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      02-22-2020, 07:30 PM   #1
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Hi anyone have these installed and instructions how to remove and replace existing trim without damaging existing OEM trim?
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      02-23-2020, 03:02 AM   #2
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I have just placed an order for this trim and have asked them to supply fitting instructions.

This may help:
https://www.newtis.info/tisv2/a/en/g...corative+strip

What price were you quoted?
Uk price is £740 ish
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I have just placed an order for this trim and have asked them to supply fitting instructions.

This may help:
https://www.newtis.info/tisv2/a/en/g...corative+strip

What price were you quoted?
Uk price is £740 ish
Really looking forward to seeing this install / pic of the quality of the carbon fiber. When's it coming?
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      02-23-2020, 07:37 AM   #4
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I have just placed an order for this trim and have asked them to supply fitting instructions.

This may help:
https://www.newtis.info/tisv2/a/en/g...corative+strip

What price were you quoted?
Uk price is £740 ish
Really looking forward to seeing this install / pic of the quality of the carbon fiber. When's it coming?
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      02-23-2020, 08:24 AM   #5
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It will have to come from Germany and although I have paid for it I have told the dealer that they must get me fitting instructions before ordering it. Couple of weeks maybe!!
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I have just placed an order for this trim and have asked them to supply fitting instructions.

This may help:
https://www.newtis.info/tisv2/a/en/g...corative+strip

What price were you quoted?
Uk price is £740 ish
I'm still deciding myself depending on the ease of replacing them by the instructions. Another thing I read from the link, Special wedge and pry tools are needed to prevent scratches and damages.

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. Another thing I read from the link, Special wedge and pry tools are needed to prevent scratches and damages.
Interior trim tools are easily picked up for cheap.
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Interior trim tools are easily picked up for cheap.
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0...?ie=UTF8&psc=1
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Fitted the trim this morning. Took a couple of hours to remove & re-fit very carefully. Followed instructions from BMW but they are very basic. I will do a write up and add to the mod's section.

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Looks much better!
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Fitted the trim this morning. Took a couple of hours to remove & re-fit very carefully. Followed instructions from BMW but they are very basic. I will do a write up and add to the mod's section.

Before & After:
Definitely better👍 although I think it'll just be the lighting it does look more glossy than open pore.
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Is this intended as a matte CF or some other material?
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      03-23-2020, 01:45 AM   #14
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The light when taking these photos with my phone was really bright.

I can confirm though that the trim is matte open-pored carbon fibre
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The light when taking these photos with my phone was really bright.

I can confirm though that the trim is matte open-pored carbon fibre
Thanks for sharing looks nice and clean. Just curious what were your thoughts and opinion about going with the OEM mat carbon fibre M-Performance trim instead of aftermarket gloss carbon fibre or a carbon fibre wrap on the trim?
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To be honest I did a wrap on a previous F30 interior, it was ok but looked a bit chav therefore I changed it to OEM performance parts which had excellent build quality and fit. I looked at the after market stick on trims which do look good but decided to go OEM for the matte open-pored carbon fibre again on my current G20.

My local dealer reduced the price which persuaded me to purchase it. Some are advertising standard trim sets for close to what I paid and I would think the performance interior will sell when its time for me to change the car.

I guess its down to personal taste and ££££'s but in my opinion well worth the cost. It just looks right and I will probably also do the steering wheel trim at some point.
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How did u remove the center trim? The top part seems difficult to remove.
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Are we able to purchase the parts separately?
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If you are talking about the trim around the gear selector then I would say this for me was the hardest part to remove because of the two clips as marked at the dashboard end. All I would say is do not lift the trim too high and use a long thin screw driver to carefully unclip, it did eventually pop out. If you haven't seen it I have done a basic guide in the DIY section.
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Hi,

I have seen your pdf. But i am unable to unclip it. Do u push the screwdriver from the top to release the trim? Any risk of breaking anything? Do you have a close up photo on the clips of the trim you took out?

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If you are talking about the trim around the gear selector then I would say this for me was the hardest part to remove because of the two clips as marked at the dashboard end. All I would say is do not lift the trim too high and use a long thin screw driver to carefully unclip, it did eventually pop out. If you haven't seen it I have done a basic guide in the DIY section.
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I have seen your pdf. But i am unable to unclip it. Do u push the screwdriver from the top to release the trim? Any risk of breaking anything? Do you have a close up photo on the clips of the trim you took out?
As I said this was the hardest bit and to be honest I am not 100% sure how eventually the two clips disengaged as I was trying different things. I used a long screwdriver from the side into the gap between the trim when raised and the gear trim and pulled/pushed at the same time. I seem to remember one clip disengaged before the other and being quite forceful but didn't break anything. It was hard and took a few attempts but came out in the end. If you enlarge the photo of the trim above you can see the two clips with tabs. Also if you do identify a method please let me know and I will amend my original guide.
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I am looking at the below link for the method. Does this really work?

https://youtu.be/sqAdj24leVA

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As I said this was the hardest bit and to be honest I am not 100% sure how eventually the two clips disengaged as I was trying different things. I used a long screwdriver from the side into the gap between the trim when raised and the gear trim and pulled/pushed at the same time. I seem to remember one clip disengaged before the other and being quite forceful but didn't break anything. It was hard and took a few attempts but came out in the end. If you enlarge the photo of the trim above you can see the two clips with tabs. Also if you do identify a method please let me know and I will amend my original guide.
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