body and interior '72 Baikal tii: Seat color mismatch 9see pix)

[COOP]

The last pic on the right matched my 69 tobacco seats. When reading threads I don't always go back to the title, it helps to have your year/model in your signature, just a thought.

How do you read a thread without clicking, and thus seeing, the title (or at least clicking a page number right next to the title)? I'd actually like to know how to do that (I'm being serious).

If my response appeared a touch snarky, sorry...but it was in response to your "as discussed many times here" comment which I (perhaps wrongly) read as a bit wise-assy in itself.

I'm glad that I posted about my upholstery issues instead of just relying on the search function, because I obtained some really great information beyond the whole "Tobacco vs Saddle" thing which I was previously unaware of, particularly Steve's insight into the subtle pattern differences.

COOP

Edited March 25, 2015 by COOP

[jrkoupe]

yall know its restores like this..and loving owners like COOP, that changes the climate of owning/buying these cars...I think its great.....!!!!!the car's deserve it...finally......but there are downsides.....I wont spell them out..lol

Edited March 25, 2015 by jrkoupe

[esty]

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i agree

[jrkoupe]

i agree

my man.......I mean woman..lol

[conkitchen]

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Edited March 25, 2015 by conkitchen

[Conserv]

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I got it: this breaks the tension!

Regards,

Steve

[HBChris]

COOP,

When you get down through seven or eights posts you can't see the title without scrolling back up. Many of us have our car in the signature line, I think it helps. My reply wasn't intended to be snarky either, this subject comes up every few months it seems. Sorry if you were offended. I'm too old to get upset about someone's reply.

[dang]

You can see that the colors are very close (through the dirt!).  I'd clean the hell out of it and then decide.  If you already said that in your post I apologize, I didn't read them.  ;-)

[Conserv]

COOP,

When you get down through seven or eights posts you can't see the title without scrolling back up. Many of us have our car in the signature line, I think it helps. My reply wasn't intended to be snarky either, this subject comes up every few months it seems. Sorry if you were offended. I'm too old to get upset about someone's reply.

Uh oh, COOP,

HBChris is mighty nice and reasonable here: looks like you'll have to join Marshall and my "Ol' Grumps Club"!

Just practice saying the following: "And STAY outta my yard, punks!"

Regards,

Steve

[COOP]

COOP,

When you get down through seven or eights posts you can't see the title without scrolling back up. Many of us have our car in the signature line, I think it helps. My reply wasn't intended to be snarky either, this subject comes up every few months it seems. Sorry if you were offended. I'm too old to get upset about someone's reply.

No harm...sorry for the hubbub and thank you...

COOP

[HBChris]

COOP,

No problemo, too many other things to worry about for sure. I was out in my NK this morning, awesome weather here in Socal, it feels like June.

Chris

[Delia]

Errant seat has been returned to the trim shop for installation of proper vinyl.

Edited March 28, 2015 by Delia

[Conserv]

Beautiful!

Can we fix that backrest's left bolster while we're at it?

Regards,

Steve

[COOP]

Beautiful!

Can we fix that backrest's left bolster while we're at it?

Regards,

Steve

 

Thanks Steve, I had noticed that as well...What is the fix?  We bought a new OEM base pad but my understanding is that pads for the upper seat are NLA.  I'd definitely like to get any other needs with the seat handled while it is at the shop...

 

COOP

[Conserv]

Thanks Steve, I had noticed that as well...What is the fix?  We bought a new OEM base pad but my understanding is that pads for the upper seat are NLA.  I'd definitely like to get any other needs with the seat handled while it is at the shop...

 

COOP

Well....that's an interesting point. And I don't have a definitive answer. I have a set of the horsehair pads, acquired from Blunt last July. The first photo below shows the tag on one of the backrest pads, which are sitting in my basement awaiting installation in my seats (second photo). The RealOEM listing is here:

http://realoem.com/bmw/showparts.do?model=2583&mospid=47141&btnr=52_3395&hg=52&fg=10

But...because you mentioned the NLA status, I looked at the pad numbers for the pads that just went on my spare seats for the '76 (third photo), and they're the same. Uh-oh!

The '75-'76 have much more prominent side bolsters than the pre-'75 seats, but it appears that BMW is offering the same horsehair pads for all years' seats. There's gonna be trouble!

Regards,

Steve