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Old Dec 31, 2004 | 07:19 PM
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so only a few hours away . let me know if you want to see more pics. i took some pics when my technician was installing for me.
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Old Jan 1, 2005 | 06:13 AM
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Originally Posted by alohalc' date='Dec 31 2004, 09:19 PM
so only a few hours away .? let me know if you want to see more pics.? i took some pics when my technician was installing for me.
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More pics would be great
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Old Jan 1, 2005 | 01:23 PM
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i'm not at home now. i'll post them when i get back .
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Old Jan 1, 2005 | 11:53 PM
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Lomag, before replacing the buttons, trying gentley rubbing them out with rubbing compound. I have tried another product (Gel Gloss) for stuff like this and it has saved many things for me. It may work for scratches that aren't too deep.
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Old Jan 2, 2005 | 12:55 AM
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here are the pics .

as lomag mentioned, remove the unlock/hazard button first.
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then remove the wood dash from the side. man, he was fast and finished the whole installation w/i 15 minutes .
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Old Jan 2, 2005 | 01:06 AM
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oops, hit the wrong button . here are more pics.

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has to remove couple screws.
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service area.
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hope the pics help .
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Old Jan 2, 2005 | 05:58 AM
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Great! Thanks for the additional pics...it doesn't look like it should be all that hard (fingers crossed)...I was going to tackle this yesterday...but decided to do a little boating instead
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Old Jan 2, 2005 | 08:27 AM
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20 mins and it was done?.this site is great!! Thanks so much for sharing the info?if it wasn?t for this post?my wallet would be $160.00 lighter courtesy of my dealer (that?s what they wanted to do the work).
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Old Jan 2, 2005 | 03:16 PM
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well done . any pics ?
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Old Jan 2, 2005 | 06:16 PM
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AHhhhhh scary seeing pics of the dash all taken apart like that!

WOW BMW of Honolulu is HUGE!!!
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