Comments on: Installing Silver Gauge Cluster Rings for your BMW . . . DIY! http://www.bmwe36blog.com/2007/08/07/installing-silver-gauge-cluster-rings-for-your-bmw-diy/ BMW E36 photos, videos, technical info and everything else! Sun, 14 Jun 2009 03:23:03 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9 hourly 1 By: Tony Sticks http://www.bmwe36blog.com/2007/08/07/installing-silver-gauge-cluster-rings-for-your-bmw-diy/comment-page-1/#comment-4284 Tony Sticks Tue, 27 May 2008 14:55:35 +0000 http://www.bmwe36blog.com/2007/08/07/installing-silver-gauge-cluster-rings-for-your-bmw-diy/#comment-4284 @Derek D: Cool! Congrat Derek. I'm sure you're very happy with it now ;-) @Derek D: Cool! Congrat Derek. I’m sure you’re very happy with it now ;-)

]]> By: Derek D http://www.bmwe36blog.com/2007/08/07/installing-silver-gauge-cluster-rings-for-your-bmw-diy/comment-page-1/#comment-4277 Derek D Tue, 27 May 2008 05:03:00 +0000 http://www.bmwe36blog.com/2007/08/07/installing-silver-gauge-cluster-rings-for-your-bmw-diy/#comment-4277 Hey Tony, Did the gauge cluster ring install this weekend. Went exactly as described, and was educational too. Those buggers do take some fiddling to get in, but are well worth the effort. The look is fantastic, and a huge upgrade over the plain black. I also took the time to change the backlight bulbs for the gauges and odometer/service light, while I was in there, and cleaned both sides of the "glass". I recommend this to anyone attempting this. Five extra bucks and 5 minutes pays big dividends. A bright and shiny cluster is a beautiful thing. One of the coolest little projects I've found for an e36. Thanks again. Derek D Hey Tony,

Did the gauge cluster ring install this weekend. Went exactly as described, and was educational too. Those buggers do take some fiddling to get in, but are well worth the effort. The look is fantastic, and a huge upgrade over the plain black. I also took the time to change the backlight bulbs for the gauges and odometer/service light, while I was in there, and cleaned both sides of the “glass”. I recommend this to anyone attempting this. Five extra bucks and 5 minutes pays big dividends. A bright and shiny cluster is a beautiful thing. One of the coolest little projects I’ve found for an e36. Thanks again.

Derek D

]]> By: Tony Sticks http://www.bmwe36blog.com/2007/08/07/installing-silver-gauge-cluster-rings-for-your-bmw-diy/comment-page-1/#comment-2531 Tony Sticks Wed, 16 Apr 2008 09:05:12 +0000 http://www.bmwe36blog.com/2007/08/07/installing-silver-gauge-cluster-rings-for-your-bmw-diy/#comment-2531 Hi Jon, This is not my car. It's Komodo's who originally wrote the post. About your rings, can you take a photo of them and send it to me? Hi Jon,

This is not my car. It’s Komodo’s who originally wrote the post.

About your rings, can you take a photo of them and send it to me?

]]> By: Jon http://www.bmwe36blog.com/2007/08/07/installing-silver-gauge-cluster-rings-for-your-bmw-diy/comment-page-1/#comment-2524 Jon Tue, 15 Apr 2008 20:50:36 +0000 http://www.bmwe36blog.com/2007/08/07/installing-silver-gauge-cluster-rings-for-your-bmw-diy/#comment-2524 I agree.. I can't seem to bend the lip because it is so small and made out of plastic. Maybe I bought a cheap set of rings. How much pressure did you need to pop in the rings? On another note, I noticed from your pictures that you have a flip-out screen. Did you have to make a modification to get the wires to fit behind it? I had the same kind of screen in my car but the wires held it out of the din slot about an inch. I agree.. I can’t seem to bend the lip because it is so small and made out of plastic. Maybe I bought a cheap set of rings. How much pressure did you need to pop in the rings?
On another note, I noticed from your pictures that you have a flip-out screen. Did you have to make a modification to get the wires to fit behind it? I had the same kind of screen in my car but the wires held it out of the din slot about an inch.

]]> By: Tony Sticks http://www.bmwe36blog.com/2007/08/07/installing-silver-gauge-cluster-rings-for-your-bmw-diy/comment-page-1/#comment-2520 Tony Sticks Tue, 15 Apr 2008 18:30:33 +0000 http://www.bmwe36blog.com/2007/08/07/installing-silver-gauge-cluster-rings-for-your-bmw-diy/#comment-2520 Can't you bend the internal lip a little bit so that you can push it easily? You have to pay special attention not to break the cluster and remember, you can always buy new rings, but you can't "easily" replace your cluster, so try to be gentle with it. Can’t you bend the internal lip a little bit so that you can push it easily? You have to pay special attention not to break the cluster and remember, you can always buy new rings, but you can’t “easily” replace your cluster, so try to be gentle with it.

]]> By: Jon http://www.bmwe36blog.com/2007/08/07/installing-silver-gauge-cluster-rings-for-your-bmw-diy/comment-page-1/#comment-2516 Jon Tue, 15 Apr 2008 16:00:06 +0000 http://www.bmwe36blog.com/2007/08/07/installing-silver-gauge-cluster-rings-for-your-bmw-diy/#comment-2516 The diameter of the rings is correct, I think. It's the lip that snaps the rings into place that is the problem. No matter how hard I press they won't snap in. I'm worried that I'll break my cluster case. The diameter of the rings is correct, I think. It’s the lip that snaps the rings into place that is the problem. No matter how hard I press they won’t snap in. I’m worried that I’ll break my cluster case.

]]> By: Tony Sticks http://www.bmwe36blog.com/2007/08/07/installing-silver-gauge-cluster-rings-for-your-bmw-diy/comment-page-1/#comment-2510 Tony Sticks Tue, 15 Apr 2008 07:30:47 +0000 http://www.bmwe36blog.com/2007/08/07/installing-silver-gauge-cluster-rings-for-your-bmw-diy/#comment-2510 Hi Jon, Is it possible that the size of your rings is not correct? Maybe they're larger that what they're supposed to be? Hi Jon,

Is it possible that the size of your rings is not correct? Maybe they’re larger that what they’re supposed to be?

]]> By: Jon http://www.bmwe36blog.com/2007/08/07/installing-silver-gauge-cluster-rings-for-your-bmw-diy/comment-page-1/#comment-2507 Jon Tue, 15 Apr 2008 01:37:29 +0000 http://www.bmwe36blog.com/2007/08/07/installing-silver-gauge-cluster-rings-for-your-bmw-diy/#comment-2507 Hi there, when i tried to install the rings I couldn't get them to snap to the gauge cluster. how did you make them fit? is there a trick to it? thanks! ps love the website! it's great Hi there,
when i tried to install the rings I couldn’t get them to snap to the gauge cluster. how did you make them fit? is there a trick to it? thanks!
ps love the website! it’s great

]]>