light in my knob

[johnono]

forgive the rudeness..

but i want to DIY a lamp into my gearstick, as i cant find one cheap enough and mine is in vgc.

i remember a thread on the old site about how somone did it with a drill but the rest is a blur, and i cant get on the old site as my passwords dont work anymore

Has anyone done this for themselves, or should i stop playing Robinson Crueso and go and buy one

[Widge]

I tried it and thought it looked crap
Its up yo you mate.

[kevin316i]

There used to be an article on how to do this on bmwe30.net

[A1BMW325iSport]

E34 M5 leather gearknob is 50 quid from dealers

[stevo]

http://www.bmwe30.net/cgi-bin/datacgi/d ... Section=02

i tried this but it didnt look great

[johnono]

yea, i agree it looks pants


iԚ´m going for an original (although second hand mabey ) in there
unless i find one cheap


anyone got one to spare?
no scuffs or wear please, pm me with price and payment details
cheers

[billgatese30]

light in yer knob....oooerr

hello sailor

[Cloggy Saint]

E34 M5 leather gearknob is 50 quid from dealers

Is that illuminated??

[A1BMW325iSport]

yep, with the ///M logo in centre

[Cloggy Saint]

are they interchangeable? They have a different part number...

[A1BMW325iSport]

fit straight on 325i etc same shift pattern

[johnono]

give us the part number and weԚ´ll be there first thing on monday!!

[A1BMW325iSport]

there are two types...

25 11 2 231 550 - ///M (in centre of badge)

25 11 2 231 551 - /// (stipes in top left corner)

Badges cannot be ordered seperately.

[johnono]

good man! so ill be spending on monday i guess then

[A1BMW325iSport]

lol, here is a pic from ETK

[johnono]

the part number is for the hand grab only, and not the manchet built in

i wouldnt mind the combo, but ill be fine with a separate

[A1BMW325iSport]

they did do a one piece jobbie with the knob joined to the gaiter but they are way more expensive and not really worth it if your gear gaiter is good anyway.

[Cloggy Saint]

Is there a connector lurking under the gear stick gaitor of E30's or will it have to be cut into the ashtray light?

[A1BMW325iSport]

ashtray light mate only M3`s and late 325i sports had the wiring from factory.

[smithy318i]

http://www.bmwe30.net/cgi-bin/datacgi/d ... Section=02

i tried this but it didnt look great

I think mine looks great!

[johnono]

looks smart smiffy!

got a list of parts and a procedure

[smithy318i]

it's the same link as the one at the top

http://www.bmwe30.net/cgi-bin/datacgi/d ... Section=02

I just used 3 bulbs and a red reflector off a bike. and used a dremel instead of a knife

[johnono]

smart shit there bruvs
it looks good, but why dont u get a m cover for it so it really looks the part?

[smithy318i]

smart sh*t there bruvs
it looks good, but why dont u get a m cover for it so it really looks the part?

I don't think you can scratch the back of the plastic on the m cover!

anyway, i don't have an m and i dispize people putting M3 badges on non M3 cars.
anyone with half a brain knows a 325i isnt an M3, so why put a badge on to say that is is.

just my $0.02

[Widge]

I agree, those people make me

[johnono]

i thought the m ones have the scoring already done underneath, mabey not then

[johnono]

smart sh*t there bruvs
it looks good, but why dont u get a m cover for it so it really looks the part?

anyway,
anyone with half a brain knows a 325i isnt an M3

hope u werenԚ´t meaning anything by that

[smithy318i]

It can be done with an M badge



Ive looked at his old site but that has moved to http://www.timthurber.com/knob.html

[smithy318i]

smart sh*t there bruvs
it looks good, but why dont u get a m cover for it so it really looks the part?

anyway,
anyone with half a brain knows a 325i isnt an M3

hope u werenԚ´t meaning anything by that

No. U got a 325i like?

Theres a guy who lives near me who decided to 'badge up' his beat up old BM.

Wasn't aimed @ you.

[johnono]

fair play to you mate, was only thinking in your best interests

mod looks good, good luck with the car