Dark Burl Shifter Installed

[jeraed6]

Originally Posted by RTZX5

Finally got around to installing the new shifter today. I was going to have the local BMW place do it, as I was a bit apprehensive to do it myself. That was until I was told it would take an hour to do, cost €60, and I would need to make an appointment for next week. So after I got home, it took about 10 minutes after studying the new one to figure it all out, here is the new one:

RTZX5

I bought the wood trim and I'm looking for help in removing the brushed aluminum trim. Can you tell me how you did it? Thanks and I liked the wood trim. It makes the vehicle interior look more elegant!

[RTZX5]

Take a look at the new one, if I remeber correctly, there are three snap in points (2 on the right and 1 on the left). There is also an achor point at the bottom. Gently pry out the stock shifter from the right side in an out and to the up type fashion. Just be patient and study the back of the new one, it helps a lot in understanding how it fits.

Install is the reverse of above. I was able to du this without harming the orginal shifter cover or the black trim.

I am trying to remeber but I think I tried to use my fingenails to pry it off without any luck and was feeling to lazy to go in my garage a get tools, so I used a dime to pry the old one off.

Good luck!

[jeraed6]

Thanks! I'll try it out after work this afternoon.