Today i did my first dash and interior swap!

I am the proud owner of a ‘99 E46 328CI.
I’ve owned the car for 3 months and i honestly love it to death, it is a beast!
But one thing has always Bothered me….

GREY INTERIOR…
When i went to take a look at the car i honestly was like…
But it has grey interior :’(

(Leather seats, electric, heated and i am complaining)

So i went on an adventure!
Since my car doesn’t have a hitch (Which is really funny because i am Dutch and i should have one to tow a caravan ;) )
i borrow my previous BMW E36 which does has a hitch and went touring through the NL and a bit of germany to collect parts!

This E36 316I is now owned by a friend of mine.
the 1.6 did a good job, the trailer worked as a parachute. though i managed to get a 4kmh speeding ticket, which is €40 here!

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It was a long weekend so i decided i could use my dads workshop (He does damage repair and such)
So i have basicly all the tools i needed! (suprisingly not a lot of tools were used!)

Luckily the old carpet didn’t had to come out in one piece so i could cut it away wherever it was needed. I was not patient enough and it was gross anyway!

The trim was pretty much faded so i painted them in a color my rims will be too.

Personally i think the black leather with white trim, in combination with a topaz blue e46 would look great with the chrome trim on the outside and white wheels!

Though i do not have black leather seats and door panels yet, i am loving the result!

This is my car as it currently is. these rims will be sold and replaced by the ones which next to the trim.
(Look my old Golf 3 in the background, a 1.6 too, but i just missed my bmw too much!)

As probably any project car guy, still have big to do list.

Thank you for reading! Drive safely!

PS: i have never done a big project like this. i replaced a starter and stuff but never done anything like this before. It was pretty straight forward, not complicated at all but it is just A LOT of work. i have spend about 10 ish hours to get it done with all the proper tools. I didn’t end up swearing and actually really enjoyed doing this project instead of sitting behind my computer looking at cars.