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A Wrench Turner's Answer for Keeping E28 and E30 Dashes Honest

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An independent BMW mechanic has built a digital gauge cluster for the E28 and E30, the boxy sedans and coupes that carry the marque's cult following four decades on. The instrument aims to bring modern convenience into cars whose dashboards have long since aged out of easy servicing, without trading away the analog look owners bought these cars for in the first place. For collectors who keep an E28 or E30 as a daily driver rather than a garage piece, that balance between old-school and functional gauges may matter more than most modifications on the market.

With reporting from The Drive.

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