NO ALARM??

Ryan 330i · 02-06-2007, 08:48 PM

took my car in today for the alarm instal. i am being given the ring-around.
my SA is telling me my car does not have the alarm pre-wiring....

they are saying that if they find tomorrow that it is in fact not there... it will be a 9 hour labor instal if in fact the car was not wired from germany. the whole headliner would need to be dropped, etc... FU*K THAT! i am not letting them drop the headliner. i know my car will never be put back together right...

so tomorrow we will see if germany forgot to put in all the pre-wiring, or if it was just the proximity sensor they forgot everything.

i am hoping for the best, but thinking the worst.

who has had the alarm successfully installed in an E92??

bavarian19 · 02-06-2007, 09:04 PM

All current BMW's should be prewired for the alarm. They have been coming that way for a long time now...

Shinchan · 02-06-2007, 09:23 PM

A friend of mine with E92 have alarm installed by dealer.... her car has prewire...

AHY · 02-06-2007, 09:50 PM

I installed the alarm myself. It was pre-wired. If you look under the hood you should see some wire running along the plastic board under the very top part of the hood (top as in top edge under windsheild wiper). At the end of this wire is a plastic plug, that is an idication of the pre-wire.

this is a picture of what I was trying to describe:

taken from this thread: http://www.e90post.com/forums/showthread.php?t=1487

STE92VE · 02-06-2007, 09:54 PM

I wonder if they are just trying to hit you up for a big labor charge...

EHDEN · 02-06-2007, 10:02 PM

all my friends e90's and e46's came pre-wired for alarm. If it aint pre-wired, don't even waste your money...not worth it..

bavarian19 · 02-06-2007, 10:05 PM

take it to another dealership... see what they say...

Ill almost guarantee it will be a different story...

BMW2006 · 02-06-2007, 10:21 PM

My BS - o - meter is riging too, I don't think you can order one without pre-wiring. Or if it's not there, may of been a manufacturing defect, and you should't be responsible for paying for it either.

GregL · 02-06-2007, 10:29 PM

Speaking of alarms, does anyone know what this is about?

http://www.realoem.com/bmw/showparts...=65&fg=95&hl=1

DFW_M · 02-06-2007, 11:31 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by bavarian19

All current BMW's should be prewired for the alarm. They have been coming that way for a long time now...

current, meaning 06 e90's, too? Pre-Sept 2005?

Thanks.

ctgazer · 02-07-2007, 12:40 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by dr325i

current, meaning 06 e90's, too? Pre-Sept 2005?

Thanks.

yep...got my car in july 05 and it was pre-wired...i added the alarm at a later date for $3xx CDN installed

GregL · 02-07-2007, 12:54 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ctgazer

yep...got my car in july 05 and it was pre-wired...i added the alarm at a later date for $3xx CDN installed

Wow thats a steal, might it be possible to PM me with where/how you got it done? BMW Autohaus wants something like $900 for the alarm including install.

Ryan 330i · 02-07-2007, 01:48 AM

i dont think they are trying to jack me. i mean my SA even said if it didnt have the wiring that bmw would be paying for it to get wired. its just i dont know if i want my fucking car torn apart for the alarm.

LEDZEP · 02-07-2007, 07:35 AM

All BMW come from the factory with the pre-wiring for the alarm.

Ryan 330i · 02-07-2007, 02:09 PM

okay so i talked to my advisor today. they handed the job over to the shop forman. the proximity sensor cable was taped on the roof just above the rear window. they pulled off the dome light and fished it through with out dropping the headliner. so the alarm is in, and i am picking it up this afternoon!

also...

i told them that in my 06 E90w/ CA the mirrors would fold in when i held down on the ridges... and now the E92 doesent. They programed the system through the OBD, and now it does it! so now i am happy.

txusa03 · 02-07-2007, 02:21 PM

I hope they did not charge you man power to fish the line out of the roof liner. That is bmw fault so it should not be included in the labor to fish it out. Labor should only be for installing and programming the alarm

ironic · 02-07-2007, 03:07 PM

i odn't see why it wouldn't be pre wired, our cars are mad eon an ssembly line, if the one in fron of it got the pre wiring, i'm sure ur's did

ur dealer is on crak

Ryan 330i · 02-07-2007, 06:06 PM

i am not being charged for anything. the alarm was thrown in for getting almost no discount on the car...

labor was paid for under warranty.

the wiring was found, just farther back than normal, so BMW did infact wire it correctly.

