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BMW E30 Dashboard Restoration

Posted: Sun Oct 04, 2020 1:49 pm
by Stevieabz
Hey guys,

In this week's episode, I restore a dashboard that a subscriber found for me in Spain, not too far from me, and for sale for 150 euros! And it's crack-less!

I snapped it up straight away and got to work on the video below.

Enjoy.


Re: BMW E30 Dashboard Restoration

Posted: Sun Oct 04, 2020 8:58 pm
by tha881
Amazing attention to detail as always! Love watching all the episodes. Looking forward to seeing how you tackle the other cracked dash.

Re: BMW E30 Dashboard Restoration

Posted: Tue Oct 06, 2020 3:30 pm
by martauto
tha881 wrote:
Sun Oct 04, 2020 8:58 pm
Amazing attention to detail as always! Love watching all the episodes. Looking forward to seeing how you tackle the other cracked dash.
Same goes for me , there must be a way to fix the cracks !
Good one yet again Stevie, you never fail to keep me watching everything you do , many tnaks for this mate !!

Mart.

Re: BMW E30 Dashboard Restoration

Posted: Tue Oct 06, 2020 4:25 pm
by twenty
Stevieabz wrote:
Sun Oct 04, 2020 1:49 pm
Hey guys,

In this week's episode, I restore a dashboard that a subscriber found for me in Spain, not too far from me, and for sale for 150 euros! And it's crack-less!

I snapped it up straight away and got to work on the video below.

Enjoy.

Excellent work!

I had a couple of restoration questions:

1. I noticed that you were resting the dash on a foam/insulation type surface - same insulation material that sits inside the knee roll trim. What is it and where can I get it?
2. For restoring the markers on various stalks and switches, I was going to go for something like https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/173175950119. Are there better alternatives?
3. What paint you you recommend to paint over plastic bits like stalks and other smooth plastic parts in the interior?

Thanks!

Re: BMW E30 Dashboard Restoration

Posted: Tue Oct 06, 2020 5:33 pm
by flybynite
twenty wrote:
Tue Oct 06, 2020 4:25 pm
2. For restoring the markers on various stalks and switches, I was going to go for something like https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/173175950119. Are there better alternatives?
MoFaraz is the best one at this, highly recommended. He has his own web site with a lot more options than what he lists on ebay

https://mofaraz.com