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Jun 1, 2005 | 03:46 AM

jksanford

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Hi. Just have a few bucks burning a hole in my pocket, and I was flipping through the e60 accessories catalog...

Does anyone know if the dealer installed PDC option works the same as the factory? Does it just sound an audible alarm when in reverse, or does it do it in the front as well?

Does it show anything in iDrive, or just an alert tone?

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James

Jun 1, 2005 | 03:49 AM

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It works only in the rear and it is not full functioning with the i-Drive. You just get the audible tone. That is why it is cheaper as an accesory.

Jun 1, 2005 | 05:20 AM

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Originally Posted by kigerka' date='Jun 1 2005, 07:49 AM

It works only in the rear and it is not full functioning with the i-Drive.? You just get the audible tone.? That is why it is cheaper as an accesory.

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I just got that catalog last night in the mail and it does say front & back... any idea on how much it costs including installing from BMW?

Jun 1, 2005 | 05:40 AM

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I'm emailing my service advisor right now to find out. If anyone else can find out, that would be great...

thanks,

james

Jun 1, 2005 | 06:11 AM

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I don't see why this can't be done like the factory. I'm guessing but I'm sure it's just a plug & play & reprogram issue. I mean, if PDC and non PDC cars are so different, it would cost BMW much more money to manufacture.

I'm sure all us non-PDC people should be able to have the factory PDC fitted in our cars. It's just a matter of finding the right dealer to do it (not to mention new front and rear bumers

Jun 1, 2005 | 06:18 AM

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Originally Posted by tomwid' date='Jun 1 2005, 08:11 AM

I don't see why this can't be done like the factory.? I'm guessing but I'm sure it's just a plug & play & reprogram issue.? I mean, if PDC and non PDC cars are so different, it would cost BMW much more money to manufacture.?

I'm sure all us non-PDC people should be able to have the factory PDC fitted in our cars.? It's just a matter of finding the right dealer to do it (not to mention new front and rear bumers?

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Well maybe, but it may be like the Sat Prep where it is simple and inexpensive to run the wiring while the car is being built, but retrofitting the wiring for full iDrive integration may be prohibitive. Would be curious to find out more...

Jun 1, 2005 | 11:55 AM

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Yeah, for sure. There is really no such thing as "can't be done" - anything is possible. Whether it's worthwhile or prohibitively expensive is another matter and if you have BMW technicians working on your car, prohibitive comes along fairly quickly.