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E30 Cluster Repair Tabs
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Do you own a BMW E30? Did you remove your instrument cluster to replace the odometer gears only to realize the mounting tabs were cracked? Do you have a crippling addiction to old BMWs? Is there a tote full of instrument clusters in your basement or shed with split or broken mounting tabs? Have you seen the various cluster repair tabs being sold and thought, "That's great but I need like 7 sets"? If you answered any or all of those questions with yes, I'm your guy!
Introducing the open sourced E30 instrument cluster repair tabs. After looking at Race German and TCEuropean and MyClassicParts charging between $19 and $52 per car, I did the math and realized I would probably never get around to buying them. So I did the easier thing, sit at my computer for a few days with a non-cracked cluster in my lap re-creating the OEM shape in photoshop, adding the locating blocks, and test printing/fitting.
Installation is simple. Once you have the tabs in hand, fit them roughly into the exi
Introducing the open sourced E30 instrument cluster repair tabs. After looking at Race German and TCEuropean and MyClassicParts charging between $19 and $52 per car, I did the math and realized I would probably never get around to buying them. So I did the easier thing, sit at my computer for a few days with a non-cracked cluster in my lap re-creating the OEM shape in photoshop, adding the locating blocks, and test printing/fitting.
Installation is simple. Once you have the tabs in hand, fit them roughly into the exi
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