E30 Zone

in the middle of fitting a z3 dash into my e30 cabby

reason for doing this?

got the car no dash in there had a z3 dash lying around thought id have a play see what it would turned out to be as its not costing me a penny!

also wanted to see what sort of feedback il get from you e30 guys out there









saq

I love it. What a fantastic idea. It looks like it fits perfectly. Did you have to fabricate any of the brackets?

Can't say I've ever seen another E30 with a Z3 dash in it. Top work that man.

That looks ace! Is it an easy job to do - any bodging/persuading to get it to fit?

i had to slice the dash from the rear part from that its a perfect fit bud also the brackets on a z3 are on the top of the dash e30 ones are under the sides, the thin metal brackets on a e30 dash are not so hard to take off and fit to the z3 dash i had a idea of a e36 dash but never seen a z3 dash in one

there is a small bracket u have to cut off to get the dash to angle right else it tilts down way to much

another thing i have to do is remove the hand brake and shirt more to the drivers side because the z3 centre console the handbrakes one the right of it rather then the left like the e30

pretty simple though



saq

Looks good. Looks like a pretty good fit too

thanks guys

That looks quite nice, but how about all the gauges, instrument cluster etc etc?

awesome.

im not sure but then lets wait and see when its finished.

ace well done that man

be good to see it finished.

couldnt you have kept the e30 extended consol to save moving the handbrake? as they look the same but opisite way round.

Thats actually quite interesting, would be good to see it all finished

great idea updates it nicely

Looks awesome mate

looking good. where bouts in slough you from?

Personally think its too curvey for the e30 but love the centre section with all the gauges... Nice mod tho will be somthing to make it diffrent to everyone else's...keep up the hardwork

WELL DONE.. nice lookin mod!

Cant wait to see what it looks like finished!!

great mod fella..... but i still the genuine e30 dash

Really like it. Excellent upgrade. Top quality work. Look forward to seeing it finished.

Looks cool,love the centre console!

that looks mate, any more pictures?.... its good to be different..... keep us posted.....

thanks guys for the clusters il figure the wireing out to make it work as for the heater control the cables are in the right location so fit right on the other dash switches from the e30 dash fit on the z3 item and the headlamp switch is the same fitment and style from a e30 so i just used the current one wil get some better pics and progress pics in the morning people

cheers

saq

as for the centre console the z3 one is one complete pieace from half way up the dash to the back so cant use it was thinking of cutting but z3 slightley wider

saq

Good stuff, the passenger side airbag housing would make a cool hidden console

looks good well done on doing somthing different, im atad unsure wether itl suit the lines of the e30 like the door cards are quite angular ect , look forward to seeing it done

Would love to see some better pics when it's all done - any chance?

idea now scrapped guys due to some damn pikey robbed the dash out my drive as i went into the loo!

wil repost if i come accross another z3 dash

saq

Man that sucks, some people

That was looking very good. Get another and carry on with the good work. I would be well pissed off.

i still am man piss take grrr

I'm not usually a fan of things like that - but I really like this! I would love to see it in the flesh to see if it's as good as the pictures

wot a c*unt

SAQIB wrote:idea now scrapped guys due to some damn pikey robbed the dash out my drive as i went into the loo!

wil repost if i come accross another z3 dash

saq

sure it aint one of your mates playing a joke on you

That looks great!! Its the one thing I dont really like about the E30....obviousley cos the cars are now getting on for 26 years old.

Would you think replacing the dash like that crappy electric window switches etc for e36 would detract from any value??

Someone stole it

Hope you get another one, looking forward to end result, love the idea!