Alcantara headliner or stock?

[Obioban]

BMW uses one shade off full black, which is the 9002 IIRC.

It looks better. I originally did my headliner in black, but ended up redoing it in the one shade off black because it never looked quite right. But, I do think the full black looks closer to the stock BMW M3 headliner, if that's what you're going for.

[old///MFanatic]

So does BMW use Alcantara “Black #9040” or “Anthracite #9002” on the M5?
Or maybe I should ask which looks closest to the stock E46 M3 “anthracite” cloth?

Headliner is out, and nope respraying the original stock headliner anthracite cloth is not an option. The foam separates from cloth and is a layer of gunk that has to be scraped off. Unlike the A/B/C pillars which have a thin felt like material on the plastic between the unbacked cloth which is glued over it.

[liam821]

My old e60m5 had an Alcantara headliner and it was one of my most favorite features of the car. I've been wanting to do it to my e46. Use the real stuff as Obioban did.

[Obioban]

So 3 yards is what you guys are buying? Are you guys using the foam backed Alcantara or is it better to use another one of the material specs? Or a mix of foam backed for the headliner and the thiner one for the A/B/C pillars??

I used 3 yard with no foam backing. I went on top of the stock headliner, so OE foam is still in place. If you're stripping down the headliner first, I'd get the foam backed.

Pillars you will peal and do not want foam backed.

[Skillzo1]

Alcantara headliner is nice to have but you or anyone else will never really take notice.

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[old///MFanatic]

So 3 yards is what you guys are buying? Are you guys using the foam backed Alcantara or is it better to use another one of the material specs? Or a mix of foam backed for the headliner and the thiner one for the A/B/C pillars??

[Obioban]

the cost of the fabric and wrapping of all of the interior pieces, not including removing pieces from the car, was 300 for fabric that was similar to oem and 900 for alcantara. I went with oem. It looks miles better than the sun bleached original fabric and I dont have to worry about brushing all of the fabric in one direction lol. Im sure the alcantara would look nice and i think it feels better than the oem type stuff. You're gonna have to have it recovered, as regluing the original stuff doesn't last long and it wont look perfectly stock unless you buy a new oem headliner. I wouldnt worry about either option effecting value.

3 yards are needed for the headliner and pillars, if you’re careful with how you lay things out. When I did it a couple of years ago it was $140 per yard for genuine alcantara, so $420 total.

[zing]

the cost of the fabric and wrapping of all of the interior pieces, not including removing pieces from the car, was 300 for fabric that was similar to oem and 900 for alcantara. I went with oem. It looks miles better than the sun bleached original fabric and I dont have to worry about brushing all of the fabric in one direction lol. Im sure the alcantara would look nice and i think it feels better than the oem type stuff. You're gonna have to have it recovered, as regluing the original stuff doesn't last long and it wont look perfectly stock unless you buy a new oem headliner. I wouldnt worry about either option effecting value.

[Toby22]

I’d stick with stock. The factory fabric feels really nice and is very durable when in good condition. It also looks much better and suits the look of the interior imo.

Unless you have that GT race inspired interior look, the alcantara headliner may actually stand out too much

[DI46LO]

I think alcantara is good when used sparingly.. same with carbon fiber. The entire headliner is just too much imo

[ra2fanatic]

Is everyone using the real stuff or is there a good alternative? https://relicate.com/collections/alcantara

I've used Relicate and they're good

[old///MFanatic]

Thanks all. Actually I'm accustomed to Alcantara headliners in cars. I do like it, and agree photos never do it justice.
I was more on the fence about taking a somewhat expensive rare headliner and covering it in something that wasn't stock appearance. Although now I see the prices are closer to $800 new BMW, down when it was over a $1100 for the darn thing.

[Obioban]

Real stuff here.

[8000RPM]

Is everyone using the real stuff or is there a good alternative? https://relicate.com/collections/alcantara

[Bimmerchop]

Another vote for alcantara. I've been considering for my car as well.