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Old 04-29-2005, 06:02 AM
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I had to pay for the kit ? 45,00 and 1.5 hours installation only.

This price seems some "mistake" as BMW also asked for an additional ? 300, (handling and special VR software).

I was lucky though as both my dealer and I did were not informed about this at order date so we did not have to pay the additional money.
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was it only 45euro for that button??
very cheap!!i want that also, 1,5hour work is about 100euros???

Now, what can you do with that retrofitted VC??I have no bluetooth
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Originally Posted by M3 SMGII' date='Apr 30 2005, 11:15 AM
was it only 45euro for that button??
very cheap!!i want that also, 1,5hour work is about 100euros???

Now, what can you do with that retrofitted VC??I have no bluetooth
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ask your dealer for exact pricing for belgium. What I can do with the VR ?: well frankly speaking it has been since long that somebody is really listening to me and is doing what I ask
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car was re-coded from German to UK English commands today and everything seems perfect now.

Frankly speaking it is quite funny to have yet another Brit in the car; hearing her accent she doesn't seem family from the nav voice girl though

BTW after recoding the car, the iDrive languages went from D, GB and F to GB, F and ES.

Interested to hear if all UK cars have this latter language choice setup.
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Originally Posted by mhoutman' date='Apr 29 2005, 03:02 PM
I had to pay for the kit ? 45,00 and 1.5 hours installation only.

This price seems some "mistake" as BMW also asked for an additional ? 300, (handling and special VR software).

I was lucky though as both my dealer and I did were not informed about this at order date so we did not have to pay the additional money.?
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Don't you think it's enough to enable VR in the car's software and use the VR button on the wheel instead? Just a thought...
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My Ride: MY 2004 545i Touring, High Executive Line, Comfort Line II, Vision Line II (Dutch specced Packages), Color: Oxford Green. Interior: Black/Black leather. Trim: Dark Popular wood. Gear: Steptronic 6-speed Other options not incuded in above packages: M-Sport aero kit, sports suspension, heated steering wheel, rear side-airbags, front screen with green upper part, panorama roof, electric foldable and dimmed mirrors, dimmed interior mirror, cupholders, styling 123 18" wheels with Dunlop RFT's, HiFi Pro/LOGIC7, alarm class 3, heated seats rear and voice recognition. Waiting for february delivery of 325i Touring and 130i
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Originally Posted by ipp' date='May 14 2005, 02:26 PM
[quote name='mhoutman' date='Apr 29 2005, 03:02 PM']I had to pay for the kit ? 45,00 and 1.5 hours installation only.

This price seems some "mistake" as BMW also asked for an additional ? 300, (handling and special VR software).

I was lucky though as both my dealer and I did were not informed about this at order date so we did not have to pay the additional money.?
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Don't you think it's enough to enable VR in the car's software and use the VR button on the wheel instead? Just a thought...
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don't know, you could ask your dealer though. I am almost sure you will need an optional micro.
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