RFID tag under dash trim...? (pics)

lilg1993 · 07-30-2018, 01:35 AM

I was taking apart my dash trim earlier and there was an RFID tag slapped under the long trim piece, just above the drivers cup holder (iDrive) near the glove box.

does anyone know what this may be for? is it safe to remove without causing something else to stop working? will the shady bmw secret service execs come after me?

thanks for any insight

S65Hunter · 07-30-2018, 07:46 AM

The NSA put that there man....

blau iii · 07-30-2018, 08:02 AM

I noticed that too. Mine looks slightly different though and says "Einstein Number".. weird.

Antetokounmpo · 07-30-2018, 08:13 AM

looks like they're onto you. I'd partout.

King Rudi · 07-30-2018, 08:16 AM

Possibly inventory management.

Bavarian Tech · 07-30-2018, 11:52 AM

9125815 is the part number to your dash, I can only assume its something for the plant when your car was being built.

ahlbe1cl · 07-30-2018, 12:19 PM

They use these RFID tags for inventory control. Mainly for inventory accuracy and financial postings.

Sometimes barcodes are used to verify a part passed from Warehouse to Assembly area, but the caveat to barcodes is that the part needs to be oriented with the barcode facing the scanner.

The beauty of RFID is that directional orientation during transport doesnt matter. If the part passes through the scanner, it gets recorded as consumed in the production process.

ryan stewart · 07-30-2018, 12:24 PM

They mentioned them during the factory tour. As your car goes through the line it helps confirm that X car got Y dash, etc.

Efthreeoh · 07-30-2018, 12:25 PM

RFIDs are used in production process control. As the car progresses though the assembly process, the parts management system keeps track of where the particular car is on the assembly line so as to send the model and trim-specific parts to the next assembly station. For example, if the car was ordered with adaptive HID headlights, the correct headlights are at the headlight assembly station when the car gets to that place in the assembly process.

lilg1993 · 07-30-2018, 12:34 PM

I figured it was probably something with inventory management at the plant, but wanted to hear what others had to say as well before I concluded that.

thanks for the laughs, fellas.

I'm going to hollow out the space behind it (there is a little leatherette patch and some foam padding behind it) and place some neodymium magnets behind it to create some stealth magnetic phone mounting point behind the trim. so far everything seems alright, and with the right magnets, you can get some serious sticking power from back there

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blau iii Lieutenant 128 Rep 451 Posts Drives: 2008 335i schwartz on scwartz Join Date: Jul 2015 Location: Pittsburgh iTrader: (0)	I noticed that too. Mine looks slightly different though and says "Einstein Number".. weird.
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Bavarian Tech Major 267 Rep 1,203 Posts Drives: 335i Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Pittsburgh/Harrisburg iTrader: (15) Garage List 2006 330i [10.00]	9125815 is the part number to your dash, I can only assume its something for the plant when your car was being built.
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ahlbe1cl Private First Class 30 Rep 106 Posts Drives: 2011 328i xDrive Join Date: Oct 2017 Location: Michigan iTrader: (0)	They use these RFID tags for inventory control. Mainly for inventory accuracy and financial postings. Sometimes barcodes are used to verify a part passed from Warehouse to Assembly area, but the caveat to barcodes is that the part needs to be oriented with the barcode facing the scanner. The beauty of RFID is that directional orientation during transport doesnt matter. If the part passes through the scanner, it gets recorded as consumed in the production process.
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ryan stewart Major 2197 Rep 1,322 Posts Drives: 2008 328it Join Date: Aug 2012 Location: Atlanta, GA iTrader: (0)	They mentioned them during the factory tour. As your car goes through the line it helps confirm that X car got Y dash, etc.
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Efthreeoh General 17309 Rep 18,733 Posts Drives: The E90 + Z4 Coupe & Z3 R'ster Join Date: May 2012 Location: Virginia iTrader: (0)	RFIDs are used in production process control. As the car progresses though the assembly process, the parts management system keeps track of where the particular car is on the assembly line so as to send the model and trim-specific parts to the next assembly station. For example, if the car was ordered with adaptive HID headlights, the correct headlights are at the headlight assembly station when the car gets to that place in the assembly process.
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lilg1993 First Lieutenant 38 Rep 349 Posts Drives: 2013 E92 335is Join Date: Apr 2016 Location: Long Island, NY iTrader: (10) Garage List 2013 E92 BMW 335is [0.00]	I figured it was probably something with inventory management at the plant, but wanted to hear what others had to say as well before I concluded that. thanks for the laughs, fellas. I'm going to hollow out the space behind it (there is a little leatherette patch and some foam padding behind it) and place some neodymium magnets behind it to create some stealth magnetic phone mounting point behind the trim. so far everything seems alright, and with the right magnets, you can get some serious sticking power from back there __________________ '13 E92 335is 7DCT, Space Gray/Black 7" FMIC; Aluminum CP; RB PCV; 3" Catless DP's; M3 Front/Rear Sways, KW DDC Coils, ER SS Brake Lines, OEM 359M Michelin PSS 235/35/19 F 265/30/19 OEM Blackout Grilles; 20% Tint '07 E93 335i 6AT, Platinum Bronze Metallic/Cream Beige [SOLD]
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