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      03-05-2013, 08:46 AM   #67
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Since I'm a bit new to all this with the M135i to be my first BMW does anyone know if you can get HK speakers retrofit from the dealer. I'm weighing up buying my car approved used at the end of the month. A couple of cars I've equired about have next to no miles on the clock, are available to drive away (meaning that long wait need not be an issue) and have the spec I'd of gone with if I was buying brand new. However only one of which comes with HK sound system ready fitted
I have struggled to find a manual M135's available in the UK full stop. there must only be a handfull and all well over 30K. I ordered new in the end with such a discount that it ended up actually a lot cheaper than any used M135i in the whole of the country with the bonus of new and in my spec. Delivery is currently 2-3 months, but could be quicker depending on the dealer. I recomend going to all local dealers and pricing up new. Tell them your doing it. Discount of 10% is achieveable.
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      03-05-2013, 09:12 AM   #68
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The auto dimm mirror does it have buttons for opening garage doors?
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      03-05-2013, 06:30 PM   #69
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I have struggled to find a manual M135's available in the UK full stop. there must only be a handfull and all well over 30K. I ordered new in the end with such a discount that it ended up actually a lot cheaper than any used M135i in the whole of the country with the bonus of new and in my spec. Delivery is currently 2-3 months, but could be quicker depending on the dealer. I recomend going to all local dealers and pricing up new. Tell them your doing it. Discount of 10% is achieveable.
Yeah the manual's seem to be few and far tbh mate. I think after the rave reviews BMW's 8 speed got its swayed a lot of buyers with the M135i. I've always driven manual, but I must admit I think I'm going to go for my M135i in automatic. BMW approved UK have 8 auto's listed on their site, with only 2 of them north of 30k. I've been advised by family members that you can still get a percentage of the list price when buying used. I'll have to give it some thought first
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      03-06-2013, 01:22 AM   #70
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My dealer told me that because it is not retrofit so it can not be done.
Of course the dealer would say that, since ''officially'' they need to have a retrofit kit. However, I will say it once more: Anything can be retrofitted, as long as you are willing to pay the (usually very high) price. So, you can retrofit whatever you like, but be prepared to either pay a lot of money to your dealer (even independen garage) or DIY with used parts (if you can find).

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Since I'm a bit new to all this with the M135i to be my first BMW does anyone know if you can get HK speakers retrofit from the dealer.
Yes you can, but they will cost you like 2-3 times more than the factory fited ones.

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The auto dimm mirror does it have buttons for opening garage doors?
No. The garage opener has nothing to do with the auto dimming mirror.
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      03-06-2013, 01:34 AM   #71
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No. The garage opener has nothing to do with the auto dimming mirror.[/QUOTE]

You have the auto dimm rear mirror. Is it good? Any problems with it? Does it also control the light beam?(I also have xenon)

I finally found a dealer who is willing to put the rear mirror for about 800 euro and the outside mirrors for 2800 euro (but 2800 euro are a lot of money so i am going for the inside only)
I hope it is worth it.
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      03-06-2013, 03:13 AM   #72
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You have the auto dimm rear mirror. Is it good? Any problems with it? Does it also control the light beam?(I also have xenon)

I finally found a dealer who is willing to put the rear mirror for about 800 euro and the outside mirrors for 2800 euro (but 2800 euro are a lot of money so i am going for the inside only)
I hope it is worth it.
The dimming rear mirror works fine, but it is hardly worth €800.
It does not control the light beam, as that is a different system, looking forwards. I have both.
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      03-06-2013, 04:16 AM   #73
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The dimming rear mirror works fine, but it is hardly worth €800.
It does not control the light beam, as that is a different system, looking forwards. I have both.
How well does the high beam assist work?
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      03-06-2013, 06:46 AM   #74
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You have the auto dimm rear mirror. Is it good? Any problems with it? Does it also control the light beam?(I also have xenon)

I finally found a dealer who is willing to put the rear mirror for about 800 euro and the outside mirrors for 2800 euro (but 2800 euro are a lot of money so i am going for the inside only)
I hope it is worth it.
It is very good and it works fine...but IMHO it does not worth 800 Euro!! Also, if you keep retrofitting things, it will cost you much more than selling the car and buying one with the specs you want.

