The early E85 cars had a wiring loom for cruise control that wasn’t always used but for a few £‘s it could be fitted.
Is the electronic unlock the version of today?
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BMW, like the human race, has definitely peaked
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BMW, like the human race, has definitely peaked
You don't stop playing when you get old - You get old when you stop playing!
So I bought a 35is with all the toys to play with.
So I bought a 35is with all the toys to play with.
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BMW, like the human race, has definitely peaked
I think that a common wiring loom has been the standard for basically all auto manufacturers for quite some time now. I work in the window industry and our fabricators are all about limiting SKUs. Could you imagine having different wiring looms (and thus a different SKU for each loom) for builds with different options...it would be a manufacturing nightmare.
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BMW, like the human race, has definitely peaked
Having recently retrofitted cruise control on my E86, I'd have happily paid a fee and 'unlocked' it
Though I do now feel more of a man, so every cloud.
Owen
Though I do now feel more of a man, so every cloud.
Owen
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More reason to stick to old ‘off grid’ cars chaps
If the forum helped you, why not help the forum back. Thats the Z4 way!
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BMW, like the human race, has definitely peaked
A good friend of mine who I used to work with at Audi was telling me about this type of subscription service for in car luxuries and infotainment a few years back so not surprised it’s starting to happen
Now: Z4MC Titan Silver
Gone: E86 3.0Si Sport Titan Silver - M exhaust + bumper - Battery Relocated - Aero Front
E86 3.0Si Sport Silver Grey - Carbon Diffuser - Aero Kit - B/Box Mod - Storm MW V2
E85 2.5 Si Sport Titan Silver
Gone: E86 3.0Si Sport Titan Silver - M exhaust + bumper - Battery Relocated - Aero Front
E86 3.0Si Sport Silver Grey - Carbon Diffuser - Aero Kit - B/Box Mod - Storm MW V2
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I agree its a neat idea. My pre-facelift E85 doesn't have heated seats and I admit it almost stopped me buying it. I subsequently decided to look for heated seats to swap out and even installed the appropriate dash control panel. Since then I've gone cold on the idea ( ) as I honestly don't think they would do much for me (and I go top down whenever its not looking like imminent rain, whatever the time of year). That said I would love the option of a heated steering wheel cos hands do get really cold in winter with the top down. I might have light heartedly scoffed at yours Andy but I think its a brilliant option!Argyll Andy wrote: ↑Thu Jul 14, 2022 12:08 pm I don’t see any issue with this at all. Quite the opposite in fact, think it’s a clever/helpful option
On this forum one of the most repeated things to newbies, including myself at the start, was heated seats a must in a roadster in the U.K., particularly Scotland. I listened to this, then immediately discounted multiple nice cars because they didn’t have this feature, with this I could have bought any of those cars and factored a £100-£200 one off payment to get the heated seats if not spec’d by original purchaser.
Now: 2004 Z4 3.0i - Merlot Red
Before: VW Corrado VR6 Storm - Classic Green
Before: VW Corrado VR6 Storm - Classic Green
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I’m sure the savings in build costs will be passed on to the consumer, so it’s not all bad news….
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