Pics of my X5

[tomwac]

Originally Posted by bs90143

Was it hard installing the rings. I know they just snap in, but was the guage removal difficult? I just ordered the rings from the link you posted.

Hi, the gauge removal is not difficult at all. Just unscrew 2 torx (??) screws at the top to the gauge (where the plastic lip is), make sure the steeringwheel is all the way to the driver and as lowest as possible. Then you'll need to disconnect 3 plugs and it's out. The hardest part is taking the gauge apart as it's a PITA. There are 6 screws witch you needto turn a bit so they can slide through. It's difficult because they always slide back in the original position, but after 20 minutes I had it apart. Installing the rings is easy. The two big rings you'll need to turn and push at the same time, to get them through the holes. I hope this helps.

[bs90143]

Thank you foryour help. I look forward to my new guage rings.

[tomwac]

Originally Posted by Niagara

Dude:

No disrespect but it looks like you photoshopped the steering wheel and wheels already. Funny how the pucture is sharp detail in some places with lots of inperfections around those 2 items perimeter?

That's called "depth of field" in photography terms...since the sun was getting down and not much light was available anymore, I had to use a LARGE aperture and ISO to get to a resonable shutter time. And as we all know, the larger the aperture, the narrower the depth of field, hence since I focused on the steeringwheel, it is sharp, while the gauge and the rest of the dash (and everything in front of the wheel too), is not.