WTB: Early Model Knee Bolster

[mammoth_e30]

So that i can complete my dash swap correctly.

They are ALWAYS missing from the cars in the junk yard so somebody must have some....

Thanks!
Brett

[wodcutr]

I have one but it is not in mint condition!

[mammoth_e30]

I have one but it is not in mint condition!

Can you post a pic and a price you would be looking for shipped to 90254?

Thanks

[barry]

I have one in new condition 75.00 plus shipping
Thanks
Barry

[wodcutr]

Can you post a pic and a price you would be looking for shipped to 90254?

Thanks

PM me your email and if you like the pics I can sell it to you for 50 shipped!

[mammoth_e30]

I have one in new condition 75.00 plus shipping
Thanks
Barry

Yikes thats almost as much as i paid for the dash lol

[dvck]

try this guy

[TDE30]

I have one in new condition 75.00 plus shipping
Thanks
Barry

PM sent.

[M-technik-3]

I bought two new ones from Dealer sometime ago and was VERY dissatisfied with quality of them so much that I sent them back.

BMW sent me two more in exchange and they were ok, sad as I need them for my M3's and they don't have the right texture or fit and finish.

Not trying to crap on a thread trying to inform people that yes they are available but they are not like the ones that are in your car presently.

[TDE30]

I bought two new ones from Dealer sometime ago and was VERY dissatisfied with quality of them so much that I sent them back.

BMW sent me two more in exchange and they were ok, sad as I need them for my M3's and they don't have the right texture or fit and finish.

Not to get off on a tangent here (threadcrapping = sacrilege) but I had the same issue with an e-brake console I ordered for the E30 a couple years ago. It was cheap as dirt (something like $30-40 with our dealer discount) but the texture was waaay off, it looked like the exact same texture used in E36's. I never disputed it with the dealer, figuring that it was just some newer plastic/production process they were using; but I've had my car for a little over 2.5 years and I've been searching for a mint early model knee bolster the entire time.

[ZM Blue Devil]

^ like the dashboards the textures have changed. I have a new in the box dash, to make it match ill be swapping out the rest of the interior items. They are suppose to be more durable, time will tell.

[mammoth_e30]

I think I might be good with a used local knee bolster. It's good information to have that the new will not match existing. I've always thought in the back of my head that new would never match something that is 20 years old in SoCal sun.

My car will never be mint, but it is my DD so something close to clean will work for me at the right price. I typically pull all my trim from the yard to match existing, this is just the one part I am always a day too late to find!

[barry]

Thanks for the info

I bought two new ones from Dealer sometime ago and was VERY dissatisfied with quality of them so much that I sent them back.

BMW sent me two more in exchange and they were ok, sad as I need them for my M3's and they don't have the right texture or fit and finish.

Not trying to crap on a thread trying to inform people that yes they are available but they are not like the ones that are in your car presently.

The price just went up 100.00 plus shipping Mine is minty and clean...

[John in VA]

I have one. The light spots are the sun shining through the trees - I tried not to take pix in bright sunlight. $60 plus actual shipping from VA, USPS or UPS - your choice.

[barry]

Knee bolster for 1988 325is non air bag left side

Looks close how wide is it across the top where the three holes are?
Thanks
Barry