leo923 wroteFor the start button it should be pretty easy and inexpensive, the only option is to buy the aftermarket crystal button. As far as the shifter goes, most likely you'd have to swap out the whole shifter console and coding will be needed as well, not going to be cheapanyone have an idea if the crystal shifter (and maybe the start button) can be fit into a 2024 LCI 50e? the little shift paddle thing seems strange to me and i like the crystal shifter look. thanks!
leo923 wroteLeo923 any luck switching back to shift lever from shift paddle? Same here. Don’t like the paddle at all.anyone have an idea if the crystal shifter (and maybe the start button) can be fit into a 2024 LCI 50e? the little shift paddle thing seems strange to me and i like the crystal shifter look. thanks!
P.J.M wrotei found a listing on eBay that comes with an adapter to put the shifter on it but in the end i left it alone. didn't want to mess with it any more being it's such a new car and i dont want the dealership to one day tell me something is my fault.Leo923 any luck switching back to shift lever from shift paddle? Same here. Don’t like the paddle at all.
)).P.J.M wroteCoding makes the X light up, otherwise you can go without it. In this case it's VO, so needs to be done with Esys, Bimmercode doesn't have this ability.Damn thats impressive. New to all this. You mentioned coding is needed in this retrofit. Is that a different type of coding and not an issue like Bimmercode coding not working on 2024 LCI models?
P.J.M wroteJust for clarity, the inability to do coding on the LCI is not exclusive to Bimmercode. No coding tool can do it since BMW changed to secure doing that requires server authentication.Damn thats impressive. New to all this. You mentioned coding is needed in this retrofit. Is that a different type of coding and not an issue like Bimmercode coding not working on 2024 LCI models?
P.J.M wroteIf needed, if you have an LCI you will not be able to do any coding.Thanks for the clarity. Yes I understand that.
If coding is needed when I swap the gear shift console for any reason, will that be unable to do as well?
I’m about to pick up the gear shift console with stick in about an hour, to replace mine with the paddle, and before I spend the money I want to know if I’ll be able to do any of this.
Not all the buttons line up, but this is the closest to what I can find.
Mine is on left , new on right of course
P.J.M wroteIt might, it might not. Given that it would be a different console altogether, I think it would need some sort of coding to make the car aware of it.Thanks. I assume that the hill decent button will not function any longer because it is not lined up the same. I think that is what would need coding from what I read in a thread somewhere
TurtleBoy wroteWhat about dealership coding?If needed, if you have an LCI you will not be able to do any coding.
panki_86 wroteNo, dealers will not perform coding. Usually the only exception to that is if you have an //M qualified service center perform some type of approved modification.What about dealership coding?
On mine was option "retrofitting accessories for gear selector switch made of glass" in original ISTA. Also ISTA have option for coding display key and trailer hitch (both) for my car.
Meybe he will not have this option since he want to retrofit preLCI part to the LCI?
He can check at dealership.
TurtleBoy wroteMy local dealer was willing to code my 2020 X5 for glass retrofit for about $350. I said no thanks.No, dealers will not perform coding. Usually the only exception to that is if you have an //M qualified service center perform some type of approved modification.
P.J.M wroteThere should be a tab to release on the connector. Maybe include a picture to point out the exact connector you are having an issue with?If you saw that I post this question in another thread as well, I apologize. I have my X5 disassembled and the center console apart, but I cannot unplug the wires that plug into the harness on the underside of the gear shift module. There is 3 or 4. Only the top left and top right were able to be unplugged. Any advice? Do they lock or something?
bagd0003 Here are screen shots from some videos I found online. I think I understand how to open up the latch on the grey connection to remove, but not the red. I assumed the red you just pull out, but definitely not, unless it's stuck. Thanks!P.J.M wroteThe red connect looks like it should just pull out, don't pull by the wires, but by the connector itself. maybe wiggle it a bit first.
P.J.M wroteDepends on the issue. They might run diagnostics and there could be codes stored.Great thanks. I'll let you know it goes. Another question. I have an appt tomorrow at BMW because my iDrive is all messed up. Will they notice that this was swapped in their computer system. Will it alert them if I did this today and didn't wait until I get it back? If not, think they pay attention enough to know just by getting in the vehicle when I drop it off?
Thanks again
