From Bags To Riches - Austin Norton's E36 M3

[Chofin]

can you pm me about the badges? great car.

[Earl]

I dyed the carpet for my compact since it was all wore out. I did very light passed and used a big scrub brush to work it in. No change in texture at all for me=)
Looks like you did a great job

[OEM+ sluts]

Thank you all!

where did you get those badges? interior looks great btw

PM'd you!

does the carpet fell "crunchy" or dry at all? Looks incredible

Unfortunately you lose a lot of the "softness" when dying the OEM carpet. I made sure to brush the carpet
after each pass of the dye. This helps spread the fibers & prevents dry patches & such. I was willing to
sacrifice the feel for the look so I'm beyond content. But yes it does dry it out a bit.

[royalife]

does the carpet fell "crunchy" or dry at all? Looks incredible

Wondering the same thing. Superb job on the M3.

[Dome]

Amazing M3 man, looks just perfect

[srtkr]

does the carpet fell "crunchy" or dry at all? Looks incredible

[TheTynosaur]

that carpet turned out really good, I need to do that to mine

[emir]

Super clean! looks great

[philippeoliviergiguere]

where did you get those badges? interior looks great btw

[OEM+ sluts]

looks awsome, love the wheels. what are you using to die your carpet? want to do the same to mine.

I used Dupli-Color Vinyl & Fabric dye (gloss black). It's very easy to control & apply.

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After hours of vacuuming, shampooing, scrubbing, cleaning, removing the seats (front & rear)
and taping off every square inch that might be hit by overspray...I finally finished laying down the dye.

Overall, I'm very happy with the result. It's difficult to capture decent pictures while the
car is in this dark garage. Once I reinstall the seats, the snow melts & the roads are clear
of salt, I'll post better ones.

DSC_0292 by
Austin Norton, on Flickr

DSC_0253 by Austin Norton, on Flickr

DSC_0257 by Austin Norton, on Flickr

DSC_0283 by Austin Norton, on Flickr

[C2_mad]

looks awsome, love the wheels. what are you using to die your carpet? want to do the same to mine.

[Justinfbi]

Nice!

Very well done, such small touches that make such a huge difference. i like this

[OEM+ sluts]

Super clean! What kind've fog covers did you get?? I'm looking to buy some for my car.

They're color matched OEM covers, bought them off ECS Tuning.

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Worked on the interior a bit tonight, figured I would share.

Before:

DSC_0177 by Austin Norton, on Flickr

After:

DSC_0185 by Austin Norton, on Flickr

[emir]

Super clean! What kind've fog covers did you get?? I'm looking to buy some for my car.

[Earl]

New ones arent yellowed lol. Thatd help