02-06-2007, 08:48 PM	#1
Ryan 330i Major 57 Rep 1,181 Posts Drives: '09 E93 335i Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: San Francisco \| LA \| Oregon iTrader: (0)	NO ALARM?? took my car in today for the alarm instal. i am being given the ring-around. my SA is telling me my car does not have the alarm pre-wiring.... they are saying that if they find tomorrow that it is in fact not there... it will be a 9 hour labor instal if in fact the car was not wired from germany. the whole headliner would need to be dropped, etc... FUK THAT! i am not letting them drop the headliner. i know my car will never be put back together right... so tomorrow we will see if germany forgot to put in all the pre-wiring, or if it was just the proximity sensor they forgot everything. i am hoping for the best, but thinking the worst. who has had the alarm successfully installed in an E92?? __________________ 2009 E93 335i* \| Jet \| Black Dakota \| Grey Poplar \| ZPP \| ZSP \| ZCW \| Step \| Paddles \| i-Drive \| CA \| Sirius \| HD \| Logic7 \| 06FL \| 06NF \| PDC \| OEM Alarm \| LUX Retired: 2007 E92 335i Retired: 2006 E90 330i
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02-06-2007, 09:04 PM	#2
bavarian19 General 547 Rep 18,849 Posts Drives: Car Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: VA iTrader: (23)	All current BMW's should be prewired for the alarm. They have been coming that way for a long time now...
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02-06-2007, 09:23 PM	#3
Shinchan LED Rules 67 Rep 789 Posts Drives: Sold: 335xi Coupe Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Boston iTrader: (0)	A friend of mine with E92 have alarm installed by dealer.... her car has prewire... __________________ LED Pimp... 13 Audi S4...
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02-06-2007, 09:50 PM	#4
AHY First Lieutenant 16 Rep 333 Posts Drives: e92 335i, e70 3.0 m-sport Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: N. California, East Bay iTrader: (5)	I installed the alarm myself. It was pre-wired. If you look under the hood you should see some wire running along the plastic board under the very top part of the hood (top as in top edge under windsheild wiper). At the end of this wire is a plastic plug, that is an idication of the pre-wire. this is a picture of what I was trying to describe: taken from this thread: http://www.e90post.com/forums/showthread.php?t=1487
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EHDEN Brigadier General 403 Rep 3,893 Posts Drives: 435i Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Miami, FL iTrader: (0) Garage List 2014 BMW 435i [7.00]	all my friends e90's and e46's came pre-wired for alarm. If it aint pre-wired, don't even waste your money...not worth it.. __________________
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02-06-2007, 10:05 PM	#7
bavarian19 General 547 Rep 18,849 Posts Drives: Car Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: VA iTrader: (23)	take it to another dealership... see what they say... Ill almost guarantee it will be a different story...
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02-06-2007, 10:21 PM	#8
BMW2006 Second Lieutenant 12 Rep 217 Posts Drives: 2007 335i Montego Coupe Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Columbus, ohio iTrader: (0)	My BS - o - meter is riging too, I don't think you can order one without pre-wiring. Or if it's not there, may of been a manufacturing defect, and you should't be responsible for paying for it either.
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02-06-2007, 10:29 PM	#9
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02-07-2007, 01:48 AM	#13
Ryan 330i Major 57 Rep 1,181 Posts Drives: '09 E93 335i Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: San Francisco \| LA \| Oregon iTrader: (0)	i dont think they are trying to jack me. i mean my SA even said if it didnt have the wiring that bmw would be paying for it to get wired. its just i dont know if i want my fucking car torn apart for the alarm. __________________ 2009 E93 335i \| Jet \| Black Dakota \| Grey Poplar \| ZPP \| ZSP \| ZCW \| Step \| Paddles \| i-Drive \| CA \| Sirius \| HD \| Logic7 \| 06FL \| 06NF \| PDC \| OEM Alarm \| LUX Retired: 2007 E92 335i Retired: 2006 E90 330i
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02-07-2007, 07:35 AM	#14
LEDZEP Lieutenant General 429 Rep 12,276 Posts Drives: 2009 E70 & 2011 F25 Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Area 51 iTrader: (0) Garage List 2011 X3 35i M Sport [7.62] 2009 X5 M Sport [0.00] 2007 328xi E90 [0.00] 2006 325xiT E91 [0.00]	All BMW come from the factory with the pre-wiring for the alarm. __________________ I think it is bad luck to be superstitious
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02-07-2007, 02:09 PM	#15
Ryan 330i Major 57 Rep 1,181 Posts Drives: '09 E93 335i Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: San Francisco \| LA \| Oregon iTrader: (0)	okay so i talked to my advisor today. they handed the job over to the shop forman. the proximity sensor cable was taped on the roof just above the rear window. they pulled off the dome light and fished it through with out dropping the headliner. so the alarm is in, and i am picking it up this afternoon! also... i told them that in my 06 E90w/ CA the mirrors would fold in when i held down on the ridges... and now the E92 doesent. They programed the system through the OBD, and now it does it! so now i am happy. __________________ 2009 E93 335i \| Jet \| Black Dakota \| Grey Poplar \| ZPP \| ZSP \| ZCW \| Step \| Paddles \| i-Drive \| CA \| Sirius \| HD \| Logic7 \| 06FL \| 06NF \| PDC \| OEM Alarm \| LUX Retired: 2007 E92 335i Retired: 2006 E90 330i
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txusa03 Major General 577 Rep 6,563 Posts Drives: TS330iPPSP6MT Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Planet Earth iTrader: (3)	I hope they did not charge you man power to fish the line out of the roof liner. That is bmw fault so it should not be included in the labor to fish it out. Labor should only be for installing and programming the alarm __________________ under construction!
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ironic Major General 267 Rep 8,338 Posts Drives: Jet Black 335i Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: San Francisco, Ca iTrader: (22)	i odn't see why it wouldn't be pre wired, our cars are mad eon an ssembly line, if the one in fron of it got the pre wiring, i'm sure ur's did ur dealer is on crak __________________ Widebody 335i Project Car BUILD \| PHOTOSHOOT
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Ryan 330i Major 57 Rep 1,181 Posts Drives: '09 E93 335i Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: San Francisco \| LA \| Oregon iTrader: (0)	i am not being charged for anything. the alarm was thrown in for getting almost no discount on the car... labor was paid for under warranty. the wiring was found, just farther back than normal, so BMW did infact wire it correctly. __________________ 2009 E93 335i \| Jet \| Black Dakota \| Grey Poplar \| ZPP \| ZSP \| ZCW \| Step \| Paddles \| i-Drive \| CA \| Sirius \| HD \| Logic7 \| 06FL \| 06NF \| PDC \| OEM Alarm \| LUX Retired: 2007 E92 335i Retired: 2006 E90 330i
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