Contrast Stitching Shifter Mod

tlp · 11-29-2011, 12:47 PM

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Originally Posted by circlek

BadAss!

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Originally Posted by ottoblotto

Perfect.

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Originally Posted by 1sikbmr

This is awesome! I would love to do this but I can't stitch for shit. Great job

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Originally Posted by aus

As always, great job!!

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Originally Posted by Maseroche

Looks fantastic!

Thanks!!!

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Originally Posted by kmarei

i think i like your stitching pattern more than the alcantara i had installed on my melbourne red i might sell it and get the boot with the M tri colour stitching to match my PSW II

The Tri-color M stitch will always be my fav when executed correctly. It will really set off nicely with your LB painted trim. Look at iND or LeatherZ, they do it quite well.

mahmud///M · 11-29-2011, 02:54 PM

looks nice, but you should have done both the wheel and shift boot in the M tri colors. #justsaying.

But, it is a nice touch what you did

Brucewonder · 11-29-2011, 11:02 PM

that looks great!!! I think your combo would look better than just the tri stitch steering wheel alone. As it pulls the interior together nicely

tlp · 12-01-2011, 07:53 PM

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Originally Posted by username11

Why does anyone get the "electric" wheel when:

a) the electric part is unnecessary and aesthetically incongruous with the rest of the car

b) it does not come with M stitching?

Summary: failure, almost as bad as this vomit-inducing cacophony of materials:

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Originally Posted by Brucewonder

that looks great!!! I think your combo would look better than just the tri stitch steering wheel alone. As it pulls the interior together nicely

Thanks!!

I installed the Performance alcantara boot and ebrake handle. The ensemble complements each other pefectly and no individual component looks wrong or out of place. I have plenty of color in my interior. I can easily live without M stitching.

Singletrack · 12-01-2011, 10:48 PM

Looks gorgeous!

Don't mind username11, he's probably an Eagles fan...he has reason to be upset.

Mike Lu · 12-07-2011, 05:22 PM

sorry if it's a dumb question, curious how you switch the E-brake handle, just pull it ? I tried to switch mine, can't get old one out

tlp · 12-07-2011, 10:44 PM

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Originally Posted by Mike Lu

sorry if it's a dumb question, curious how you switch the E-brake handle, just pull it ? I tried to switch mine, can't get old one out

It's a friction fit just like the shift knob. Just pull or spank it from behind using the palm of your hand.

OerdingE93 · 12-07-2011, 10:56 PM

nice sewing.....and that extended fox red interior aint to shaby either. not to thread jack but im in the market for leather care wipes / products, what do you use? looks brand new

spdy330 · 12-07-2011, 11:36 PM

Good job!

richb811 · 12-07-2011, 11:51 PM

The stitching looks fantastic, Nice work!

BimmerM · 12-08-2011, 06:48 AM

Nice, I like it. Where do you buy the threading and which would be the correct threading size? Sounds like a fun DIY.

tlp · 12-08-2011, 11:59 AM

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Originally Posted by OerdingE93

nice sewing.....and that extended fox red interior aint to shaby either. not to thread jack but im in the market for leather care wipes / products, what do you use? looks brand new

I use Leatherique but haven't applied it to my interior yet.

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Originally Posted by Rich@GTBPerformance

The stitching looks fantastic, Nice work!

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Originally Posted by spdy330

Good job!

Thanks!

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Originally Posted by BimmerM

Nice, I like it. Where do you buy the threading and which would be the correct threading size? Sounds like a fun DIY.

I used the cotton thread on the right just based on the match alone. I got it at my local Arts & Crap store. It's a 35wt cotton thread. I would recommend a polyester, rayon or nylon blend that more durable for a 6MT or e Brake boot application as it will receive more stress and folding.

GOVCO · 12-08-2011, 03:14 PM

another nit-pick here...I would have added some rhinestones to it just to set it off....but that's just me....NOT! Looks darn good my friend [period].

H2 · 12-08-2011, 05:49 PM

Nice job!

SROC3 · 12-08-2011, 09:11 PM

what gauge needle you use? shit.....I'd hate to bore holes in the boot. This seems like a fun weekend DIY :-) Care to share the way you did the actual stitching?

tlp · 12-08-2011, 09:36 PM

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Originally Posted by GOVCO

another nit-pick here...I would have added some rhinestones to it just to set it off....but that's just me....NOT! Looks darn good my friend [period].

Ha..thanks for the laugh.

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Originally Posted by H2

Nice job!

Thanks!!!

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Originally Posted by SROC3

what gauge needle you use? shit.....I'd hate to bore holes in the boot. This seems like a fun weekend DIY :-) Care to share the way you did the actual stitching?

I didn't bore any holes at all. I used the existing holes from the OEM linear embellishment strip. That's why it looks so friggin perfect. Needle Gauge? I don't know. Do I look like Betsy Ross to you?

As far as the stitch goes I did this:

One thread with diagonal parallel lines from top to bottom
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Another thread with the opposite top to bottom
\\\\\\\\

Overlayed they look like this
XXXXXXXXXXX

Underneath the stitching looks like this
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11-29-2011, 02:54 PM	#24
mahmud///M Banned 9 Rep 149 Posts Drives: 2009 M3 E92 Jerez Black Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: Wild blue yonder iTrader: (0)	looks nice, but you should have done both the wheel and shift boot in the M tri colors. #justsaying. But, it is a nice touch what you did
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11-29-2011, 11:02 PM	#25
Brucewonder Lieutenant Colonel 33 Rep 1,540 Posts Drives: 2011 E92 M3 yea boi Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Socal iTrader: (4)	that looks great!!! I think your combo would look better than just the tri stitch steering wheel alone. As it pulls the interior together nicely __________________ 2011.5 E92 ///M3 SSII/FR
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12-01-2011, 10:48 PM	#27
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12-07-2011, 05:22 PM	#28
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12-07-2011, 10:56 PM	#30
OerdingE93 Lieutenant 59 Rep 459 Posts Drives: 2011 Mineral White E93 M3 DCT Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: LA/OC iTrader: (3)	nice sewing.....and that extended fox red interior aint to shaby either. not to thread jack but im in the market for leather care wipes / products, what do you use? looks brand new
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12-07-2011, 11:36 PM	#31
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12-07-2011, 11:51 PM	#32
richb811 477 Rep 4,591 Posts Drives: 2020 G20 330i M Sport Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: NJ iTrader: (21)	The stitching looks fantastic, Nice work!
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12-08-2011, 06:48 AM	#33
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12-08-2011, 03:14 PM	#35
GOVCO Lieutenant 16 Rep 439 Posts Drives: 09 E90 AW M3 DCT [Slight Mods] Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: MD iTrader: (0)	another nit-pick here...I would have added some rhinestones to it just to set it off....but that's just me....NOT! Looks darn good my friend [period].
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12-08-2011, 05:49 PM	#36
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12-08-2011, 09:11 PM	#37
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