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ZuerstBMW · 08-09-2006, 04:36 PM

I got mine and its PERFECT. I guess Im having trouble getting it back on. It clicked in place. Is this how its supposed to look. I havent had it for so long, I cant remember what it looked like. Thanks again.

Greeney · 08-09-2006, 05:59 PM

Because its sitting forward?

bmwexecutive · 08-09-2006, 06:08 PM

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Originally Posted by ZuerstBMW

I got mine and its PERFECT. I guess Im having trouble getting it back on. It clicked in place. Is this how its supposed to look. I havent had it for so long, I cant remember what it looked like. Thanks again.

It's impossible for it to be sitting forward because it's circular. Is it spinning correctly, as in is it fluent and not moving forward or backward by spining it? If it spins in the same position it's perfect, otherwise just pop it back up and reposition it. It fits perfect. I promise --- I tested it.

ZuerstBMW · 08-09-2006, 07:37 PM

Yes, it works perfect. Thats just how it fits. Im just so use to not haing one that I forgot what it looked like.

I really like it. Thanks again Logan.

sunchild · 08-09-2006, 08:07 PM

AHHH!!! (Shriek) I can't wait for mine.

bmwexecutive · 08-09-2006, 10:19 PM

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Originally Posted by ZuerstBMW

Yes, it works perfect. Thats just how it fits. Im just so use to not haing one that I forgot what it looked like.

I really like it. Thanks again Logan.

No problem!

bmwexecutive · 08-09-2006, 10:20 PM

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Originally Posted by sunchild

AHHH!!! (Shriek) I can't wait for mine.

Don't worry. Just 15 more hours and it will be in your hands.

Greeney · 08-09-2006, 10:29 PM

Any updates for mine?

bmwexecutive · 08-10-2006, 12:21 AM

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Any updates for mine?

Sorry man. I'll be honest. I dropped the ball. --- Been busy lately.

Your knob has actually been sitting at the machine shop since Monday---I'm sure the machinest is wondering where the hell I am. I'll go pick it up tomorrow and get it out and on its way to you either tomorrow or Friday for sure!

Greeney · 08-10-2006, 12:47 AM

Thanks so much Logan, Leme know if you need my addy again.

bmwexecutive · 08-10-2006, 01:35 AM

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Originally Posted by Greeney

Thanks so much Logan, Leme know if you need my addy again.

Yeah, that'd probably be good. Just to make sure there are no delays please PM it to me. Thanks.

sunchild · 08-11-2006, 02:20 AM

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Originally Posted by ZuerstBMW

I got mine and its PERFECT. I guess Im having trouble getting it back on. It clicked in place. Is this how its supposed to look. I havent had it for so long, I cant remember what it looked like. Thanks again.

I also had quite some trouble on putting the new one in place... I also see that it's about a quarter inch higher than the original one. I'm not sure why, as you can see in the pic. I've pushed it down as far as it can go without breaking any components. I guess I can live with it.

The knob is so awesome. I've envisioned this day everyday for a month and I'm so happy!!! Thank you so much Logan!

Also, I think you may have been busy and forgot the $5. And I still think the knob is floating too high. I'd like to find out if anybody else's knob is the same.

Greeney · 08-11-2006, 02:35 AM

That is sitting awfully high dude.

Kit523 · 08-11-2006, 03:13 AM

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Originally Posted by sunchild

I also had quite some trouble on putting the new one in place... I also see that it's about a quarter inch higher than the original one. I'm not sure why, as you can see in the pic. I've pushed it down as far as it can go without breaking any components. I guess I can live with it.

The knob is so awesome. I've envisioned this day everyday for a month and I'm so happy!!! Thank you so much Logan!

Also, I think you may have been busy and forgot the $5. And I still think the knob is floating too high. I'd like to find out if anybody else's knob is the same.

Wow there is some problem with the knob man

the knob are sitting WAY TOO HIGH!

but i don't see other having this problem

well you should ask logan(i think thats his name) about it!

