Subject: Looks goooood! Magnum, I guess I have to install mine when I get Author: txdarth : member since March, 2004 : 5007 posts Posted on: 2005-08-29 08:35:53

back to Texas this week.

I can't make up my mind if I want to install the carbon fiber overlay that I purchased for the background around the gauges. It has to be installed thru the holes like you did the rings - then has to be pressed into place. It has a removable paper cover that is removed to expose the adhesive for bonding to the cluster housing. It can't be easy to do working thru the holes. My only concern is the "puffy or quilted" look it has around the rings after installation, at least on the one I saw in person. I believe Duane Scott (TitaniumSeeker) has it also but could not tell from his pic.

I like the look but not the puffy part......

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• Gauge Ring Install enclosed....... (pic) (url) - Magnum 2005-08-28 22:09:30 (14759 views)
  • Re: Gauge Ring Install enclosed....... (pic) - tigerbaumone 2005-08-29 19:13:00 (999 views)
  • Magnum, I'm still waiting on the.... - bmwvuk 2005-08-29 17:07:38 (481 views)
  • WOW, What a difference it makes! - Blue740i 2005-08-29 12:04:15 (422 views)
  • NICE!!! (nt) - GER_545SMG 2005-08-29 11:45:45 (315 views)
  • Great job... - Claudio 2005-08-29 10:24:08 (341 views)
    • Tools from Bav Auto. IMO, must have for the DIY'er...Why??? (url) - Magnum 2005-08-29 14:07:40 (469 views)
  • I want to buy your car Excellent work! (nt) - Gary 2005-08-29 10:08:33 (351 views)
  • Excellent job as usual Magnum, looks great! (nt) - Ultymte 2005-08-29 08:58:04 (290 views)
  • Looks goooood! Magnum, I guess I have to install mine when I get - txdarth 2005-08-29 08:35:53 (333 views)
    • By the way - I have a second set that I will not be installing.. - txdarth 2005-08-29 08:42:12 (352 views)
  • Fantastic job, and you make it look very easy! (nt) - silber98 2005-08-29 08:15:31 (343 views)
  • That's an intense amount of good work there. Need to go in the e38.org faq (pic) (url) - Steve R 2005-08-29 07:57:14 (610 views)
  • Sharpens up the clusters! Very nice Magnum (nt) - kingdom7 2005-08-29 04:58:55 (333 views)
  • great work, they look top shelf very nice, I have always liked your 7 (nt) - itsstock 2005-08-29 03:01:53 (326 views)
  • Excellent job, excellent post! Thanks for documenting - sealbeach740 2005-08-29 00:39:03 (287 views)
  • You know what would be really cool? (pic) - ED 2005-08-29 00:14:49 (824 views)
    • There is an M5 Cluster on E-Bay, $$ but easier switch (url) - sfcacique 2005-08-29 17:15:39 (568 views)
    • A few year have swapped clusters with the M5 -- it can be done... (nt) - Al 2005-08-29 10:20:34 (405 views)
  • Where did you get the rings and what was the cost? (nt) - DavidC 2005-08-28 23:31:30 (399 views)
    • Re: Where did you get the rings and what was the cost? - adamclagg 2005-08-29 20:36:24 (355 views)
    • ebay......$90ish with shipping. Link enclosed. (url) - Magnum 2005-08-28 23:48:26 (521 views)
      • These rings had a very snug fit. They are more like a bushing - sealbeach740 2005-08-29 00:57:07 (328 views)
      • No problem. The image link has been fixed. (nt) - DavidC 2005-08-29 00:10:29 (348 views)
  • Nice! (nt) - Socal7s Erik 2005-08-28 22:39:32 (293 views)
  • Sweet, I like the look. Did you lay your cell on the wood trim!!! (nt) - dwightf 2005-08-28 22:14:48 (401 views)
    • All the time, look at pic #4 and you can see the non-slip - Magnum 2005-08-28 22:20:14 (401 views)
    • : ) I knlow what you mean. I get a little T.O'ed when my dad puts his sunglasses (nt) - on there. What is the best stuff to clean it?-ED 2005-08-28 22:19:51 (375 views)