10-08-2013, 11:19 PM | #1 |
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Installed M steering wheel on LCI X5 35i
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I just installed the M steering wheel on my late 2011 LCI X5 35i and guess what, the paddle shifters work . I searched foe it before installing to see if it would work without any modifications but couldn't find anything. So I wanted to write this post and confirm that the shifters work like a charm and steering wheel feels great. I have a sports activity and I think it comes pre-wired to work with paddle shifters. I will post some pictures soon.
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10-09-2013, 05:56 AM | #2 |
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I do miss the paddles, all of my other cars have them.
How hard was it to swap out the wheel? Where did you source the wheel? Price? Thanks.
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Well coming from a e90 335i, I missed them as well and that led me to do this mod. The wheel was sourced from Germany from a friend and a brand new M wheel with M trim and MF buttons was around $650.
The swap was not hard at all, just followed the steps on the e90 DIY section and forum members confirmed me that no errors on removing the battery.
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Some crappy iphone pictures I clicked while driving to work this morning.
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Thanks larry..
I was really missing paddles from my 335 but now I am enjoying the
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wonder if this works with a 2012 x5d...i miss those paddles from my 335
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thank you, i felt the same way, the tri-colored stitching definitely adds an edge
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i have not inquired it myself. but by doing a quick ebay search it costs around $875
http://www.ebay.com/itm/BMW-X5-E70-E...665e5d&vxp=mtr
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it should work if you have a sports activity.
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Looks great. Im lookin to add the same but heated. Sweet mod!
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It looks great indeed. But i would like to add the grip is also super good and feels very comfortable.
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i do have sports activity package, but did you check to see if your harness had the extra pins inside before connecting it? (crossing fingers it will work)
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thank you. And yeah I love then while going downhill or uphill.
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thank you. great community we have over here, always ready to advise and help
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It was around $650 for complete set.
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hey Singh97, did you notice if the harness had the extra pins/connector before you connected the wheel?
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