First successful M3 M-drive (including MDM) retrofit

Elldon · 01-09-2013, 06:38 PM

How often does the mighty Mike go to Europe? :-) Would love to have the MDM option on my 6MT with iDrive... Has anyone done this before in EU?

michaeldorian · 01-13-2013, 12:44 PM

This is EPIC work.

BPMSport · 01-13-2013, 08:51 PM

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Originally Posted by Elldon

How often does the mighty Mike go to Europe? :-) Would love to have the MDM option on my 6MT with iDrive... Has anyone done this before in EU?

I've done retrofits on cars in Europe remotely, so this is not a problem. The hardest part of installing the SZL is removing the airbag. It's a piece of cake after that...

So if you want to have it done let me know!

michaeldorian: Thank you!

Maximusdafarmer · 01-24-2013, 02:05 AM

Awesome stuff here.. Mike I sent you an email through your website a couple weeks ago, no response yet. I know you get a huge volume of messages, but I am very interested in doing this for my car. I'm offshore now but I will give you a call when I get back to the states

NELSON.MLGB · 02-10-2013, 05:48 AM

what is the part number for the M button control unit?

gazosnic · 11-14-2013, 10:09 PM

can any of these settings be added via coding w/o the new steering hardware?

fontana302 · 11-15-2013, 05:01 AM

No

gazosnic · 11-15-2013, 07:22 AM

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Originally Posted by fontana302

No

i say that because i did code them in w/o hardware and they all show up.

jphughan · 11-15-2013, 12:45 PM

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Originally Posted by gazosnic

i say that because i did code them in w/o hardware and they all show up.

Ok, but can you toggle between M and non-M mode?

gazosnic · 11-15-2013, 10:11 PM

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Originally Posted by jphughan

Ok, but can you toggle between M and non-M mode?

Yes I can.

fontana302 · 11-16-2013, 12:59 AM

So it must be working then & you get MDM mode up on the instrument cluster then, so why ask!

You need the hardware.................

gazosnic · 11-20-2013, 12:36 PM

I just ordered the hardware. I have the coding done for cic but isn't showing on cluster so I think this is indeed needed. Will report back once I get the new hardware in.

gazosnic · 11-22-2013, 01:21 PM

Just picked up a used cluster from a car i believe has m mode and rain sensor. I am unable to find the specific #'s on the unit to confirm however. Will try and install later tonight or tomorrow and will report back.

Here is the picture of the unit i purchased:

gazosnic · 11-22-2013, 06:38 PM

So just finished the install and coding. Had it all done in an hour and only cost $130 in total. Whoo hoooo!!

MMAJNKE · 03-10-2014, 03:48 PM

great thread Im about to do mine very soon thanks for all the useful input!

gazosnic · 03-10-2014, 04:50 PM

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Originally Posted by MMAJNKE

great thread Im about to do mine very soon thanks for all the useful input!

this is a great upgrade. You'll enjoy it.

Patrón · 11-12-2014, 12:20 PM

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Originally Posted by gazosnic

So just finished the install and coding. Had it all done in an hour and only cost $130 in total. Whoo hoooo!!

who did your coding?

Awesome thread (especially for someone without i-drive).

gazosnic · 11-12-2014, 02:07 PM

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Originally Posted by Patrón

who did your coding?

Awesome thread (especially for someone without i-drive).

I did it myself. Wasn't that hard.

ChiTownM · 11-12-2014, 02:22 PM

How did you do it yourself and where do you source the used part. Now that's a price I could live with. Well done

Patrón · 11-12-2014, 04:01 PM

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Originally Posted by gazosnic

I did it myself. Wasn't that hard.

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Originally Posted by ChiTownM

How did you do it yourself and where do you source the used part. Now that's a price I could live with. Well done

i don't think it's very hard finding new, used may take some time.
coding himself is pretty awesome...

gaeng4665 · 10-25-2015, 02:33 PM

Hi all,

I have successfully upgraded my m3 e92 manual transmission with the MDM. But the sport servotronic steering is far away from the feeling of the one in an originally equipped mdm m3 with dct. So far i could find out, that the power steering pump in my car is not strong enough to deliver that stiffer servotronic sport feeling like in an originally equipped m3 with mdm.

So my question is, does anyone know which part number corresponds to the "stronger/more powerful" power steering pump. There are several different ones:

№ Beschreibung Supplement Teilenummer S. Datum E. Datum Gewicht Price
01 Lenkhilfepumpe 32 41 2283041 2008/06 1,890 kg € 420,00
01 Lenkhilfepumpe 32 41 2283003 2008/06 2010/07 1,790 kg € 425,46
01 Lenkhilfepumpe 32 41 2283002 2008/06 1,790 kg € 504,00

taken from this site: http://bmwteilekatalog.info/BMW/P/E9...37/32412283002

By the way my m3 is a european model, since i am living in europe

.

Hope someone can help me out on that.

Cheers

Stefan

dsaulat · 10-25-2015, 05:07 PM

I just picked up a 2013 M3 e92(6 speed manual) with Tech package .. It has M-mode but no EDC.

