Replace passenger side Airbag cover and surrounding leather cover.

[Collin Godsave]

I have just joined, purchased my Z3 3lti 2010 with only 34,000 genuine miles on the clock it now has 76,000.
Unfortunately the sun has got to the leather on the passenger side of the dashboard and is peeling away.
As you can see the wheels are not original, they were very tatty and didn't last long on the rough Kent roads.

 

[Shelly]

Hi and welcome

Hopefully someone will be along soon and will be able to help you

 

[Jack Ratt]

https://www.pelicanparts.com/BMW/techarticles/tech_main_Z3.htm

Not sure if what you need is in this link, but there's loads of useful information in it about all sorts of stuff. Save it on your desktop for easy access.

Welcome to the forum

 

[andyglym]

to the forum from West Cumbria.

 

[Slam]

Hi and welcome from London/Kent borders

 

[g8jka]

Welcome, if it's just the airbag cover you can get it out from underneath without removing the dash from what I remember. You will need to take out the airbag then there are a couple of bolts holding a strap in place which stops the cover from flying off if the airbag was to deploy. Then it's clipped down so will need a good push to get it out. If its the pod around the cover then the whole dash will need to come out. It's fairly straight forward getting the dash out and it all separated it's just time consuming.

 

[Mint]

Hi @Collin Godsave, to the forum from me too in Staffordshire.

 

[BMBabe]

Welcome from Aylesbury

 

[Davyhoogy]

Hi and welcome. I had this issue also. If you look for furniture clinic they sorted mine out and it's great. Depending how bad it is they can soften the leather, stretch it back over and glue it down. Other option is they will replace the leather with new and colour match it exactly.

It's easy to take off, if you have a large screwdriver you can pry it up if you are careful not to damage surrounding leather, or hit it up from underneather.

 

[Collin Godsave]

Welcome, if it's just the airbag cover you can get it out from underneath without removing the dash from what I remember. You will need to take out the airbag then there are a couple of bolts holding a strap in place which stops the cover from flying off if the airbag was to deploy. Then it's clipped down so will need a good push to get it out. If its the pod around the cover then the whole dash will need to come out. It's fairly straight forward getting the dash out and it all separated it's just time consuming.

Many thanks for the info. Done some research, re-glued the leather airbag cover thereby keeping the logo. I have found a local to me vehicle trimmer who is prepared to re-glue the section round the airbag cover, fingers crossed.

 

[Stevo7682]

The left hand section of the dash does come off i changed one on my wife's zed a coulpe of months ago.
The glovebox needs to come out then the air bag and airbag cover once all that is out it is 5 screws holding it in ( 2 or 3 of them at a really stupid angle but are removable and replaceable with a bit of patience)

 

[Nodzed]

 

[FRANKIE]

View attachment 73159 I have just joined, purchased my Z3 3lti 2010 with only 34,000 genuine miles on the clock it now has 76,000.
Unfortunately the sun has got to the leather on the passenger side of the dashboard and is peeling away.
As you can see the wheels are not original, they were very tatty and didn't last long on the rough Kent roads.

Welcome to the forum from the other side of the Pond.............Frankie