I love watching stuff I can't afford to do! Seriously an incredible job to everyone involved, and as always a great job by Larry on the video and the effort that he puts into his productions.
@@FueledBy.Passion their work is great just doesn’t seem very cost effective when you could buy a used interior in the color you want for probably less.
Noticed that the door seals, grab handles, and visors are still beige. Those would look good in black to match the headliner and complete this high-end transformation
People commenting are forgetting that this can all be done on a tight budget at home, it will just take longer. The more time, effort and patience you put in the better your results will be. I only have thought about this since restoring my leather steering wheel at home with a cheap ebay kit. I followed the instructions perfectly, took my time and the results were so good I realised that I could restore my whole interior myself and achieve a near professional finish! I've now decided to change the colour too!
I watched this when it was released, and this week I've been dying my F01 7er to BMW saddle brown in the technique that they used. So far, it is looking absolutely beautiful!
i ve never detailed a car in my life, but i ve watched almost all of Larry's videos. truly a master at his craft. its always invigorating to see people strive for perfection!! thank you Larry.
This is just a *RU-vid* video, I can watch it 100% free on Chromecast! Yet Larry's editing and production is done better than any cable channel I pay for every month.. It is definitely a labor of love. Thanks Larry!
Agreed on the production quality. Disagree on the 100% free, but that's because I'm a Red subscriber. Probably cost me about one-eighth of a cent, based on how many hours I spend watching the RU-vid.
I live in the Raleigh, and I am quite familiar with Brian's work. A few months ago I was fortunate enough to track down and purchase (gain) the exact, beloved 1 Series I had owned from 2013 - 2016. During our apart, efforts were made to mask the wear and tear of the Lemon Boston leather interior. I first met Brain through the local BMW Car Club of America Tarheel Chapter. "Fastidious" is definitely the word I was use to describe Brian Marks, the owner of Fibrenew. When Brain told me his goal is to "turn out a quality end result that I feel good about and that you'll be proud to have in your car," I knew I had found the right person for the job. This video accurately demonstrates the quality of work offered my Brain at Fibrenew.
Detail Peoria God damn, I can’t take my eyes off this, I just absolutely love this level of perfection. If I had the funds, I’d only go to this guy, Brian is clearly a perfectionist like myself. You know you wouldn’t have to worry about anything with a job carried out by him. If only 5% of tradesmen had his skill and professionalism, world would be a way better place. Great car by the way. 👍
I didn't think I would like the finished product then I saw how well the color scheme came together and it looks fantastic. The leather looks showroom new!
I have a friend who does this as a business. Does very high quality work (like these guys) and services mostly the trade (trim shops and car dealers). It's very time consuming and expensive work to do properly but with the right operator the results are amazing. Great video.
TommyLYeah - Darkwraith Kaid God damn, I can’t take my eyes off this, I just absolutely love this level of perfection. If I had the funds, I’d only go to this guy, Brian is clearly a perfectionist like myself. You know you wouldn’t have to worry about anything with a job carried out by him. If only 5% of tradesmen had his skill and professionalism, world would be a way better place. Great car by the way. 👍
Great job! One question I have, how has the smell of the interior changed with all the work you guys have done? Does it smell similar to a new car, or is it more of a fresh smell compared to the original 20+ year old interior?
Amazing work! I used to live in the Raleigh area. I have a Z4M I am restoring. It has Napa leather that needs refinishing and I am liking this color. Will be sending you pictures.
Perfectly done. Brian should have a tv show of his own, refurbishing older cars. Nobody has a show like that yet that I have seen. Since Brian is a BMW trained engineer, it won't take long for him to make the transformation to other cars. Great job Brian. I think wealthy car owners would give Brian plenty of work to start out with. Before long, he would get the regular person business. Good video, good technique, excellent craftmanship. We all know how important craftmanship is, even though it is a word never used in todays workplace in America. It is the one thing that made American made items stand out and I was taught to make everything that I did with masterful craftmanship. Now days, people want everything fast, and they get mad when it falls apart in 3 months. You always get what you ask for, but rarely what you pay good money for. Oh well ! easy come and easy go.
Omggggg, Mannnn, such a tds job, which requires, knowledge, time, money and patience is needed. Salute to you guys for consisting it all. Hope you guys got well compensated for this project.
$5000 that's insane. Get a 20 gal air compressor a couple solid HVLP spray guns a couple fans and several plastic drop cloth and a heat gun altogether you could get that all for probably 500-600 the rest is just patience and not being lazy. You guys absolutely killed this and turned a beater looking beamer into a brand new model. I wish you guys could have taken my old tahoe and re done the whole interior instead of me doing it I can only imagine how gorgeous yall would have made it.
As a former owner of several E34s I was very excited to see one featured on the channel. They drive so well in stock form, I only imagine what an S62 V8 from an E39 M5 will do to improve upon that experience. Beautiful work and a gorgeous car.
I have my land rover discovery 3 to redue the leather due to previous owners neglecting the leather care. I now feel more confident in tackling this big job.but have no garage to work in so i am governed by the british weather. Thank you for this very informative video. Learnt a lot. Jason. Boston. Uk.
