ricsix Posted December 28, 2020 Share Posted December 28, 2020 Hello everyone, Does anyone happen to know the technical specs for the screws that secure the "Lower Steering Column Knee Bolster Trim Panel" to the Steering Column? (see photos). A jaunt through the search function and the realoem diagrams were not fruitful, at least for me. I'm sure I can pick these up at the hardware store, but I don't know what to look for. Thanks, Ric Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jp5Touring Posted December 28, 2020 Share Posted December 28, 2020 https://www.realoem.com/bmw/enUS/showparts?id=ST12-USA-04-1973-114-BMW-2002&diagId=32_0973 https://www.realoem.com/bmw/enUS/part?id=ST12-USA-04-1973-114-BMW-2002&mg=32&sg=30&diagId=32_0973&q=07119906437 https://www.ecstuning.com/b-genuine-bmw-parts/head-screw/07119906437/ 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
halboyles Posted December 28, 2020 Share Posted December 28, 2020 There are a couple of types of screws that hold that piece on. Yours should be the self tapping screw in the first pic. The second pic shows a readily available alternative. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ricsix Posted December 28, 2020 Author Share Posted December 28, 2020 Perfect, thank you - this is exactly what I was looking for Cheers, Ric Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
halboyles Posted December 28, 2020 Share Posted December 28, 2020 It looks like the OEM version is NLA: https://www.realoem.com/bmw/enUS/showparts?id=2215-USA-08_1975_114_BMW_2002&diagId=32_0973#32311112030 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Themis Posted December 29, 2020 Share Posted December 29, 2020 (edited) I am not sure the above information is correct. The long yellow zinc self-tapered screw is not used in this trim panel. It is used for the hard plastic (later cars) or metal (earlier models) steering column cover. This cover is correctly shown in the realoem pages. The screws are long because they go through the top soft pad between the cluster and the steering wheel Your pad (part #9) screws on that plastic/metal cover with four much shorter self taping screws. I can take off mine tomorrow and figure the type Edited December 29, 2020 by Themis Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ricsix Posted December 29, 2020 Author Share Posted December 29, 2020 (edited) 12 hours ago, Themis said: I am not sure the above information is correct. The long yellow zinc self-tapered screw is not used in this trim panel. It is used for the hard plastic (later cars) or metal (earlier models) steering column cover. This cover is correctly shown in the realoem pages. The screws are long because they go through the top soft pad between the cluster and the steering whee Themis, you are correct. After a little more inspection, the screws in question would be narrower than a #14, and definitely not as long (lest they pierce the electronics of the wiper switch). For some more clarity, I took a few more photos, and you can see that I am looking to fix Part #9 in the realoem drawing to the plastic part via the areas indicated by the red arrows below. The last photo is me holding the piece up to the bottom of the steering column for reference. Ric Edited December 29, 2020 by ricsix Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bianchini Posted December 29, 2020 Share Posted December 29, 2020 Also, you can back-date that steering column cover to the aluminum pieces on pre-74 models. I think it looks much better and obviously aluminum will last longer than the foam/vinyl/plastic pieces. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
golftii Posted May 3 Share Posted May 3 (edited) Had to install knee bolster but was missing screws; this post actually never gets to the correct answer of the proper screws. The correct screws are M3.9 x 16mm pan head phillips tapping (AKA sheet metal) screws. (13mm long would also probably work if you have them) These screw into the steering column cover at the front and the bottom edge of the dash at the rear. You need 4 Edited May 4 by golftii Add pix 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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