No worries Geoff, if you are in the neighbourhood at any time and still need some them let me know! :icon_mrgreen:

Cheers Andy , Geoff .

PM sent , Geoff .

Morning all have decided its time for the MDF to go so have one of these on order from Tribute , will be with me by end of next week! Geoff .

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Nice one.

That looks excellent!

And an interesting state of affairs as an alternative to the Nubodi one. You now have choice of either California or GT style dash - got to be a good thing!

Is there an official price for this yet?

That looks stunning!

Chris would be your contact point for price/delivery details , Geoff .

Bugger, more expense!

Looks superb will be interesting to see what its like to fit, bang goes more money out of the ISA.

Last picture, upper right hand corner, what is it? Anyone recognise it? Answers on a postcard please.

Dash looks absolutely fantastic, amazing what he can do when he puts his mind to it! I personally think his parents left him watching Blue Peter too much, all that stickn & gluen with sticky back plastic.

I do like the fact that the original dash has been used so the original demist vents are still present, nothing worse than a car that mists up. It should also mean that it fits very well.

French baguette?

:doh:

Isn't Roadster' 's car still there?

Good afternoon i have been working away all week , but i was aware that a large parcel had turned up from Tribute , any way i have just got home to find a huge amount of cardboard and tape around a dash shaped object , i can only assume that Chris has started employing somebody new to wrap his parcels as this was really well done! thanks Chris .

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Just need to persuade Jeff to visit his mum up north with some filler and a spray gun , Geoff .

From the photos, I take it that the new dash sits on top of the old one once the 2 curved sections have been removed.
Will it fit with the centre console still in place?
Does it still have similar dimensions at the ends so it still lines up with the original door cards?

Its got to be a good sign when your cat sits on your dash , Geoff .

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First trial fit , just to see , Geoff .

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nowhere near as nice as your wooden one:madgrin:

Evening Steve yes the two curved sections need removing plus a section in the centre , not sure ref the centre console as i no longer have one and will be using something more appropriate , i have different door cards in my car so can not answer your last question , if you can hold on till tomorrow i will get the MDF dash on EBAY :icon_smile: Geoff .

Good evening everything was going really well until i had a Paul moment , i was spraying my new dash on the patio with the dash sat on top of the Workmate , i had sprayed about 6 separate coats with not a great deal left in the can when i decided to move the position of the Workmate slightly , the final coat was sprayed on turned around to put the can down and the dash fell off the workmate the final coat was still wet so the dash was now marked :fear: not easy to see in the photo ,

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there are couple of marks on the edge just above the 5 holes for the small dials ,these marks were rubbed down with wet and dry and now need spraying , so i have ordered another can of this
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/PROXL-Text...72.m2749.l2649 , really happy with the dash , very little prep work reqd , Geoff .

Have you ever tried flocking? Can be done at home too.

Oi!

I resemble that remark.

:icon_wink:

Anyway, it could have been worse, at least it wasn't knocked of the workmate by a flying gazebo. :rolleyes:

Good luck fixing it, Paul. :)

When I finally get the dash I think I will have it flocked but keep the insert where the small instruments sit painted in body colour.
Want to keep the centre console and door panels and if possible keep the original glove box under the new dash.

Found this that may be of interest

http://evbimmer325i.blogspot.co.uk/2...luster-10.html

It is for a 1992 325 but the dash looks very similar.

Can you make a note of connections and wiring colours so we may all copy them. It's silly us all doing the hard work when your already doing it!

Yes, I plan do do that bit before the top goes on. - but I may just keep the Z3 pod in a revised binacle.

Come on Geoff, where are the finished pictures? :becky:

Morning rain stopped play , Geoff .

Pansy!

Can't you get the wife to hold the umbrella?

Morning finally had a chance to make some progress on the dash , it is now fitted but not yet bolted in. This will allow me check the warning lights and gauges , i would probably not want to do the same again!but it does look good , rewiring the BMW circuit board to allow for warning lights on the dash was not easy as there is also limited space to fit everything in . The lights i ended up using were small chrome LED units , all the supposed "classic style lights" i saw were much to large , this is the first time i have used LED lights and the quality of the unit is just OK , after wiring up them i thought they were rubbish as a number did not work! it turns out that unlike the normal 12v dc bulbs the LED`s only work with batt and earth one way around:icon_surprised: . The rewired BMW circuit board can be seen in the second photo but will be hidden by the new centre console but the mileometer will still be able to be seen , Geoff .

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Can't see any pictures.

Did you keep the details of the wiring colours and what goes where?
Would be very useful.

Jag the pictures are there for me , can anybody else see them? Geoff .

I can only see them if I click on each one and "open in new tab".

Looks good. Are you going to be able to keep and use the original glove box?

I'm glad to see you haven't fitted an ignition switch on the dash. The keys alway jangle annoyingly and damage the dash, starter button OK.

I can see them all fine (windows 10 / Chrome)

pop up blocker was stopping them from showing.

Thank you for the updates , Geoff .

Like you I overlooked that the "D" in LED is for diode. Hence current will flow only one way.

The connectors are usually different lengths. The longer leg is the positive (in nearly all cases) unless they are packaged in a unit. You can't (usually) damage them by wiring them backwards.

Good morning , just a few pics from Cars and Coffee (Wirral) yesterday , the Jag was a glorious thing , Geoff .

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What feedback did you get on your car Geoff?

Less obvious its modern with the new dash?

Good evening , the dash and the way that i put the instruments together is a mission , but it really is a good finishing touch , pretty much the only clue to the Z3 heritage is the small BMW marked on the bottom corner of the windscreen , although at one point during the morning i did see and hear somebody say it was based on a Z3 after googling a registration website! Geoff .