The long search is over

[iya_e46]

After years of searching, I finally found the Natural Brown interior I wanted to pursue, found locally in SoCal. Heated, Rear Folding, Power and in really good condition. We ended up buying the car and swapping out my alcantara for it and will restore the Oxford Green as a project car. Will post more decent pics as soon as I finished cleaning the NB.

http://i792.photobucket.com/albums/yy208/iya818pque/AW%20ZHP/57E4D53E-FDF6-4130-9E95-804624622F1C.jpg (http://s792.photobucket.com/user/iya818pque/media/AW%20ZHP/57E4D53E-FDF6-4130-9E95-804624622F1C.jpg.html)

http://i792.photobucket.com/albums/yy208/iya818pque/AW%20ZHP/AD035E2B-78A2-4045-A6A9-1E2D145C4140.jpg (http://s792.photobucket.com/user/iya818pque/media/AW%20ZHP/AD035E2B-78A2-4045-A6A9-1E2D145C4140.jpg.html)

http://i792.photobucket.com/albums/yy208/iya818pque/AW%20ZHP/D2151F26-A218-41BC-B137-D9A5DDFEAB18.jpg (http://s792.photobucket.com/user/iya818pque/media/AW%20ZHP/D2151F26-A218-41BC-B137-D9A5DDFEAB18.jpg.html)

http://i792.photobucket.com/albums/yy208/iya818pque/AW%20ZHP/457F587B-B9E6-4193-8FE3-B13341388093.jpg (http://s792.photobucket.com/user/iya818pque/media/AW%20ZHP/457F587B-B9E6-4193-8FE3-B13341388093.jpg.html)

http://i792.photobucket.com/albums/yy208/iya818pque/AW%20ZHP/7AE8D818-B089-4A4A-A89C-60C9B7633074.jpg (http://s792.photobucket.com/user/iya818pque/media/AW%20ZHP/7AE8D818-B089-4A4A-A89C-60C9B7633074.jpg.html)

http://i792.photobucket.com/albums/yy208/iya818pque/AW%20ZHP/BFFB3E76-2B96-4A1B-8D51-C8B035FFB4FC.jpg (http://s792.photobucket.com/user/iya818pque/media/AW%20ZHP/BFFB3E76-2B96-4A1B-8D51-C8B035FFB4FC.jpg.html)

http://i792.photobucket.com/albums/yy208/iya818pque/AW%20ZHP/284FDDD0-34C7-43E0-B4C8-8F0B386D7133.jpg (http://s792.photobucket.com/user/iya818pque/media/AW%20ZHP/284FDDD0-34C7-43E0-B4C8-8F0B386D7133.jpg.html)

[san]

Congrats
Oxford green and NB... Dario?


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[nextelbuddy]

so were you planning on buying the whole car? did you get it off Copart? I saw one on Copart in Socal that was green with natural brown sport interior but it was too far away for me to get.

[iya_e46]

so were you planning on buying the whole car? did you get it off Copart? I saw one on Copart in Socal that was green with natural brown sport interior but it was too far away for me to get.

bought the car from the owner not copart, I offered of course first to buy the interior but he declined so I ended up buying the car with a friend who wants to get back into an E46

[nextelbuddy]

bought the car from the owner not copart, I offered of course first to buy the interior but he declined so I ended up buying the car with a friend who wants to get back into an E46

interesting, one of those right time right place deals. Congrats!

[BMWCurves]

Alpine white on Natural Brown :drool

[KTS317]

:drool

That car is perfect. Slicktop, alpine, natural brown. Cant tell if it's a 6 speed or not though.

Good find and congrats!


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[NoVAphotog]

Congrats
Oxford green and NB... Dario?


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My first thought as well. It definitely looks like that car with the 68's and all. Plus they aren't that many of that combo around.

[Vas]

Dario has Oxford green and grey leather.

Glad to hear you were finally able to get this swap done.

[san]

Dario has Oxford green and grey leather.

Glad to hear you were finally able to get this swap done.

Actually you're right! Just checked it again. Very weird, I was certain it was NB...


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[iya_e46]

Dario has Oxford green and grey leather.

Glad to hear you were finally able to get this swap done.

thanks bro! It's a PITA to be in CL/Boards and Ebay looking for one lol

[fredo]

Just like the title says ... The long search is over. Congrats !

[iya_e46]

Just like the title says ... The long search is over. Congrats !

exactly =) thank you

[danewilson77]

Yessss

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[Prestovie]

Wow! What a beauty, if you're every selling those wheels you know who to PM first haha


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[ELCID86]

That's awesome.


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"ZHP is a garbage option anyway- just some cosmetic upgrades with a different cam and diff to claw back some of the performance lost fitting those hideous and heavy wheels. Any 330 with a 3.46 diff will smoke a ZHP every time. The whole Mafia thing reeks of childish behavior." - anonymous E46 fanatic

[derbo]

Nice Find! you had eveyrthing all out and didnt vacuum!?!?!

[iya_e46]

Nice Find! you had eveyrthing all out and didnt vacuum!?!?!

lol it's was cold and late haha

[iya_e46]

That's awesome.


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"ZHP is a garbage option anyway- just some cosmetic upgrades with a different cam and diff to claw back some of the performance lost fitting those hideous and heavy wheels. Any 330 with a 3.46 diff will smoke a ZHP every time. The whole Mafia thing reeks of childish behavior." - anonymous E46 fanatic

thanks Shawn finally huh?! whew

[iya_e46]

Yessss

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thanks Dane

[iya_e46]

Wow! What a beauty, if you're every selling those wheels you know who to PM first haha


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haha thanks!

