My Cluster Modification

[Bimmer360]

got it today (after a month!) and installed. Ive waited this long just to know that i wouldn't like them. I am not feeling it so i removed them and throw them away. THERE IS NO WAY THAT THE OVERLAYS CAN BE INSTALLED WITHOUT REMOVING THE NEEDLES. You would stretch it as you try to make it through the round circle on the center that holds the needles. Once it goes through it leaves marks around the hole of the overlay and will be a little obvious. I prefer black stock the way it is but i painted my needles red and it so much better, kinda like E46 ZHP. Woud not recommend it and can't beat the orginal 4.6 overlays!

[j0nblayz]

ealzar post a pic of it!! thinking about painting my needles.

So i opened up the cluster last night, and threaded my own spring inside the temp gauge, and now the temp gauge is working!!! woohoo!!! only problem is that the needle is not 100% balanced, it idle's at 60% when its fully warm. Gonna open it up tonight and balance it to perfectly 50%.

[Bimmer360]

It is smiliar to this. But sure, i can take photos...

Originally Posted by j0nblayz

ealzar post a pic of it!! thinking about painting my needles.

So i opened up the cluster last night, and threaded my own spring inside the temp gauge, and now the temp gauge is working!!! woohoo!!! only problem is that the needle is not 100% balanced, it idle's at 60% when its fully warm. Gonna open it up tonight and balance it to perfectly 50%.

[j0nblayz]

does the needles still light up ok?

[Bimmer360]

yes it does. and paint can be removed easily since i just used a red marker. Something i learned from E46fanatics.com.

Originally Posted by j0nblayz

does the needles still light up ok?

[DocMike]

Originally Posted by ealzar

got it today (after a month!) and installed. Ive waited this long just to know that i wouldn't like them. I am not feeling it so i removed them and throw them away. THERE IS NO WAY THAT THE OVERLAYS CAN BE INSTALLED WITHOUT REMOVING THE NEEDLES. You would stretch it as you try to make it through the round circle on the center that holds the needles. Once it goes through it leaves marks around the hole of the overlay and will be a little obvious. I prefer black stock the way it is but i painted my needles red and it so much better, kinda like E46 ZHP. Woud not recommend it and can't beat the orginal 4.6 overlays!

true unless you have experience in doing this type of thing

[j0nblayz]

i installed the overlays without removing the needles, the trick is to slide it over the needle part, then put it under the middle so you can slide over the other side.

[mdk5623]

Originally Posted by ealzar

.....THERE IS NO WAY THAT THE OVERLAYS CAN BE INSTALLED WITHOUT REMOVING THE NEEDLES.....

...I love doing this.....WRONG. ...If you read my earlier post and the link included on it, you'll CLEARLY read that it CAN BE DONE, WITHOUT INJURING THE OVERLAY OR THE NEEDLES....dumbass......