Kit523 · 08-11-2006, 03:15 AM

look at the picture from the 1st post!
i think it's normal the knob is sitting that high i guess?

Greeney · 08-11-2006, 11:04 AM

Thats deffinatly not where its supposed to be...

bmwexecutive · 08-11-2006, 12:28 PM

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Originally Posted by sunchild

I also had quite some trouble on putting the new one in place... I also see that it's about a quarter inch higher than the original one. I'm not sure why, as you can see in the pic. I've pushed it down as far as it can go without breaking any components. I guess I can live with it.

The knob is so awesome. I've envisioned this day everyday for a month and I'm so happy!!! Thank you so much Logan!

Also, I think you may have been busy and forgot the $5. And I still think the knob is floating too high. I'd like to find out if anybody else's knob is the same.

Glad you like it! I totally spaced on the $5. Sorry man. PM your address again and I'll mail it out. As far as where it sits, I noted the problem when I was making the modificiation and spent hours thinking of how I could lower it. Truth me told, it sat higher before I figured out breaking the tabs on the 5er knob and grinding it out provides a lower clearance. So before I spent time thinking about how to lower it, it sat much higher. In fact, if you just took off the lip and glued it together it would be almost 3/4 of an inch off the surface. Things I did to lower the profile included, milling the 3er knob down to it's inner groves by 1/200th of an inch where the connection is actually made. And I also broke off the tabs holding on the leather insert and milled out the interior of the 5er.

So with the engineering I put into the knob, it's as low as it's going to get. Period. With the research I did, as I said, I took about 3/4 of an inch out of the height but it simply won't get lower. The only thing you can do is grind the tabs on the bottom of the knob down more but you might get 1/20 of an inch lower at most. And the problem with doing this is that is hurts the structural integrity. Trust me, I've been through this. The knob on my car is the "production version" and it's just like yours.

But to be honest, you only really notice the extra height if you're down by the floor as shown in the pictures. You'd never notice it otherwise, at least passengers or someone who never saw the original knob would never notice it.

Because I stand behind my product, if you really can't stand it. Send it back and I'll give you a refund. Other than that there isn't much I can do. It's engineered as best as possible to be as low as possible to the surface as it can be.

Greeney · 08-11-2006, 01:18 PM

Logan from your photos, it appears to sit much lower than Sunchilds though. If it really does sit 1/4in off the dash like his does im not to sure how Im going to like this eaither. but as I said it is MUCH lower on your can than his :-\.

bmwexecutive · 08-11-2006, 02:19 PM

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Originally Posted by Greeney

Logan from your photos, it appears to sit much lower than Sunchilds though. If it really does sit 1/4in off the dash like his does im not to sure how Im going to like this eaither. but as I said it is MUCH lower on your can than his :-\.

It's called "photo magic."

My picture is just at an angle that you don't notice it. My picture shows what you'll actually see it as in day to day use. When you get in the car and when you're actually using it, you'll never notice the height. It's only when you actually bend down and look right to the side of it that you see it. Trust me on this one. From normal using positions it looks only slightly higher than the 3er and this is caused by the extra material used along the sides to support the leather insert.

Greeney · 08-11-2006, 03:59 PM

Im trusting you on this one here. It doesnt look abnormal as opposed to the normal 3 knob does it?

saini023 · 08-11-2006, 04:59 PM

mine is the same way..i love it..doesnt bother me at all..i even forget how high it is than the normal one..you will get used it..i love my knob..thanks again man..

sunchild · 08-11-2006, 05:02 PM

Ok, it seems to me I can live with it as well. I just wanted to bring it to our attention. Thank you Logan, everytime I get in my car, I just ... touch my new knob and it feels like a tit. Well not really. But you get the point.

