E36 Dash in an E30? (or anything similar)

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Fri Apr 30, 2010 12:50 pm

I've seen an E30 I like but it's got a cracked dash, I assume the E36 won't since it's a wider car but I was just wondering?

If not are all E30 dashes the same or do some have extras?
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Fri Apr 30, 2010 1:04 pm

I've read that convertible dashes are different but the rest are all the same.

I've seen a Z3 dash in a E30 8)
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Fri Apr 30, 2010 4:31 pm

ive seen a guide somewhhere for fitting an e36 dash into an e30, mighe be on that bimmerdiy site
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Fri Apr 30, 2010 4:33 pm

Cracked dashes are very common in E30s, but so are replacement second-hand uncracked ones.
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Fri Apr 30, 2010 4:35 pm

can you repair them?
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Fri Apr 30, 2010 4:40 pm

You can get the E30 dash repaired, think I saw it in a copy of Total BMW mag a while back!
You can fit the E36 dash into a E30 but I wouldn't recommend it as it's alot if work! 8)
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Fri Apr 30, 2010 5:49 pm

A repair is almost as much as a replacement dash!!

I've got one, mint and un-cracked if you want.
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Fri Apr 30, 2010 5:51 pm

Falkster wrote:A repair is almost as much as a replacement dash!!
But with a repair you dont have to mess about removing the dash! :chuckle:
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Fri Apr 30, 2010 5:53 pm

andrew320i wrote:
Falkster wrote:A repair is almost as much as a replacement dash!!
But with a repair you dont have to mess about removing the dash! :chuckle:
Some you do :P
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Fri Apr 30, 2010 6:39 pm

E36 dash looks crap IMO, whatever car its in.
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Fri Apr 30, 2010 6:45 pm

DanThe wrote:E36 dash looks crap IMO, whatever car its in.
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Fri Apr 30, 2010 6:51 pm

DanThe wrote:E36 dash looks crap IMO, whatever car its in.


E36's look crap :D
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Fri Apr 30, 2010 6:55 pm

jbh wrote:
DanThe wrote:E36 dash looks crap IMO, whatever car its in.


E36's look crap :D
They look about as appealing as imy in full terrorist getup :)
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Fri Apr 30, 2010 6:57 pm

DanThe wrote:
jbh wrote:
DanThe wrote:E36 dash looks crap IMO, whatever car its in.


E36's look crap :D
They look about as appealing as imy in full terrorist getup :)
the way im felling theres one id let him use as target practise right now.. lets just say if it was mine I would have weighed it in by now :x
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Fri Apr 30, 2010 10:38 pm

andrew320i wrote: But with a repair you dont have to mess about removing the dash! :chuckle:
Hardly a major undertaking on an E30!
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Sat May 01, 2010 9:22 am

Gree with Brian, took me 1/2 hour to get the dash out in my car... and as far as a repair I have heard from a repairer that they will always crack again in exact;y the same place..

Go for a new one mate, putting one in from another car ahas all sorts of issues such as A/C and heating pipes wont be the same..

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