C5driver

Very nice mod. Much better than the forum clings and rubber mats

xBMWx

Thanks for these details. I've studied Rysed's install guides / posts, so understand how to fit it etc.
What I don't quite understand is how this "throttle blip" in Sport Button ON mode functions?? Do you have to release your foot from the throttle or does it effectively override what you are doing with the throttle for a split second to "blip" the revs up higher?? Can you please elaborate... thanks!

p.s. The shifter looks great in combination with the black high-gloss trim and cream-beige interior

525d MSport

The throttle blip happens in both D sport (button), DS with or without sport button and when changing down using steptronic/manual fucntion +/- with or without sport button.

When in D or DS and slowing down - so foot off throttle - it revs itself to match engine speed to the gear your are going down to. This is something totally missing from the standard auto box.

When in manual and changing down the SAT revs the engine irrespective of throttle applied by my foot. So yes it probably is correct to say it overrides what your are doing.

If you agressively change down, the blip is just bigger and having experimented a bit, when the sport button is pressed, the DS mode and manual modes seem even quicker.

I would also add that there is no comparison between the manual shifting in the standard auto Versus the SAT. In the standard auto there seemed to be a 1 second delay before the box actually changed gear. In the SAT, it is instantaneous.

If found the slow shifting and the feel of the lever such in the standard auto that I just didn't bother with manual mode. The SAT makes it fun!

Thanks for the compliment about the high gloss. For some strange reason all other trims come with a matt surround around the shifter whereas high gloss black actually matches the rest of the trim. A small detail but worth the hassle even though ETK doesn't clearly identify whch is which.

Let me know if you need any further description.

Regards,

David.

xBMWx

The blip function makes perfect sense now!

This really does now have me thinking, because this mod would give me what I'm really missing from my ride at the moment, namely the blip and quicker shifts... here we go again, lets see if I can resist the modding bug...

Thanks David for taking the time to write it up in detail, much appreciated

cheers,
Pete

525d MSport

You are welcome.

The mod also gives great "fiddle factor" in the form of the sport button. Turn if off for low speed manouvering and then on when on the move. If you want to chill, leaving things in D is the same as the standard box - i.e. smooth but having the ability to make the drive more genuinely sporty is great. Certainly in any of the three sport modes, the box is always in the right gear for action. It makes the car seem faster than before because you don't have to mash the throttle to kickdown.

It was well worth the ?420 that's for sure!

Regards,

David.

seoulman

I'm waiting very impatiently for the delivery of my 5er, so that I can do this fabulous retrofit!

rsyed

Pete - just get on with it. Yes, it is 600 eur from your own pocket, but it is a retrofit that you can with the company car and then change it back to normal when you return the car. So hop hop, run to hte dealer. and btw, there is a dealer in your area who can code it for you... So what are you waiting for??

xBMWx

My next mod was going to be the LCI M5 Trunk Finisher, but EuroRev seem to be taking a long time getting this sorted -- maybe this SAT should be my next mod... It would have nice to have seen it in your ride at the European Meet

ramyar

Do you have the part numbers for this? Where do you buy?

rsyed

here you go: