pre/post facelift control swap

[ggmiller]

Hi,

Before I damage something thought it best to ask you knowledgable lot...

I have a pre facelift e85, son has facelift e85, i like the silver knobs/controls for heating etc and he likes the black ones i have - are they swappable? Do they just pull off or do you need to swap the whole unit as they are illuminated etc?

Thanks,

Glenn

 

[Zoomer]

No you need to change innards so essentially it’s just the plastic your are changing or if your son wants I have a pre facelift plastic housing with a post facelift innards in it already.

£35 delivered?

 

[ggmiller]

Thanks Zoomer, I thought that could have been the case.

He does not want to pay anything as we have the potential to swap but if it does not work I will tell him of the option...

 

[Crazy Harry]

Thread about it here https://z4-forum.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=7&t=105716&hilit=heater+controls+swap

interesting bit towards bottom of page 1

 

[ggmiller]

Thread about it here https://z4-forum.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=7&t=105716&hilit=heater+controls+swap

interesting bit towards bottom of page 1

Thanks very much, I had heard something about that but could not find it so was looking for the clarification!

Shame you can't just swap the control knob...

 

[Zoomer]

Too be honest the hard bit is removing it from the car, the innards take a couple of minutes to change over. Just put the controls in the Same position on each before undoing them.