2011 Z4 leather on nav screen

hdbiker1 · 11-27-2018, 01:12 AM

The leather is coming up on my nav screen dash cover and I'm wondering if the cover itself can be removed for repair without taking the whole screen out. If not, is there a tutorial anywhere to show how to remove the screen and then the cover? TIA

airmarc · 11-27-2018, 01:29 PM

I would be curious as well. Mine only does that in hot weather. Its garaged now so no issue now but in the future.......

NoQuarter · 11-27-2018, 02:33 PM

show some pics

hdbiker1 · 11-27-2018, 05:57 PM

Took me awhile, but here's a pic of my dash cover.
https://e89.zpost.com/forums/attachm...1&d=1543362942

DavesZed · 11-28-2018, 02:49 AM

The "lid" is removable but I'm not sure if you need to take the whole screen out to do this.
This link will show you how to remove it safely....
https://e89.zpost.com/forums/showthread.php?t=1148144

Once the large dash section is off you can then remove the centre vents that allows you access to the front screws for the iDrive screen.
Hope that helps.

hdbiker1 · 11-28-2018, 01:49 PM

Thanks DavesZed. I've looked at pics of nav screens without the cover and looked at pics of the cover. To me it looks like the cover slides into notches on the top of the screen, but not sure how it would lock in unless it snaps onto the front while pushing towards the windscreen. I will look into it further when the rain subsides, don't want to pull the corvette out of the garage.

hdbiker1 · 11-28-2018, 09:08 PM

Ok, in conclusion I grabbed the very front edge of the cover close to the speaker grill and pulled rearward while pulling slightly upward and it popped off. So now to conditioning the leather so that it'll be more subtle and pull more over the edges of the hard plastic cover so that I can use some contact cement. We'll see where it goes from there.
Btw. Thank's for the responses.

DavesZed · 11-29-2018, 02:04 AM

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Originally Posted by hdbiker1

Ok, in conclusion I grabbed the very front edge of the cover close to the speaker grill and pulled rearward while pulling slightly upward and it popped off. So now to conditioning the leather so that it'll be more subtle and pull more over the edges of the hard plastic cover so that I can use some contact cement. We'll see where it goes from there.
Btw. Thank's for the responses.

Well that's a result, so far at least

hdbiker1 · 12-01-2018, 12:07 AM

I checked with a dealer and the price for a new leather wrapped one was $157 so I ordered one of 4 in the us. So please don't think of me as an idiot for paying the price, but the cost of repair was within $30 just to repair. I guess I'm funny that way.

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hdbiker1 New Member 3 Rep 12 Posts Drives: 2009 335i /2011 Z4 35is Join Date: Nov 2018 Location: Kelso, WA iTrader: (0)	2011 Z4 leather on nav screen The leather is coming up on my nav screen dash cover and I'm wondering if the cover itself can be removed for repair without taking the whole screen out. If not, is there a tutorial anywhere to show how to remove the screen and then the cover? TIA
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airmarc Private First Class 22 Rep 190 Posts Drives: '10 BMW Z4,'14 BMW X3, '17 X1 Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: Charlotte, NC iTrader: (0)	I would be curious as well. Mine only does that in hot weather. Its garaged now so no issue now but in the future.......
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NoQuarter Captain 164 Rep 906 Posts Drives: 2008 535xi / 2011 Z4 35Is Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: Indiana iTrader: (0) Garage List 2018 BMW X2 [0.00] 2008 535xi [0.00] 2011 Z4 35is [0.00]	show some pics
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11-27-2018, 05:57 PM	#4
hdbiker1 New Member 3 Rep 12 Posts Drives: 2009 335i /2011 Z4 35is Join Date: Nov 2018 Location: Kelso, WA iTrader: (0)	Took me awhile, but here's a pic of my dash cover. https://e89.zpost.com/forums/attachm...1&d=1543362942 Attached Images
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11-28-2018, 02:49 AM	#5
DavesZed Lieutenant 144 Rep 509 Posts Drives: BMW E89 23i, 2011 Join Date: Nov 2015 Location: Grantham, UK iTrader: (0)	The "lid" is removable but I'm not sure if you need to take the whole screen out to do this. This link will show you how to remove it safely.... https://e89.zpost.com/forums/showthread.php?t=1148144 Once the large dash section is off you can then remove the centre vents that allows you access to the front screws for the iDrive screen. Hope that helps. __________________ Dave 2011, E89 23i, Grey with Red leather.... relatively basic (getting less and less basic with every new retrofit)! My Z4 E89 YouTube channel... https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCtt...0vHFUQnoEvKB2Q
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11-28-2018, 01:49 PM	#6
hdbiker1 New Member 3 Rep 12 Posts Drives: 2009 335i /2011 Z4 35is Join Date: Nov 2018 Location: Kelso, WA iTrader: (0)	Thanks DavesZed. I've looked at pics of nav screens without the cover and looked at pics of the cover. To me it looks like the cover slides into notches on the top of the screen, but not sure how it would lock in unless it snaps onto the front while pushing towards the windscreen. I will look into it further when the rain subsides, don't want to pull the corvette out of the garage.
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11-28-2018, 09:08 PM	#7
hdbiker1 New Member 3 Rep 12 Posts Drives: 2009 335i /2011 Z4 35is Join Date: Nov 2018 Location: Kelso, WA iTrader: (0)	Ok, in conclusion I grabbed the very front edge of the cover close to the speaker grill and pulled rearward while pulling slightly upward and it popped off. So now to conditioning the leather so that it'll be more subtle and pull more over the edges of the hard plastic cover so that I can use some contact cement. We'll see where it goes from there. Btw. Thank's for the responses.
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12-01-2018, 12:07 AM	#9
hdbiker1 New Member 3 Rep 12 Posts Drives: 2009 335i /2011 Z4 35is Join Date: Nov 2018 Location: Kelso, WA iTrader: (0)	I checked with a dealer and the price for a new leather wrapped one was $157 so I ordered one of 4 in the us. So please don't think of me as an idiot for paying the price, but the cost of repair was within $30 just to repair. I guess I'm funny that way.
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