NEVER NEVER should anyone sane attempt the dash change!!!!

[mrLEE30]

AAAAAAAAAAAAAAARRRRRRGGGHHHHH!!!

that was without a doubt the worst job i have ever done, bought my cab and the previous owner thought it would be godd to stick a telly in there, and not in the stereo slot but above where the hazzard lights are. so he cut a huge hole in the dash to accomplish this. this naturally buggers the sh1t out of me so i decided to tackle the dash change, on my own in a day!

i went from this to this then eventually to this

never never again will i do that!!! results are fantastic (except for a ripped trim on the A pillar) and gave me the chance to do a spring clean with seats out. If anyone snould be so crazy that they want to attempt this i will advise via PM

mrlee

from this



to this

[johnl320]

I bet you sit back in that car now and think it was all worth it though, looks nice mate. Now you've done one its easy and you can get them done in a couple of hours. good looking car MrLee
regards
john

[mrLEE30]

Actaully thats true could do another in a few hours more of a technique thing, and if i do it again i may find a place for all the extra and obviously not required screws, nuts, bolts washers and plastic clips that i now have in a plastic bag!!!

DOH

mrlee

[astondg]

I want to do something like eventually (when I get a spare weekend and if I decide to keep this car) to my 323i. Maybe not a dash change, mine is still in fairly good(ish) condition, but I want to make sure everything is done up tight and it is all put together properly so it doesn't rattle. The previous owner had parts of it out to fit the audio equipment he had (took it out before he sold it) and the place that "fixed" the air conditioning (worked for about 3 weeks ) had parts of it out too and I don't think either of them put it back together properly.

Sounds like a not so nice job to have to do though, so I might as well just buy an E30 M3 that is in better condition .

Aston

[glenn]

and if i do it again i may find a place for all the extra and obviously not required screws, nuts, bolts washers and plastic clips that i now have in a plastic bag!!!

DOH

mrlee

[A1BMW325iSport]

top job there mate!

[Mickobrien]

ha ha thats the sign youv'e done the job properly when youve loads of bits left.... 3 weeks down the line there will be an anoying sqeek or rattle from someware.... and chances are it will be something to do with what you have left over.... nightmare... i wouldn't even contenplate a massive job like that... " RESPECT DUE"

[Zayyan]

" RESPECT DUE"

Definitely

I reckon it was definitely worth it in the end tho looking at the "after" pic!

Wanna do mine?

[Adammcf]

Looks like a fun job! Big difference though in the finished pic which Im sure made it well worth it.

[Davenotouring]

Good work there mate.

Looks great now!

[Rich_W]

Wonder if an E36 dash would fit?

[amit325i]

has been done, in one e30, not sure if its wils e30 or another one both were red i think in a total bmw issue sometime ago.

[6potWil6pot]

Negative on that, mines an e30 dash, i know about the one you mean tho, theres an m52 powered e30 in TBMW with an e36 dash!

[mrLEE30]

trust me its hard enough getting the proper dash in there! never mind an E36 dash.

oh yeah for info the cab dash is different from the roofy car dash as cab has extra brace across the front so some creative hacksawing was required.

As for the squeaks yes they are there and the rattles are probably the extra screws and stuff in the ashtray!

And if anyone wants to pay for a flight bahrain-heathrow-bahrain and provide me with beer and a garage i'll do your dash!

mrlee