Interior Upgrade On My 'Cheap' Straight-Six BMW E46 325i Touring - Project Cologne: Part 5

In this episode of throwing money at my daily, guest upholsterer shows you how to repair leather seats, restitching the broken seam and fixing damaged bolster. I then set about tearing down the interior for the two-tone conversion and retrofit wiring for the power seats. Also, I hit my melon 4 times in this one.

[GreatStraightSix]

I‘m very happy that you like my leather work. Very nice video! Your e46 is a really special daily driver!

[OaksCU]

It's so nice to see someone take care of a regular E46, it's not just the M3 that deserves attention.

[funonutube]

Not many people would have the balls to tear the whole interior and dash apart like that...AMAZING!!! Another excellent video from one of the best channels on Youtube!!! RESPECT!!!!

[tranceh]

Your patience when dealing with those seats and carpet was commendable and also it's great and impressive to see young craftsmen still being around in this day and age. Awesome work all around. It will be interesting to see at the end the grand total of how much you've spent on this "cheap" daily driver :)

[craelectronics]

Answering some people's question, why someone would spend so much time and effort into a rather normal E46: This is simply real love.

Love as it only can be developed by a real enthusiast. Only with that you are able to walk this often frustrating and literally painful way. It is emotions that let you ignore the cold facts that you are just putting valuable time and money into an old car which will never be considered as super rare. It is the joy of making things nice and pretty again, trying to get them as perfect as possible. It is the joy of engineering. Preserving and restoring some automotive masterpiece during todays times of ugly, cost optimized designs and constructions...

Why not a M3? Because the beauty is hidden in the normal everyday life. Even a 316i can be a precious eye candy when it was properly taken care of.

I see myself here in these videos. Having an IT job, but enjoying working hands on and putting way too much money and perfectionism into my E39 and E46, trying to keep them clean and fresh like any modern car.

Shout out to @M539 Restorations and big thanks for making YouTube a better place by providing such high quality and decent videos.

[fifthpint]

Unable to watch without sweating, especially when you talk about removing the rear carpets AGAIN to fix the rusty drain holes in the spring. This video aged me by at least 5 years. You have a heart of a lion and are a better man than I am. Good luck and can't wait for the Project Dubai finale.

[sKid]

Damn bro, that's a ton of work. Great job!

[bbdaddy]

man, like this is honestly the best content you can find on youtube these days, u aware of it? Unbelievable work, hats down!

[eggbirdtherooster]

One of the best in depht and edited automotive channels found on the interwebs these days! 👌🏼

[paulleggett]

i want to change my carper

i watched this video

i no longer want to change my carpet

[timothyrixner]

"Let's break some clips!" Oh I felt this one. You didn't do it properly if you didn't break at least 25% of the clips.

[jamesc]

I'm an American living in Germany. I've loved BMWs but never have owned one. Your channel completes me.

[The_Noticer.]

I'm very glad to see you're giving small business start-ups the time of day. We need people like Felix to continue practicing these types of craft!
Those old machines he uses that still work brings a smile to my face. They just dont make 'em like that anymore.

[MrMikeyBatz]

Best automotive channel on youtube, change my mind

[trefod]

You must have the patience of a saint. I can identify several instances where I know I'd explode in a fit of rage or break down crying.

[didarfarage]

40:00 this interior looks amazing, so good this picture could ve been from a bmw magazine back in the 2000s

[akrpv]

Oh man, this “daily driver” build went completely out of control! I love it 😂

[sqrlsqud]

It's great to see a craftsman doing his thing, don't think I've ever seen an upholsterer at work before. Good luck with the business Felix :)

[pwerlve]

the leather guy is a magician. Good job

[panaceiasuberes]

"For now lets just pretend we didn't see that and move along" - the secret for every single long-lasting happy marriage.