Can key be changed for 2007 323i ???

dUckb@it · 06-06-2007, 12:23 PM

Hey,
I just got the 2007 323i bmw. I find that the key function is pretty silly as I have to put it in the slot and then press the ignition button. I know for the 335s you simply have to have the key on you as it talks directly to the vehicle. Is there something I can do so that I dont have to continually put my key in the slot prior to pressing the start button? or am I stuck?
Thanks for your help!
dB

psychoactive · 06-06-2007, 12:27 PM

That is an option you have to get. It cost like $500, it is the option that allows you to open the doors and start the car when the key is on your body or near the car.

It is for pansies, you dont need it, just stick they key in the ignition lol

dUckb@it · 06-06-2007, 12:32 PM

Is this option an add-on? If so do you have any idea where I could get it? Does it also allow me to open the doors by rubbing the handle? haha, it isn't that I am a pansy, i would simply prefer to sit in and press start as I'm lazy as a mFer.
thanks for your help.
dB

psychoactive · 06-06-2007, 12:36 PM

well when I ordered my car they asked me if I want it at the dealership, I dont know if they can add it in after the fact, and if they can I bet it would cost an extraordinary amount of money... best bet, call bmw and ask!

i was kidding about the pansy thing lol sorry

choatie88 · 06-06-2007, 02:23 PM

You want the Comfort Access option, which is factory-only AFAIK. Installing after the fact, if it's even possible, would be incredibly expensive since it uses hidden antennae placed throughout the car.

dUckb@it · 06-06-2007, 04:04 PM

I just contacted BMW and they said that they would install it for me for $0.23 and a pack of spicy Doritoes. It is pretty steep, but I thought it was worth it. (They are looking into it for me)
dB

rrandyy · 06-08-2007, 08:35 PM

As stated above, its a feature called "comfort access". You cant simply replace your key and you can't add it after your car is built....sorry

continentalg5 · 06-08-2007, 08:42 PM

Yeah it's an option on the 3 series. Not even the 335 has it as standard. I remember a Top Gear episode where Richard Hammond says that the only things that are standard on a BMW is the windshield and all the air in the cabin. Pretty funny, but it's not far from the truth. Good luck trying to get a retrofit.

dUckb@it · 06-08-2007, 10:01 PM

I found out i can get an after-market comfort access install. They just need my first born, my right leg, and the rest of the car save for the front right door. I'm thinking about doing it.

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dUckb@it New Member 2 Rep 9 Posts Drives: 323i AW - 2007 Join Date: May 2007 Location: Canada iTrader: (1)	Can key be changed for 2007 323i ??? Hey, I just got the 2007 323i bmw. I find that the key function is pretty silly as I have to put it in the slot and then press the ignition button. I know for the 335s you simply have to have the key on you as it talks directly to the vehicle. Is there something I can do so that I dont have to continually put my key in the slot prior to pressing the start button? or am I stuck? Thanks for your help! dB
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psychoactive Banned 20 Rep 192 Posts Drives: 2007 328i Coupe Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: San Diego iTrader: (0)	That is an option you have to get. It cost like $500, it is the option that allows you to open the doors and start the car when the key is on your body or near the car. It is for pansies, you dont need it, just stick they key in the ignition lol
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dUckb@it New Member 2 Rep 9 Posts Drives: 323i AW - 2007 Join Date: May 2007 Location: Canada iTrader: (1)	Is this option an add-on? If so do you have any idea where I could get it? Does it also allow me to open the doors by rubbing the handle? haha, it isn't that I am a pansy, i would simply prefer to sit in and press start as I'm lazy as a mFer. thanks for your help. dB
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psychoactive Banned 20 Rep 192 Posts Drives: 2007 328i Coupe Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: San Diego iTrader: (0)	well when I ordered my car they asked me if I want it at the dealership, I dont know if they can add it in after the fact, and if they can I bet it would cost an extraordinary amount of money... best bet, call bmw and ask! i was kidding about the pansy thing lol sorry
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choatie88 Second Lieutenant 9 Rep 205 Posts Drives: iX, Volvo XC90, McLaren 12C Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Greenwich, CT iTrader: (0)	You want the Comfort Access option, which is factory-only AFAIK. Installing after the fact, if it's even possible, would be incredibly expensive since it uses hidden antennae placed throughout the car. __________________ 335i E93 Monaco/Beige ZPP ZSP ZCW 322 507 6FL ZPD
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dUckb@it New Member 2 Rep 9 Posts Drives: 323i AW - 2007 Join Date: May 2007 Location: Canada iTrader: (1)	I just contacted BMW and they said that they would install it for me for $0.23 and a pack of spicy Doritoes. It is pretty steep, but I thought it was worth it. (They are looking into it for me) dB
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rrandyy Captain 32 Rep 799 Posts Drives: E92 328 Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: California iTrader: (0)	As stated above, its a feature called "comfort access". You cant simply replace your key and you can't add it after your car is built....sorry
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continentalg5 Major 17 Rep 1,074 Posts Drives: BMW Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Earth iTrader: (0)	Yeah it's an option on the 3 series. Not even the 335 has it as standard. I remember a Top Gear episode where Richard Hammond says that the only things that are standard on a BMW is the windshield and all the air in the cabin. Pretty funny, but it's not far from the truth. Good luck trying to get a retrofit.
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dUckb@it New Member 2 Rep 9 Posts Drives: 323i AW - 2007 Join Date: May 2007 Location: Canada iTrader: (1)	I found out i can get an after-market comfort access install. They just need my first born, my right leg, and the rest of the car save for the front right door. I'm thinking about doing it.
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