switched out my trim

[palmer02]

decided to change the silver alloy trim to dark bamboo wood, took a while but result is worth it.

before


after

[docpowell]

What did you do with the trim you took out? My wife scratched the piece on the left hand door, and I need to replace it. Any chance you would want to sell it?

[nachilus]

Originally Posted by palmer02

decided to change the silver alloy trim to dark bamboo wood, took a while but result is worth it.

before


after

Looks good, how hard was it to remove the trim runs along each side of the shifter?

[aikimo]

Looks very nice!! I need to swap out my center console trim piece, can you please tell me how to remove it?

Thanks!
mo

[LocoLeche]

How hard was it to move the steering wheel to the right side?

[palmer02]

Thanks

Not that difficult to do centre, glove box was the hardest to do...

to change the centre parts you need to prise off the Idrive knob, then the black trim around gear lever , then the trim around the ash tray and the trim above the rear air vent, you will then see three torx screws (per side). Remove these,
the side trims are now just held with clips so need to prise them off.

[kp.sfo]

Originally Posted by palmer02

Thanks

Not that difficult to do centre, glove box was the hardest to do...

Hi Palmer, yes, I concur!
I am changing my interior trim as well - taking the opposite route, from bamboo to brushed aluminum...
Could you share how you managed to replace the glovebox trim piece?
Any hint would be appreciated!

Thanks
Kai

[palmer02]

Originally Posted by kp.sfo

Hi Palmer, yes, I concur!
I am changing my interior trim as well - taking the opposite route, from bamboo to brushed aluminum...
Could you share how you managed to replace the glovebox trim piece?
Any hint would be appreciated!

Thanks
Kai

Hi
You need to remove air vent next to glove box and the I drive screen with trim.
Then you can see all the screws holding in the glovebox, there are some inside as well, once you have done this you will need to pull the whole unit out.

Then push the pin out of the hinge for the lower trim piece, then swap over the parts and replace the whole lot.

[kp.sfo]

Originally Posted by palmer02

Hi
You need to remove air vent next to glove box and the I drive screen with trim.
Then you can see all the screws holding in the glovebox, there are some inside as well, once you have done this you will need to pull the whole unit out.

Then push the pin out of the hinge for the lower trim piece, then swap over the parts and replace the whole lot.

Holy moly, what are those German engineers thinking?!
Thanks a lot for your input, I'll give it a shot.

[kp.sfo]

Originally Posted by palmer02

Hi
You need to remove air vent next to glove box and the I drive screen with trim.
Then you can see all the screws holding in the glovebox, there are some inside as well, once you have done this you will need to pull the whole unit out.

Then push the pin out of the hinge for the lower trim piece, then swap over the parts and replace the whole lot.

Hi Palmer,

today I tried to replace the glove box trim piece, but no luck. I came as far as removing the air vent modules on both sides of the glove box as well as the iDrive screen.

Took off a ton of screws, but the glove box appears to be somehow attached at the bottom.

Do you recall how to get that fr@#$ing thing off? Any hint would be appreciated - this piece is the last one to exchange.