E90 Dash To E46???

gvillelube · 03-26-2011, 01:04 PM

Does anyone here know if a E90 Dash with Navi and center consoul CAN be swapped into a E46 Sedan? Do the measure the same?

Jmanscotch · 03-26-2011, 01:07 PM

Anything is possible with money and time.

Why not just get a Dynavin V5 and save yourself a crap load of money, put that money away and upgrade to an E90 when the time is right.

jerseyfresh · 03-26-2011, 01:12 PM

Why would you want to even do that?
The E9x dashboards are unbelievably ugly compared to the E46... Just swap in a Dynavin.
It'd be nowhere near worth the time, money, and effort to do it.

illogik · 03-26-2011, 01:17 PM

+1. A Kia dash would be an upgrade over an E90...

GoingNuts · 03-26-2011, 01:20 PM

I vote a honda dash for the OP.

Lair · 03-26-2011, 01:20 PM

I put a Jetta dash in a VW cabrio 15 years ago.

I'm still kicking myself for wasting that time.

TerraPhantm · 03-26-2011, 01:29 PM

You'd have the worst of all worlds...

jerseyfresh · 03-26-2011, 01:42 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by illogik

+1. A Kia dash would be an upgrade over an E90...

Hey, I like my KIA dash in my work van...
I can spill coffee all over that sh!t, and windex clears it right up...
Try doing that with a E9x dash

Avet4 · 03-26-2011, 03:12 PM

I thought OP meant the other way around, putting an e46 dash into an e90. Then I saw this thread and got sad.

Drew@Swift Motorworks · 03-26-2011, 04:21 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Jmanscotch

Anything is possible with money and time.

Why not just get a Dynavin V5 and save yourself a crap load of money, put that money away and upgrade to an E90 when the time is right.

Like this guy said...

Op start looking at VW forums. Those guys swap dashes between generations all the time and there a LOT of custom work to go in to it... Even without the electrical nightmare that it would be

iansanderson · 03-26-2011, 04:27 PM

it would be a tremendous amount of work, but yes you can fit an E90 dash into an E46.

BUT, please take a look at the work that had to go into this older VW dash swap and remember, you are dealing with 10 times the electronics plus an airbag. Also, the E90 and E46 use two different styles of electronics, and they are placed in different places so that is going to be a huge challenge.

http://forums.vwvortex.com/showthrea...wap-with-pics!

NOVAbimmer · 03-26-2011, 04:27 PM

are the cars even the same size?

snowskateskate · 03-26-2011, 07:05 PM

who the f*** swaps dashboards??

Jmanscotch · 03-26-2011, 07:11 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by snowskateskate

who the f*** swaps dashboards??

...people who want something unique. I have a buddy back home who put an old 1950's (buick maybe) dash in his show truck (Chevy S-10) and it came out looking very classy.

Twenza · 03-26-2011, 07:20 PM

give it a shot...might turn out good..might turn out bad...gotta do it to see if itl work haha.

delmarco · 03-26-2011, 07:29 PM

It would'nt work. The dash mounts onto the steel frame of the car. And everything on the dash is designed to snake around the steel frame and support inside the car. You'd also have to swap the frame of the car OR do some serious welding to get it to fit.

BUT I am assuming you ONLY want the E90 Navigation screen to fit into the E46 dash. That also wouldn't work. BMW cars are so electronically crutched that some parts between E46 cars don't work.

03-26-2011, 01:04 PM	#1
gvillelube Registered User Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: Travelers Rest, SC Posts: 28 My Ride: 1999 BMW 323i View My Garage	E90 Dash To E46??? Does anyone here know if a E90 Dash with Navi and center consoul CAN be swapped into a E46 Sedan? Do the measure the same?