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ZuerstBMW ¡Viva España! 406 Rep 7,803 Posts Drives: 24 G20 330i Skyscraper Gray Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Tampa, FL. iTrader: (68)	I got mine and its PERFECT. I guess Im having trouble getting it back on. It clicked in place. Is this how its supposed to look. I havent had it for so long, I cant remember what it looked like. Thanks again. Attached Images __________________ 24 G20 330i Skyscraper Gray Metallic Black, Open Pore Fine Wood Oak Grain Interior Trim MODS Clear Guard, 15% Ceramic Tint, Floating Caps Last edited by ZuerstBMW; 08-09-2006 at 05:05 PM..
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Greeney Brigadier General 235 Rep 3,857 Posts Drives: Jerez E90 M3 Join Date: May 2006 Location: Westchester, NY / Fort Lauderdale, FL iTrader: (4)	Because its sitting forward? __________________ 11' E90 M3 6MT \| Jerez Black \| Black Ext./Carbon \| ZCP \| ZCW \| ZPP \| ZTP \| 302 \| 403 \| 507 \| 5AC \| 655 \| 6FL \| 752 \| 15' F80 M3 6MT \| Black Saphire \| Black Full \| ZEC \| ZLP \| 2VF \| 2VZ \| 5DL \| 688 \|
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08-09-2006, 07:37 PM	#158
ZuerstBMW ¡Viva España! 406 Rep 7,803 Posts Drives: 24 G20 330i Skyscraper Gray Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Tampa, FL. iTrader: (68)	Yes, it works perfect. Thats just how it fits. Im just so use to not haing one that I forgot what it looked like. I really like it. Thanks again Logan. __________________ 24 G20 330i Skyscraper Gray Metallic Black, Open Pore Fine Wood Oak Grain Interior Trim MODS Clear Guard, 15% Ceramic Tint, Floating Caps
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08-09-2006, 08:07 PM	#159
sunchild Lieutenant 27 Rep 469 Posts Drives: 2006 BMW 330i Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Orange County, CAL iTrader: (2)	AHHH!!! (Shriek) I can't wait for mine.
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Greeney Brigadier General 235 Rep 3,857 Posts Drives: Jerez E90 M3 Join Date: May 2006 Location: Westchester, NY / Fort Lauderdale, FL iTrader: (4)	Any updates for mine? __________________ 11' E90 M3 6MT \| Jerez Black \| Black Ext./Carbon \| ZCP \| ZCW \| ZPP \| ZTP \| 302 \| 403 \| 507 \| 5AC \| 655 \| 6FL \| 752 \| 15' F80 M3 6MT \| Black Saphire \| Black Full \| ZEC \| ZLP \| 2VF \| 2VZ \| 5DL \| 688 \|
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08-10-2006, 12:47 AM	#164
Greeney Brigadier General 235 Rep 3,857 Posts Drives: Jerez E90 M3 Join Date: May 2006 Location: Westchester, NY / Fort Lauderdale, FL iTrader: (4)	Thanks so much Logan, Leme know if you need my addy again. __________________ 11' E90 M3 6MT \| Jerez Black \| Black Ext./Carbon \| ZCP \| ZCW \| ZPP \| ZTP \| 302 \| 403 \| 507 \| 5AC \| 655 \| 6FL \| 752 \| 15' F80 M3 6MT \| Black Saphire \| Black Full \| ZEC \| ZLP \| 2VF \| 2VZ \| 5DL \| 688 \|
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08-11-2006, 02:35 AM	#167
Greeney Brigadier General 235 Rep 3,857 Posts Drives: Jerez E90 M3 Join Date: May 2006 Location: Westchester, NY / Fort Lauderdale, FL iTrader: (4)	That is sitting awfully high dude. __________________ 11' E90 M3 6MT \| Jerez Black \| Black Ext./Carbon \| ZCP \| ZCW \| ZPP \| ZTP \| 302 \| 403 \| 507 \| 5AC \| 655 \| 6FL \| 752 \| 15' F80 M3 6MT \| Black Saphire \| Black Full \| ZEC \| ZLP \| 2VF \| 2VZ \| 5DL \| 688 \|
