e90 Alarm installing price

andytphung · 03-31-2012, 06:01 PM

I have a 2007 328i and I am planning to buy a new car alarm online and I am wondering if anyone knows a place to install for a good price. thanks in advance.

i live in the orange county area

OlivaresAnthony · 03-31-2012, 10:45 PM

If you buy the OEM one, you should install it yourself. It is not hard at all.

andytphung · 04-06-2012, 03:32 PM

thanks man, do you know a place to buy the alarm at a good price? also do you know what functions i will be missing if i don't activate it at the dealer?

techwhiz · 04-06-2012, 03:56 PM

I bought mine on eBay.
I paid $240 including the shipping.
The install is 30 minutes.
You do need to pull the drivers rear wheel and pull the liner down.
The rest of the job is easy.

I just did it.

The eBay seller is
http://www.ebay.com/sch/kgildenmeist...id=p4340.l2562

He lists them all the time so don't go nuts and bid.

rrpeinha · 04-09-2012, 11:17 PM

After I installed mine, I didn't code my car for it until about 6 months later. The only things that didn't work were the hood contact switch (the alarm wouldn't activate if the hood was opened) and the panic alarm (holding the trunk unlock button down for 5s had no effect). Everything else worked (doors, trunk, chirp @ lock & unlock). The interior motion/tilt sensor and flashing LED on the mirror also worked. If you decide to code it and have the cable for the OBD port, its actually really easy. The official instructions say to use Progman, but you can actually do it with NCSExpert in about 30 seconds.

F1Senna · 04-09-2012, 11:37 PM

How much would the dealer charge to install the whole thing?

bumere90 · 04-09-2012, 11:52 PM

your car is already pre-wired.
just install the parts, no need to have big brains

the dealer will charge you 1.5 hrs maybe another .5 for coding

F1Senna · 04-10-2012, 12:59 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by bumere90

your car is already pre-wired.
just install the parts, no need to have big brains

the dealer will charge you 1.5 hrs maybe another .5 for coding

I don't know how to code or what equipment that involves, I was thinking it might be better to go to the dealer on that one unless the price diff is worth it

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andytphung Registered 1 Rep 2 Posts Drives: 2007 BMW 328i Sedan/2006 525i Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: Orange County iTrader: (0)	thanks man, do you know a place to buy the alarm at a good price? also do you know what functions i will be missing if i don't activate it at the dealer?
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techwhiz Colonel 454 Rep 2,973 Posts Drives: e90 335i Sedan - Arctic Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: Bay Area, Ca iTrader: (4)	I bought mine on eBay. I paid $240 including the shipping. The install is 30 minutes. You do need to pull the drivers rear wheel and pull the liner down. The rest of the job is easy. I just did it. The eBay seller is http://www.ebay.com/sch/kgildenmeist...id=p4340.l2562 He lists them all the time so don't go nuts and bid. Last edited by techwhiz; 04-06-2012 at 03:56 PM.. Reason: spelling
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rrpeinha New Member 1 Rep 25 Posts Drives: 2008 Crimson Red 335i Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: North Alabama iTrader: (1) Garage List 2008 BMW 335i [0.00] 1993 BMW 850i [0.00]	After I installed mine, I didn't code my car for it until about 6 months later. The only things that didn't work were the hood contact switch (the alarm wouldn't activate if the hood was opened) and the panic alarm (holding the trunk unlock button down for 5s had no effect). Everything else worked (doors, trunk, chirp @ lock & unlock). The interior motion/tilt sensor and flashing LED on the mirror also worked. If you decide to code it and have the cable for the OBD port, its actually really easy. The official instructions say to use Progman, but you can actually do it with NCSExpert in about 30 seconds.
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F1Senna Private First Class 12 Rep 140 Posts Drives: E90 Sedan Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: All Over iTrader: (0)	How much would the dealer charge to install the whole thing?
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bumere90 Grozniy 188 Rep 2,602 Posts Drives: Carless Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: FL iTrader: (12)	your car is already pre-wired. just install the parts, no need to have big brains the dealer will charge you 1.5 hrs maybe another .5 for coding __________________ -fatman
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