LCI E92's have arrived...

toxicnerve · 03-30-2010, 08:03 AM

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Originally Posted by BGM

and a new style paddle retro fit please!!

This!

E92Fan · 03-30-2010, 08:04 AM

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Originally Posted by BGM

and a new style paddle retro fit please!!

You can retrofit the M3 DCT paddles straight on a E9x sports steering wheel with push/pull paddles. No modifications are necessary. Takes about 20 minutes to do. Cost is around £190 per paddle though !!!!!!!!!

BGM · 03-30-2010, 08:21 AM

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Originally Posted by E92Fan

You can retrofit the M3 DCT paddles straight on a E9x sports steering wheel with push/pull paddles. No modifications are necessary. Takes about 20 minutes to do. Cost is around £190 per paddle though !!!!!!!!!

WHAT THE FUCK...

£190 PER PADDLE, what are they made from... platinum??

frick, i'd just like some paddles that had a plus and a minus on and only moved one way.. can be made of wood if necessary.. haha

daveyM3 · 03-30-2010, 08:28 AM

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Originally Posted by M3-FAST

+1 - mine give me radio interference and would like some OEM BMW ones if they are available

Come on Anneka - get the workshop to whip a couple of LED markers out of an LCI car and pop em into a non-Lci E92 and see if they work

Oh, and then offer a forum group buy as I reckon you will sell loads of sets!

I'm in for a group buy!

I'm about to buy some from the States, but would prefer to have the BMW ones if they work.

creepy coupe · 03-30-2010, 08:35 AM

I can't see the problem, it isn't that difficult to remember +/-

What about taking yours off and getting them laser etched

E92Fan · 03-30-2010, 08:36 AM

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Originally Posted by BGM

frick, i'd just like some paddles that had a plus and a minus on and only moved one way..

That's what £190 gets you... each paddle

BGM · 03-30-2010, 08:36 AM

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Originally Posted by creepy coupe

I can't see the problem, it isn't that difficult to remember +/-

What about taking yours off and getting them laser etched

not a problem, they look much slicker though

the new 5 series ones are nice

creepy coupe · 03-30-2010, 08:40 AM

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Originally Posted by BGM

not a problem, they look much slicker though

the new 5 series ones are nice

Are you refering to the style which has the black rubbery inserts?

Anneka @ Sytner · 03-30-2010, 08:48 AM

The lights and paddle shifts are not available on the system at present, there aren't any retrofit kits available for pre-LCI's either.

E92Fan · 03-30-2010, 08:54 AM

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Originally Posted by Anneka @ Sytner

The lights and paddle shifts are not available on the system at present, there aren't any retrofit kits available for pre-LCI's either.

There aren't any retrofit kits available, because according to BMW UK it's not possible to put M3 paddles (+/-) on a regular push/pull setup. As you will expect me to say, that's bollox...!

The solution is just to buy the parts and fit accordingly

toxicnerve · 03-30-2010, 09:02 AM

I'd be up for the M3 ones but £190 a paddle is a little bit difficult to justify.

Anneka @ Sytner · 03-30-2010, 09:05 AM

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Originally Posted by E92Fan

There aren't any retrofit kits available, because according to BMW UK it's not possible to put M3 paddles (+/-) on a regular push/pull setup. As you will expect me to say, that's bollox...!

The solution is just to buy the parts and fit accordingly

The system won't let us order the LCI E92 paddles yet specifically, they appear to require different parts depending on the type of steering wheel too.

The functionality is more interesting though, i.e. the right for up left for down configuration, I don't know if some re-wiring would allow this to be achieved on cars with pre-LCI paddle shifters?

giotecno · 03-30-2010, 09:35 AM

You can achieve this on pre LCI paddle shiffters already too by just altering the wiring. Alan had a diagram on the forum somewhere on this. I could have done the same with my paddle shift but went for the OEM style. Its simple. So its easily achievable pre or LCI. But its about getting the parts for a good price to make the retrofit feasable...

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Originally Posted by Anneka @ Sytner

The system won't let us order the LCI E92 paddles yet specifically, they appear to require different parts depending on the type of steering wheel too.

The functionality is more interesting though, i.e. the right for up left for down configuration, I don't know if some re-wiring would allow this to be achieved on cars with pre-LCI paddle shifters?

toxicnerve · 03-30-2010, 09:44 AM

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Originally Posted by Anneka @ Sytner

The system won't let us order the LCI E92 paddles yet specifically, they appear to require different parts depending on the type of steering wheel too.

