Active Cruise Control / Heated Seats Retrofit ?
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Anybody every fitted the active cruise control as a retrofit ??? I have standard cruise on my car which is an auto box, if that makes a difference.....
I have the fully electric comfort seat option, sadly the prat who specced this car forgot about some heat
, is heat easy to retrofit to this seat type ??
Also looking to retrofit the TV to my car, I have the professional sat nav and bluetooth /multimedia pack fitted atm, BMW's price was just stupid.
I tried BMW direct with the CC and heat, they dont list either as retrofit options..........
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I have the fully electric comfort seat option, sadly the prat who specced this car forgot about some heat
, is heat easy to retrofit to this seat type ??Also looking to retrofit the TV to my car, I have the professional sat nav and bluetooth /multimedia pack fitted atm, BMW's price was just stupid.
I tried BMW direct with the CC and heat, they dont list either as retrofit options..........
TIA
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mark there is a guy on ebay that is selling an interface so as to enable TV/DVD on the move using your screen for ?169, apparantly they work very well.
you would just have to add a stand alone small DVD player, in the glovebox or under your passenger seat.
heated seats....love them, i retro fitted the compleate seats into my 535d
you think your guy specced wrongly
my previous owner specified cloth non electric seats...talk about povity spec 
you would just have to add a stand alone small DVD player, in the glovebox or under your passenger seat.
heated seats....love them, i retro fitted the compleate seats into my 535d
you think your guy specced wrongly
my previous owner specified cloth non electric seats...talk about povity spec
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This is a good question: can the heat feature be retrofitted on a car that doesn't have?
If I had to bet... Imho yes, but... You have to find someone enough skilled.
If I had to bet... Imho yes, but... You have to find someone enough skilled.
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Originally Posted by Dr Dave' post='741355' date='Dec 9 2008, 05:19 PM
mark there is a guy on ebay that is selling an interface so as to enable TV/DVD on the move using your screen for ?169, apparantly they work very well.
you would just have to add a stand alone small DVD player, in the glovebox or under your passenger seat.
heated seats....love them, i retro fitted the compleate seats into my 535d
you think your guy specced wrongly my previous owner specified cloth non electric seats...talk about povity spec
you would just have to add a stand alone small DVD player, in the glovebox or under your passenger seat.
heated seats....love them, i retro fitted the compleate seats into my 535d
you think your guy specced wrongly
my previous owner specified cloth non electric seats...talk about povity spec 
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My was from new owner by BMW Direct Lease, and leased to a single business owner / user.
I imagine in which case someone at BMW specced this car, which makes the lack of heat on comfort seats even more unforgivable lol........
I had heat in my E46 320d SE, the car I traded in for this one, missing that feature dearly now in this biting cold.......
If anyone can suggest a company to undertake that work to retrofit heat I would be glad of advice
( PS, cloth in a 535 is just wrong lol , in fact cloth in a 5 series is plain wrong - Mark and Lard moment, no neeeeeeeeed )
I imagine in which case someone at BMW specced this car, which makes the lack of heat on comfort seats even more unforgivable lol........
I had heat in my E46 320d SE, the car I traded in for this one, missing that feature dearly now in this biting cold.......
If anyone can suggest a company to undertake that work to retrofit heat I would be glad of advice
( PS, cloth in a 535 is just wrong lol , in fact cloth in a 5 series is plain wrong - Mark and Lard moment, no neeeeeeeeed )
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Hi All ACC fan's
Here a littel information on CC & ACC's
Yes I have fitted the ACC , it can be done , but it isen't "just" to do , did take me over 4 months before I suceeded to get it work proberly there to BMW dealership's diden't had a clou on this tema/re-fit , and how to code this re-fit option into the car's computer ( hade never done this before , it is not a re-fit option i the BMW list ).
The problem is that there is 3 types of CC/ACC's 1: the normal CC , ACC1 & ACC2 with "stop" & "go" function , depend witch year the car was built.
Normal CC you can get in all models.( standard in the most I gees )
ACC1 up until 09/05
ACC2 from 09/05 and forward's
When you code the car's computer after a re-fit of ACC1 or ACC2 , BMW dealership must use different SAxxx code's
Normal CC = Code SA540
ACC1 = Code SA541
ACC2 = Code SA544
If thy get that wrong , it won't function proberly , and that was the case by my car.
