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Originally Posted by xhan2' post='682132' date='Oct 1 2008, 01:45 AM
can i retrofit nav on my car? if it doesnt have nav stock? 528i 2008
This guy has balls of steel
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Retrofitting Nav in the E60 is a little less painful than doing it in the E90. Nevertheless people have done it even though the dealer will tell you its impossible.
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Originally Posted by brosken' post='603215' date='Jun 15 2008, 08:17 PM
Hi People,
There are of course some non "official" retrofit options such as:
)
Please add as you can find others, I'll update this topic with relevant links to their retrofit pages or forum posts if available along with the average price and difficulty.
Sven
There are of course some non "official" retrofit options such as:
- Comfort seats (if you have the time, stamina, money and balls of steel)
)Please add as you can find others, I'll update this topic with relevant links to their retrofit pages or forum posts if available along with the average price and difficulty.
Sven
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Originally Posted by 525d MSport' post='682939' date='Oct 1 2008, 08:52 PM
Talking of non-official retrofits for Automatic LCI cars - SPORTS AUTO TRANSMISSION - the best mod there is - IMO. Cost ?420, time to fit 30 minutes.
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Sounds good and reasonably wallet friendly, Pics ? and did you do yourself and stuff the warranty issue ?
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Originally Posted by bmw-jim' post='683869' date='Oct 2 2008, 09:35 PM
MMMMMmmmmmmmmmmmmmm
Sounds good and reasonably wallet friendly, Pics ? and did you do yourself and stuff the warranty issue ?
Sounds good and reasonably wallet friendly, Pics ? and did you do yourself and stuff the warranty issue ?
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Originally Posted by brosken' post='603215' date='Jun 15 2008, 03:17 PM
Hi People,
Going to join the club of E60 owners in a few days after being a faithful E39 owner, and I've already been checking out what can be retrofitted.
Here's a few official BMW retrofit options:
There are of course some non "official" retrofit options such as: )
Please add as you can find others, I'll update this topic with relevant links to their retrofit pages or forum posts if available along with the average price and difficulty.
Sven
Going to join the club of E60 owners in a few days after being a faithful E39 owner, and I've already been checking out what can be retrofitted.
Here's a few official BMW retrofit options:
- Gearshift knobs
- Steering wheel (heated)
- M Kit sports suspension
- Handbrake handle (wood/chrome)
- Pedals in steel
- Alloy rims (duh)
- Rearview mirror (electrochrome)
- Rear view mirror with compass
- Rear Spoiler
- Interior trim (wood/aluminium)
- Armrest front (movable)
- Illuminated door sills
- Umbrella+holder
- M Aerodynamic kit/spoiler
- M Foot rest (next to pedals)
- M door sills
- Sun shield in back (mechanical?)
- Rear view mirror with compass/garage door opener
- Seat belt holder
- Headlight cleaning system
- Bi-Xenon headlights
- Adaptive headlights
- Auxiliary heating system w. Remote control
- CD Changer
- Alarm System
- DVD System for rear passengers
- TV Function
- Aux connector for audio
- Navigation Professional (big screen)
- DVB-T
- Ipod connection
- PDC regular version
- PDC Camera's rear/front
- PDC cheap version (license plate)
- Towing hitch
- Bluetooth
- Car phone professional
- Voice input
- Hands free cradle
There are of course some non "official" retrofit options such as:
- Comfort seats (if you have the time, stamina, money and balls of steel)
)Please add as you can find others, I'll update this topic with relevant links to their retrofit pages or forum posts if available along with the average price and difficulty.
Sven
BP
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Originally Posted by bruce_miranda' post='682585' date='Oct 1 2008, 08:45 AM
Retrofitting Nav in the E60 is a little less painful than doing it in the E90. Nevertheless people have done it even though the dealer will tell you its impossible.
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no one has mentioned retro fitting leather heated seats into an e60 with basic cloth...
i know that there are loads of cloth equipted cars out there (bought one myself) and am in the process of trying to get them to work...
they are all fitted but there is no power/opperation at all? the large yellow block connecter was the same and the cloth had basic electric functions...so there must be a feed?
on my old e34 with cloth..i fitted a full set of alacantra with logo's from a m5 straight in and it was litrally plug and play..everything worked perfectly, does my e60 (2004) need any sort of interface/re program? im not worried about the heated function, i just want the seats to work via the switches?
help........
i know that there are loads of cloth equipted cars out there (bought one myself) and am in the process of trying to get them to work...
they are all fitted but there is no power/opperation at all? the large yellow block connecter was the same and the cloth had basic electric functions...so there must be a feed?
on my old e34 with cloth..i fitted a full set of alacantra with logo's from a m5 straight in and it was litrally plug and play..everything worked perfectly, does my e60 (2004) need any sort of interface/re program? im not worried about the heated function, i just want the seats to work via the switches?
help........
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retro fit m5 leather just done by cartronics of byfleet surrey, re set air bag lights and made up new loom bits with loading of new software for seat modules...cost ?500 all in.
took about 5 hours.
took about 5 hours.
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