Got ready to replace all disks and pads today but then realised I'd ordered rear discs from a 3.0i. Oops. So thought I'd spend the precious daylight hours fitting a piano black dash instead. I had a spare aluminium set coated a few months ago but never found time over the summer to do the switch - too busy just driving it.
Used this guide and this one, so thanks to christurbo and shawna. I took a few shortcuts - didn't fully remove the gearknob, radio or handbrake handle. Removing the centre console and dash was still possible with some careful manoeuvring:
Also took the opportunity to have a big clean and it was at this point that I found these two french fries behind the passenger seat:
Top tip would be to use one of these:
Because of the number of torx screws holding the centre console trim on:
Why didn't BMW use a few more of these for all the other rattly bits?! :?
Think I found a ninja trick to get the knee pads off quickly. Undo the large screw holding the middle of trim to the sides of the transmission tunnel and stick a pebble (or any small object, really) up under the trim and behind the end of the knee pad:
Press the trim next to where you shoved the thingy - very, very hard - and the knee pad pops out.
It took all afternoon and I ran out of light - just like every other mod I have done in winter; it's a tradition. So here are some not-very-useful before and after photos [EDIT - added a daylight pic!]:
Pretty happy with that. Tomorrow morning I'll be able to see if it's scratched to f*ck already.
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Used this guide and this one, so thanks to christurbo and shawna. I took a few shortcuts - didn't fully remove the gearknob, radio or handbrake handle. Removing the centre console and dash was still possible with some careful manoeuvring:
Also took the opportunity to have a big clean and it was at this point that I found these two french fries behind the passenger seat:
Top tip would be to use one of these:
Because of the number of torx screws holding the centre console trim on:
Why didn't BMW use a few more of these for all the other rattly bits?! :?
Think I found a ninja trick to get the knee pads off quickly. Undo the large screw holding the middle of trim to the sides of the transmission tunnel and stick a pebble (or any small object, really) up under the trim and behind the end of the knee pad:
Press the trim next to where you shoved the thingy - very, very hard - and the knee pad pops out.
It took all afternoon and I ran out of light - just like every other mod I have done in winter; it's a tradition. So here are some not-very-useful before and after photos [EDIT - added a daylight pic!]:
Pretty happy with that. Tomorrow morning I'll be able to see if it's scratched to f*ck already.
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