Anybody make replacement clear lenses for cluster?

[BMWManiac]

If I could replace the scratched face of my cluster, I would be extremely happy! The rest of my cluster is great. I think a vendor could make a killing copying these and making replacements;)

[nando]

I'm pretty sure you can polish it. or buy a nice used one.

it's a pretty complex shape though, making a mold for the E30 crowd would be pretty cost prohibitive. I bet it would be cheaper to buy a brand new cluster from BMW..

[BMWManiac]

Can you just purchase the front part of the cluster separately, without the SI board?

[nando]

I don't think you can get individual parts anymore.

[iwantspeed]

I have had good results with these products.

[BMWManiac]

I guess I'm more concerned about fixing the scratches....nothing like a clean, unmolested plastic cover....I'll give this a try though

[george graves]

You can polish plastic just like paint. Working from coarse to fine. You can even take out deep scratches.

[BMWManiac]

Do you recommend using an orbital for it then?

[george graves]

You could.....but if you generate too much heat, the surface of the lenses will melt.

[BMWManiac]

I know to remove swirls from paint, polishing by hand won't make much of a difference compared to an orbital, so I was using the same thought process. You think elbow grease should suffice?

[george graves]

I recently built some custom clusters for a few guys - and I did all the refurb by hand. Came out a mirror finish.

[BMWManiac]

Thanks, I'll pick some up!