From all the research I have done so far it seems like all M3s with m-mode come with MDM option.

However, I have tried all the different setting on my idrive, and I have messed around with the m-button but I cant figure out how to turn on(activate) MDM mode.

Is it true all M mode cars come with MDM? if so, can someone please help me figure out how to turn is on??

thanks

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01-24-2013, 02:05 AM	#158
Maximusdafarmer Private 6 Rep 78 Posts Drives: 2008 E92 M3 6MT Join Date: Nov 2012 Location: Tampa, Fl iTrader: (0)	Awesome stuff here.. Mike I sent you an email through your website a couple weeks ago, no response yet. I know you get a huge volume of messages, but I am very interested in doing this for my car. I'm offshore now but I will give you a call when I get back to the states
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NELSON.MLGB Captain 41 Rep 702 Posts Drives: 2010 E92 JB M3 Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: Calgary,AB iTrader: (2)	what is the part number for the M button control unit?
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11-14-2013, 10:09 PM	#160
gazosnic Major 107 Rep 1,042 Posts Drives: bmw m3 Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: chicago iTrader: (3)	can any of these settings be added via coding w/o the new steering hardware?
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11-15-2013, 05:01 AM	#161
fontana302 Private First Class 6 Rep 105 Posts Drives: 2012 E90 M3 Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Brisbane, Australia iTrader: (0)	No
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11-16-2013, 12:59 AM	#165
fontana302 Private First Class 6 Rep 105 Posts Drives: 2012 E90 M3 Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Brisbane, Australia iTrader: (0)	So it must be working then & you get MDM mode up on the instrument cluster then, so why ask! You need the hardware.................
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11-20-2013, 12:36 PM	#166
gazosnic Major 107 Rep 1,042 Posts Drives: bmw m3 Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: chicago iTrader: (3)	I just ordered the hardware. I have the coding done for cic but isn't showing on cluster so I think this is indeed needed. Will report back once I get the new hardware in.
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11-22-2013, 01:21 PM	#167
gazosnic Major 107 Rep 1,042 Posts Drives: bmw m3 Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: chicago iTrader: (3)	Just picked up a used cluster from a car i believe has m mode and rain sensor. I am unable to find the specific #'s on the unit to confirm however. Will try and install later tonight or tomorrow and will report back. Here is the picture of the unit i purchased:
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11-22-2013, 06:38 PM	#168
gazosnic Major 107 Rep 1,042 Posts Drives: bmw m3 Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: chicago iTrader: (3)	So just finished the install and coding. Had it all done in an hour and only cost $130 in total. Whoo hoooo!!
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03-10-2014, 03:48 PM	#169
MMAJNKE MMA Changed My Life! 317 Rep 6,629 Posts Drives: e92 m3 & f30 328i Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: so cal iTrader: (48) Garage List "2006 sport bi ... [0.00] 2008 e92 coupe [0.00]	great thread Im about to do mine very soon thanks for all the useful input!
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11-12-2014, 02:22 PM	#173
ChiTownM Lieutenant Colonel 1050 Rep 1,538 Posts Drives: M and i BMWs Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Chicago iTrader: (0)	How did you do it yourself and where do you source the used part. Now that's a price I could live with. Well done
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10-25-2015, 02:33 PM	#175
gaeng4665 Enlisted Member 0 Rep 43 Posts Drives: BMW M3 E92 Join Date: May 2015 Location: Zürich, Switzerland iTrader: (0)	Power Steering Pump for M Drive upgrade Hi all, I have successfully upgraded my m3 e92 manual transmission with the MDM. But the sport servotronic steering is far away from the feeling of the one in an originally equipped mdm m3 with dct. So far i could find out, that the power steering pump in my car is not strong enough to deliver that stiffer servotronic sport feeling like in an originally equipped m3 with mdm. So my question is, does anyone know which part number corresponds to the "stronger/more powerful" power steering pump. There are several different ones: № Beschreibung Supplement Teilenummer S. Datum E. Datum Gewicht Price 01 Lenkhilfepumpe 32 41 2283041 2008/06 1,890 kg € 420,00 01 Lenkhilfepumpe 32 41 2283003 2008/06 2010/07 1,790 kg € 425,46 01 Lenkhilfepumpe 32 41 2283002 2008/06 1,790 kg € 504,00 taken from this site: http://bmwteilekatalog.info/BMW/P/E9...37/32412283002 By the way my m3 is a european model, since i am living in europe . Hope someone can help me out on that. Cheers Stefan
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10-25-2015, 05:07 PM	#176
dsaulat Registered 0 Rep 3 Posts Drives: s2k Join Date: Jun 2015 Location: california iTrader: (0)	New M3 owner.. need HELP regarding MDM option I just picked up a 2013 M3 e92(6 speed manual) with Tech package .. It has M-mode but no EDC. From all the research I have done so far it seems like all M3s with m-mode come with MDM option. However, I have tried all the different setting on my idrive, and I have messed around with the m-button but I cant figure out how to turn on(activate) MDM mode. Is it true all M mode cars come with MDM? if so, can someone please help me figure out how to turn is on?? thanks
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