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maxman

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Picked up this 23i today,mileage 55k.Needs new tyres , centre console trim has been cleaned with something aggressive ,so needs sorting.
On the run back home it ave 39 mpg,doing a steady 70 where possible :lol:
 

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maxman said:
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Looks nice :thumbsup:
Have you considered a wrap? Did mine last year and found it interesting to do, but I enjoyed the experience. So much so that I'm changing it at the moment for a different style.
Black is the full dash panel wrap I did last year and the brushed steel is the new (not yet finished) version.
 

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I like the brushed steel effect :thumbsup: Are there any guides for removing the parts or is it straight forward .
 
Here's a video I did for installing the Android screen but if you jump to 3:30 then it'll show you how to remove the centre console and the main dash panel..... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VC9VFJBDFQM&t=

To remove the light switch panel you need to pop the door jamb plastic panel at the end and then remove the screw, you'll see it once the panel is off. The the light switch surround comes off with metal pop clips.

To remove the door cards, take a look at this video...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LnyP_-vs3T4&t=

Once you've got your panels off the car you'll need to separate the two dash panels. These are held together by melted plastic rivets, which can be drilled out. You would need to make sure that they are glued back in place to form a good strong bond. When I did mine the first time I used a 2 part epoxy and some tile spacers with the two opposing parts cut off (basically a straight peg) and glued in place first onto one side and then once set the two halves put together and more glue put into the holes and all secured together with clamps.

I bought enough to do mine twice, but this time around I've bought enough to do it three times over. It's not very expensive (this time cost me about £18) but it is worth buying more than you need because you'll end up doing some panels more than once.
 
Excelent sir. 8) :thumbsup:

A little worried that you cared about the mpg on the drive home though. :driving:
 
The wife was following so I kept to the limits mostly,as we neared home I was playing with the switches and the mpg came up.The 3ltr I had previous pulled like a train and this didn't disappoint .The roof is like something off a transformers film. :)
 
Nice looking car :thumbsup:

I drove my first E89 today funnily enough - they do feel a generation different to the E85 vintage and then some. Lovely cars.
 
Timmyboybunter said:
Nice looking car :thumbsup:

I drove my first E89 today funnily enough - they do feel a generation different to the E85 vintage and then some. Lovely cars.
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:thumbsup: :thumbsup:
I haven't driven it far enough to make a fair comparison .The tyres are crap runflats which will be changed this week for non runflats.
 
maxman said:
On the run back home it ave 39 mpg,doing a steady 70 where possible
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dont expect to get anywhere near that under normal conditions... I get low 30s, and I'm not really a boy racer! :rofl:
 
Beware of changing the centre console trim. Your present lacquered wood isn't to everyone's taste but, because it's dark, it makes the interior look larger than the more common alloy finish.
 
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