[iya_e46]

still waiting on Amazon to deliver my Meguairs all purpose cleaner so I can start cleaning and posting better pics..

http://i792.photobucket.com/albums/yy208/iya818pque/AW%20ZHP/C9BF9F9E-0B4E-498C-94BC-45FB91A0D8F2.jpg (http://s792.photobucket.com/user/iya818pque/media/AW%20ZHP/C9BF9F9E-0B4E-498C-94BC-45FB91A0D8F2.jpg.html)

[san]

Nice plate!


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[iya_e46]

Nice plate!


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hehe thanks

[derbo]

still waiting on Amazon to deliver my Meguairs all purpose cleaner so I can start cleaning and posting better pics..

http://i792.photobucket.com/albums/yy208/iya818pque/AW%20ZHP/C9BF9F9E-0B4E-498C-94BC-45FB91A0D8F2.jpg (http://s792.photobucket.com/user/iya818pque/media/AW%20ZHP/C9BF9F9E-0B4E-498C-94BC-45FB91A0D8F2.jpg.html)

And vacuumming ;)

Looks great btw. I always wanted a white ZHP...couldnt find one in 6 months and got a BSM one..

[Prestovie]

And vacuumming ;)

Looks great btw. I always wanted a white ZHP...couldnt find one in 6 months and got a BSM one..

Was it just me or did it look silver at first glance? Lol


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[iya_e46]

And vacuumming ;)

Looks great btw. I always wanted a white ZHP...couldnt find one in 6 months and got a BSM one..

haha I did vacumm monday night! BSM is such a nice color but hard to maintain..

[Vas]

I love bsm but hate it too.

[derbo]

haha I did vacumm monday night! BSM is such a nice color but hard to maintain..

Better than jet black [emoji28]


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[johnrando]

Did someone call me? :)

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[UdubBadger]

:drool


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[UdubBadger]

Nice Find! you had eveyrthing all out and didnt vacuum!?!?!

:rofl
Derek


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[iya_e46]

Did someone call me? :)

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Haha JB God! I have a Carbon Black X3 and its as hard to maintain lol

[derbo]

Did someone call me? :)

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too hard to clean JR. ;) I can't keep up.

[derbo]

Haha JB God! I have a Carbon Black X3 and its as hard to maintain lol

BSM helps cause gold flakes look like a dirty black color all the time. :rofl

[johnrando]

too hard to clean JR. ;) I can't keep up.


BSM helps cause gold flakes look like a dirty black color all the time. :rofl

YUP! :rofl

[iya_e46]

this past weekend I cleaned the NB using Meguiar's all purpose cleaner, a leather brush I bought from Amazon and a 99c toothbrush lol. Here's some pic. I'll post HD pics soon.

http://i792.photobucket.com/albums/yy208/iya818pque/AW%20ZHP/D4254468-EF76-4006-B46D-A25F88F7BF36.jpg (http://s792.photobucket.com/user/iya818pque/media/AW%20ZHP/D4254468-EF76-4006-B46D-A25F88F7BF36.jpg.html)

http://i792.photobucket.com/albums/yy208/iya818pque/AW%20ZHP/4c8fda33-9af3-4bbf-8b12-d14f79664378.jpg (http://s792.photobucket.com/user/iya818pque/media/AW%20ZHP/4c8fda33-9af3-4bbf-8b12-d14f79664378.jpg.html)

http://i792.photobucket.com/albums/yy208/iya818pque/AW%20ZHP/FDBD4085-766D-4552-9197-55325A592418_1.jpg (http://s792.photobucket.com/user/iya818pque/media/AW%20ZHP/FDBD4085-766D-4552-9197-55325A592418_1.jpg.html)

http://i792.photobucket.com/albums/yy208/iya818pque/AW%20ZHP/F2DBC4C7-8539-47C3-8A05-FF5425E82663_1.jpg (http://s792.photobucket.com/user/iya818pque/media/AW%20ZHP/F2DBC4C7-8539-47C3-8A05-FF5425E82663_1.jpg.html)

pass side done, driver side about to be cleaned.
http://i792.photobucket.com/albums/yy208/iya818pque/AW%20ZHP/E9BA435A-9512-43B4-8E6A-DC32944F794A.jpg (http://s792.photobucket.com/user/iya818pque/media/AW%20ZHP/E9BA435A-9512-43B4-8E6A-DC32944F794A.jpg.html)

[nextelbuddy]

Very cool, those look like my seats, less orangy than other pictures I see online.

thank you for posting those!

[iya_e46]

Very cool, those look like my seats, less orangy than other pictures I see online.

thank you for posting those!

yup once you leather condition it, it'll look better.

[nextelbuddy]

yup once you leather condition it, it'll look better.

i can definitely see a difference in the leather area beneath the headrests when they have been removed. different color so im hoping the cleaner will take care of that first then the rejuvenator will bring back some softness to it.

[iya_e46]

here's a new pic with no filter taken from an iphone7+

http://i792.photobucket.com/albums/yy208/iya818pque/AW%20ZHP/36BF13B6-EBE1-456D-90F9-932DD7C0CD87.jpg (http://s792.photobucket.com/user/iya818pque/media/AW%20ZHP/36BF13B6-EBE1-456D-90F9-932DD7C0CD87.jpg.html)

[nextelbuddy]

here's a new pic with no filter taken from an iphone7+

http://i792.photobucket.com/albums/yy208/iya818pque/AW%20ZHP/36BF13B6-EBE1-456D-90F9-932DD7C0CD87.jpg (http://s792.photobucket.com/user/iya818pque/media/AW%20ZHP/36BF13B6-EBE1-456D-90F9-932DD7C0CD87.jpg.html)

well done! i cant wait to get mine cleaned up. lookin good!

[hcbeck2689]

Please stop posting, I am about to go crazy over here looking at my dream car


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