R50/53 Piano Black Dash Pictures
Coordinator :: Northwest Indiana MINIacs
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From: Valparaiso, IN
I love the Shiny Black Dash, but I don't care for the circles.
If it were cheaper (I had a budget to stay under otherwise I would have gotten an anthracite hedliner as well.) and with out circles it would have been on MIB.
If it were cheaper (I had a budget to stay under otherwise I would have gotten an anthracite hedliner as well.) and with out circles it would have been on MIB.
First, thanks for the great pics! Now you have me thinking about this as well...
Does the speedo ring come with a silver or anthracite when ordering an anthracite dash?
What about with Piano Black & no chrome?
I am so undecided on this. My wife has the CR interior and I love it. Trying to find the best match for RG/RG that still has some contrast, but not as much as say, the silver....
thanks!
Originally Posted by ravenfish
Looks great!
And the best part of that, the tach is also anthracite.
I noticed that that regular anthracite option trim has the tach in silver.
And the best part of that, the tach is also anthracite.
I noticed that that regular anthracite option trim has the tach in silver.
What about with Piano Black & no chrome?
I am so undecided on this. My wife has the CR interior and I love it. Trying to find the best match for RG/RG that still has some contrast, but not as much as say, the silver....
thanks!
2nd Gear
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From: NY/NJ
I have the Piano Black without the chromeline option.
I have one pic of the passenger side in my gallery, it's not very good but you get the idea.
The tach came in anthracite direct from the factory.
So I guess in the coming months you will be able to order it as a spare part.
I will try to post new pics of the whole dash.
IMHO, because of the circles in the dash; C/S Red, J/A/C Black, P/D Silver, or RG would be the only colors to truely match.
I love the circles, they go great with PS/B.
It's better than looking a huge airbag sticker.
In the dark under, the red led lights, the red circle almost glows.
I have one pic of the passenger side in my gallery, it's not very good but you get the idea.
The tach came in anthracite direct from the factory.
So I guess in the coming months you will be able to order it as a spare part.
I will try to post new pics of the whole dash.
IMHO, because of the circles in the dash; C/S Red, J/A/C Black, P/D Silver, or RG would be the only colors to truely match.
I love the circles, they go great with PS/B.
It's better than looking a huge airbag sticker.
In the dark under, the red led lights, the red circle almost glows.
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From: Berkeley, CA
Originally Posted by rkw
ravenfish, do you have a photo of the tach trim in anthracite? If it comes that way from the factory, then it should be possible to order the replacement part separately. This offers hope for those of us who have the standard anthracite trim option. I had previously looked at the MINI Seven Edition on Euro MINI sites, and found conflicting images about whether the black dash comes with silver or anthracite tach ring.
OVERDRIVE
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From: San Francisco
Originally Posted by XAlfa
If such a beast exists, methinks you will be required to order the complete tachometer to get you beloved trim ring. This be the case with the chrome.
Item #6 in this diagram for the chrome tach ring:
http://www.realoem.com/bmw/showparts...94&hg=62&fg=05
Item #5 in this diagram for Nav/Chrono chrome speedo/tach:
http://www.realoem.com/bmw/showparts...95&hg=62&fg=05
6th Gear
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From: Knoxville, TN
just saw this at my dealer...
Looks good! MA said yes, the extra parts are in the anthracite
However, I like the park lane dash much more...it's pretty much like having and option for a RG dash with the *carbon fiber* center....
the center is so-so, but the rest is great!
However, I like the park lane dash much more...it's pretty much like having and option for a RG dash with the *carbon fiber* center....
the center is so-so, but the rest is great!
Coordinator ::Bluegrass Minis
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From: Lexington, Kentucky
Originally Posted by DiD
Here are a few photos of the piano black dash/interior surfaces (door casing oval) in my new MINI. The pictures really don't do it justice, but I know people have been wanting to see some real life photos of it. I'll try to get some better pictures in the next couple days.
The sample at the dealer looked like reddish-orange metallic. Bad.
I'm glad it doesn't look like the sample.
2nd Gear
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From: North Carolina
Piano Black Dash
Dave-luv those pics. question-I just built my mini but haven't ordered yet. I also chose that dash with the cockpit chrono pack. MINIUSA doesn't show pics very well, and when I was looking at mine, the down tubes were not black. Since there isn't any option choice on this, is this the way they come? It's hard to try to see the entire picture. I also ordered Cordorba beige leather seats(my fav) which not be the best color for the dash, any comments people?
Thx
Thx
2nd Gear
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From: New York
Hi,
My fiancee's MCSa has the piano and I will try and sneak some photos of it.
She's got NAV in it. We saw the dash at the NY auto show in a red cooper and she loved it.
The reasons for the circles are that it is actually a part of a series 7 limited time production car like the checkmate.Hence the 7 circles.
http://www.mini.com/com/en/mini_seven/index.jsp
click on MINi Seven Panorama and then interior.
My fiancee's MCSa has the piano and I will try and sneak some photos of it.
She's got NAV in it. We saw the dash at the NY auto show in a red cooper and she loved it.
The reasons for the circles are that it is actually a part of a series 7 limited time production car like the checkmate.Hence the 7 circles.
http://www.mini.com/com/en/mini_seven/index.jsp
click on MINi Seven Panorama and then interior.
5th Gear
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From: Fort Lauderdale, FL
WOW
I have not seen this one in person and thought it tacky from the pics I'vd seen. But now...WOW...thats awesome. The real problem with NAM is that every time I see something I want it.
How many Mini's can I own?
Only one according to my wife.
I have not seen this one in person and thought it tacky from the pics I'vd seen. But now...WOW...thats awesome. The real problem with NAM is that every time I see something I want it.
How many Mini's can I own?
Only one according to my wife.
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From: California
Originally Posted by ittybitty
Dave-luv those pics. question-I just built my mini but haven't ordered yet. I also chose that dash with the cockpit chrono pack. MINIUSA doesn't show pics very well, and when I was looking at mine, the down tubes were not black. Since there isn't any option choice on this, is this the way they come? It's hard to try to see the entire picture. I also ordered Cordorba beige leather seats(my fav) which not be the best color for the dash, any comments people?
Thx
Thx
In your case, my bet is that the downtubes will be anthracite, just like they are above. That was just the way they came with the piano black dash (with the normal gages and with NAV, but I haven't seen a chrono piano black yet), and if you don't get the chromeline interior (which I HIGHLY recommend with piano black) then the circles around the gages are anthracite (both with the normal gage pack and with the NAV, so presumeably the chrono pack would be the same).
I think Piano Black would actually look good with Cordoba Beige because the black door accents and the black dash tie in, in a complementary way to the contrast of the beige/black seats. If you want cordoba beige, I wouldn't hesitate to get the piano black dash.
Hope that helps!
Dave
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From: Rochester, NY
Originally Posted by Dave
No. It's coming without the sticker from the factory. I actually thanked my dealer for removing it prior to delivery, and they said that both of the piano black dash MINIs they had seen so far did not have the airbag sticker when they received it.
I actually thanked my dealer for removing it prior to delivery, and they said that both of the piano black dash MINIs they had seen so far did not have the airbag sticker when they received it.