How much time to change the interior trim

Saintor · 05-05-2010, 04:03 PM

.... by a pro. All 8 pieces.

fdriller9 · 05-05-2010, 04:09 PM

By an amateur...15 mins.

200Duece · 05-05-2010, 04:41 PM

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By an amateur...15 mins.

No way. the ashtray covers and the vents on the passenger side are a PITA

A pro could prolly do it in 45 mins but if you are asking about book rate I think it's like 3 or 4 hours

x96283 · 05-05-2010, 05:00 PM

Really its not that long... I did swaps in my E90 and E93 over the past two months.

Take your time, use the right tools and if you get frustrated, move on to something else for a while.

Mini prybar, plastic wedge, 8mm nut driver, couple small flat bladed screwdrivers...

It took me probably 30 minutes each time to R&R in each car.

fdriller9 · 05-05-2010, 07:50 PM

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Originally Posted by 200Duece

No way. the ashtray covers and the vents on the passenger side are a PITA

A pro could prolly do it in 45 mins but if you are asking about book rate I think it's like 3 or 4 hours

Ok the ashtray could be a bit difficult. But the side vents? You unclip them....middle one unscrews. What's so hard about that? I took my trim out in 15 mins, taking off the vents took another 10...so 25 maybe 30 tops like the other poster said.

GGreek5 · 05-17-2010, 04:41 PM

Where is the diy for the ashtray cover?

Ovalcram · 05-17-2010, 05:15 PM

Let me just go ahead and say that the following is from the first time I took out my trim:

The vents on each side were a pain in the ass when I took my trim out. I got really frustrated and felt like I should stop... and that was after about 5 minutes of trying to take it out. I was being a pussy though and when I really did yank it, the thing came off. Everything else is cake and will probably take you about 10 minutes total.

So 5+10=15 minutes to take off for the first time. Then about 5 minutes to swap everything on. 20 minute job.

Of course I wrapped mine in CF fabric but that is a totally different story...

Saintor · 06-10-2010, 07:15 PM

For the record, the dealer charged me 1 hour.

I have now the dark burl wood trim instead of the base aluminum one. It feels much nicer and has a luxury touch that was lacking. Should have done this since day 1st.

benny90 · 06-10-2010, 09:31 PM

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Originally Posted by Saintor

For the record, the dealer charged me 1 hour.

I have now the dark burl wood trim instead of the base aluminum one. It feels much nicer and has a luxury touch that was lacking. Should have done this since day 1st.

Thats the usuall, they always seem to charge 1 hour for things lasting 5 minutes... It's usually an expensive ass hour too

And the time it SHOULD take is about 15 minutes. It's really super easy if you know what you are doing. I just did mine when I got my CF wrap put on and it took me less than 10 minutes to get it all off.

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Ovalcram Lieutenant 20 Rep 548 Posts Drives: E92 Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Austin iTrader: (0)	Let me just go ahead and say that the following is from the first time I took out my trim: The vents on each side were a pain in the ass when I took my trim out. I got really frustrated and felt like I should stop... and that was after about 5 minutes of trying to take it out. I was being a pussy though and when I really did yank it, the thing came off. Everything else is cake and will probably take you about 10 minutes total. So 5+10=15 minutes to take off for the first time. Then about 5 minutes to swap everything on. 20 minute job. Of course I wrapped mine in CF fabric but that is a totally different story...
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