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Console switches paint loss
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Console switches paint loss
Ok, I realise that this will have been covered before as it is an ugly problem (that annoys me no end). The switches for the heated seats/PDC/roof have lost some of the paint and I need to do something about it. I believe that the switch faces can be replaced individually, but does anyone have the part numbers please? Or, has a suitable fix been found that will no doubt be a lot cheaper than buying the faces from BMW maybe?
E89 2009 30i Auto. Silver with red trim.
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Other toy - 2007 E93 335i with just about every option going. I love being topless.......
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Console switches paint loss
I lost the paint on just the roof down button and spent a load of time trying to resolve it, the full console is around £350 so I decided against that, then I tried to recreate the decal by colouring in the button with a black marker then using a 0.5 inch white pen but that looked too white compared to the other buttons so ultimately I ended up just colouring the button black and left it at that ..not ideal but looks better than it did
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Console switches paint loss
I don't believe you can replace the individual switches, its all one piece .. p/n 61319146645
They do come up occasionally on ebay, and they are relatively easy to swap over. Here's one now...
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Interruptore ... :rk:4:pf:0
I also have one without the heated seats switches in VGC if anyone is interested that I swapped out when I added the heated seats to mine.
They do come up occasionally on ebay, and they are relatively easy to swap over. Here's one now...
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Interruptore ... :rk:4:pf:0
I also have one without the heated seats switches in VGC if anyone is interested that I swapped out when I added the heated seats to mine.
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Console switches paint loss
I have been looking in to this in a big way and found a German forum that discussed this. It suggests that the switch faces are indeed replaceable. I had Mr. Google translate it:
As for being intrested in what is left of your switch pack, I would be very interested.... shame you don’t have the drivers heated seat switch, that is the one on mine that is the worst.
E89 2009 30i Auto. Silver with red trim.
Other toy - 2007 E93 335i with just about every option going. I love being topless.......
Other toy - 2007 E93 335i with just about every option going. I love being topless.......
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Console switches paint loss
The problem is finding a cheap one that you can use if you're going to dismantle it. Otherwise its about £100 for a second hand one. Mostly the ones I've seen have the roof buttons worn off (as the current one on ebay for £90), so you might be lucky, but even those aren't cheap. I don't think mine would be any use to you as each button appear to be a different size/lights...
I got mine (in perfect condition) from lithuania on ebay for about £60, so I'd keep an eye out for one of those...
I got mine (in perfect condition) from lithuania on ebay for about £60, so I'd keep an eye out for one of those...