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08-11-2006, 03:15 AM	#169
Kit523 Major General 387 Rep 7,074 Posts Drives: F80 M3/FK8/C63S Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: B.C. Vancouver iTrader: (27)	look at the picture from the 1st post! i think it's normal the knob is sitting that high i guess? Attached Images
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08-11-2006, 11:04 AM	#170
Greeney Brigadier General 235 Rep 3,857 Posts Drives: Jerez E90 M3 Join Date: May 2006 Location: Westchester, NY / Fort Lauderdale, FL iTrader: (4)	Thats deffinatly not where its supposed to be... __________________ 11' E90 M3 6MT \| Jerez Black \| Black Ext./Carbon \| ZCP \| ZCW \| ZPP \| ZTP \| 302 \| 403 \| 507 \| 5AC \| 655 \| 6FL \| 752 \| 15' F80 M3 6MT \| Black Saphire \| Black Full \| ZEC \| ZLP \| 2VF \| 2VZ \| 5DL \| 688 \|
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08-11-2006, 01:18 PM	#172
Greeney Brigadier General 235 Rep 3,857 Posts Drives: Jerez E90 M3 Join Date: May 2006 Location: Westchester, NY / Fort Lauderdale, FL iTrader: (4)	Logan from your photos, it appears to sit much lower than Sunchilds though. If it really does sit 1/4in off the dash like his does im not to sure how Im going to like this eaither. but as I said it is MUCH lower on your can than his :-\. __________________ 11' E90 M3 6MT \| Jerez Black \| Black Ext./Carbon \| ZCP \| ZCW \| ZPP \| ZTP \| 302 \| 403 \| 507 \| 5AC \| 655 \| 6FL \| 752 \| 15' F80 M3 6MT \| Black Saphire \| Black Full \| ZEC \| ZLP \| 2VF \| 2VZ \| 5DL \| 688 \|
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08-11-2006, 03:59 PM	#174
Greeney Brigadier General 235 Rep 3,857 Posts Drives: Jerez E90 M3 Join Date: May 2006 Location: Westchester, NY / Fort Lauderdale, FL iTrader: (4)	Im trusting you on this one here. It doesnt look abnormal as opposed to the normal 3 knob does it? __________________ 11' E90 M3 6MT \| Jerez Black \| Black Ext./Carbon \| ZCP \| ZCW \| ZPP \| ZTP \| 302 \| 403 \| 507 \| 5AC \| 655 \| 6FL \| 752 \| 15' F80 M3 6MT \| Black Saphire \| Black Full \| ZEC \| ZLP \| 2VF \| 2VZ \| 5DL \| 688 \|
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08-11-2006, 04:59 PM	#175
saini023 Second Lieutenant 20 Rep 292 Posts Drives: 2006 330i Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Bay Area iTrader: (2) Garage List 2006 330i [0.00]	mine is the same way..i love it..doesnt bother me at all..i even forget how high it is than the normal one..you will get used it..i love my knob..thanks again man.. __________________ 330i Jet Black on Black, ZSP, ZPP, Steptronic, Clear Bra, Comfort Acess, Sirius, OEM Alarm Mods:20% Tint F/R, Xenon Interior Lights, Xenenis Tru-match Fog Lights, , V1 (hardwire), Black and White Roundels, Blackline Tailights, White Angel Eyes (PMB), (2) 12'' Kicker L7,TvandNav2go, Playstation 2, ACS Roof Spoiler, 5 Series iDrive Leather Knob, Brex kit
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08-11-2006, 05:02 PM	#176
sunchild Lieutenant 27 Rep 469 Posts Drives: 2006 BMW 330i Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Orange County, CAL iTrader: (2)	Ok, it seems to me I can live with it as well. I just wanted to bring it to our attention. Thank you Logan, everytime I get in my car, I just ... touch my new knob and it feels like a tit. Well not really. But you get the point.
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