Is the "wood grain" gauge cluster standard on '74 tii?

[dlmrun2002]

Funny, mine came with real burlwood veneer.    ▄▀▄▀▄▀▄█▓▒░ ‹(•¿•)›  ░▒▓█▄▀▄▀▄▀▄

 

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[Conserv]

15 minutes ago, dlmrun2002 said:

Funny, mine came with real burlwood veneer.    ▄▀▄▀▄▀▄█▓▒░ ‹(•¿•)›  ░▒▓█▄▀▄▀▄▀▄

 

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It’s not factory, but it looks great!
 

Thanks for sharing,

 

Steve

 

[John76]

32 minutes ago, dlmrun2002 said:

mine came with real burlwood veneer.

Reminds me of a Bentley, not a BMW. ?

Looks great!

[John76]

2 hours ago, Emyers said:

Lux bezel..

 Did the authentic wood bezel make the car go faster?  140mph speedo...yikes!

[Gordon]

The 71-73 black cluster looks so much better than the faux-wood cluster 74-76 cluster. I put the 74-76 crosshair gauges in my 71-73 Euro spec cluster.  First pic is a 71-73 cluster Euro spec 2002 cluster with a clock.  2nd pic is my US spec 71-73 cluster with crosshair gauges. Last pic is the Euro cluster after I transferred the crosshair gauges and swapped out the glass from the clock.  You can see the differences between the US and Euro spec clusters in these pics (besides speedo). 

Edited March 28, 2021 by Gordon

[calw]

(sorry for the glare)

 

'76 Cluster with Speedhut GPS Speedometer installed and woodgrain applique eradicated/repainted Black.  Button replaced with remote switch for GPS modes.  Note:   The woodgrain clusters lend themselves better to installation of the speedhut unit for those keeping score

Edited March 28, 2021 by calw
picture didn't make it first time...

[SydneyTii]

Faux painted black

[2002#3]

Thanks, Steve.

As I thought:  all '74's had faux woodgrain clusters.  When I did my '74 tii restore to a Euro-wannabe, I thought about leaving the plastic wood to be more Euro-authentic...but nooooooo.  Couldn't handle it.  So, I deleted the woodgrain and went with flat black.  I like it better. 

ASIDE:  Nope, the steering wheel ain't Euro, either; it is from the '73 '02 I drove daily for 34 years, so the padded '74 wheel HAD to go.  Easy decision.

Larry

 

 

 

[Gordon]

6 hours ago, John76 said:

 Did the authentic wood bezel make the car go faster? 140mph speedo...yikes!

All tii's sold in the UK came with a 140 MPH speedo. 

[02Les]

36 minutes ago, Gordon said:

All tii's sold in the UK came with a 140 MPH speedo. 

and at least two (one mine) UK RHD model 73 Tourings

[calw]

what's the terminal velocity of a 2002 falling through the air?

[John76]

2 hours ago, calw said:

what's the terminal velocity of a 2002 falling through the air?

 

Duh....2002 feet/second.

[2002Scoob]

Isn't the 'wood' trim just a snap-in beauty plate?  I seem to remember this from a spare cluster I have in the basement.

 

I think for it to look good, you need to also have the door-cards with the wood trim as well. 

[SydneyTii]

Yes just clips on, but you need the old style rings that hold the glass in if you want to use the old style facia which is as you say underneath Scoob.

[Emyers]

4 hours ago, 2002Scoob said:

Isn't the 'wood' trim just a snap-in beauty plate?  I seem to remember this from a spare cluster I have in the basement.

 

I think for it to look good, you need to also have the door-cards with the wood trim as well. 

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