Sheet Metal v Aluminium console

[Gus]

is it worth upgrading from the sheet metal console to the aluminium console? what are the advantages?

[Jon325i]

Re: Sheet Metal v Aluminium console

is it worth upgrading from the sheet metal console to the aluminium console? what are the advantages?

Advantages? Well...it would be lighter, and if you're fabbing up a piece on your own you can alter its shape to come up with something that suits your style/taste. I can't think of any other reasons.

Jon

[BimmerKris]

aluminum is tricky to work with but looks better in the end

[nando]

aluminum is tricky to work with but looks better in the end

uhh.. I don't think you can see the shifter console from inside (or outside) the car...

I thought only early cars came with the sheet metal console?

[Jand3rson]

I thought only early cars came with the sheet metal console?

Yeah, I thought it was just the 84-86 cars.

[EverWiser]

Yes...It is 84-86 for sheet metal shifter "mount/console"...And yes, you cannot see it from inside or outside the car unless you've taken a whole lot of sh!t off the car...

[Beej '86 325es]

for the record, the exact production date that they switched was 5/86

[Gus]

sweet i was just wondering if the shifting was any different....mines gota sheet metal one as the PO did 5spd conversion and used a pre facelift console...dumbarse