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06-24-2020, 10:21 AM | #1 |
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iDrive Delete?
I currently have an 08 M3 with CCC iDrive, and would prefer to just remove the system since it is so dated. My 1er is a non-nav car, and I much prefer the clean look and simple interface on the dashboard.
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Does anyone have any experience doing this? Does the M button still work without iDrive? Are the steering, MDM, and traction control options still available? I think partswise I need: dash, headunit, headunit mounting bracket, climate control trim, 6MT center console trim. The rest I could use some input on. Cheers! |
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02-20-2021, 10:53 AM | #4 |
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Sorry, haven't been too active on the boards lately.
Did not get around to this, still waffling between some sort of Android unit replacement and the delete. I haven't been able to find anyone who has experience with what happens to the M-drive on the software-side when the CCC is removed. Still on the hunt though, and will surely post a thread about it if I go through with it. |
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The M button activates MDM without any errors. I'll strip this out too once I switch steering wheels. Able to manage resetting service intervals, etc via the stalk. I can't change setting however, but I've been told I need the non idrive command unit to transfer this via coding 🤷🏻*♂️
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05-04-2021, 05:59 PM | #7 |
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Finally followed through with this project.
Sourced the parts at a local BMW scrapyard, who was very helpful in getting everything together (thanks Nick @ CIC Retrofits, and Prussian Motors!) Following parts are needed:
**radio p/n may vary on application Before starting with hardware, I disconnected the iDrive screen and coded out $609 to test if the M-button ($2MD) still worked - it did. M-button activated MDM mode, the POWER button, and set the EDC to full stiff. It also stiffened up the servotronic steering when activated. I used the E90_idrive_retrofit.pdf guide that's available elsewhere to pull the dash and carefully set the parts aside along with the screws/bolts/fasteners as not to lose anything. Coding required:
I am still seeing a small bug where the radio switches source along with the M-button, same as experienced by other members noted here: https://www.m3post.com/forums/showthread.php?t=676825 Still trying to work that out, but even if I can't, small price to pay for the clean lines and simplicity of the new dash! |
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