News on MY2005 changes
07-30-2004, 05:55 AM
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My Ride: F02 LCI Individual
Model Year: 2013
Changes on MY 2005 are:
The wood or titanium trim will be extended to the lower part of the dashboards middle section, where the DSC and PDC buttons are. It will still not be available for the area around the A/C and CD slots.
Poplar will become available light (instead of dark only).
The surrounding of the window switches will become different, so that they'll look better. They will be somehow shiny.
The DSC button will be a DTC button, so the letters on it change.
The M steering wheel is now available
The M aerodynamic package.
The M rear spoiler is now available.
Nav will now be available with BT.
TV will now cost 100 Euro more and is also a digital TV tuner, you are now able to switch from analogous to digital (DVB-T).
SMG price increases 50 Euro.
Talking about the engines... the 550...
BMW is working to improve the 545i engine, but they don't know yet if it will be a 550...
The wood or titanium trim will be extended to the lower part of the dashboards middle section, where the DSC and PDC buttons are. It will still not be available for the area around the A/C and CD slots.
Poplar will become available light (instead of dark only).
The surrounding of the window switches will become different, so that they'll look better. They will be somehow shiny.
The DSC button will be a DTC button, so the letters on it change.
The M steering wheel is now available
The M aerodynamic package.
The M rear spoiler is now available.
Nav will now be available with BT.
TV will now cost 100 Euro more and is also a digital TV tuner, you are now able to switch from analogous to digital (DVB-T).
SMG price increases 50 Euro.
Talking about the engines... the 550...
BMW is working to improve the 545i engine, but they don't know yet if it will be a 550...
07-30-2004, 06:05 AM
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Hey, thanks for the heads up on those. The light poplar sounds interesting.
I'm really glad to hear about the Nav and Bluetooth combo, and sure hope that it is retro-able for our 2004 cars!!!!!!!!!!
I'm really glad to hear about the Nav and Bluetooth combo, and sure hope that it is retro-able for our 2004 cars!!!!!!!!!!
07-30-2004, 06:07 AM
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Originally Posted by gdavis' date='Jul 30 2004, 04:05 PM
I'm really glad to hear about the Nav and Bluetooth combo, and sure hope that it is retro-able for our 2004 cars!!!!!!!!!!
07-30-2004, 06:41 AM
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My Ride: '04 545i/6sp SilverGray/Beige
That's good news about the wood trim.
I can almost guarantee that I will get the poplar piece to replace the beige trim where the DSC buttons are.
-MrB
I can almost guarantee that I will get the poplar piece to replace the beige trim where the DSC buttons are.
-MrB
07-30-2004, 07:44 AM
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Originally Posted by mrbelk' date='Jul 30 2004, 04:41 PM
I can almost guarantee that I will get the poplar piece to replace the beige trim where the DSC buttons are.
07-30-2004, 09:24 AM
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My Ride: '04 545i/6sp SilverGray/Beige
Originally Posted by Iceman' date='Jul 30 2004, 09:44 AM
[quote name='mrbelk' date='Jul 30 2004, 04:41 PM'] I can almost guarantee that I will get the poplar piece to replace the beige trim where the DSC buttons are.
I think that, in order for it to look "right" that there would have to be one continuous panel of wood trim that covered the whole of the AC/NAV/CD/button strip. The 6er only has the wood/metal trim in the center portion of the dash, so they could get away with having the wood cover everything in the center dash. Our 5er's have that piece that goes from the steering wheel over to the passenger.
I'll be happy enough to just replace that beige plastic piece where the DSC/seat heater button strip is. I was told just today that my rear center console piece is in from backorder and will be shipped out today or Monday.
-MrB
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Originally Posted by mrbelk' date='Jul 30 2004, 07:24 PM
I'll be happy enough to just replace that beige plastic piece where the DSC/seat heater button strip is.
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My Ride: [i][b][u]Since 19 august 2004[/u][/b][/i]: [color=red][b]530i[/b] High Executive[/color], Silvergray with beige interior, Popular wood, Servotronic, Sportssuspension, electric foldable and dimmed mirrors, dimmed interior mirror, pappelmaser braun wood, cupholders, styling 123 18" wheels, Logic 7, Steptronic, alarm class 3, electric sunscreen in the rear and suncreens for sidewindows, Comfort seats, heated seats, Xenon with headlightwashers, Adaptive corner lights ALC, Advanced airconditioning, lightpackage, Nav Pro, 6 cd changer, side airbags rearseats, bluetooth siemens S55, chrome kidneys, gearlever with wood, voice recognition retrofit, front windshield with green band.
Waiting for trunkopener button from Hobi :)
I would like to see the M5 spoiler.. The M3 spoiler was a popular (and not expensive) add on for regular 3 series