[kplatinum777]

I guess the next questions, then, are:

a) When's the cutoff production date for the touchscreen deletion? And how does someone whose order is in production know if theirs does or does not have the touchscreen? Mine has been in "Production Begins" since 10/19. I have a line item for "Deletion of Backup Assistant," but not one for the deletion of the touchscreen. So, hopefully mine has it. But if the touchscreen was deleted, that's not readily apparent to me at this time.

b) For a unit that doesn't have the touchscreen, can it be retrofitted? Can you just buy a used touchscreen assembly/bezel from a salvage outfit and install it to get back that functionality, plug-and-play style? Or will BMW have changed the harnesses or hardware such that it's prohibitively expensive to add back the touchscreen? I suppose time will tell on that one.