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03-19-2009, 07:19 PM

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Originally Posted by vesil' post='820995' date='Mar 19 2009, 02:49 AM

I have automatic tailgate and personally I don't like it much. It's too slow and manual operation is not possible. I have to admit that it's handy when car is not clean or your hands are full, but still I would not consider retrofit.

I have said earlier that Honda and Volvo has much better solutions on this area. They both allows manual operations which is usually quicker to use.

+1. I have the auto tailgate and wouldn't have ordered it if I had spec'd the car. My problem with it is that I park in a garage, and if the gate opens with the garage door down, it will hit the door....and you don't have to hold the button THAT long for it to open.

Plus I kinda feel like an idiot waiting for it to open, as if I'm too delicate to open the gate myself.

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04-07-2009, 04:32 AM

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it's good to read this! Last month I asked official dealer to install it, they said,that it's impossible... Since this moment I give up suffer about it

definitely, I thought, it's really useful...

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04-07-2009, 04:57 AM

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Hi,
there are some guys in Germany working actually on this ...
I have already buyed the hydraulic parts .. To complete the hardware, an additional control box and some switches and wiring is needed.
I have also spoken with my BMW dealer .. his opinion is, that it?s possible and he will support me ..

But before I will take care about this retrofit, I have to do some other things on my 530xd ( suspension, car hifi ... ).

I will post my experiances !
Regards Peter

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04-07-2009, 06:55 AM

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I don't like how hard the automatic tailgate closes, it slams down with too much force. I rather prefer the soft close tailgate from my E39 touring.

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04-08-2009, 08:50 AM

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I thought this would be a dumb feature... but 10,000 miles into the 535xi, I really like it.

I can still open the window manually so it's easy to toss in a briefcase or coat without waiting for the automatic thing to do it's thing.

I guess if I was in a hurry to load a new a big-screen TV into the wagon the couple seconds it takes to open would be a concern but I have no intentions of robbing an electronics store anytime soon!

Lastly, ours closes just fine.

Don't get me wrong, life would still be okay without an automatic closing tailgate, but I really like ours.

If you decide to proceed, best of luck!

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04-08-2009, 01:10 PM

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Originally Posted by PIT M3' post='838897' date='Apr 7 2009, 02:57 PM

Hi Peter,

How much did you spend for the hydraulic parts? How much do you think could it cost the whole operation?
Please keep me informed as I would love to have it too.
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Marco

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04-09-2009, 01:13 PM

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Originally Posted by ///Marco.it' post='840806' date='Apr 8 2009, 11:10 PM

Hi Peter,

How much did you spend for the hydraulic parts? How much do you think could it cost the whole operation?
Please keep me informed as I would love to have it too.
Regards
Marco

Hello Marco,
new price for hydraulic unit and the hydraulic lifter is between 1300,- and 1500,- Euro (don?t know exactly.. )
I have bought them on Ebay (new) for 210,- Euro

The control unit approx. 120,-
For switches, covers, etc. I?ll estimate ~ 200,-

Actually I?m (my BMW dealer) clarifying if the wiring harness is already installed or a retrofit wiring kit is available ..

There will be additional costs for coding, which I?m not able to estimate now ..

Regards Peter

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04-13-2009, 07:19 AM

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Originally Posted by PIT M3' post='842164' date='Apr 9 2009, 11:13 PM

Hello Marco,
new price for hydraulic unit and the hydraulic lifter is between 1300,- and 1500,- Euro (don?t know exactly.. )
I have bought them on Ebay (new) for 210,- Euro

Hi Peter,

Thank you for the info.
Please keep me informed about further developments.
Regards
Marco

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05-11-2009, 03:16 AM

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new price for hydraulic unit and the hydraulic lifter is between 1300,- and 1500,- Euro (don?t know exactly.. )
I have bought them on Ebay (new) for 210,- Euro