Gold 280i
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B19 JAE

Original Poster:

297 posts

265 months

Friday 23rd April 2004
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Jus bin garage to show a friend the new alloy dash I had made for me 350i fitted in n low bwhold when I got there gold 280i reg PIB..... an it wer an automatic.
Jus owt of interest whos was it, anyone here?
An am sure sumwun wud know how many of these wer made?
Looks like front end wer painted wiowt tekin rubber trim off nose kone bit anthe indicatord are up under the door mirrors, interesting, but why? woz this standard? looks like an early one.

Paul Hussey

29 posts

263 months

Monday 26th April 2004
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I HAVE A 88 350I I HAVE REPLACED THE GLOVE BOX AND
SWITCH AREA IN BRUSHED ALI BUT HOW THE HELL DO YOU
GET THE MAIN DIAL DASH AREA OFF.DO YOU KNOW OF ANYONE
WHO HAS A TEMPLATE SO I COULD COPY IT.
REGARDS
PAUL

gsx600

2,740 posts

270 months

Monday 26th April 2004
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On mine you had to take the dash out, bit of a pain.

I then stripped the veneer off and sent away to be acid dipped and chromed. so now no more wood and lots of shiny dash. Updated the car and went very well with black body.

Also cheaper than revenerring the whole lot again.

dickymint

28,220 posts

280 months

Monday 26th April 2004
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Paul Hussey said:
I HAVE A 88 350I I HAVE REPLACED THE GLOVE BOX AND
SWITCH AREA IN BRUSHED ALI BUT HOW THE HELL DO YOU
GET THE MAIN DIAL DASH AREA OFF.DO YOU KNOW OF ANYONE
WHO HAS A TEMPLATE SO I COULD COPY IT.
REGARDS
PAUL


If its like my 350 its just a push fit-just pull it out!

B19 JAE

Original Poster:

297 posts

265 months

Tuesday 27th April 2004
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Got the templates for all the dash bits off mine jus peeled the vaneer off in one piece, it were fallin off anyway so wont too difficult.
My dash bits have bin cut look great but now am jus getting the prices together for laser cut that should be alot better finish not sure of how many I will have to do to make it economikal bur a will post when I do if your interested that 2 so far I rekon it will be batches of 10, round clock dash type.

dickymint

28,220 posts

280 months

Tuesday 27th April 2004
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I spoke to Leven a few months ago, They are prepared to do ally dashes for Wedges if you send them the dash.
They say there are too many variations to do them off the shelf.

B19 JAE

Original Poster:

297 posts

265 months

Tuesday 27th April 2004
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I thort the only real diffrence on 350s was the clock shape and the earlier ones had a slightly diffrent console infront of the gear stick?
New to this lark so maybe am wrong bluewedge dash n taffo dash are same as mine bar the instrument bin diffrnt manufactur?