Mobile Tradition Dash - no lettering

[net30]

Just bought a new 1-piece dash from Maximillian and found out that there is no white lettering around any of the holes for switches (Lights, Rear Defrost etc.) Has anyone tried to replicate the lettering or just left it as is....bummer.

[bluedevils]

It is probably from a Euro model which don't have any lettering. You can retrofit early US or Euro switches which have letters.

[net30]

Holy crap...I was just looking at an old post of yours about some seat bezels!

Any chance you still have them?

[flyingjolly]

i think they don't make special US versions of identical euro parts anymore, so this would be a standard (euro) dash.

It looks better anyway in my opinion

[Bimmer02]

Mind sharing with us what the dash cost? Way down the road I may have to go this route unless I can find someone here in Massachusetts who can do a decent job of recovering a severly cracked dash.

[net30]

The dash was $990 and shipping from Germany was approx. $75. I was getting quotes from anywhere from $1250-$2500 to have mine recovered/rebuilt.

The dash is beautiful but I'm afraid my limited brain capacity will have difficulty remembering what switch does what with out the white lettering. I'm a victim of multiple phone numbers, passwords, sign-ons etc. and I can't remember sh*t anymore.

[1453aalapapa]

there is ONLY 1 late model 1 pc dash, euro OR usa. 51 45 1 828 074:

http://www.bmwmobiletradition-online.com/bmw/partxref.do?part=51451828074&showus=on&showeur=on

touring, turbo, tii, all the same now. bmw mobile traditions has been supplying this dash for quite some time now. and i too, wish they were a bit more receptive to criticism.

[flyingjolly]

The dash is beautiful but I'm afraid my limited brain capacity will have difficulty remembering what switch does what with out the white lettering. I'm a victim of multiple phone numbers, passwords, sign-ons etc. and I can't remember sh*t anymore.

people from Europe can do that for over 40years now, i think it won't be so hard to memorize them

[Gordon]

I scored a used crack free Euro spec one piece 02 dash for 120 Euro's at Veterama in Ludwigshafen in 2004 and mailed it back. It's now in my 74 tii, no fasten seatbelt billboard, no lettering or gearshift pattern.

If you want go to an incredible European automotive fleamarket, check out Veterama http://www.veterama.de/en/1-home.html besides the dash, I scored some new Italian 02 turn signals, Euro 02 turn signals, red tip antenna, etc... I felt like a kid in a candy store while I was there.

G-Man

[VintageAutobahn]

Stop giving away the good secrets Gordon!

[VintageAutobahn]

Stop giving away the good secrets Gordon!

[flyingjolly]

If you want go to an incredible European automotive fleamarket, check out Veterama

I'll be there this year