I-drive ceramic controls swap?

dadealus · 02-08-2012, 12:03 AM

So the 5 and the x5 have a ceramic I-drive controls option....

and the I-Drive controls and shape look the same to me....

So my idea/question

Could we swap the I-drive control on the E92 M3 for the Ceramic (nicer) version from the 5, 7, and Xs?

Using the search brought up many false positives. has anyone seen this done before?

Grail05 · 02-08-2012, 01:30 PM

just take it out and try it... no one have tried it here... well no one i know of....

Car_Girl · 02-12-2012, 05:09 PM

Every thread I found on this topic had a dead end some time last year but it doesn't look like anyone has tried it yet.

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dadealus · 02-13-2012, 02:41 AM

Well once I receive my M3 I guess I have my first project ready for me!

dadealus · 02-13-2012, 07:18 AM

can some one reccomend me some good part place/website to get good prices on OEM parts. I've been studying the part shapes.

Plan A is that the internal main heart of the controller will fit into the 3 series harness with some minor surgury.

Plan B is to figure out how to dissasemble the buttons and internals and reassemble them onto the 3 series controller.

Leonardo629 · 02-15-2012, 02:02 PM

the controller from the 6/5 series looks completely different than a 3er controller to do a direct swap. Only option I see is to remove just the buttons portion..and even that may not work

02-08-2012, 12:03 AM	#1
dadealus Second Lieutenant 21 Rep 228 Posts Drives: 13'E92 M3 Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: Atlanta Ga iTrader: (0)	I-drive ceramic controls swap? So the 5 and the x5 have a ceramic I-drive controls option.... and the I-Drive controls and shape look the same to me.... So my idea/question Could we swap the I-drive control on the E92 M3 for the Ceramic (nicer) version from the 5, 7, and Xs? Using the search brought up many false positives. has anyone seen this done before?
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Grail05 Putcha ang ganda... 281 Rep 5,441 Posts Drives: 17 F82 M4 Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Los Angeles, Brea CA. iTrader: (10)	just take it out and try it... no one have tried it here... well no one i know of.... __________________
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Car_Girl Private First Class 11 Rep 132 Posts Drives: 2013 BMW X5 xDrive 5.0i Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: SE MI iTrader: (0)	Every thread I found on this topic had a dead end some time last year but it doesn't look like anyone has tried it yet. Subscribed!
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02-13-2012, 02:41 AM	#4
dadealus Second Lieutenant 21 Rep 228 Posts Drives: 13'E92 M3 Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: Atlanta Ga iTrader: (0)	Well once I receive my M3 I guess I have my first project ready for me!
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dadealus Second Lieutenant 21 Rep 228 Posts Drives: 13'E92 M3 Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: Atlanta Ga iTrader: (0)	can some one reccomend me some good part place/website to get good prices on OEM parts. I've been studying the part shapes. Plan A is that the internal main heart of the controller will fit into the 3 series harness with some minor surgury. Plan B is to figure out how to dissasemble the buttons and internals and reassemble them onto the 3 series controller.
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Leonardo629 Lieutenant Colonel 168 Rep 1,792 Posts Drives: 2013 M3 Coupe Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Taiwan iTrader: (10)	the controller from the 6/5 series looks completely different than a 3er controller to do a direct swap. Only option I see is to remove just the buttons portion..and even that may not work
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