Centre console. HELP!!

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Beetlegav

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 Nelson, Lancashire
Has anyone done a proper step by step guide on how to remove it? I can only find the foreign one which is no use at all really. I could do with photos
I'm wanting to remove it so I can vinyl wrap the aluminium to match my dash

Thankyou

Gavin
 
This may help Gav

http://www.z4-forum.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=49294&p=715083&hilit=trim

Good luck :thumbsup:
 
That thread was really helpful but I couldn't get the rear part to move at all.
The two screws behind the cubby door I couldn't get too? How the hell do you manage it?!

Is it all fixed in different if you have the cd changer and Satnav?
Seriously annoyed, had to put it all back together
 
Sorry to hear that mate. I'm not sure what you mean but maybe you can explain it to the Indy I use over the phone or email him a pic of where you're stuck.
I can't think of what else to suggest .

He has my car there and I've seen he's removed the centre console without damage

Peter Van der Veer IMI master technician
Unit 4, Mount Road Industrial Estate,
Mount Road,
Marsden,
Huddersfield,
HD7 6NU
01484 843133
or email him
http://www.bmwandminispecialist.com/index.html

I think he works Saturday's :thumbsup:
 
Beetlegav said:
That thread was really helpful but I couldn't get the rear part to move at all.
The two screws behind the cubby door I couldn't get too? How the hell do you manage it?!

Is it all fixed in different if you have the cd changer and Satnav?
Seriously annoyed, had to put it all back together
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I had this trouble :(

http://www.z4-forum.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=53035

I wrote:

'The main difficulty I had was rear centre door as the I found it difficult to get a screwdriver in to the torx screws as Shawna suggested but the pdf suggests the hinge will pull off. On mine there were 2 small screws in the hinge, undo these and then the door pulls off - quite clever really - then you can get easy access to the 2 torx screws.' :thumbsup:
 
bladeowner said:
Beetlegav said:
That thread was really helpful but I couldn't get the rear part to move at all.
The two screws behind the cubby door I couldn't get too? How the hell do you manage it?!

Is it all fixed in different if you have the cd changer and Satnav?
Seriously annoyed, had to put it all back together
Click to expand...

I had this trouble :(

http://www.z4-forum.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=53035

I wrote:

'The main difficulty I had was rear centre door as the I found it difficult to get a screwdriver in to the torx screws as Shawna suggested but the pdf suggests the hinge will pull off. On mine there were 2 small screws in the hinge, undo these and then the door pulls off - quite clever really - then you can get easy access to the 2 torx screws.' :thumbsup:
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Ahh you see I took them screws out but nothing seemed to happen once I did :(
So bloody frustrating that I think I was being stopped by just 2 screws. Taunting me!

Is there any other screws that need to be removed on the rear part?
 
Once those 2 small screws are removed the door should pull off. You need to apply some force though. Don't be gay about it.
 
ben g said:
Once those 2 small screws are removed the door should pull off. You need to apply some force though. Don't be gay about it.
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guess I was being gay about it, just feels like its going to break!
will give it another whirl tomorrow
 
This thread has a good picture showing the separated parts

http://www.z4-forum.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=3&p=419675
 
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