As a final note, the auto dim mirror is not working that well if you have tinted windows at the rear, since the light intenisty is not that high to activate it.
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Question Monitor and iDrive

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I have a 2012 116d without the monitor and iDrive. My dispay is in the radio-unit. Is it possible to upgrad the car with monitor and iDrive without having to change the radio- and CD player-unit?
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      03-14-2013, 02:41 AM   #76
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I have a 2012 116d without the monitor and iDrive. My dispay is in the radio-unit. Is it possible to upgrad the car with monitor and iDrive without having to change the radio- and CD player-unit?
No, not if you want to use BMW OEM parts. You can keep the radio unit, only if you go with an aftermarket solution.
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I have a 2012 116d without the monitor and iDrive. My dispay is in the radio-unit. Is it possible to upgrad the car with monitor and iDrive without having to change the radio- and CD player-unit?
That's the last generation stero head unit. It would require a lot of new parts and recoding to get the screen. Not to mention re-arranging of the climate controls

Which spec did you choose to get that configuration?
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      03-14-2013, 05:20 AM   #78
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That's the last generation stero head unit. It would require a lot of new parts and recoding to get the screen. Not to mention re-arranging of the climate controls

Which spec did you choose to get that configuration?
Well pleased with the car. I bought the car used. Italian market.
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      03-15-2013, 07:19 AM   #79
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:O i thought all F20's have i drive, my 12 plate comes next week i havnt seen inside, will it have i drive?
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      03-18-2013, 04:24 PM   #80
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:O i thought all F20's have i drive, my 12 plate comes next week i havnt seen inside, will it have i drive?
The I-drive comes with the professional radio....
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      03-18-2013, 04:44 PM   #81
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what is the stereo below professional? i havnt seen a f20 in the uk without i drive yet, my car comes wednesday and i hope it has i drive otherwise ill be so dissapointed!
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      03-18-2013, 05:10 PM   #82
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UK spec; ES no Idrive, SE,Sport/Urban, MSport, I drive, then for nav you need to spec Business or Pro.
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      03-18-2013, 05:12 PM   #83
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thank god thanks pauloT !! i have ordered an m sport but being ex demo i know it has no optional extras installed so slowly working out what i will actually get haha, thankyou
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Well i did it with around 600 euro i retrofit the interior auto dimm mirror and with around 1100 euro the front pdc. (i had done in the past back pdc). Now the retrofits of my car are:
1) Car alarm
2) Alpine Hi-Fi
3) Front and back pdc
4) Auto dimm interior mirror
5) All weather urban matts (this does not count)
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I went with a model the dealer had in stock, and had some retrofitting done to make it match my expectations.
  • PDC (rear)
  • Cruise control
  • Bluetooth/USB
  • Brushed aluminium panels

I was a bit worried that the retrofitting might show, but it was very nicely done. Only issue was the problem described here: http://f20.1addicts.com/forums/showp...6&postcount=35
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Well i did it with around 600 euro i retrofit the interior auto dimm mirror and with around 1100 euro the front pdc. (i had done in the past back pdc). Now the retrofits of my car are:
1) Car alarm
2) Alpine Hi-Fi
3) Front and back pdc
4) Auto dimm interior mirror
5) All weather urban matts (this does not count)
My comment is that you gave a lot of money, especially the cost for the front pdc (1100 euros??) is unbelievable. I am going to put tinted windows (aftermarket of course) so no need for auto dimm mirror. Also i have rear pdc (not the original) and works really fine, i just don't have the view on the screen but i can easily live without this feature. The car alarm is the original bmw or an aftermarket one? How much it costed?
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      04-08-2013, 03:03 PM   #87
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My retrofits were all done by the dealer and the parts were not BMW originals:

-PDC (rear)
-Leather seats

The PDC is having some issues the dealer still have to adjust and the seats are nice but the quality is not the same as if it were originals.

Have anyone tried these?! I'm very interested in these retrofits!
- http://www.salesafter.eu/product_inf...il-lights.html
- http://www.salesafter.eu/product_inf...s-set--h7.html
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My retrofits were all done by the dealer and the parts were not BMW originals:

-PDC (rear)
-Leather seats

The PDC is having some issues the dealer still have to adjust and the seats are nice but the quality is not the same as if it were originals.

Have anyone tried these?! I'm very interested in these retrofits!
- http://www.salesafter.eu/product_inf...il-lights.html
- http://www.salesafter.eu/product_inf...s-set--h7.html
What problems has the pdc? Mine works great.
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