Does E9X M3 Cluster face plate fit E9x Non-M cluster?

Fred_Boosted · 12-17-2015, 04:54 PM

Hi, guys.

I found a set of cluster face plate set on Ebay for M3 cluster.
http://www.ebay.com/itm/111836810191...%3AMEBIDX%3AIT

I was wondering if those face plates will fit 335i cluster? If it does, then we can just swap the face plates instead of the expansive whole cluster.

Any thoughts?

Edit: If it does not work, the seller says the M logo will light up...

hassmaschine · 12-17-2015, 04:56 PM

sure it will fit but that's the ricer way to do it. and your tach will read wrong because it will still be scaled to the non-M face. I don't know if the speedo goes above 260kph on the M3 but that would also have the wrong scaling.

Fred_Boosted · 12-17-2015, 04:58 PM

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Originally Posted by hassmaschine

sure it will fit but that's the ricer way to do it. and your tach will read wrong because it will still be scaled to the non-M face. I don't know if the speedo goes above 260kph on the M3 but that would also have the wrong scaling.

Yeah, thats true....

Anyway to code it?

hassmaschine · 12-17-2015, 04:59 PM

Maybe - I don't know if a Non-M cluster will take the M3 coding. Maybe somebody has tried?

Another option would be to buy a used M3 cluster and have somebody blank the EEPROM so you can write your VIN and odo to it.. that for sure has been done already.

Nitrousbird · 12-17-2015, 05:15 PM

Won't work, scaling is off and no way to code it.

Buy used, blank VIN from EEPROM, code via Expermodus. That's what I did and it wasn't that hard. About $50 for the EEPROM programmer and SOP 8 clip and $319 shipped for the cluster.

Much nicer than the crappy stock cluster.

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hassmaschine Major General 3973 Rep 7,215 Posts Drives: "NBO" 330i Join Date: Jun 2014 Location: earth iTrader: (0)	sure it will fit but that's the ricer way to do it. and your tach will read wrong because it will still be scaled to the non-M face. I don't know if the speedo goes above 260kph on the M3 but that would also have the wrong scaling.
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hassmaschine Major General 3973 Rep 7,215 Posts Drives: "NBO" 330i Join Date: Jun 2014 Location: earth iTrader: (0)	Maybe - I don't know if a Non-M cluster will take the M3 coding. Maybe somebody has tried? Another option would be to buy a used M3 cluster and have somebody blank the EEPROM so you can write your VIN and odo to it.. that for sure has been done already.
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Nitrousbird Banned 432 Rep 1,602 Posts Drives: '07 E92 335i 6MT Join Date: Dec 2014 Location: Powell, OH iTrader: (2)	Won't work, scaling is off and no way to code it. Buy used, blank VIN from EEPROM, code via Expermodus. That's what I did and it wasn't that hard. About $50 for the EEPROM programmer and SOP 8 clip and $319 shipped for the cluster. Much nicer than the crappy stock cluster.
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