Blue Instrument Panel (converted from stock amber color)

Jason · 08-08-2005, 11:00 PM

EVO_S4 · 08-08-2005, 11:04 PM

looks good, it remind me of my Blitz boost gauge

bmwboy29 · 08-08-2005, 11:14 PM

AWESOME how did you do it and will all the buttons and lights inside the car look the same?

Jason · 08-08-2005, 11:19 PM

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Originally Posted by bmwboy29

AWESOME how did you do it and will all the buttons and lights inside the car look the same?

Sorry, not my car. A german e90 owner did this. You'd have to replace the rest of the lights in the car with blue bulbs in order to have all the lights in the car match.

kchika · 08-08-2005, 11:21 PM

Not feeling it. I love traditional BMW amber lights.

BellasBmw · 08-09-2005, 12:14 AM

I think the blue lights are nice- But IMO, a bmw isnt a true bmw w/out the orange lights. I can remember being a kid riding in my mom's 1988 325 and looking at the orange lights in her car. Like the previous poster said- its just a tradition.

xcalibr · 08-09-2005, 12:29 AM

The amber's a lot softer on the eyes too...

romeo26 · 08-09-2005, 12:52 AM

in my e30 theres ambers but i kinda wished they were blue before but now amber is good. i dont like looking at the blue for a long time, for some reason i dont know!!!
whats up with the gauges the mph and rpm gauges are pointing up?

Intuition · 08-09-2005, 01:12 AM

You can dim the light in my z3 by twisting the knob. I am assuming BMW didn't change this in the e90. It was daytime at my 330 test so I didnt test the dimmers.

Perhaps you could have blue liughts but dim them so they don't leave shapes on your eyes after looking away. Reds have been used for this specific reason. I like the blue alot though.

maq · 08-09-2005, 01:30 AM

Blue interior lights? Might as well lose the kidney grills, the quad headlights and the hoffmeister kink

longtran · 08-09-2005, 02:52 AM

romeo26, i think its flipping off the people who doesnt like it. ahaha

chrisbin · 08-09-2005, 04:18 AM

You want a VW dashboard........buy a VW!!!!

Broken1 · 08-09-2005, 05:48 AM

I don't like it either... It's nothing like the amber...sitting next to a bmw at the robot and you can just see the amber glow in the car...you know...that's a BMW ...you can't beat tradition!

Mark · 08-09-2005, 06:47 AM

blue interior lights ?! please kill me now

RichP · 08-09-2005, 07:06 AM

Hope they didnt screw up that cluster; note how the cruise control and tach redline "gauges" arent lined up.

I applaud the work (there are no bulbs, its resoldering surfacemount LEDs which are a PITA to work with) but I think the end result is bleh.

bzzbenz · 08-09-2005, 08:28 AM

Don't like it...

SiR · 08-09-2005, 09:17 AM

Love it or hate it, thats nice work and commitment who ever did it.

cosmosblau · 08-09-2005, 09:33 AM

Why??
Why??

Intuition · 08-09-2005, 11:38 AM

Why not?

Look, I'm not sure you guys are aware of the, now age old, argument of BMWs having to stay stock to be either "true to its roots" or "personalized".

Why do people constantly argue about this?

I've heard every argument about BMWs staying or leaving OEM stuff for like 10 years now.

Why change the rims? Why add the AC, hartge, Hamann, etc, bumper? It ruins the clean stock look, blah blah blah.

Fine, keep it red, I will too because my eyes are sensitive in the dark to everything but red. But to say that making the gauges blue on a car that has a blue and white propeller on it because of "tradition" sounds silly.

Cool with me. Keep yours red. When you see other red gauges be at calm and peace that things are right in the world. I Just don't understand why blue couldn't be seen as a nice customization. Hamann and AC has been making custom colored gauges for a long time now. I've seen color themed interiors that just rock when the gauges match.

Sorry to make such a point but I don't think blue gauges make or break a BMW. I understand the tradition but if tradition is the key here then why is BMW making stuff like active steering when it was cherished the world over for having the greatest feedback steering in the world before active steering?

To each thier own. I'd love to see these gauges in a blue or white interior.

davezaristo · 08-09-2005, 11:12 PM

i smell vwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwww

E90 Enthusiast · 08-12-2005, 08:49 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by chrisbin

You want a VW dashboard........buy a VW!!!!

Well said...just looks too copycat to me.

Pinzi · 08-12-2005, 12:55 PM

Looks good. Jwocky, can you send the link if it is a thread in a forum please?
It would be great if these pics belongs to a DIY..

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kchika Lieutenant 55 Rep 532 Posts Drives: E36 M3 Evo, E46 M3 Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Hong Kong iTrader: (0)	Not feeling it. I love traditional BMW amber lights.
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romeo26 First Lieutenant 45 Rep 354 Posts Drives: e30 325 (no lette) Join Date: May 2005 Location: anaheim, cali iTrader: (0)	in my e30 theres ambers but i kinda wished they were blue before but now amber is good. i dont like looking at the blue for a long time, for some reason i dont know!!! whats up with the gauges the mph and rpm gauges are pointing up?
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Intuition Private First Class 11 Rep 135 Posts Drives: 2012 128i AW Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Marina Del Rey iTrader: (0)	You can dim the light in my z3 by twisting the knob. I am assuming BMW didn't change this in the e90. It was daytime at my 330 test so I didnt test the dimmers. Perhaps you could have blue liughts but dim them so they don't leave shapes on your eyes after looking away. Reds have been used for this specific reason. I like the blue alot though.
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RichP Major 169 Rep 1,189 Posts Drives: F80 Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: CT iTrader: (4)	Hope they didnt screw up that cluster; note how the cruise control and tach redline "gauges" arent lined up. I applaud the work (there are no bulbs, its resoldering surfacemount LEDs which are a PITA to work with) but I think the end result is bleh.
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Intuition Private First Class 11 Rep 135 Posts Drives: 2012 128i AW Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Marina Del Rey iTrader: (0)	Why not? Look, I'm not sure you guys are aware of the, now age old, argument of BMWs having to stay stock to be either "true to its roots" or "personalized". Why do people constantly argue about this? I've heard every argument about BMWs staying or leaving OEM stuff for like 10 years now. Why change the rims? Why add the AC, hartge, Hamann, etc, bumper? It ruins the clean stock look, blah blah blah. Fine, keep it red, I will too because my eyes are sensitive in the dark to everything but red. But to say that making the gauges blue on a car that has a blue and white propeller on it because of "tradition" sounds silly. Cool with me. Keep yours red. When you see other red gauges be at calm and peace that things are right in the world. I Just don't understand why blue couldn't be seen as a nice customization. Hamann and AC has been making custom colored gauges for a long time now. I've seen color themed interiors that just rock when the gauges match. Sorry to make such a point but I don't think blue gauges make or break a BMW. I understand the tradition but if tradition is the key here then why is BMW making stuff like active steering when it was cherished the world over for having the greatest feedback steering in the world before active steering? To each thier own. I'd love to see these gauges in a blue or white interior.
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Pinzi Private 36 Rep 73 Posts Drives: No car Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Istanbul,Turkey iTrader: (0)	Looks good. Jwocky, can you send the link if it is a thread in a forum please? It would be great if these pics belongs to a DIY..
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