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01-10-2006, 10:43 AM
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have the chance of a poplar wood kit for my car, includes dash and door handles, any one done the swap, if so how easy or hard is it, is it worth the hassle
01-10-2006, 01:16 PM
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Originally Posted by tonye60' post='222202' date='Jan 10 2006, 07:43 PM
have the chance of a poplar wood kit for my car, includes dash and door handles, any one done the swap, if so how easy or hard is it, is it worth the hassle
01-10-2006, 01:30 PM
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My Ride: 520d M-Sport
Model Year: 2013
The sales guy at our local dealership mentioned that fitting the inserts is fairly straightforward. It's removing the old trim that's a real PITA :thumbsdown: :thumbsdown: Can't help any further than that I'm afraid 
01-10-2006, 01:38 PM
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There are aftermarket trim packages available, so yes, it's possible. Don't know if you're doing it yourself, but try a search on here. I remember reading that the door handles were a bit of a pain.
01-10-2006, 02:01 PM
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Originally Posted by tonye60' post='222202' date='Jan 10 2006, 02:43 PM
have the chance of a poplar wood kit for my car, includes dash and door handles, any one done the swap, if so how easy or hard is it, is it worth the hassle
.I searched a bit online for the instructions to see if it would be something i could do myself
But i came to the conclusion that the dash and center console trim are fairly easy to replace but when it comes to the door trim it gets a bit tricky. You would have to disconnect the battery ( so that your airbag light doesn't come on ) remove the door panel, disconnect the airbag and then replace the old trim with your new trim.
Since there would be some time involved to do this I ended up going to the dealer to have it installed.
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01-10-2006, 02:33 PM
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Originally Posted by heezy545i' post='222328' date='Jan 10 2006, 11:09 PM
Where did you order the alu cube trim from? Can you tell me how much you paid.
bmw accessories carries those items
01-10-2006, 02:38 PM
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Originally Posted by heezy545i' post='222328' date='Jan 10 2006, 06:09 PM
Where did you order the alu cube trim from? Can you tell me how much you paid.
I went on a trip to Germany for work and purchased it at a BMW dealership total cost for the complete set was 400.00 Euros ( about $480.00 USD )
Looks awesome!
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01-10-2006, 04:30 PM
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My Ride: 640D MSPORT GT
if you bidding on the kit on ebay realise its not a pronav /or business set .the following answer abot door trims is the hard bit and centre trim dash no problem.dont forget the sterring lock if you disengage battery on active steering.