The functionality is more interesting though, i.e. the right for up left for down configuration, I don't know if some re-wiring would allow this to be achieved on cars with pre-LCI paddle shifters?

Re-wiring is easily done.

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Originally Posted by giotecno

But its about getting the parts for a good price to make the retrofit feasable...

Exactly. £380 seems a bit of a joke for a set of paddles. £150 would be more like it.

BGM · 03-30-2010, 10:00 AM

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Originally Posted by toxicnerve

Re-wiring is easily done.

Exactly. £380 seems a bit of a joke for a set of paddles. £150 would be more like it.

i was expecting them to be around £150, and aluminium ?

rsmallwo · 03-30-2010, 10:26 AM

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Originally Posted by Anneka @ Sytner

The lights and paddle shifts are not available on the system at present, there aren't any retrofit kits available for pre-LCI's either.

When you say "lights" are you refering to the angel eye led bulbs we have mentioned in previous posts.

We wait in great antisipation....alright, I am

Anneka @ Sytner · 03-30-2010, 10:29 AM

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Originally Posted by rsmallwo

When you say "lights" are you refering to the angel eye led bulbs we have mentioned in previous posts.

We wait in great antisipation....alright, I am

Yes.

BGM · 03-30-2010, 11:07 AM

anneka, can't you just take some out of the cars in your showroom.. i mean, they wont ever be actually turning on and needing those bulbs

jonl1983 · 03-30-2010, 05:03 PM

I saw one in my local sytner when i dropped the car in the other day. I much prefer my LCI E92, the bigger mirrors look daft and the 5 spoke alloys dont suit the car either.

Not a big fan of the eyebrow LED's, they look like something a 17 year old would stick on their corsa.

Only thing i would be interested in is the angel eye upgrade if available.

The salesman that sold me my last car saw me looking it at, told him not to be expecting me to swap mine out for the new LCI! Think BM have lost their way a bit with this one!

M3-FAST · 03-30-2010, 06:24 PM

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Originally Posted by Anneka @ Sytner

The lights and paddle shifts are not available on the system at present, there aren't any retrofit kits available for pre-LCI's either.

Thats fair enough but any chance of getting a tech to just try swapping a set over - it is literally a 10 minute job to undo the plastic covers and swap the bulbs over - then at least we know that if they do work all we need to do is get BMW to provide a part number and price to order them.

If they dont fit/work or throw an error code, we can all stop waiting and carry in fitting the cheap chinese imports off fleabay and suffering crackly FM reception

daveyM3 · 03-31-2010, 03:36 AM

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Originally Posted by M3-FAST

Thats fair enough but any chance of getting a tech to just try swapping a set over - it is literally a 10 minute job to undo the plastic covers and swap the bulbs over - then at least we know that if they do work all we need to do is get BMW to provide a part number and price to order them.

If they dont fit/work or throw an error code, we can all stop waiting and carry in fitting the cheap chinese imports off fleabay and suffering crackly FM reception

+1. Pretty please?

BGM · 03-31-2010, 04:01 AM

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Originally Posted by daveyM3

+1. Pretty please?

please please please

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creepy coupe Lieutenant General 1823 Rep 13,043 Posts Drives: BMW M340I G20 Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: UK iTrader: (2) Garage List 2015 BMW 435d [0.00] 2009 335i [0.00]	I can't see the problem, it isn't that difficult to remember +/- What about taking yours off and getting them laser etched
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BGM Colonel 61 Rep 2,398 Posts Drives: F20 M140i Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Farnborough, UK iTrader: (0)	anneka, can't you just take some out of the cars in your showroom.. i mean, they wont ever be actually turning on and needing those bulbs
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jonl1983 Lieutenant 23 Rep 482 Posts Drives: F12 640d M Sport Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: South Wales iTrader: (2)	I saw one in my local sytner when i dropped the car in the other day. I much prefer my LCI E92, the bigger mirrors look daft and the 5 spoke alloys dont suit the car either. Not a big fan of the eyebrow LED's, they look like something a 17 year old would stick on their corsa. Only thing i would be interested in is the angel eye upgrade if available. The salesman that sold me my last car saw me looking it at, told him not to be expecting me to swap mine out for the new LCI! Think BM have lost their way a bit with this one!
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