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Now, I thumbed through the article in WHSMith on Wednesday
Regards,
James
2022 BMW X7 40d M-Sport
2019 BMW X5 M50d
2018 BMW M760Li
2017 BMW 530i M-Sport Touring (SOLD)
2012 BMW 520d ED (Gave it back)
2011 BMW 535d GT SE (SOLD)
2008 BMW 730d SE (SOLD)
2007 BMW X5 3.0d SE (SOLD)
2007 D3 Touring 166 (SOLD)
2005 BMW 750i Sport (SOLD)
2005 BMW 730d Sport (SOLD)
2001 B10 V8 Touring 012/1 (SOLD)
2001 B10 V8 saloon 044/1 (SOLD)
1999 BMW 750iL (SOLD)
1997 BMW 750iL (SOLD)
James
2022 BMW X7 40d M-Sport
2019 BMW X5 M50d
2018 BMW M760Li
2017 BMW 530i M-Sport Touring (SOLD)
2012 BMW 520d ED (Gave it back)
2011 BMW 535d GT SE (SOLD)
2008 BMW 730d SE (SOLD)
2007 BMW X5 3.0d SE (SOLD)
2007 D3 Touring 166 (SOLD)
2005 BMW 750i Sport (SOLD)
2005 BMW 730d Sport (SOLD)
2001 B10 V8 Touring 012/1 (SOLD)
2001 B10 V8 saloon 044/1 (SOLD)
1999 BMW 750iL (SOLD)
1997 BMW 750iL (SOLD)
I had this exact same dilemma with my st wheel - Jack can recover the wheel in some lovely leathers/alcantara - whatever takes your fancy, he can also stitch in the arrows and add rhombs, but he cannot replicate the Alpina straight stitch.E24man wrote:
I really like the feel of the suede on the steering wheel so much that I am now thinking of getting it covered in suede but whilst Jack at royal steering wheels seem to have the steering wheel re-covered he doesn't seem able to re-do the original thick Alpina stitching so who can? The factory? Would they take in my original wheel and re-cover it in suede and throw in some rhomboids for good measure?
There is a trimmer in Europe somewhere that can replicate the stitch - I think he might be in Poland? IIRC he was retrimming wheels and selling them on ebay.de in Alpina spec.
In the end I bought a brand new wheel from Alpina. I suspect that if you want the factory to do something for you they will, but do it on a new wheel.
My wheel took over 7 months to arrive, although I think part of this was BMW UK incompetence. A new wheel gets ordered from BMW by Alpina, it's then stripped and buttons added and then it's trimmed to your spec at the factory.
One of these days I will update the thread on my car and add some pictures and details.
HTH.
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2012 F10 D5 Biturbo No.13
1993 Mercedes 190E 2.6 Sportline spec
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2012 F10 D5 Biturbo No.13
1993 Mercedes 190E 2.6 Sportline spec
1991 Mk1 Golf GTI Sportline cabriolet
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What is the blank in the boot lid for in this picture:
1995 E36 B3.0 Convertible (rebodied)
1996 E36 B3.2 Touring No:20 - 1 of 5 made
1997 E36 B3.2 Touring No:36 - 1 of 5 made
1999 E36 323 Sport Touring
2011 E92 D3 Bi-turbo no.246 (santorini blue)
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1996 E36 B3.2 Touring No:20 - 1 of 5 made
1997 E36 B3.2 Touring No:36 - 1 of 5 made
1999 E36 323 Sport Touring
2011 E92 D3 Bi-turbo no.246 (santorini blue)
2019 Fiat Fullback
2020 Mini Countryman SE (PHEV)
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Wow, just read this and the previous threads.
May be one of the coolest RHD alpina's ever?
I am sure if you chose to sell (probably unlikely), you may have a line of the usual suspects queueing up at your front door.
Well Done
Kev
May be one of the coolest RHD alpina's ever?
I am sure if you chose to sell (probably unlikely), you may have a line of the usual suspects queueing up at your front door.
Well Done
Kev
2002 Alpina B3 3.3 #220
2006 E46 M3
1992 E30 M3 (sold - what a twat)
1986 E24 M6 (working on)
Ford Grand C-Max Family Wagon
And lots of other BMWs from the past
2006 E46 M3
1992 E30 M3 (sold - what a twat)
1986 E24 M6 (working on)
Ford Grand C-Max Family Wagon
And lots of other BMWs from the past
B10 4.6 Touring #3 is for sale; arktiksilber, anthracite buffalo leather, double sunroof, sports seats, CD changer, ASC + EDC, 85k kilometre, 74k Euros.
https://suchen.mobile.de/fahrzeuge/deta ... &scopeId=C
https://suchen.mobile.de/fahrzeuge/deta ... &scopeId=C
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