Having recently discovered the first aid box lurking underneath the passenger seat, I thought it would be a good idea to purchase a second box to fit under the drivers seat for extra useful storage space. It was actaully cheaper to buy a new one from BMW than some sellers are charging on eBay for used ones. However, they also need a bracket, and the daft thing is that the bracket (at around £29) costs more than the box itself!
So I set about designing and 3D printing one, and here's the result:
The brackets are secured with three self tapping screws, which BMW charge over £1 each for - but I discovered that the screws commonly used in kitchen unit hinges have the same thread size, and used those instead . However, after a couple of hours I wished I'd just forked out for the BMW ones! The problem is that the ones I used had Phillips heads, and trying to screw those in upside down was a very frustrating task. The BMW ones have Torx heads, which are therefore much easier to manouevre into position from below!
If these would be of interest to others I'll upload the STL files to Thingiverse and add a link in this thread.
So I set about designing and 3D printing one, and here's the result:
The brackets are secured with three self tapping screws, which BMW charge over £1 each for - but I discovered that the screws commonly used in kitchen unit hinges have the same thread size, and used those instead . However, after a couple of hours I wished I'd just forked out for the BMW ones! The problem is that the ones I used had Phillips heads, and trying to screw those in upside down was a very frustrating task. The BMW ones have Torx heads, which are therefore much easier to manouevre into position from below!
If these would be of interest to others I'll upload the STL files to Thingiverse and add a link in this thread.
