I bought brand new door cars from the BMW dealership to replace my existing ones. I was planning on installing the new cards and having recaros and rear seats reupholstered to match the new cards. I know the color difference between tobacco and saddle has been discussed already, I'm perfectly fine with the more reddish color.
My problem is with new door cards, new e21 recaros and new rear seat, the rear side panel won't match the more reddish color. Has anyone run into this problem and what did you end up doing it? I'm thinking of dying it, or possibly have them reupholstered with the same material. New ones from BMW are more expensive than the front door cards!
My existing interior matches the left door card, the new door card from BMW looks like the one on the right.
If you're going to ask why replace them? well my existing door cards have speaker holes, some small tears, chrome foil is gone and the mounting board is very worn and cracked. The rear seats are pretty good for the most part, but the seams on the basket weave vinyl are starting to crack in some places.
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