Aluminium dash trim color change?

E93Blackhawk · 11-20-2012, 05:35 PM

I spoke to BMW today to change over the dash, centre console, and door trims from aluminium to a wood color and they wanted close to Â£1000 for it all!

Any ideas where I can find these parts and not get ripped off?

Blzn335 · 11-20-2012, 05:38 PM

You may wanna try and do a trade with someone. Here in the states the aluminum trim is more sought after than wood. I bet if you post in the sale or trade section you would get a lot of interest and would just have to pay for shopping.

E93Blackhawk · 11-20-2012, 06:31 PM

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Originally Posted by Blzn335

You may wanna try and do a trade with someone. Here in the states the aluminum trim is more sought after than wood. I bet if you post in the sale or trade section you would get a lot of interest and would just have to pay for shopping.

Thanks bud

Yeah good advise, does it matter wearer the car is L or R HD?surely just on the dash it matters. Ill post up though and see.

VNeBLOB42 · 11-20-2012, 06:41 PM

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Originally Posted by E93Blackhawk

Thanks bud

Yeah good advise, does it matter wearer the car is L or R HD?surely just on the dash it matters. Ill post up though and see.

i would trade my wood to aluminum, but like you said, L & R HD will not change out for the dash trim. Its a mirror copy, curved the wrong way.

but the doors and side panels would be fine. your best bet is to post on the regional forums for a good trade.

I wouldn't be surprised if the E93 and the E92 trims are not interchangeable??

E93Blackhawk · 11-20-2012, 07:49 PM

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Originally Posted by E93Blackhawk

Thanks bud

Yeah good advise, does it matter wearer the car is L or R HD?surely just on the dash it matters. Ill post up though and see.

i would trade my wood to aluminum, but like you said, L & R HD will not change out for the dash trim. Its a mirror copy, curved the wrong way.

but the doors and side panels would be fine. your best bet is to post on the regional forums for a good trade.

I wouldn't be surprised if the E93 and the E92 trims are not interchangeable??

What about the centre console? Are you AT?

What color have you got?

Would consider a trade and ill have to fill the gaps where the dash won't fit from ours

MyF15+F85 · 11-20-2012, 08:10 PM

I don't want to sound like an expert but think the only trim that would be switch-able between RH and LH drive would be trim behind the front seats...
front pieces will be mirror imaged for every piece in front including the center console, I think.... but I have been proven wrong before.

E93Blackhawk · 11-20-2012, 08:24 PM

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Originally Posted by myE70

I don't want to sound like an expert but think the only trim that would be switch-able between RH and LH drive would be trim behind the front seats...
front pieces will be mirror imaged for every piece in front including the center console, I think.... but I have been proven wrong before.

I would have only thought the dash would matter as they are shaped opposite at the ends.

The parts still stay the same everywhere else regardless of left or right hd I would have presumed? However I will wait for someone to chime in

AndyR83 · 11-20-2012, 09:45 PM

I have the wood trim in mine and I'm about to wrap it because I don't like it o.o If our cars were interchangeable, I would do the swap for sure.

theblackmamba · 11-20-2012, 09:49 PM

Trade with someone in Europe!

electro-house · 11-21-2012, 02:42 PM

Ended up paying $800 or so for new silver trim, and sold the old wood on eBay for $400. After you sell your own trim, the cost difference isn't so bad. That's if you cannot find a trade partner, or want new trim.

VNeBLOB42 · 11-21-2012, 07:02 PM

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Originally Posted by E93Blackhawk

What about the centre console? Are you AT?

What color have you got?

Would consider a trade and ill have to fill the gaps where the dash won't fit from ours

Thanks but I need a full complete trade. From another E92 LH drive

Seminole · 11-21-2012, 07:36 PM

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I would have only thought the dash would matter as they are shaped opposite at the ends.

The parts still stay the same everywhere else regardless of left or right hd I would have presumed? However I will wait for someone to chime in

The doors should switch out just fine. The front passenger door has the upward curving grab handle that the driver door doesn't have, but that doesn't affect the trim.

The different pieces would be the wood strips across the dash (short piece on the left in the US/LHD compared to it being on the right in a UK/RHD car) and the center console is different too. In the LHD cars the e-brake is on the left side of the console compared to being on the right for RHD cars.

TOIB1984 · 01-11-2013, 03:01 PM

Hi There, I Have A Bmw E93 Wood Dash Trim With The Idrive And I Am Looking To Do A Straight Swap For Gloss Black Ideally. I Am Based In Uk. Let Me Know

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Blzn335 Private 2 Rep 80 Posts Drives: E92 335i Sport Premium Manual Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: Phoenix iTrader: (0)	You may wanna try and do a trade with someone. Here in the states the aluminum trim is more sought after than wood. I bet if you post in the sale or trade section you would get a lot of interest and would just have to pay for shopping.
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AndyR83 Major 60 Rep 1,024 Posts Drives: E92 335i FBO Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: PA iTrader: (5)	I have the wood trim in mine and I'm about to wrap it because I don't like it o.o If our cars were interchangeable, I would do the swap for sure. __________________ Do NOT do business with IAN HAAN, aka n54bewst, aka 747tuned aka H17M3, a scammer who STILL has an account here on e90post!
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electro-house Lieutenant 24 Rep 533 Posts Drives: 2008 335i coupe Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: Phoenix iTrader: (0)	Ended up paying $800 or so for new silver trim, and sold the old wood on eBay for $400. After you sell your own trim, the cost difference isn't so bad. That's if you cannot find a trade partner, or want new trim.
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TOIB1984 New Member 0 Rep 7 Posts Drives: Bmw e93 330i Join Date: Jan 2013 Location: London iTrader: (0)	SWAP Hi There, I Have A Bmw E93 Wood Dash Trim With The Idrive And I Am Looking To Do A Straight Swap For Gloss Black Ideally. I Am Based In Uk. Let Me Know
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