Glove box...saaag! Only teasing, but great looking car with a ton of potential with a little tlc!
Good luck!
Good luck!
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Originally posted by Cosmos Kramer
You and me both. Cars with 80,000 more miles have seats that look twice as good. Someone seriously neglected the interior.
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Originally posted by Wyattfahrenholz
Looks like the top was down a lot.Comment
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Top down a lot is no excuse for that. Unless it was baked in the sun continuously for weeks.
If you ever pull the rear backrest, please make a pic. I'm still looking for 100% confirmation how the H/K amp is fitted to the chassis.Comment
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Originally posted by M_Parallel
Yeah will do!
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Originally posted by Benp07
Does anyone know the production numbers of specific color/trim combinations? Or at least where I could go to see myself?
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Originally posted by M_Parallel
Actually what does it is the leather getting wet, then dry, etc etc. that interior has been wet.Comment
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317 made like yours.Originally posted by Wyattfahrenholz
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Originally posted by Magic M3
But seriously, is there any reasonably easy solution for that glove box? I haven't looked in to it much but it is quite annoying.
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Originally posted by Wyattfahrenholz
Yes. There are a few fixes if you search on here or bfc.
The easiest fix is to bend the metal strike point inward. This is the black metal u shaped piece of metal that is mounted to the dash, not the glove box door. If you bend it up and in it will hold the glovebox door shut a bit tighter.Comment
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Nice color and with a hardtop.Comment
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There is only one reason why they sag: people remove the vent trim incorrectly. The glovebox + vent trim needs to be taken out as one. Only then you can remove the vent trim without braking the two L-hooks. It's these L-hooks that hold the trim tight against the glovebox.
Of course BMW made a huge mistake in having the catch on a separate piece of trim.
But once you know, you never have a sagging glovebox. There are many solutions, most bodge jobs. The only good solution is to buy a fresh piece of vent trim.
Mine's always been factory tight
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Incorrect reassembly with regards to the trim panel is certainly a common problem, but hardly the only cause of glove box sag.Originally posted by M_ParallelThere is only one reason why they sag: people remove the vent trim incorrectly. The glovebox + vent trim needs to be taken out as one. Only then you can remove the vent trim without braking the two L-hooks. It's these L-hooks that hold the trim tight against the glovebox.
Of course BMW made a huge mistake in having the catch on a separate piece of trim.
But once you know, you never have a sagging glovebox. There are many solutions, most bodge jobs. The only good solution is to buy a fresh piece of vent trim.
Mine's always been factory tight
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Well I have looked into this extensively. It's that, well and the correct fitment of the glovebox+vent trim. All screws (8 or 9 out the top of my head) must be used for proper fitment.Comment
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Originally posted by M_ParallelThere is only one reason why they sag: people remove the vent trim incorrectly. The glovebox + vent trim needs to be taken out as one. Only then you can remove the vent trim without braking the two L-hooks. It's these L-hooks that hold the trim tight against the glovebox.
That's the only reason? So a PO removed the trim at one point? I always figured it was a poorly made/designed factory part that wore down over time. Considering it's such a common issue, why would all these people be removing that trim piece in the first place?
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