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06-16-2009, 05:11 PM | #243 |
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Has anyone noticed any impact on the battery or control systems from this install?
I've been getting the erros message "Control Failure: Braking and Dynamic Driving Systems Malfunction. Drive slowly and avoid hard braking." The dealer is now telling me that it's because I have my V1 wired into my glovebox. Has anyone else had this issue? If this is a problem with BMW's, I'd imagine that everyone would be having this problem...
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03-02-2010, 11:43 PM | #245 |
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Thanks SFBMW,
With your step by step instructions I was able to complete the job under 30 minutes. Had no problem getting the console down since I knew where the two metal clips were. Just use a small flat head screwdriver and pushed in on the two metal clips and cha-ching - took about 1 minute to do. I use the green wire with the white stripe nearest the driver side. Hooked everything up and tested it - Perfect. Even tried using the moon roof - no problems at all. So far I installed my V1 and setup my homelink all from the help of this forum. I came from e46fanatics with my 2003 330i but now have replaced it with a 2007 335i. Let the mods begin..... Thanks everyone. Mike |
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03-21-2010, 09:17 PM | #246 |
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Did this today, worked great! The hardest part was getting a good ground, and the wire tap that comes with it is a little too big for the OEM wires, but luckily we had smaller wire taps.
I actually ran it through the drivers side visor light to the V1 on the visor, looks very clean and hidden. Thanks for the DIY! Here's a pic of the visor light:
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04-23-2010, 09:01 AM | #247 |
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First of all you are not supposed to "pull the light/sunroof thing as hard as you can", there are clips that must be released or you can break it. Second, I used both green/white wires and they both seem to draw power when you use sunroof and V1 stops working. Are there any other wires that can be used ?
The only thing that I can think of is that V1 blue tap connector might not provide a solid connection and that together with sunroof drawing power from green/white is causing V1 to stop working......... |
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04-23-2010, 07:43 PM | #248 | |
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03-22-2012, 11:24 AM | #251 |
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03-22-2012, 02:35 PM | #252 |
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03-24-2012, 10:37 AM | #253 |
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I didn't look through the entire thread, but curious if anyone has "hard" mounted the V1 instead of suction cups? Seems like something could in-between the liner and roof.
My suction thingies come off at times mounted near the dash, so up top would be a little irritating when it happens. |
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04-06-2013, 05:40 PM | #255 |
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Sos button +V1!
Hs anyone of you tried to connect valentine one in a way that when I press the sos the button .. Instead of calling the bmw assist then it would turn the V1..
My idea if I hardware my v1 near the rear glass and my concealed display with an extra speaker in the front.. And desire the Sos button so that it would activate/deactivate the v1!! Or would the sos button trigger some type of malfunction code!!??
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06-02-2014, 01:21 PM | #257 |
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Great instructions, thank you!
I've hardwired a V1 in my past 3 BMW's in the same fashion and this one presented a challenge because I could not "pry" those clips no matter how hard I tried.
Then I found out a little secret. If you pop off the black plastic circles around the reading lights, you will see the back of the clips, with a tiny space on the side. Use a strong straightened paper clip with a small right angle bend and Presto. The rest of the project took about 20 minutes as the 10mm ground bolt was hard to get at. Wish I had a metal screw to use with one of those random holes in the frame. Routed the wire through the vanity light and closed it up. Last edited by Alanintx; 06-02-2014 at 01:22 PM.. Reason: spelling |
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