Oyster Gaiter?

Daz(Teesside) · 10-17-2010, 04:31 AM

Hi Guys

I get my new car on Tuesday with Oyster leather interior. One thing I would like to do is try and get an Oyster gaiter - does anyone know who might do one, done some online searches but haven't come across anything so far.

Cheers

Darren

AlanQS · 10-18-2010, 05:55 AM

Whatever you do, don't try and dye the gaiter. It won't take. I tried it and a professional leather company tried it and it wouldn't work, it just cracked the minute you used it. BMW must put some sort of finish onto the leather which stops dye soaking into it properly.

There's a company on e-bay that makes quite a few gaiters for E9x and it may be that they can produce an oyster colour. It's a good gaiter but their colour matching is less than perfect. Their cream/beige one doesn't match cream/beige leather - it's more beige than cream but it's still an improvement on black.

DavS1 · 10-18-2010, 05:59 AM

Wont the gaiter just go boggin with use? so might end up in time looking crap and tatty?

I do like that colour combo on your car Alan

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Daz(Teesside) New Member 2 Rep 25 Posts Drives: 320d ed Join Date: May 2010 Location: Stockton-on-Tees iTrader: (0)	Oyster Gaiter? Hi Guys I get my new car on Tuesday with Oyster leather interior. One thing I would like to do is try and get an Oyster gaiter - does anyone know who might do one, done some online searches but haven't come across anything so far. Cheers Darren
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AlanQS Colonel 249 Rep 2,815 Posts Drives: Jaguar XE P250 HSE Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Glasgow iTrader: (0) Garage List 2016 430i m-sport G ... [0.00]	Whatever you do, don't try and dye the gaiter. It won't take. I tried it and a professional leather company tried it and it wouldn't work, it just cracked the minute you used it. BMW must put some sort of finish onto the leather which stops dye soaking into it properly. There's a company on e-bay that makes quite a few gaiters for E9x and it may be that they can produce an oyster colour. It's a good gaiter but their colour matching is less than perfect. Their cream/beige one doesn't match cream/beige leather - it's more beige than cream but it's still an improvement on black. Last edited by AlanQS; 10-18-2010 at 10:29 AM..
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DavS1 Major 55 Rep 1,271 Posts Drives: Emfree Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Glasgow iTrader: (0) Garage List 2011 BMW M3 [0.00]	Wont the gaiter just go boggin with use? so might end up in time looking crap and tatty? I do like that colour combo on your car Alan __________________ Monte Carlo Blue M3 Comp
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