we got ours in Canada. Couldn't find a single one in the US.
you have to swap faceplates as it will not have MPH, and you need a letter from BMW saying it meets US regulations (it does). It's not too hard, but the guy we bought it from sort of screwed us. He put some plastic labels over the cluster "approximately" where the MPH were supposed to be. He told me he had fixed it as we agreed, and when we picked up the car I was pissed. Fortunately the border guys didn't even look at it, but my wife and I seem to have good luck when crossing the border with cars. (he literally opened the door, looked outside to see there was a car, and came back inside).
You can do it yourself for about $100 (used cluster). easy to take out and disassemble, but the needles are a pain in the ass to put back on in the right place and without popping the little gearbox apart. However, as long as it shows MPH you could adjust it later, they aren't going to test drive it or anything. All the digital stuff can be switched over via the radio/OBC buttons.
Import duties were minimal and you can write it off on your taxes. if you stay the night, you don't have to pay any duties at all, but we had kids and work the next day, and it was only about $300 anyway.
you have to swap faceplates as it will not have MPH, and you need a letter from BMW saying it meets US regulations (it does). It's not too hard, but the guy we bought it from sort of screwed us. He put some plastic labels over the cluster "approximately" where the MPH were supposed to be. He told me he had fixed it as we agreed, and when we picked up the car I was pissed. Fortunately the border guys didn't even look at it, but my wife and I seem to have good luck when crossing the border with cars. (he literally opened the door, looked outside to see there was a car, and came back inside).
You can do it yourself for about $100 (used cluster). easy to take out and disassemble, but the needles are a pain in the ass to put back on in the right place and without popping the little gearbox apart. However, as long as it shows MPH you could adjust it later, they aren't going to test drive it or anything. All the digital stuff can be switched over via the radio/OBC buttons.
Import duties were minimal and you can write it off on your taxes. if you stay the night, you don't have to pay any duties at all, but we had kids and work the next day, and it was only about $300 anyway.
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