So who was at Pacific BMW's accessory fest last Saturday?

[dirty30]

$1276.41 msrp 51451941532

[///M0F01SD]

Here is an up close pic of the dash with the new finish:

Thanks for the pic. I may have to inquire with my local dealership for pricing.

Rey

[reelizmpro]

I hate that new material.
Has anyone ever tried to clean or wipe the dust off it?
Your towels stick to it and all the dirt clumps up. No type of dressing will make it look good.

Old>New

Hunter

While that's true, I'd bet it's also a lot more durable and will never crack. It doesn't need dressing, it just looks good.

[BUDNUNTA]

I hate that new material.
Has anyone ever tried to clean or wipe the dust off it?
Your towels stick to it and all the dirt clumps up. No type of dressing will make it look good.

Old>New




Hunter

[reelizmpro]

Technik,

Thanks for the pic. That's really nice and even nicer in person. Wonder who has the best price on these right now. I particularly like how it doesn't bubble up over the center vents like the original dashes do. You can see in the picture how flat it is over the vent.

[M42Technik]

Here is an up close pic of the dash with the new finish:

[///M0F01SD]

... I was there for that cars restoration. He got brand new oem leather for the interior, new carpet, the badass dash, all consoles, glovebox, everything, all from the dealer...

Any pics of said car perhaps? Especially dash, consoles and glove box. TIA.

Rey

[BmveE30ftw]

yea i guess your right.. yea i saw all those! it was a pretty good show.

[reelizmpro]

sterling E30 was me! it was alright, wish there were more e30s. too many e9Xs

haha yeah, but you have to remember it was "accessory fest"... more for the newer cars. Did you see all those satin finished E90's??? WTF? Matt's car gets away with it because it's an E30 but a new E90? in a flat primer black? that's just stupid. That's just my opinion. The food was the best I had at any meet though.

[BmveE30ftw]

I went but only saw a few E30's. Saw the white one with the DOHC Vanos sticker on the side driving around and a Sterling 318iS. There was a clean black/black 325iS with some type of BBS wheels parked in the corner of the show that was really clean. I was looking at that car more than the E90's and other baller cars that were there. I caught up with the owner as he was leaving and he had a new interior and new factory dash installed. Was wondering if he was on R3v.

Anyway that new dash ($800) has the same rubber-like texture as the dashes in the current BMW's and looked VERY nice. The owner claimed that's how ours looked from the factory back in the 80's but I don't think so. I was around a lot of E30's in the 80's and never seen a dash like this one. It looks like this new style will probably never crack compared to our old vinyl/foam dashes. If only it weren't so damn expensive = /.

sterling E30 was me! it was alright, wish there were more e30s. too many e9Xs

[bmw325csi]

Hey Barry, your talking about George. I was there for that cars restoration. He got brand new oem leather for the interior, new carpet, the badass dash, all consoles, glovebox, everything, all from the dealer. That car also got a sick re-spray. BTW wheels are BBS CV 17x7.5

[jflower]

Barry, My guess is that they're still sitting on a ton of old stock of the front center console, and will switch those over to the "new" finish once the old ones are gone.

as for the shift knob boot setup, i got mine from Turner...

[mcr_driver]

sorry to thread jack but in that link there is a one piece knob and boot where can i get that? i've been seriously wanting to get something just like that...

[reelizmpro]

Barry,

Fwiw, I believe the dash and rear center console are coming with this new 'rubberized' finish. UNHCLL and I noticed it looks an awful lot like the finish on E46 interior parts. I ordered a new front center console to see if it matched, since I wanted all the pieces to match. it doesn't. You can see pics here..

http://www.hmsmotorsport.com/wp/wp-content/uploads/2009/10/img_7549.jpg

(1200px wide, didn't want to embed it).

The front center console is not the brand new one, but it is virtually mint and the brand new one looks just like it with a little less shine. The big problem for me is that the feel is off. That and the subtle shift in color. I'm on the road for the next week, but when I get back I can snap a photo of the brand new one for you.

Anyway.. hope you're well.

jflo

YES! that's exactly what I'm talking about. Thanks for the confirmation. I knew it was different. Strange that the front center doesn't come the same way. It looks like a subtle way to modernize the interior.

[jflower]

Barry,

Fwiw, I believe the dash and rear center console are coming with this new 'rubberized' finish. UNHCLL and I noticed it looks an awful lot like the finish on E46 interior parts. I ordered a new front center console to see if it matched, since I wanted all the pieces to match. it doesn't. You can see pics here..

http://www.hmsmotorsport.com/wp/wp-content/uploads/2009/10/img_7549.jpg

(1200px wide, didn't want to embed it).

The front center console is not the brand new one, but it is virtually mint and the brand new one looks just like it with a little less shine. The big problem for me is that the feel is off. That and the subtle shift in color. I'm on the road for the next week, but when I get back I can snap a photo of the brand new one for you.

Anyway.. hope you're well.

jflo