Calypso-E34 1,291 Report post Posted September 15, 2017 I'm considering (only considering!) installing a wood trim kit in a pre facelift E34 SE, which currently does not have this. I wonder - has anyone done this before? I know that some of the dash pieces are a push on fit in a car that has this as standard, so would the non-wood dash need a lot of messing with to get this fitted, or would bodging with something like no more nails or double sided tape be a better bet? I know the door pieces are bolted on to the door card, so no problem there. Question 2 - does anyone have a wood kit for an automatic they want to sell? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
cableguy 1,260 Report post Posted September 15, 2017 (edited) You would need to swap the dash and door cards for facelift items to do properly. I have seen a stick-on retrofit somewhere recently although i'm not sure it would look "right" without the OEM indentations in the facelift dash & door cards. C. Edited September 15, 2017 by cableguy Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Calypso-E34 1,291 Report post Posted September 15, 2017 Was there not a pre-facelift wood trim model? To be honest, if this was never a feature of a pre facelift car, I wouldn't do it. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
cableguy 1,260 Report post Posted September 15, 2017 Never seen wood on any pre-facelift e34. C. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
The Flying Banana 732 Report post Posted September 15, 2017 no wood on your model Mark , as Carl says there was a cheap stick on effort that looked hellish ..so for your OEM fix you need to leave as is Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Dongiov 442 Report post Posted September 15, 2017 All you need to do is to swop over the door cards, gloveboxes and consoles from a facelift car. Easy to do and the principal reason for doing it is to use the later, better door cards that are far less prone to vinyl lift than the earlier ones. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Calypso-E34 1,291 Report post Posted September 15, 2017 30 minutes ago, cableguy said: Never seen wood on any pre-facelift e34. C. 1 minute ago, The Flying Banana said: no wood on your model Mark , as Carl says there was a cheap stick on effort that looked hellish ..so for your OEM fix you need to leave as is Sweet - One less thing!! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sir Anthony Regents-Park 869 Report post Posted September 15, 2017 I would definitely fit the wood trim and sod originality. This one has had a *ahem* slightly DIY repair to the drivers rear door trim (not by me) and the passenger side door cards were so utterly shagged I was forced to replace them with good ones. Tim may well have a good set - they won't be loads of money. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
miki 1 Report post Posted April 28, 2020 (edited) really sorry to write in such an old topic, but it can misinform people... There was a wood in pre-lift's! Furthermore there were were even two types of it... Edited April 28, 2020 by miki adding photo 1 Leo aka Horse-On-Wheels_MS reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Dongiov 442 Report post Posted May 20, 2020 Miki, isn't that an Alpina doorcard? What types of wood were on offer? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
stevenc3828 165 Report post Posted June 6, 2020 I've only seen aftermarket stick on wood on pre face-lift Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Dongiov 442 Report post Posted June 17, 2020 Clearly top end models could have had wood prefacelift. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Leo aka Horse-On-Wheels_MS 6 Report post Posted July 4, 2020 Does the driver side glove box with wood trim bolt up to a non-wood trim setup? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
