Any thoughts on this?
http://www.ebay.com/itm/BMW-3-0CS-2...Parts_Accessories&hash=item462a720fa9&vxp=mtr
http://www.ebay.com/itm/BMW-3-0CS-2...Parts_Accessories&hash=item462a720fa9&vxp=mtr
Headliner for the purist?
- Thread starter Peter Coomaraswamy
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bimmerboy73
Well-Known Member
NOT the real deal. closer than the WU material but not correct.
Three questions regarding headliners,
Can you still buy the original material?
Was the original material always perforated?
Was the original material white or off white?
Can you still buy the original material?
Was the original material always perforated?
Was the original material white or off white?
bimmerboy73
Well-Known Member
Can you still buy the original material? There's a shop that can replicate the CSL material. Dont know of a source for the standard material other than EBAY.DE... very rarely
Was the original material always perforated? Degree of perforation varied - completeness of punch.
Was the original material white or off white? I believe it did vary some during the years of production.
The headliner in my CSi is not perforated. It has a slight texture to it that are subtle varied raised lines going across from left to right, similar to a 2002 pattern.
bimmerboy73
Well-Known Member
the e28? you can do better for the price
johanaxelson
Well-Known Member
and mine was thoroughly perforated. So I guess it depends on the number of beers Dieter had for lunch.
Obviously they stacked the fabric into the machine to save time, so the perforation depends on where yours was in the stack. The closer to the top the more perforation you have and the more off-white it is...
Headliner forensics, a career in as high demand as art history.
I took a good look at it today and has the lines and slight perforation dots as the underlying pattern.
I think the dots are so slight that they aren't really perforations, that implies a hole through the fabric.
stphers
Well-Known Member
headliner
Hi,
I just ordered 2 headliner sets from GETBMW PARTS ( dealer from out east in US ) for $31.22 each. They have been shipped, had to come out of Germany. They are suppose to arrive sometime this week. I can take pictures of the material once it arrives , excited to see if it is the right stuff.
Will keep you posted.
Thanks, Rick
Hi,
I just ordered 2 headliner sets from GETBMW PARTS ( dealer from out east in US ) for $31.22 each. They have been shipped, had to come out of Germany. They are suppose to arrive sometime this week. I can take pictures of the material once it arrives , excited to see if it is the right stuff.
Will keep you posted.
Thanks, Rick
Would be most interested- that's the last thing...almost.. on my list 
stphers
Well-Known Member
Headliner
Hi,
I finally picked up the headliner that I odered from getBMW parts ( BMW of Silver Spring ) It looks very good, same diamond pattern to the perforations, same backing material on the backside. I took some pictures of the new material along side some original and the back side of a white envelope to see the color difference. The material is a little whiter ( cleaner ) than the original back that is to be expected. The new material feels the same as the original, the onkly difference are the perforation holes are larger in the original material but that may change with both age and streching the new material.
I really like it and orderd 2 to make sure that I had enough , it comes in a running meter approx 52" wide part # 51921802983 @ $31.22 each.
Thanks, Rick
Hi,
I finally picked up the headliner that I odered from getBMW parts ( BMW of Silver Spring ) It looks very good, same diamond pattern to the perforations, same backing material on the backside. I took some pictures of the new material along side some original and the back side of a white envelope to see the color difference. The material is a little whiter ( cleaner ) than the original back that is to be expected. The new material feels the same as the original, the onkly difference are the perforation holes are larger in the original material but that may change with both age and streching the new material.
I really like it and orderd 2 to make sure that I had enough , it comes in a running meter approx 52" wide part # 51921802983 @ $31.22 each.
Thanks, Rick
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tomcolitt
(deceased)
I bought some from BMW too. I really isn't bad. The color and sheen are good and even the texture can fool you if you're more than 20" away. Of course it doesn't have the fine lines in the base material as did the original material....
Wonder if anyone got headliner material from LaJolla and is it truly "ORIGINAL"???
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**These Just In!** 2002/E3/E9 Front Sunroof Seal These have been out of stock at BMW for several months now. Back on the shelf and ready to be shipped
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Headliner Material for all E9 (2.5, 2800, 3.0 non csl)
Newly available ORIGINAL material for the headliner of your E9 Coupé! Matches BMW part number 51 92 1 802 983. Currently $75 per square meter, and you’ll need 3 meters for your sunroof car, or 2.5 for your non sunroof car (includes enough to recover the header panel at the top of the windshield as well). Stock is limited so call or email now! (We also have csl headliner material in small quantities).Attachments
It does not match the original sadly.
Hussar13
Member
I'd appreciate knowing where you obtained the leather and how you dimpled it?
Thanks!
Thanks!