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08-29-2006, 11:11 PM | #133 | |
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08-30-2006, 08:10 AM | #134 |
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BMW shouldn't mind that we are ordering so many. More than likely it will just throw up a flag to produce more switches, regardless of which market their going to. But you never know for sure with BMW, only time will tell.
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08-30-2006, 01:09 PM | #135 | |
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08-31-2006, 01:21 AM | #136 | |
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08-31-2006, 06:21 PM | #137 | |
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09-05-2006, 02:40 PM | #138 |
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The part number quoted in post #1 is for vehicles with foglights, rain sensor and xenon lights. So If I do not have xenon lights, should I order part #61316932792 instead?
This is important since I just placed order with my dealer last Saturday! |
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09-05-2006, 04:19 PM | #139 |
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Just completed ... used a very flat head screw driver to pry the trim, super easy and didn't mark anything up. I did use a rag between the screw driver and the dash material though.
Hardest part on mine was getting the new switch's clips to seat back into the trim. Had to push harder than I at first was comfortable. I did notice the new switch doesn't feel as high a quality as the original. Doesn't turn as soft, and the fog switches have more of a postive click. The original is soft touch, with no click. Does appear to stick out of the trim further than the original, but I didn't bother swapping it back out to compare. Total time with being extra super anal careful: 10min. Coolest feature that I previously didn't know about (because I don't read manuals) is that if you keep your headlights on Auto, you can press the fog button and the fogs will turn on along with the headlights ... I can press the rear fog and the headlights plus front and rear fogs come on. Makes perfect sense but I didn't know. |
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09-05-2006, 06:26 PM | #141 | |
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Try JD (aka Mixx2000) at Crown BMW (http://parts.crownauto.com) Got mine for about $60 shipped.
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09-05-2006, 07:33 PM | #142 |
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crown seems to be the place to go... simply because JD was so attentive to us....
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09-05-2006, 10:19 PM | #143 |
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My part arrived today...Thanks JD. Installed and tested. Thanks for the DIY!!!!
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09-06-2006, 11:46 AM | #145 |
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I just installed this switch and used my costco card to start the prying process on the vent trim side near the column. However, the vent trim side near the door was very tight and I never got the piece completely removed. I was just able to just get it far enough to get the switch trim off.
Did you guys just pull straight out on the door side of the trim or was it slightly hinged? Luckily, I was able to replace the switch and slip the trim under the vent trim. Also, I am able to switch on my rear fog lights totally independently from whether or not the front fogs are on. Is this normal? |
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09-06-2006, 11:59 AM | #146 | |
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09-06-2006, 01:25 PM | #147 |
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Got mine yesterday. Can't wait until BMWNA decides to charge $200 for this as a factory option, after realizing the demand. Oddly, they do offer a rear fog option on MINI in the US.
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09-06-2006, 01:36 PM | #148 | |
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09-07-2006, 11:11 AM | #149 | |
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Back on topic. Did the light switch install last night, took 10 minutes start to finish. Works 100%. Thanks JD! You have a great price and very quick response and delivery. Last edited by JackMac; 09-07-2006 at 03:12 PM.. |
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09-07-2006, 04:00 PM | #150 |
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Got mine done on the way back from lunch going to work!
I of course only did it at stoplights but I couldn't wait until after work I picked up this a while back so it was a breeze http://www.bavariansoundwerks.com/pr...I=414/_cid=284 |
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09-07-2006, 04:11 PM | #151 | |
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09-07-2006, 05:19 PM | #153 | |
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09-08-2006, 05:48 PM | #154 |
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Woke up on this cloudy Friday morning and thought, "I could install this thing before I go to work". Took a shower, moisturized (wife says my skin's dry) and picked up a butter knife and a flat head screwdriver. Figured that's all I need, having read everyone's tools of choice.
And I did it. Here's some useful and unuseful tips I've learned from this mod:
And we're done. Drove to work. Wished it was foggy. And kept glancing down at a button like it had dramatically changed my interior. Yeah, rear fogs are da bomb.
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