Real Wood Dash

[hogweed]

Originally Posted by jackatesme

Same here,if and when i can afford it would like to change all dashboard lights to pink.

Yeah would be nostalgic for me, as my old 325i had a pink dash 20 years ago

[asantosb]

Originally Posted by suzublu

Real wood
Plastic

Hey mate! The 2nd image is real wood right?

[mcd840]

Originally Posted by asantosb

Hey guys! Do you know where I can find a real wood dash? I searched through the bay but I don't know whats the most reliable offer regarding being real wood!
Thanks in advance!

Cheers

Hi, When I had my 75 I purchased a brand new real wood dash from "South Lakes Mini Centre". I remember the guy telling me that they had sold hundreds of these and still had plenty in stock. If you do get one from them then just be vigilant that the 3 sections all match properly and that there are no scratches etc. In the end I sent two complete sets back as they were not an acceptable standard but you may be lucky !

Cheers

[Dallas]

Originally Posted by Dorset Bob

At a Club National, I remember a talk at Gaydon by an ex MGR Homologation Engineer as to why they changed to plastic.

It was because the real wood difficult to make to the quality standards. At one point QA were rejecting in the region of 65%

In comparison to the plastic ones they were works of art, so worth getting your hands on one.

Originally Posted by mcd840

Hi, When I had my 75 I purchased a brand new real wood dash from "South Lakes Mini Centre". I remember the guy telling me that they had sold hundreds of these and still had plenty in stock. If you do get one from them then just be vigilant that the 3 sections all match properly and that there are no scratches etc. In the end I sent two complete sets back as they were not an acceptable standard but you may be lucky !

Cheers

They must have bought all of MGR reject stock only a guest. lol

[hogweed]

Originally Posted by asantosb

Hey mate! The 2nd image is real wood right?

Nope the bottom one is plastic...

[mcd840]

Originally Posted by Dallas

They must have bought all of MGR reject stock only a guest. lol

Ah, That explains alot. Rejects indeed! When I think back my black oak dash which come with the car was nice apart from its extremely cheap and flimsy fitment which was my main reason for changing.

[Scaramanga]

Originally Posted by mcd840

Hi, When I had my 75 I purchased a brand new real wood dash from "South Lakes Mini Centre". I remember the guy telling me that they had sold hundreds of these and still had plenty in stock. If you do get one from them then just be vigilant that the 3 sections all match properly and that there are no scratches etc. In the end I sent two complete sets back as they were not an acceptable standard but you may be lucky !

Cheers

My passenger side airbag section of the wood dash has quite a significant scratch but it still looks better than the plastic light oak IMHO

However I am watching for a replacement

[asantosb]

Originally Posted by hogweed

Nope the bottom one is plastic...

Oh well, I think I got the wood one fitted then looool tomorrow I'll post a photo for you to check if it's a real Wood one or not!

Then if mine it's real wood, does anyone know how can I stop the rattle coming ONLY from the passenger airbag dash????

[suzublu]

Originally Posted by asantosb

Oh well, I think I got the wood one fitted then looool tomorrow I'll post a photo for you to check if it's a real Wood one or not!

Then if mine it's real wood, does anyone know how can I stop the rattle coming ONLY from the passenger airbag dash????

If it's real, the word "Airbag" will be a stencil & not a plastic badge

[asantosb]

Originally Posted by hogweed

Nope the bottom one is plastic...

Originally Posted by suzublu

If it's real, the word "Airbag" will be a stencil & not a plastic badge

Ok... So mine is a real wood one looool I thought it was the opposite... So can anyone help me with the rattle coming from de passenger airbag dash? When I put my hand over it the rattle goes away...