Buy new upgraded parts such as seats,consoles and carpet along with a steering wheel and sunvisors.I did my whole car with new parts and Corbeau seats,Momo steering wheel,carpets..The whole interior for just over $527 US..Dont get screwed over by these companies. I JUST WON a a paint and interior show with the car.I was a Automotive paint Sales Rep and had a $5000 paint job for under $1000 U.S. Its all about knowledge and who you know..Do your research..Plus look at the mileage one yiur Rover and we both know higher mileage Rovers have MAJOR ISSUES..Might be time to simply move on..Good luck!!
Great video - I live about 90 minutes from Raleigh so you all were in my "back yard." I need to do a little leather color touch-up on a car I have so now I'm encouraged to get it done!
I always enjoy seeing how the pro's do it. Before this video, I had no idea that owners would choose to change their car's interior color. Pretty interesting tech.
Truly magical, what a fantastic and thorough transformation, really well done to Brian and his team. This has got to be one of the best videos I have seen on here. Amazing.
God damn, I can’t take my eyes off this, I just absolutely love this level of perfection. If I had the funds, I’d only go to this guy, Brian is clearly a perfectionist like myself. You know you wouldn’t have to worry about anything with a job carried out by him. If only 5% of tradesmen had his skill and professionalism, world would be a way better place. Great car by the way. 👍
I'd be willing to bet that a full reupholstered interior with new leather is going to be cheaper than dyeing your used interior. Not to mention reupholstered leather would hold up better than dyed leather to scratches and such.
@Zajaka Complete bull. I've redyed interiors with plain semi gloss acrylic+ air brush, it doesn't scratch or come off. Whomever did yours had no idea what they were doing. OE seats are dyed with acrylics... Or used the wrong paint. Acrylic flexes with the leather, doesn't even crack
It should hold up just like OE. All leather upholstery you see are dyed just like this from factory, unless you've seen a cinnamon red cow running around. I painted mine with rattle can and held up ok for 3 years...now it looks like crap.
Cinnamon interior and red paint go together like white on rice. You're just another uncoordinated car guy who's future wife wont let decorate because of ur taste.
That's great looking work. I'd love to see more like this on the Ammo channel, complementary trades and crafts that go into the car restoration process. It makes Ammo a one stop shop for more than just paint prep and finish. 😉
Thanks For This Most Excellent Video.The Hard Work Involved Was Evident When You See the End Results.FANTASTIC COLOR CHOICES.BEAUTIFULY DONE.THANKS AGAIN .
I had no idea this was something that could be done. Might look into this sort of thing on my next car as it only offers two colors of leather interior and I don't care for either.
I have this colour interior in my bmw as well and i didn't knew that you can paint leather, amazing video and the car looks brand new, all the money and efforts are worth it 😍
Worked with finishes for many years. If all you want to do is change or match a new color this is a great way to go. Traditionally, leather seats and interiors were dyed and the results offered not only a special color but, more importantly, a unique feel and pliability that has made leather always so desirable. This method of "painting" the leather sacrifices much of those qualities and is the major "con" for this process, in my opinion. If that is not a consideration then this is a great method to recolor an existing interior.
@@bernardwarr4187 Not 100% sure. Matte finishes are commonly achieved by either adding a "silking" agent to a coating before application or by using a very mild abrasive on the dried surface. to reduce the gloss.
No odors in cabin. Leather scent wasn't there to begin with on a 25 year old car. Some Fibrenew Leather Protection cream will bring that scent back, though
Bit of an odd secret: Leather doesn't actually have that distinct scent. That smell we associate with "real leather" is always fabricated into the material. I was shocked when I learned that from a higher-up in a leather manufacturing company. So even if the leather scent from when it was new is gone, you can always restore it again.
@The Legend of Texas I 100% call that going wrong. So many colors in the world and the most creative thing someone could do was all black? Hard pass. All about personal preference.
@@Datboi_Mo That's what you get with most cars today: black or dark gray. Boring as hell, but very cost-effective for the manufacturer. I remember when you could get a real choice of color interior on many American cars.
@@paulparoma If we could get today's interior quality with yesterday's colors that would be the perfect mix. My only qualm with the older interior was the materials they came in.
@@Datboi_Mo Yes and no. Today's cars use way too much plastic, which I can't stand. Not long ago, there was no plastic on door panels. And the fabrics on the seats were very nice, if not truly luxurious, on the better cars.
The details at the roof, sunvisor and others, they not get repair? I think they gone use the new color or Black to match the project. Great vídeo as always.
But what kind of dye was used? Any examples for companys producing them? I'd really love to recreate the E500 Limited seat-pattern with this technique.
Why not? It's your attitude that is holding you back. Yeah these videos show some high end products, but the point of these if you pay attention, is to show you how the pros do it so you can do it yourself. Most people might not think about attention to detail if they are redying a seat. But now you might after watching this. Bottom line, no project is cheap but it doesn't have to bankrupt you either. You can do it yourself but it probably will take you longer.
Use a product called SEM paint. I used it on my truck 5 years ago amd still looks like new. You can go to a body shop supply house and give them your color code and they will mix it for you. 1 quart costed me 50.00. A lot cheaper than buying new panels in my truck.
Almost all in the vid were volunteers which makes me wonder how he does enough cars to make any money if it'll take him 4 or 5 times as long without the extra help.
Glad I found this. Awesome. I'll likely use these guys for my 2017 Mini convertible with ALL black interior. I want my seats to look like the OEM Chesterfield Brown, with door armrests, and small dashboard horizontal board the same. Getting OEM replacements from MINI is ridiculous cost wise of course.