What can I 'print' for my 1er?

dorkdog · 02-22-2013, 07:42 PM

Brainstorming for fun 3D printer tasks. Thinking of printing out my own custom start button ring with 'whatever message I want' embossed in the plastic then filled with epoxy paint.

What other fun LITLLE things could I make? I'd need a solidworks (?) drawing... Printer's not mine but I have 'a guy' - for a couple really cool projects.

Any ideas?

135roundel · 02-22-2013, 09:29 PM

i bet some of us automatic guys wouldnt mind a kick-down blocker? just sayin

deletedgone · 03-02-2013, 09:18 AM

I could see value in a removable, generic device mount (a la Proclip) that plugs into the iDrive cup holder socket next to the shift lever, made out of black plastic.

I have SolidWorks, and a cup holder on the way. If anyone knows the Proclip hole pattern, it would be pretty easy to model.

heiman5 · 03-02-2013, 07:44 PM

^^good idea!

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135roundel Private 3 Rep 67 Posts Drives: 135i Join Date: Apr 2012 Location: Rhode Island iTrader: (0) Garage List 2008 BMW 135i [0.00]	i bet some of us automatic guys wouldnt mind a kick-down blocker? just sayin
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deletedgone Private 2 Rep 68 Posts Drives: 2012 328i Join Date: Feb 2013 Location: Atlanta, GA iTrader: (0)	I could see value in a removable, generic device mount (a la Proclip) that plugs into the iDrive cup holder socket next to the shift lever, made out of black plastic. I have SolidWorks, and a cup holder on the way. If anyone knows the Proclip hole pattern, it would be pretty easy to model.
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heiman5 Private First Class 5 Rep 130 Posts Drives: '08 BSM / Coral 135i Join Date: Jan 2013 Location: Boston, MA iTrader: (2)	^^good idea!
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