Interior/Exterior Lets talk dashes
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Lets talk dashes
I have an 04 R53
I went to a MINI salvage yard and told the guy that my dash was cracked up by the window. He said he had what I needed and came out with a complete upper dash that looked just like mine but padded front to window instead of front to defrost vent. I buy it, go to install it and it isn't the same. My car only removes half the upper dash pad. The one I got was from an 05 according to the numbers on it.
Is there a schematic of the dash or does anyone know if the piece by the windshield (solar sensor area) can be removed on mine? I didn't dig into it, but it looks like one giant molded piece that ties in with the front (instrument cluster, vents, etc). It appears there are screw tabs, but I didn't notice any plugs to remove
I went to a MINI salvage yard and told the guy that my dash was cracked up by the window. He said he had what I needed and came out with a complete upper dash that looked just like mine but padded front to window instead of front to defrost vent. I buy it, go to install it and it isn't the same. My car only removes half the upper dash pad. The one I got was from an 05 according to the numbers on it.
Is there a schematic of the dash or does anyone know if the piece by the windshield (solar sensor area) can be removed on mine? I didn't dig into it, but it looks like one giant molded piece that ties in with the front (instrument cluster, vents, etc). It appears there are screw tabs, but I didn't notice any plugs to remove
Last edited by pirranah; 10-17-2018 at 11:43 AM.
#2
Effective with the facelift (July 2004 builds) the dash was changed. You need to return the part they sold you and get the appropriate part.
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