Hope this clarifye's it a littel
Here a littel information on CC & ACC's
Yes I have fitted the ACC , it can be done
, but it isen't "just" to do , did take me over 4 months before I suceeded to get it work proberly there to BMW dealership's diden't had a clou on this tema/re-fit , and how to code this re-fit option into the car's computer ( hade never done this before , it is not a re-fit option i the BMW list ).The problem is that there is 3 types of CC/ACC's 1: the normal CC , ACC1 & ACC2 with "stop" & "go" function , depend witch year the car was built.
Normal CC you can get in all models.( standard in the most I gees )
ACC1 up until 09/05
ACC2 from 09/05 and forward's
When you code the car's computer after a re-fit of ACC1 or ACC2 , BMW dealership must use different SAxxx code's
Normal CC = Code SA540
ACC1 = Code SA541
ACC2 = Code SA544
If thy get that wrong , it won't function proberly , and that was the case by my car.
Hope this clarifye's it a littel
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Originally Posted by Phantom Mark' post='740199' date='Dec 8 2008, 12:41 AM
Anybody every fitted the active cruise control as a retrofit ??? I have standard cruise on my car which is an auto box, if that makes a difference.....
I have the fully electric comfort seat option, sadly the prat who specced this car forgot about some heat , is heat easy to retrofit to this seat type ??
Also looking to retrofit the TV to my car, I have the professional sat nav and bluetooth /multimedia pack fitted atm, BMW's price was just stupid.
I tried BMW direct with the CC and heat, they dont list either as retrofit options..........
TIA
I have the fully electric comfort seat option, sadly the prat who specced this car forgot about some heat
, is heat easy to retrofit to this seat type ??Also looking to retrofit the TV to my car, I have the professional sat nav and bluetooth /multimedia pack fitted atm, BMW's price was just stupid.
I tried BMW direct with the CC and heat, they dont list either as retrofit options..........
TIA
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mark to be honist mate its much eaiser to sell your seats and buy a full set of 20 way heated leather from an M5,
the guy that ordered cloth for my car was a (loonatic) vegiterian, i know him well
you will get good money for your seats, and then you can get the 3 way heated memory ones. plug and play, just need to buy the seat controls that fit where the PDC buttons are..if you get stuck..i have a spare set of these buttons.
good luck.
the guy that ordered cloth for my car was a (loonatic) vegiterian, i know him well
you will get good money for your seats, and then you can get the 3 way heated memory ones. plug and play, just need to buy the seat controls that fit where the PDC buttons are..if you get stuck..i have a spare set of these buttons.
good luck.
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the guy that ordered cloth for my car was a (loonatic) vegiterian, i know him well
Dave...
My seats are the fully electric jobbies with memory already, the only bit they miss is heat I think, comfort access as well etc, the only difference with the M5 seats is that active lumbar adjustment, heating and air flow or some such shizzle isnt it ? and of course the more sporty design.
BenAnd.....
Do you happen to have a part list at all ?? also was it hard to fit those parts etc ? possible costs ? thanks in advance mate
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Originally Posted by Phantom Mark' post='742150' date='Dec 10 2008, 12:41 PM
BUHAHAHAHAHAH
Dave...
My seats are the fully electric jobbies with memory already, the only bit they miss is heat I think, comfort access as well etc, the only difference with the M5 seats is that active lumbar adjustment, heating and air flow or some such shizzle isnt it ? and of course the more sporty design.
BenAnd.....
Do you happen to have a part list at all ?? also was it hard to fit those parts etc ? possible costs ? thanks in advance mate
Dave...
My seats are the fully electric jobbies with memory already, the only bit they miss is heat I think, comfort access as well etc, the only difference with the M5 seats is that active lumbar adjustment, heating and air flow or some such shizzle isnt it ? and of course the more sporty design.
BenAnd.....
Do you happen to have a part list at all ?? also was it hard to fit those parts etc ? possible costs ? thanks in advance mate
You need of curse the right ACC ( ACC1 or ACC2 , can see your car is a 05 , but not when in 05 ) , cost at E-bay i gees 3-400USD
Then other parts for ca. 4-500USD , 2 x presure switc's ( 1 for front axel + 1 for rear axel braking system ) , some wire , connectors for the presure switc's and one for the ACC itself.
A lot of skill and diagram understanding ( acces to a BMW WDS DVD ), and at least get the ACC tuned in the right position ( only BMW can do this ) + programed the code SA541 by BMW.
Totaly cost ca. 1500-2000USD
Here some pitcure's from mounting the ACC1