03-26-2011, 01:07 PM	#2
Jmanscotch Registered User Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Colorado Springs Posts: 2,112 My Ride: Hairdressers car View My Garage	Anything is possible with money and time. Why not just get a Dynavin V5 and save yourself a crap load of money, put that money away and upgrade to an E90 when the time is right. __________________ -Jake

03-26-2011, 01:20 PM	#6
Lair Modded ///Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Downtown Posts: 297 My Ride: 330ciC View My Garage	I put a Jetta dash in a VW cabrio 15 years ago. I'm still kicking myself for wasting that time. __________________

03-26-2011, 04:27 PM	#11
iansanderson Registered User Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Northeast Ohio Posts: 2,778 My Ride: 2001 330CiC View My Garage	it would be a tremendous amount of work, but yes you can fit an E90 dash into an E46. BUT, please take a look at the work that had to go into this older VW dash swap and remember, you are dealing with 10 times the electronics plus an airbag. Also, the E90 and E46 use two different styles of electronics, and they are placed in different places so that is going to be a huge challenge. http://forums.vwvortex.com/showthrea...wap-with-pics! __________________ Cheat Sheet: GT1/ISIS/MoDiC = Factory authorized diagnostic system used by BMW dealerships across the world. NCS Expert = BMW Factory R&D programming tool available on the internet (not intended for the public and not available to the dealership network) OEM = Genuine BMW part only available from a franchised BMW dealership. DME = Engine Management Computer eGay = eBay Last edited by iansanderson; 03-26-2011 at 04:28 PM.

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NOVAbimmer Registered User Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: VA Posts: 10,660 My Ride: GT/CS, 01 330 6MT View My Garage	are the cars even the same size? __________________ -Mike Removed Ask an Insurance Adjuster Anything Cup of Joe for a Joe! http://www.greenbeanscoffee.com/coj/ buy my O.Z. Ultraleggeras!

03-26-2011, 01:17 PM	#4
illogik Registered User Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Victoria, BC Posts: 310 My Ride: 325i, A3 View My Garage	+1. A Kia dash would be an upgrade over an E90...

03-26-2011, 01:20 PM	#5
GoingNuts Just Nuts Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: London Posts: 7,254 My Ride: 2004 330Ci View My Garage	I vote a honda dash for the OP.

03-26-2011, 01:29 PM	#7
TerraPhantm Registered User Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Mountain Top Posts: 4,880 My Ride: 2005 M3 Coupe View My Garage	You'd have the worst of all worlds...

03-26-2011, 03:12 PM	#9
Avet4 Registered User Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Watertown MA Posts: 608 My Ride: 2004 330i 6spd View My Garage	I thought OP meant the other way around, putting an e46 dash into an e90. Then I saw this thread and got sad.

03-26-2011, 07:05 PM	#13
snowskateskate Registered User Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: Michigan Posts: 615 My Ride: 2001 330ci man.trans View My Garage	who the f*** swaps dashboards??

03-26-2011, 07:20 PM	#15
Twenza Registered User Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Australia Posts: 1,278 My Ride: mile high club View My Garage	give it a shot...might turn out good..might turn out bad...gotta do it to see if itl work haha. __________________ TWENZA, 2012 D22 Navara on 31" Mud Tyres 2006 Hyundai getz (SOLD) 1995 Toyota Celica (SOLD) 1994 Toyota Soarer 1jZ TT (Current Toy) 2008 Hyosung GT250RR (SWAPPED) 1998 BMW 323i E46 SOLD BUT NOT FORGOTTEN!

03-26-2011, 07:29 PM	#16
delmarco Registered User Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Westchester, NY Posts: 6,137 My Ride: 2001 330i View My Garage	It would'nt work. The dash mounts onto the steel frame of the car. And everything on the dash is designed to snake around the steel frame and support inside the car. You'd also have to swap the frame of the car OR do some serious welding to get it to fit. BUT I am assuming you ONLY want the E90 Navigation screen to fit into the E46 dash. That also wouldn't work. BMW cars are so electronically crutched that some parts between E46 cars don't work. __________________ VISIT MY GARAGE TO SEE ALL MY MODS: http://directory.e46fanatics.com/use...rMod&UcId=7917

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