How to Change Car Interior Color with Dye: BMW

Today I travel to Raleigh North Carolina to the shop of Brian Marks from Fibrenew to restore and change the color of his customers E34 BMW interior from a bedraggled tan and black to OEM cinnamon and black...all within 3 days. This is a behind the scenes look at what it takes change the color for your interior and the steps necessary for a perfect color change without the need for reupholstering.

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[stupidscruff]

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!

[NahFam]

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.

[AphexTwinII]

All you need is $5000 worth of equipment, a complete staff of 4 or more people and you too can dye your interior. Here's how.

[Audioelement]

That is a phenomenal transformation. The attention to detail done by the dying team is incredible, seems very much worth the money.

[sheltonshepherd]

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.

[jdisdetermined]

This is just a *YouTube* 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!

[Raszagal]

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.

[ohmfab]

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

[excusemy]

Best interior color change on a vehicle video on YouTube. Thanks

[johnkettwig]

$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.

[detailpeoria]

Perfect color choice for that car! I have always been fascinated with the leather repair process.

[MrJimmer]

Regardless of whether you like the color or the amount of labor, the actual skill of these people is nothing short of amazing. Very impressive

[TRONMAGNUM]

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!

[daxinventor]

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.

[FM]

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!

[slasher]

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]

Damn. This is a beautiful creation. Madd props to the owner.

[josephwright]

wow that's a beautiful interior restoration! i had no idea leather could be changed like that and an old interior could look so brand new!

[tomasgenta]

That interior looks absolutely gorgeous.

[KingJerbear]

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.