Installed the chrome gauge rings on the 4.4

[powers1]

JV.did you disconnect the battery before unplugging the 3 connectors at the back of the cluster?I didnt!Somehow my obc started to display data in German and I had to reset it again!....weird??
Got my Alu rings for usd 29.00 from Bavarien Motorwerk on Ebay and I am really happy with the quality.Like yours ,these are also "snap- on" and the aluminium quality is really impressive.
I cut my cluster as shown in the x5world article,which I had printed out ,only to be told afterwards by Bavarian motorwerks that it wasnt necessary.......

[JV]

Originally Posted by Verbalkint

You know me too well, Chris. Just picked up a set from the same seller.

Thanks for the idea for this, JV.

The biggest PITA with putting them in is getting the instrument cluster to come apart. It's held by 5 of those wacky + screws and 4 plastic locking tabs. Getting the 4 tabs to release all at once was a little shaky, but once I got the cluster apart, the rings just snap right in.

Don't forget to clean the inside of the cluster after you put the rings on. Fingerprints on the inside and all.

Glad to see you got some from that seller, Ken. Mine arrived within 2 days.

JV

[JV]

Originally Posted by powers1

JV.did you disconnect the battery before unplugging the 3 connectors at the back of the cluster?I didnt!Somehow my obc started to display data in German and I had to reset it again!....weird??
Got my Alu rings for usd 29.00 from Bavarien Motorwerk on Ebay and I am really happy with the quality.Like yours ,these are also "snap- on" and the aluminium quality is really impressive.
I cut my cluster as shown in the x5world article,which I had printed out ,only to be told afterwards by Bavarian motorwerks that it wasnt necessary.......

I didn't, and my OBC lost time and date data and the custom settings for the MID display above the steering wheel. I just had to reset it all, no big deal. It didn't default to German like yours did. If I had disconnected the battery to do this mod, it would have taken an hour. I hate having to disconnect the battery in the X.

JV

[SILENTx5]

looks good.

[joll]

Looks great!

Very easy mod that brings some bling to your cluster...

[Chris F.]

Originally Posted by Verbalkint

You know me too well, Chris. Just picked up a set from the same seller.

Thanks for the idea for this, JV.

Let me know how you make out. I'd love to do the same thing once I get my cluster replaced (pixels are going bad, but I'm still in warranty!)

[ncx]

Congrats looks really nice.

[X5Jay]

They look really good JV! I've been thinking about doing this myself, but I'm just not sure if I want to modify the look from stock 4.4. Takes me forever to make up my mind, even for the simplest mods...

[flyingmachine]

Originally Posted by powers1

JV.did you disconnect the battery before unplugging the 3 connectors at the back of the cluster?I didnt!Somehow my obc started to display data in German and I had to reset it again!....weird??
Got my Alu rings for usd 29.00 from Bavarien Motorwerk on Ebay and I am really happy with the quality.Like yours ,these are also "snap- on" and the aluminium quality is really impressive.
I cut my cluster as shown in the x5world article,which I had printed out ,only to be told afterwards by Bavarian motorwerks that it wasnt necessary.......

I bought my kit from bavarian_motorwerks off ebay too. their chrome gauge rings are nice and they shipped damn fast from Taiwan. I asked them before doing the install. So, thanks to their advice. I didn't cut my cluster.

Those rings are snug fit and quality is very nice. I also bought the angel eyes from them but just haven't got time to put them on. Tested those angel eyes and they're really gorgeous. Hope I'll have some time to do that install next week.

[bozo]

Man, where do you guys get the balls to do these mods?! I still have a "half" grille in front of my X cause I couldnt get the damn thing off properly..You guys are the ones to whom I pay good money to do these jobs for me...hats off to ya'!!