Leather dash

edofloat · 01-19-2022, 08:22 AM

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Originally Posted by BMdoubleUTIFUL

I did Xpel ceramic tint. I believe it's the XR series

What % tint? Any issues with the dash being too dim after installing the tint?

playswcars · 01-20-2022, 09:27 AM

I ordered Tartufo Full

Try to park in the shade and use the original BMW sunshade when parked in the sun. My previous 3 cars all had leather dashes and I had no issues.

Also consider coating the leather with a protective product such as ColourLock Shield.

M3Pilot09 · 01-20-2022, 11:17 PM

tint the front windshield with the lightest shade of 3M Crystaline. I tint the windshield this way on all of my cars and never had an issue.

translux · 01-21-2022, 02:37 PM

I have several other cars with full leather, some are decades old and not tinted with no issues. As mentioned with minimal care it should last for ever. My G80 M3 doesn't and I wish it did as IMHO it elevates the quality of the interior. I'm in the Midwest so I guess if I lived in a very hot and dry climate I could have a different experience.

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playswcars ///M-Thusiast 3634 Rep 936 Posts Drives: '23 X5 M50i Join Date: Nov 2021 Location: Zurich iTrader: (0) Garage List 2023 BMW M3 Competi ... [0.00]	I ordered Tartufo Full Try to park in the shade and use the original BMW sunshade when parked in the sun. My previous 3 cars all had leather dashes and I had no issues. Also consider coating the leather with a protective product such as ColourLock Shield. __________________ Current: 2023 G05 X5 M50i xDrive Soon: 2024 G87 M2 Past: G80 M3x, G80 M3, G05 X5, F82 M4, F87 M2C, F20 M140i
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M3Pilot09 Captain 1016 Rep 700 Posts Drives: 2022 X3MC Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Los Angeles iTrader: (1)	tint the front windshield with the lightest shade of 3M Crystaline. I tint the windshield this way on all of my cars and never had an issue. Attached Images
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translux Second Lieutenant 481 Rep 246 Posts Drives: G80 M3 Manual Join Date: Mar 2016 Location: Chitown iTrader: (0)	I have several other cars with full leather, some are decades old and not tinted with no issues. As mentioned with minimal care it should last for ever. My G80 M3 doesn't and I wish it did as IMHO it elevates the quality of the interior. I'm in the Midwest so I guess if I lived in a very hot and dry climate I could have a different experience. __________________ G80 M3 manual Notable-Giulia QV, MK7 Golf R man,991 Turbo,CTS-V3, CTS-V2 man Speed INC. build, E60 M5 SMG, E46 M3 ZCP man, E39 M5, E39 540 man, Porsche Cayenne Turbo EVOMS build, EVO X AMS build, Blobeye STI, 83’ RX-7 built by Alan Jackson racing, Volvo 164e
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