I need help finding a specific thread re: arm rest bracket

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About 6 months ago someone started a thread here looking for the tan nylon part that goes on the top of the 1972 E9 armrest. As I recall, someone else responded that the part was available in a variety of colors on a German eBay site.

At the time I didn't need the part but I remember out of curiosity finding the site and in fact it was a replica part not OEM. As "E9 luck" would have it, my passenger side bracket just cracked in half. I searched on a whole bunch of keywords here and now can't find the thread. WN seems to only have the part in black.

Can anyone either find that thread or remember the seller on eBay? I looked there also for about 20 minutes and no luck.
 
Thanks Markos, that's the site. It looks like the parts are for an E3, so I'll have to check the part numbers unless anyone knows offhand if they are the same for both the E3 and E9. The black version on that site say they're for both.
 
Thanks Chris. I sent them an email, as the tan part listed on their eBay site is for the rear armrests of the 1972 sedans and not the E9.
 
I was looking for this and could only find black. I have spoken to an upholsterer and he says it can be covered in the same colour. Depending on the price of these, this might be a better option.
 
#1 here?

http://www.realoem.com/bmw/enUS/showparts?id=3435-USA-03-1972-E9-BMW-30CS&diagId=51_3457


Ya, I don't see any tan ones by oldtimer:

https://www.ebay.de/itm/Satz-Armleh...156643?hash=item3f9b1aae23:g:xDgAAOSwyZ5UpySl

Although Roger's seems to have the darker brown???

http://www.rogerstii.com/bmw-3-0cs-3-0s-arm-rest-upper-part/

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They can actually be re-dyed (well, really, re-painted). You just need to get the correct color 'paint'. Most leather dye operations can match a sample you'd send to them, they'd send it back if you need it (for example, the armrest itself). The dye/paint can be applied by brush, sponge, spray, or by rubbing as you do with a stain for wood. Multiple light coats with a day or two between coatings provide the best cover and durability.

Gary
 
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