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rocker4500
18th December 2008, 09:40 PM
Anyone know where i can get the Piano Black Dash kit/parts. Can you get this direct from bmw?
Craig
18th December 2008, 11:15 PM
think this is only for the R56, not sure you can get it for your R50...

sorry gary, that may not be the news you want... :rolleyes:
rocker4500
18th December 2008, 11:33 PM
oh, ok! It was just that I was on mini2 and i was nosing at photos and a guy had an R50 with the piano black dash...though maybe he got it made...i dont know! I might contact the mini garage in the morning and see.

Cheers :thumbs up:
Craig
18th December 2008, 11:35 PM
you could take you dash out (it just clips out) and get it painted by a local paint sprayer as it is really just a gloss black.. ;)
rocker4500
18th December 2008, 11:38 PM
Thats very true!

Its deffo an r50...he said in his post piano black dash with a custom red paint bitty
http://www.mini2.com/galleries/data/1597/medium/IMGP0924_small_.jpg
Craig
18th December 2008, 11:42 PM
yeah, that has defo been painted... :smilewinkgrin:

go for it, it should look great.. ;)
rocker4500
18th December 2008, 11:53 PM
ah ha, solved it!!!!

The piano black dash is from a MINI One Seven!!!!!! It comes with the black dash.

Do you think i could get that from bmw???
Smitty
19th December 2008, 12:13 AM
The only problem with the Seven dash is it has 7 little circles on the panel above the glove box - it's the Seven logo in effect - makes it look a bit tacky.

Reckon your bet bet is to get your dash sprayed - that's on my future mod list too ;)
AndyP & Lenore
19th December 2008, 12:13 AM
ah ha, solved it!!!!

The piano black dash is from a MINI One Seven!!!!!! It comes with the black dash.

Do you think i could get that from bmw???

No reason why not. The dealer will tell you it can only be ordered against a ONE7 chassis number. If that's the case, if they are an obliging dealer they will sometimes "find" a ONE7 chassis number for you and order it for you. Some dealers like to break the rulz, some don't.

A.
rocker4500
19th December 2008, 12:22 AM
Yeah, good point, i never noticed the red circles. Any idea who would paint it?
Smitty
19th December 2008, 12:41 AM
Stuart Cooper in Fourdon - he's done all our families spray work and never had any problems.

You might be looking for something a bit more local as that's on the way to Aberdeen.
ianking
19th December 2008, 09:41 AM
The 7s dash red cirles will come off if you give them a light rub with white spirit. After that just give it a wee polish.
rocker4500
19th December 2008, 12:05 PM
The 7s dash red cirles will come off if you give them a light rub with white spirit. After that just give it a wee polish.

Really???
Have you tried it? :smilewinkgrin:
rocker4500
19th December 2008, 12:17 PM
Ok, i just phoned JC and spoke to Nigal. However in order to order the black dash trim i need the chasis number of a mini one seven which has the black trim so he can get the part number and order it!!!! DAMN!!!

Anyone get a mini one seven with this that fancies doing me a MISSIVE favor :D
mikeythemini
19th December 2008, 12:51 PM
Speak to Damo on MIni2 - he has done this
ianking
19th December 2008, 01:11 PM
0004BES might be able to help you. Im pretty sure his girl friend bought the 7 that JCs had advertised on here some time ago.

I have not tried to remove the circles myself but they will be put on using a polymer type paint at the last stage of manufacturing. This will wipe off with a white spirit or paint thinners type of product.