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      11-26-2019, 12:20 PM   #23
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I am pretty sure you stole that out of natahoa 's X5.
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I am pretty sure you stole that out of natahoa 's X5.
Man I was thinking the same thing!
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      11-26-2019, 01:04 PM   #25
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I am pretty sure you stole that out of natahoa 's X5.
Naaaaa, this is her's, right natahoa?

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I'm really hardcore. I don't touch the steering wheel because I don't want to get prints on it. Oh, the obsession
I just use my steering wheel cover so I don't have to worry about it

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Nice, there are disposable ones you can get but not sure where to get them from.

I saw a shop that does paint work on fancy cars like Ferraris, Lamborghinis and the likes use it to prevent damages on the wheel.

Should have asked them about how they got it.
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      11-26-2019, 01:39 PM   #27
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I just use my steering wheel cover so I don't have to worry about it

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Hilarious! Perfect.

Now all you need is screen protectors and you are all set. Oops. I forgot door handles. What do we do about those fingerprint magnets? Gotta go. I need to wash my car
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      11-26-2019, 01:40 PM   #28
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Naaaaa, this is her's, right natahoa?

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LOL You guys are too much! I needed a good laugh today
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LOL You guys are too much! I needed a good laugh today
Well, after reading post after post of unhappy owners, we need to weave a bit of humor in once in a while.

Actually I do have a steering wheel cover and seat covers too. Use them whenever I bring the car in for state inspections, service, etc. I couldn't find a decent looking steering wheel cover so my sister in law made me one, plain black and hugs the wheel - purrrrfect!
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      11-26-2019, 10:23 PM   #30
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Anybody get a screen protector for their Infotainment screen? Plan on getting this for my ordered M50i.

https://www.ebay.com/itm/For-BMW-X5-...53.m2749.l2649
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Anybody get a screen protector for their Infotainment screen? Plan on getting this for my ordered M50i.

https://www.ebay.com/itm/For-BMW-X5-...53.m2749.l2649
Yep, this one. Worked perfectly - I suspect they're pretty much the same.

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0...?ie=UTF8&psc=1
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Anybody get a screen protector for their Infotainment screen? Plan on getting this for my ordered M50i.

https://www.ebay.com/itm/For-BMW-X5-...53.m2749.l2649
I have one for th instrument cluster and infotainment screens. aside from a lot of glare at times they've been great
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      11-27-2019, 07:46 AM   #33
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I have one for th instrument cluster and infotainment screens. aside from a lot of glare at times they've been great
If you're constantly touching the screens, what's the benefit of these protectors?
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If you're constantly touching the screens, what's the benefit of these protectors?
You don't have to worry about transferring whatever is on your fingers to the actual screen - dirt, sand, tire-black, road salt, hot-dog relish (my X5 doesn't have the optional sink package after changing a tire, f'rinstance) - and the protector costs about 17 bucks. I have no idea what a scratched Nav screen costs to replace. I'm guessing more.
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You don't have to worry about transferring whatever is on your fingers to the actual screen - dirt, sand, tire-black, road salt, hot-dog relish (my X5 doesn't have the optional sink package after changing a tire, f'rinstance) - and the protector costs about 17 bucks. I have no idea what a scratched Nav screen costs to replace. I'm guessing more.
Yeah sorry - if you're NOT constantly touching the screens, is what I was meaning to ask. I can somewhat understand the NAV screen, but I see some on here buy the protector for the instrument cluster too. I'm failing to see the need for that.
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Yeah sorry - if you're NOT constantly touching the screens, is what I was meaning to ask. I can somewhat understand the NAV screen, but I see some on here buy the protector for the instrument cluster too. I'm failing to see the need for that.
I think the same reason - with a protector it's easy to just do a quick wipe with a cloth to clean the screen, without worrying about what's on the cloth (the microfiber you just used to clean the cameras, for example). I had an instrument cluster protector, but the glare was just too significant for me to leave it on, so I'm just careful what I clean the screen with; I don't worry about the Nav screen now though.
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I have one for th instrument cluster and infotainment screens. aside from a lot of glare at times they've been great
If you're constantly touching the screens, what's the benefit of these protectors?
You mean if I'm not constantly touching them? prevents scratches on the much softer material BMW uses
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I have one for th instrument cluster and infotainment screens. aside from a lot of glare at times they've been great
If you're constantly touching the screens, what's the benefit of these protectors?
There is another interesting reason for the nav screen protector. If one would like to adhere one of those small magnetic phone holders to an unused spot on the screen (for example the right lower triangular corner on LHD cars), the stock display surface will not take an adhesive. The protector surface works like a charm. And one might want to use that spot because there aren't a lot of other surfaces for such easily-removable and low-chance-of-damage spots. I'll figure out pics to demonstrate if needed.
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      11-28-2019, 02:37 PM   #39
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There is another interesting reason for the nav screen protector. If one would like to adhere one of those small magnetic phone holders to an unused spot on the screen (for example the right lower triangular corner on LHD cars), the stock display surface will not take an adhesive. The protector surface works like a charm. And one might want to use that spot because there aren't a lot of other surfaces for such easily-removable and low-chance-of-damage spots. I'll figure out pics to demonstrate if needed.
A little far from the NFC/Wireless charger down the bottom in the centre? ? (assuming you've got the wireless charging..)

You don't use screen mirroring?
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A nice big magnet near a TFT screen, I wouln't recommend it at all! It's not as bad as the old days of the TFT, but you're still messing up with the screen high frequency clock, and whatever is packed back then. There's a reason TFT's are heavily shielded.
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A nice big magnet near a TFT screen, I wouln't recommend it at all! It's not as bad as the old days of the TFT, but you're still messing up with the screen high frequency clock, and whatever is packed back then. There's a reason TFT's are heavily shielded.
6 months of flawless operation seems to indicate this to be a non-issue at least with that placement. Magnets don't generally affect compensated crystal oscillators materially and this isn't any kind of an electron gun technology :-). Shielding is against electrical noise (both in and out), not magnetic, at least in this case.
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There is another interesting reason for the nav screen protector. If one would like to adhere one of those small magnetic phone holders to an unused spot on the screen (for example the right lower triangular corner on LHD cars), the stock display surface will not take an adhesive. The protector surface works like a charm. And one might want to use that spot because there aren't a lot of other surfaces for such easily-removable and low-chance-of-damage spots. I'll figure out pics to demonstrate if needed.
A little far from the NFC/Wireless charger down the bottom in the centre? ? (assuming you've got the wireless charging..)

You don't use screen mirroring?
Not sure I understand the comments. That's just a place for a magnetic (or any other kind of small) phone mount. If you have no need for a phone mount, my suggestion doesn't apply. If you have other requirements for your phone (like charging or mirroring), then you get to figure that out. I am just describing a phone mount location. :-)
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Thanks everyone, I did end up getting the glass controls! Now waiting for a production build VIN.
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