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Center Vent Gauge Pod
Center Vent Gauge Pod design listed for 1990–2000 BMW 3 Series. Listed category: interior. Verify dimensions, fitment and material suitability before printing.
- Make
- BMW
- Model
- 3 Series
- Year range
- 1990–2000
- Submodel
- Not supplied
- Engine
- Not supplied
Source approval status: pending. Source flags do not certify fit, material suitability or safety for your vehicle.
License conditions, files, application and fit are reviewed before work is accepted.
Description
8/14/2024: 3x52 has also received durability updates.
8/15/2024: ventOnly, blank, 1x52, and 1x60 have all received durability updates. 2x60 is the only one that has not. If someone comes across this and needs a 2x60 I'll update it, but for now I'm done updating this.
Replacement center vent for BMW e36 in the following configurations:
- Blank plate
- Vent only
- 1 52mm gauge
- 2 52mm gauges
- 3 52mm gauges
- 1 60mm gauge
- 2 60mm gauges
I have only printed the 2 52mm gauge version. All of them should work, but I'm not positive on the 3 52mm gauge one. I used a ziptie on the shorter mounting tab to the screw hole on the top of the radio to pull the left end in a little, otherwise it sticks out a bit.
PLA will melt in the sun. I printed in PETG and finished it off with suede flocking and it's been fine.
There's a .3mf file in case edits need to be made. The model is pretty hacked together, but hey, it prints!
Thanks to https://www.thingiverse.com/vague_badger/designs for the original design that I based this off of.
If you're selling this on eBay and using my pictures without attribution, I don't like you.
Source description, under the recorded CC-BY-4.0 license.
Print instructions
- Layer height: 0.2mm
- Infill: 70%
- Supports: As needed
Settings from the source; not independently tested by Orphaned Parts.
Print price estimates
Planning prices for one print, not a final quote. Defaults use a size allowance inferred from the part name, not a measured or sliced model. Filament suitability must be confirmed.
| Filament | USD / print | Application notes |
|---|---|---|
| PLA | $28.50 | Indoor prototypes; not a default material for hot vehicle interiors. |
| PETG | $29.00 | General-purpose candidate; heat and creep need review. |
| ASA | $32.50 | Candidate for UV exposure; verify temperature and geometry. |
| ABS | $31.50 | Enclosed printing; review application and dimensions. |
| TPU | $37.50 | Flexible designs only; not a substitute for rigid materials. |
| Nylon | $37.50 | Moisture, tolerances and application require review. |
| PA-CF | $42.50 | Filled nylon; abrasive filament and fit need review. |
Pricing assumptions and exclusions
USD: ($6 setup + $3 finishing + filament weight × assumed spool cost × 1.25 waste allowance + print hours × $2.50 × material time factor) ÷ 0.65. Rounded up to the next $0.50.
Assumed spool costs per kg: PLA $25, PETG $30, ASA $40, ABS $30, TPU $45, Nylon $65, PA-CF $95. Time factors: PLA/PETG 1.0, ASA/ABS 1.2, TPU 1.6, Nylon 1.4, PA-CF 1.5. These are proposed shop rates, not measured production costs.
Design work, test fitting, hardware, shipping and tax are additional where needed. Multi-file sets may need several prints. Use actual sliced weight and time when available. Final pricing is confirmed in writing.
All available source data
- Id
- a6f9211c-32fc-45c4-b044-5835e1a58c04
- Part Name
- Center Vent Gauge Pod
- Slug
- center-vent-gauge-pod
- Category
- interior
- Cswp Approval Status
- pending
- Download Status
- approved
- Make
- BMW
- Model
- 3 Series
- Year
- 1990
- Year End
- 2000
- Submodel
- Not supplied
- Engine
- Not supplied
- Created At
- 2026-05-04T00:58:54.171333+00:00
- Origin
- aggregated
- Source
- thingiverse
- Source Url
- https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:5984137
- Source Creator Url
- https://www.thingiverse.com/RichardFranks
- Cc License Code
- CC-BY-4.0
- Cc License Url
- https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
- For Sale
- No
- Fulfillment Mode
- platform
- Manual Price Cents
- Not supplied
- Image Url
- https://r2-upload.3dcarparts.workers.dev/file/parts/a6f9211c-32fc-45c4-b044-5835e1a58c04/images/center-vent-gauge-pod-1_1777856335768_zp28ac.jpg
- Author
- RichardFranks
- Estimated Price Cents
- Not supplied
- HasMultipleModelFiles
- No
- ModelFileCount
- 0
- Download Count
- 4
- Detail Url
- https://3dcarparts.org/library/1990-2000/BMW/3%20Series/center-vent-gauge-pod
Source price fields and sale flags are metadata, not our selling prices. Their currency was not specified in the catalog. File counts do not mean files were downloaded or tested. No manufacturer savings or discontinued status is inferred.