replacing the trim

I followed the DIY's that I posted earlier. They did not prepare me for the bitch that was removing the leftover adhesive. It was fucking terrible. I used a shitload of goo gone, fingernail, and a plastic trim prybar as a scraper tool. Unbelievable.

Shit looks great, though.

Save yourself a fuckton of trouble, and have your wife hold the 1/4 window in place while replacing it. You can remove it by yourself, if you're not retarded.  My passenger side went in like a breeze, but the driver's side took me forever. I used the method of removing the screw on the pivot/latch instead of removing the entire latch. The driver's side window kept sagging and not being aligned. Not sure why there was a difference. I used tape to re-align the trim, so I put it back exactly where it went.

How To: BMW E36 coupe rear quarter window trim replacement

My trim on the rear quarter windows is completely felted. I was looking for a how to, and I kept getting linked to broken links on e36coupe.com. I went through their forums for ages, until I found a broken link from 2007. Luckily, the internet wayback machine grabbed it, so I am re-creating the post in its entirety(I did some *editing)

This was originally posted on mavster.plus.com/window.htm

Do your rear window rubber trims on your coupe look manky like this?

 
Follow these simple steps to fix the problem and make your car look new!(ish)
It will take about 30 minutes to do both sides and cost you £30.71 from the Stealers. *(Cost me $78, after I got jammed for $19 worth of shipping from Tischer BMW)
You will need the following items to complete this task:
1) A socket set with the following size sockets 8mm, 10mm and 16mm
2) A size 40 torx screw remover
3) Some cleaner to remove the sticky residue stuff *(I recommend goo gone)
4) The following part numbers from the stealers..
51.36.8.119.961
51.36.8.119.962
51.36.8.119.963
51.36.8.119.964

Here are the parts for the drivers side of the car

Gently prise(*pry) rear light from the quarterlight trim.Then
carefully remove whole of trim, Its held by clips and should pull off.
Then undo the two nuts highlighted in red (8mm)

Unscrew the 16mm bolt holding the seatbelt anchor on. Then pull off
the window trim surround. Next pull the plastic trim from the B pillar off. The plastic height adjuster pulls off, too.

Next remove the 2 torx screws and the seatbelt assembly will slide out

Recessed in behind you will find 2 10mm nuts. Carefully remove these, being careful not to
drop them inside the car. Also be careful the window doesn't drop out and smash!

Now peel back the bottom trim and clean of any adhesive residue, I used Intensive bug and tar remover.

Now remove the insert strip that runs around the top of the window and clean out the recess.

Carefully replace insert strip, and align bottom running strip in place and stick down.
Replace interior trim surround and then refit window in reverse of removal.

Removing the airbag to a E36 m3?

It's a T-30 tamper proof torx bit. I've heard these called safety torx before, but either way, they are the ones with the hollow tip.

The bolts on the airbag are a total PITA to remove, too. They're captive, they don't fully remove even if they are loose.

Enjoy.

Damn.

I'm getting to the point of outlaying serious cash for the m3 resto. I need about $450 to do the interior right, which includes miscellaneous bits, a used factory alarm, and new shift boots from redlinegoods.com.

Today, I'm going to buy some super 77 spray adhesive, and see what I can do with my previously sagging headliner. If I can get it back to tip top, I'll put that one back in and sell the old one. Should be able to get some good money out of that. I also plan on going to rat shack to look for a new switch for my lidatek, that I can hide more easily.

Shifter before 2

Before 2

Knob before 1

Shifter before

Leatherique restoration

I received my leatherique kit today from www.properautocare.com. These guys had the best price on the web; much better than autogeek.net. Their shipping rates were better, too.