Opinion: Painting interior pieces to match car color?

Sahbatage · 02-19-2018, 10:16 AM

Hi Guys,

I saw a Ferrari red post that inspired me to add some color to the interior of my car which is Imola red with black interior.

I was think of doing the same dash trim and steering wheel trim as the photo you see, the rest is a bit too much for my taste but I was also contemplating get the door handles painted body color too. Haven't seen it done and thought it could look good, would like to get some other opinions.

Thanks!

FlyingLow78 · 02-19-2018, 11:15 AM

This is popular in the Porsche community, and Fiat does it with their 500s here in Italy. It *can* look quite good, but some people go overboard.

You might check out bumperplugs.com. That guy did some work for me in the past on both Porsche and BMW interiors and he's meticulous about his paint work.

nano10 · 02-19-2018, 11:42 AM

The dash trim I did on my previous f30 and I liked the way it turned out. I would stay away from steering wheel trim as IMO it is way too loud. I even bought the shifter trim from iND and when I went to go install it was too loud for me. I have Imola also

MasterP · 02-19-2018, 12:02 PM

IMO it's too much, but I'm not one of those coordinate my interior to my exterior people either. To each their own.

Sahbatage · 02-19-2018, 12:11 PM

great taste sir! lol. I'm assuming you kept the paddles red though? those look good

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Originally Posted by nano10

The dash trim I did on my previous f30 and I liked the way it turned out. I would stay away from steering wheel trim as IMO it is way too loud. I even bought the shifter trim from iND and when I went to go install it was too loud for me. I have Imola also

Clark_Kent · 02-19-2018, 12:14 PM

Color matching the interior just doesn't resonate with me. Similarly carbon fiber at every turn is also a non-starter for me. It screams tacky and overdone. I know many people on the forums do it, so it's a "different strokes, for different folks" situation.

2kaccordocoupe · 02-19-2018, 12:17 PM

It's a personal preference, for me I think a piece or two would look nice. If you start doing everything I think it looks terrible, same with the folks that slap the CF bits on everything but hey that's me...

Bahn360Photo · 02-19-2018, 01:33 PM

i would say anything more than stitching is too much

Sahbatage · 02-19-2018, 01:56 PM

After hearing everyone's thoughts I think I've changed course to do just the dash trim red and to do the steering trim in gloss black instead of red.. still contemplating the handles though, think it could be neat. Oh and just to clarify, the actual handle not the door pulls

IK6SPEED · 02-19-2018, 10:05 PM

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Originally Posted by Sahbatage

After hearing everyone's thoughts I think I've changed course to do just the dash trim red and to do the steering trim in gloss black instead of red.. still contemplating the handles though, think it could be neat. Oh and just to clarify, the actual handle not the door pulls

Fwiw....from f30 Classifieds (slightly different trim than F8x)

http://f30.bimmerpost.com/forums/sho....php?t=1468097

Sahbatage · 02-19-2018, 10:28 PM

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Originally Posted by IK6SPEED

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Originally Posted by Sahbatage

After hearing everyone's thoughts I think I've changed course to do just the dash trim red and to do the steering trim in gloss black instead of red.. still contemplating the handles though, think it could be neat. Oh and just to clarify, the actual handle not the door pulls

Fwiw....from f30 Classifieds (slightly different trim than F8x)

http://f30.bimmerpost.com/forums/sho....php?t=1468097

Yah I like that black trim. Thank you for sharing

IK6SPEED · 02-19-2018, 10:38 PM

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Originally Posted by Sahbatage

Yah I like that black trim. Thank you for sharing

The black apparently matches the AC/Radio trim according to the post.

Thanks are nice. Appreciates are better.

FlyingLow78 · 02-21-2018, 01:24 PM

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Originally Posted by Bahn360Photo

i would say anything more than stitching is too much

If I had red this is the direction I'd go, plus maaaaaybe red seat belts.

Bahn360Photo · 02-21-2018, 01:44 PM

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Originally Posted by FlyingLow78

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Originally Posted by Bahn360Photo

i would say anything more than stitching is too much

If I had red this is the direction I'd go, plus maaaaaybe red seat belts.

