Installed my "Free Titanium Gauge Rings" Today!

[Essam Khafagi]

I have these for a couple of weeks now and I am scared to install them after reading several posts and DIY for the X5

I installed other ones on the E46 in like 10 minutes ... it is much easier as u can take dash apart by removing 5 trox screws

[JohnD]

Skiboats - I'm glad to see the rings went to good use, and that you did this mod yourself verses bringing it to the dealer. The first few times I did this on other carss I was nervous as well. Now I will try taking anything apart once.

As for crome verses titanium - it really depends on the other interior mods. I originally bought these before buying the silver gauge faces. If you have the titanium interior kit - the faces are a must to complete the look. I installed both mods in May, and my 2001 looks like a 2008 now

[skiboats]

Originally Posted by JohnD

Skiboats - I'm glad to see the rings went to good use, and that you did this mod yourself verses bringing it to the dealer.

Yes, me too. I know I mentioned the dealer, but would not really do that.

Just twist and pry. I could not turn them all at the same time and the middle one was easy, then I worked them one at a time, twisting and prying.

Those lever connectors that hold the wiring are pretty slick. That part was a piece of cake.

The majority of my bad pixels are gone too!

Dinan software upgrade next!

[jayjay_dee]

Originally Posted by skiboats

Yes, me too. I know I mentioned the dealer, but would not really do that.

Just twist and pry. I could not turn them all at the same time and the middle one was easy, then I worked them one at a time, twisting and prying.

Those lever connectors that hold the wiring are pretty slick. That part was a piece of cake.

The majority of my bad pixels are gone too!

ah, i remember that time when i went thru the same ordeal, took me 2 hours to twist/break that + thingy i can laugh about it now...