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Originally Posted by kskpsu
I took the knee bolster challenge. It was necessitated, in my opinion, after changing out the trim to carbon fiber, where there are no corresponding center console pieces. Due to availability, I went with the X5M nappa/gray stitching combo. The napa actually works really well with the leather dash, and I'd go as far as to say I actually prefer it even though the seats/armrest are dakota. If I didn't have a leather dash, I'd say X6 dakota would be the obvious choice...but zero regrets on this front. With regards to stitching, I would prefer black...but it's the wife's car, and she loves how the gray provides an accent and pulls from the carbon fiber and requested I leave as-is. I was intending to do the "sharpie" dye you'll find on youtube...pretty easy if you want these pieces and want black stitching. Both attributes are subjective, but I really like how it turned out.
Install is pretty straightforward, but I found the passenger side to be a lot more difficult when installing the knee bolsters. I ended up pulling away the trim below it (also held in by clips) and it gave me just enough room to manipulate and get the bolster in place.
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Does your front carbon trim comes with bottom alcantara? I cannot really tell from the picture. Is your gear shifter carbon trim as well?