Exactly

bb1857 · 02-21-2018, 06:26 PM

Worked for me in my Wrangler...doesn't work for me in my M but honestly who cares what others think. Until they start contributing financially I could give a damn what others think about it.

nano10 · 02-22-2018, 02:19 AM

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Originally Posted by Bahn360Photo

Exactly

Gloss black trim to match oem CF trim and CF paddles with red indicators.

And red seatbelts

Bahn360Photo · 02-22-2018, 06:25 AM

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Originally Posted by nano10

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Originally Posted by Bahn360Photo

Exactly

Gloss black trim to match oem CF trim and CF paddles with red indicators.

And red seatbelts

Looks great, small touches definitely make red pop

allinon72 · 02-22-2018, 03:07 PM

It can look good in small doses, but it's very easy to go overboard. Then you're stuck with the tacky early 2000s mod scene look.

Aaaaaaaaa · 02-22-2018, 04:15 PM

The M3 definitely needs painted trim. With black leather the door cards are literally monotone and kinda boring. I don't know why it didn't get the gloss black trim the M4 has.

Bmwlmr99 · 03-24-2019, 04:48 AM

love my carbon wheel

Binojp · 09-24-2021, 10:32 AM

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Originally Posted by Sahbatage

Hi Guys,

I saw a Ferrari red post that inspired me to add some color to the interior of my car which is Imola red with black interior.

I was think of doing the same dash trim and steering wheel trim as the photo you see, the rest is a bit too much for my taste but I was also contemplating get the door handles painted body color too. Haven't seen it done and thought it could look good, would like to get some other opinions.

Thanks!

Quote:

Originally Posted by Sahbatage

Hi Guys,

I saw a Ferrari red post that inspired me to add some color to the interior of my car which is Imola red with black interior.

I was think of doing the same dash trim and steering wheel trim as the photo you see, the rest is a bit too much for my taste but I was also contemplating get the door handles painted body color too. Haven't seen it done and thought it could look good, would like to get some other opinions.

Thanks!

How difficult is it to remove the chrome portion from the CF Dash trim?

Sahbatage · 09-24-2021, 11:12 AM

Not difficult at all, just takes some careful but forceful prying. Use a non abrasive tool

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nano10 Lieutenant Colonel 448 Rep 1,846 Posts Drives: 2018 F80 M3 Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Lake Forest, CA iTrader: (6)	The dash trim I did on my previous f30 and I liked the way it turned out. I would stay away from steering wheel trim as IMO it is way too loud. I even bought the shifter trim from iND and when I went to go install it was too loud for me. I have Imola also Attached Images
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MasterP Colonel 721 Rep 2,342 Posts Drives: All the M's Join Date: Aug 2012 Location: Where do you want me? iTrader: (8)	IMO it's too much, but I'm not one of those coordinate my interior to my exterior people either. To each their own.
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Clark_Kent Lieutenant Colonel 2228 Rep 1,897 Posts Drives: Retired Join Date: Jul 2014 Location: Atlanta, GA iTrader: (0)	Color matching the interior just doesn't resonate with me. Similarly carbon fiber at every turn is also a non-starter for me. It screams tacky and overdone. I know many people on the forums do it, so it's a "different strokes, for different folks" situation.
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2kaccordocoupe Brigadier General 1270 Rep 4,703 Posts Drives: Former ///M Driver Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: The 6ix iTrader: (2)	It's a personal preference, for me I think a piece or two would look nice. If you start doing everything I think it looks terrible, same with the folks that slap the CF bits on everything but hey that's me...
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Sahbatage Lieutenant 503 Rep 571 Posts Drives: 2016 IR BMW M4 Join Date: Dec 2015 Location: Denver, CO iTrader: (1)	After hearing everyone's thoughts I think I've changed course to do just the dash trim red and to do the steering trim in gloss black instead of red.. still contemplating the handles though, think it could be neat. Oh and just to clarify, the actual handle not the door pulls __________________ "If you have everything under control, you're not moving fast enough"
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