The dashboard material is pulling off

Go-Blue · 03-10-2026, 02:43 PM

I have a 2015 X5 and the material on the dash looks like it is shrinking and pulling off. I live in Texas and wonder it is the heat?

John in VA · 03-10-2026, 05:11 PM

The heat may play a part but I've seen this over 20 years ago on a garage-kept Z3 in Virginia.

JoeyO · 03-10-2026, 10:03 PM

That’s unfortunate to hear. One would think these auto manufacturers have mastered and nailed down the effects of heat on plastics. After all this isn’t the 1970’s when interior plastics exploded on the scene and auto makers didn’t know what to expect. The whole point of doing product testing in the extreme desert and arctic parts of the world is so there are no surprises after the vehicle is launched. But unfortunately one thing that is very hard to simulate is time.

MrSirBacon · 03-18-2026, 06:06 PM

I had the same issue on my ‘17 640i convertible. The local BMW dealer wanted nothing to do with me but quoted $8k to replace the entire dash (it was a one piece). I got rid of the car a week later.
Long story, longer- there was nothing anyone could/would do; the damage was done.
And apparently this is still an issue and that is why I went with the SensaTec dash on my ordered G20/B58

///M Power-Belgium · 03-19-2026, 05:36 AM

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Originally Posted by Go-Blue

I have a 2015 X5 and the material on the dash looks like it is shrinking and pulling off. I live in Texas and wonder it is the heat?

Arizona 2023

Phillies8008 · 03-19-2026, 08:48 AM

Not too sure I believe that – looks more like those cars were next to something that was on fire. If the Sun was generating that kind of heat everyone in Arizona would be dead.

Unless this was meant as a joke, in which case, "whoosh!"

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John in VA Colonel 2114 Rep 2,776 Posts Drives: 2015 228i M Sport Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Leesburg, VA iTrader: (6)	The heat may play a part but I've seen this over 20 years ago on a garage-kept Z3 in Virginia. __________________ ____________________________________________ 2015 BMW 228i in EstorilBlau II Metallic / Terra Dakota Leather - 6-speed manual, M Sport Package, Cold Weather Package, Lighting Package, Premium Package, Harman Kardon premium sound, Anti-theft alarm system, Blue Metallic Matt Accent Moldings, Aluminum Hexagon Interior Strips, Anthracite Headlining
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JoeyO Major 580 Rep 1,233 Posts Drives: 2025 BMW X3 Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: USA iTrader: (0)	That’s unfortunate to hear. One would think these auto manufacturers have mastered and nailed down the effects of heat on plastics. After all this isn’t the 1970’s when interior plastics exploded on the scene and auto makers didn’t know what to expect. The whole point of doing product testing in the extreme desert and arctic parts of the world is so there are no surprises after the vehicle is launched. But unfortunately one thing that is very hard to simulate is time.
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MrSirBacon Registered 16 Rep 29 Posts Drives: 2026 M340i Join Date: Mar 2026 Location: GA, USA iTrader: (0)	I had the same issue on my ‘17 640i convertible. The local BMW dealer wanted nothing to do with me but quoted $8k to replace the entire dash (it was a one piece). I got rid of the car a week later. Long story, longer- there was nothing anyone could/would do; the damage was done. And apparently this is still an issue and that is why I went with the SensaTec dash on my ordered G20/B58
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Phillies8008 Colonel 4421 Rep 2,355 Posts Drives: BMWs, duh Join Date: Dec 2023 Location: SC, USA iTrader: (0) Garage List 2026 BMW Z4 M40i [9.50] 2024 BMW i4 e40 [9.50] 2006 BMW Z4M [10.00]	Not too sure I believe that – looks more like those cars were next to something that was on fire. If the Sun was generating that kind of heat everyone in Arizona would be dead. Unless this was meant as a joke, in which case, "whoosh!"
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