Coin holder in dash.

bozola · 08-29-2008, 09:56 AM

I don't have this....(Right of light switch)

Thx to jlnegrete for posting his awesome pics..

M3A4135i · 08-29-2008, 09:58 AM

i think its a euro thing... see the light switch with the rear fog light button on it.

bozola · 08-29-2008, 10:00 AM

Mexico is Euro? :smile:

d3syd · 08-29-2008, 10:59 AM

It's a rest of the world thing. Only the US appears to miss out on the extra storage space. Why I don't know:iono:

warmtoes · 08-29-2008, 11:37 AM

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Originally Posted by d3syd

It's a rest of the world thing. Only the US appears to miss out on the extra storage space. Why I don't know:iono:

Not quite, I don't have that spot either here in Canada.

d3syd · 08-29-2008, 11:56 AM

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Originally Posted by warmtoes

Not quite, I don't have that spot either here in Canada.

Sorry must be a NA thing to miss out then.

mistermojorizin · 08-29-2008, 12:12 PM

can this be retrofitted?

backtoreality15 · 08-29-2008, 12:17 PM

Mexico isn't NA? :smile:

WhiteOne · 08-29-2008, 12:29 PM

On the 135i all the coins would fly out when you shifted to 2nd.
Might not happen with a diesel though.

warmtoes · 08-29-2008, 12:30 PM

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Originally Posted by backtoreality15

Mexico isn't NA? :smile:

Tecnically, yes, it is. I know some people from Mexico City and they refer to this area (north, central and south) as the Americas. North America isn't a term they use.

d3syd · 08-29-2008, 12:39 PM

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Originally Posted by WhiteOne

On the 135i all the coins would fly out when you shifted to 2nd.
Might not happen with a diesel though.

True, and they would slide around in there as it is quite a deep hole. I put my coins in the ashtray and use the dash hole for my big bunch of keys or mobile phone (cell phone to you guys).

Don't think it retrofittable. Must have been deleted to cut cost....:iono:

adc · 08-29-2008, 03:19 PM

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Originally Posted by d3syd

Don't think it retrofittable. Must have been deleted to cut cost....:iono:

It is retrofittable. As far as I know, the US-spec cars have different under-dash panels with extra bolstering for knee protection in case of a crash.

It was true in the E39 cars for which there was a popular retrofit with a bigger (dual?) glove compartment.

The part is just a different panel (same attachment points) and a rubber insert. I scoped out the parts on www.realoem.com:

Oddments tray, instrument panel driver's side, Black: 51457124680
Rubber insert, storing partition driver: 51457068722

Should not even be that expensive. I'm thinking of picking one up when I go to Germany next year for my 1 series...

MikeCCrutchfield · 08-29-2008, 08:54 PM

You won't be able to retrofit that into a convertible because there is a knee airbag there in US Spec models (not sure about other markets). I did a similar mod in my Jetta and it required removing a couple of braces and the padding was attached to the old part. On the E90, I think it required changing the ENTIRE dashboard because it was one piece.

adc · 09-02-2008, 11:23 AM

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Originally Posted by MikeCCrutchfield

You won't be able to retrofit that into a convertible because there is a knee airbag there in US Spec models (not sure about other markets).

Are you certain about this? The BMW official site does not list those knee airbags. It only lists front and side airbags... :iono:

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On the E90, I think it required changing the ENTIRE dashboard because it was one piece.

Do you mean on the E39? Then yes, they needed the entire lower right section of the dash. What I meant by that example is that it's always possible.

As far as I know, the E90 dash trim has a separate piece on the left of the steering wheel - I mean the one that holds the light switch. And the E82 I think is very similar.

and 1 · 09-02-2008, 11:31 AM

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Originally Posted by WhiteOne

On the 135i all the coins would fly out when you shifted to 2nd.
Might not happen with a diesel though.

makes sense, but this car probably isn't a diesel...at least not with a 7000rpm redline tach

MikeCCrutchfield · 09-02-2008, 12:00 PM

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Originally Posted by adc

Are you certain about this? The BMW official site does not list those knee airbags. It only lists front and side airbags... :iono:

Do you mean on the E39? Then yes, they needed the entire lower right section of the dash. What I meant by that example is that it's always possible.

As far as I know, the E90 dash trim has a separate piece on the left of the steering wheel - I mean the one that holds the light switch. And the E82 I think is very similar.

My bad on that part about the E90...I just looked again at realoem, and it looks like it MIGHT be possible, but one other diagram I had seen had it all as one part.

As for the knee airbag...turns out that it is in a different location than the arrow in the owners manual points to it. It is there (looked at it yesterday) , just directly under the steering wheel, not around the light switch.

JC Jai · 09-02-2008, 12:18 PM

did anyone actually have a flashlight included in the glove box ? and the credit card holder in the center console ? both of which are described in the Owner's manual but I have not seen in person. Wish BMW'd spent some money on revising the Brochures and Owner's Manual

TagMan · 09-02-2008, 12:27 PM

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Originally Posted by JC Jai

did anyone actually have a flashlight included in the glove box ? and the credit card holder in the center console ? both of which are described in the Owner's manual but I have not seen in person. Wish BMW'd spent some money on revising the Brochures and Owner's Manual

No flashlights have been reported to be included by anyone in the USA at all.

Open the top of the center armrest, look carefully, and you should see the slot for a credit card.

WhiteOne · 09-02-2008, 12:51 PM

I got both. One in the glovebox and one in the armrest. And I got the 3rd cupholder too.

dclee1 · 09-02-2008, 01:37 PM

There seems to be a lot of missed sarcasm on this thread...

JC Jai · 09-02-2008, 02:51 PM

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Originally Posted by TagMan

No flashlights have been reported to be included by anyone in the USA at all.

Open the top of the center armrest, look carefully, and you should see the slot for a credit card.

Thank you

and not a hidden sarcasm btw

former · 01-19-2009, 11:15 PM

Did anyone ever try to do this?

I'm struggling to try to find a good place to keep my change that doesn't rattle constantly and/or fly violently throughout the cabin.

Edit: I did find this thread, but am still curious about the option above.

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