibre that has the motorsport colors woven into it, id give damn near anything in trade from the salvage yard for a complete set
any photos of the canadian M540`s trim?

[Bill R.]

quick search on google images for both woods I would say that that looks more like bubinga to me...






Anyone care to take an educated guess at which type of wood this may be?

http://members.roadfly.com/dternst/128-2846_IMG.JPG

Thanks again in advance,

David

[A1BMW535iSport]

found a pic.... http://www.willz.ca/images/seatsF.JPG

[baileydog]

My car has the same wood....Up here in Canuckelhead land we call it Burled Walnut.

[Qsilver7]

Anyone care to take an educated guess at which type of wood this may be?

http://members.roadfly.com/dternst/128-2846_IMG.JPG

Thanks again in advance,

David

Here's an example of Bubinga wood trim from an 85 735i: http://memimage.cardomain.net/member_images/6/web/378000-378999/378543_7_full.jpg http://memimage.cardomain.net/member_images/10/web/598000-598999/598378_23_full.jpg

[Qsilver7]

found a pic.... http://www.willz.ca/images/seatsF.JPG


that's a carbon fiber interior trim kit which can be purchased from aftermarket companies.http://www.customautotrim.com/wood-dash-kits/woodview-dash-kits/images/bmw/91xf-95xf-bm525_05.19.00.jpg

[dternst]

I'll have to pull the part back out of the car to check the part number. That picture was taken a month or so ago when I was trying to prevent from having to pay $200 to replace it. Since I dropped it last night, looks like I'll be dropping the $200 as well.

[winfred]

i've got a copy of bimmer with a article called "cool canaidians" i think, i don't know where it got to so if i can find it ill scan it


any photos of the canadian M540`s trim?

[winfred]

i am talking about the factory stuff, real carbon fibre with subtle motorsport colors woven into it


that's a carbon fiber interior trim kit which can be purchased from aftermarket companies

[Qsilver7]

I'll have to pull the part back out of the car to check the part number. That picture was taken a month or so ago when I was trying to prevent from having to pay $200 to replace it. Since I dropped it last night, looks like I'll be dropping the $200 as well.


If you click the link below to the BMW Online Vendor List...you can get the contact info for several used part vendors and see if you can find a used center console piece...here's a few I recommend you contact:

Some of the used parts vendors are:
1. Auto Parts Search
2. Bavarian Auto Recycling
3. Car Parts.Com
4. Euro Depot
5. Vines
6. Zionsville
7. Lone Star Bavarian*

* - Lone Star Bavarian is a repair shop and board poster...but he sometimes has parts cars.

BMW Online Vendor List: http://home.earthlink.net/~hainesinutah/bmwvendors/

[A1BMW535iSport]

i am talking about the factory stuff, real carbon fibre with subtle motorsport colors woven into it

[A1BMW535iSport]

i am talking about the factory stuff, real carbon fibre with subtle motorsport colors woven into it
can you buy it from bmw?

[Qsilver7]

i am talking about the factory stuff, real carbon fibre with subtle motorsport colors woven into it
I've tried all kinds of combinations to find the model that will give up the part numbers for the BMW (factory) carbon fiber...but to no avail. I can get the diagram to come up if I input info for a 1995 540i (USA spec)...but no part numbers come up in the index...go figure. :(

Click this link to see the BMW diagram for carbon fiber trim: http://www.realoem.com/bmw/showparts.do?model=HE63&mospid=47410&prod=19951100&btnr=91_0125&hg=91&fg=40

[A1BMW535iSport]

FOUND IT....

THIS IS THE LINK FOR PART NUMBERS!!!!

http://www.realoem.com/bmw/showparts.do?model=HE53&mospid=47410&prod=19950500&btnr=91_0125&hg=91&fg=40

[winfred]

yea and damn near all of it is nla, and if it wasn't it'd cost about enough to buy another e34 if bought new


FOUND IT....

THIS IS THE LINK FOR PART NUMBERS!!!!

http://www.realoem.com/bmw/showparts.do?model=HE53&mospid=47410&prod=19950500&btnr=91_0125&hg=91&fg=40

[MBXB]

Anyone care to take an educated guess at which type of wood this may be?

http://members.roadfly.com/dternst/128-2846_IMG.JPG

Thanks again in advance,

David

[AZ_Jason_S]

You'd be looking at a 4 digit price tag and I bet the first number aint a 1. Back when john@bekkers used to post on this board, he had custom CF trim. His car and custom CF on cardomain.....

Johns Custom CF (http://www.sounddomain.com/memberpage/214271/12)

I asked him what he spent on his and he told me something like $1500?




yea and damn near all of it is nla, and if it wasn't it'd cost about enough to buy another e34 if bought new

[Qsilver7]

...part of the previous conversation above. ;) If you go to the BMW ETK or online parts database the official name of the interior wood trim for e34 built after 9/92 is Nussbaum or Bubinga. (I posted a pic of what Bubinga looks like)

The German interpretation of Nussbaum is loosely translated as nut wood...from there...I think we can conclude why the "street name" for this type of trim is called "burled walnut" :D

[A1BMW535iSport]

ok so where can we get carbon set?

[A1BMW535iSport]

ok so where can we get the carbon kit from?

[winfred]

carjack northern m540s till you find one with the cf and swap it and leave it?! buy one of those aftermarket kits that's not a sticker that you apply to the stock trim (the wood ones look like ****), find out where john wid da black 540 got his and pony up $1-2k or scavage kanuck salvage yards for a set, somebodys gonna wreck one sooner or later


ok so where can we get the carbon kit from?