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      11-21-2017, 02:41 PM   #1
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Hey all,

My CA stated that he was notified of a recall of all 2 series including m2 for an issue regarding the dash. He’s off today and will confirm tomorrow. In the meantime, I can’t find any info on this online. Anyone got anything? Frustrating since he has an m2 that I’m interested in.

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Hey all,

My CA stated that he was notified of a recall of all 2 series including m2 for an issue regarding the dash. HeÂ’s off today and will confirm tomorrow. In the meantime, I canÂ’t find any info on this online. Anyone got anything? Frustrating since he has an m2 that IÂ’m interested in.

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Most people know about this fully. It is not a mandatory recall. It affects MY18 digital gauges freezing on startup. MY18 F87 has digital gauges. Does yours?
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It has the LCI backlit gauges. I guess they may be considered “digital”?
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Easy fix takes a simple program update

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Haha. Found the thread on the gauges issue. I’m guessing that’s what he is referring to. Good to see it’s a software fix.
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Haha. Found the thread on the gauges issue. I’m guessing that’s what he is referring to. Good to see it’s a software fix.
backlit and digital are very different. do you have a my18 LCI F87? if not, just don't worry about it.
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backlit and digital are very different. do you have a my18 LCI F87? if not, just don't worry about it.
I have an '18 but haven't heard anything from my dealer.
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I have an '18 but haven't heard anything from my dealer.
give them a call or just wait till your next oil change.
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backlit and digital are very different. do you have a my18 LCI F87? if not, just don't worry about it.
My dealer has a MY 2018 LCI. New head lights and interior changes, along with gauges. However I don’t think there are “digital” gauges on any m2. If you turn the car off on the LCI you can see the physical analogue gauges if you shine light on them.
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My dealer has a MY 2018 LCI. New head lights and interior changes, along with gauges. However I don’t think there are “digital” gauges on any m2. If you turn the car off on the LCI you can see the physical analogue gauges if you shine light on them.
that's incorrect. I was in an LCI yesterday. the gauges are what BMW is calling semi-digital, all the number disappear when the car is off. IMHO it's dumb, either go full digital or don't, but for some reason BMW is treating the F87 like it is less than the other cars 3+
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Most people know about this fully. It is not a mandatory recall. It affects MY18 digital gauges freezing on startup. MY18 F87 has digital gauges. Does yours?
They are not digital. This fact has been discussed repeatedly elsewhere on this forum...
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It has the LCI backlit gauges. I guess they may be considered “digital”?
No.
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I have an '18 but haven't heard anything from my dealer.
There's been 2 or 3 owners on this forum who've reported actual instrument cluster failure, so you may wanna ask your dealer when you can stop in for the software update. The gauges can go dark. Looks like it affects all 2er coupes and converts.
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Most people know about this fully. It is not a mandatory recall. It affects MY18 digital gauges freezing on startup. MY18 F87 has digital gauges. Does yours?
They are not digital. This fact has been discussed repeatedly elsewhere on this forum...
I don't know how to tel you this. It is digital. It's just not digital with options like in the Audi or the 7 series. It's dumb and doesn't need to be digital but it is digital. The numbers disappear when the car is off. It is a screen. See
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I don't know how to tel you this. It is digital. It's just not digital with options like in the Audi or the 7 series. It's dumb and doesn't need to be digital but it is digital. The numbers disappear when the car is off. It is a screen.
I don't know how to tell you this, but the gauges - the speedo and tach - are not digital; in fact, the guy in your video explicitly says so just before the 8 minute mark; and, just after that, you can see the numbers and the needles on the speedo and tach before he lights them up.

This has been discussed ad nauseam - here are just three example threads:

Page 3 of this thread: M2 LCI Gauges Retrofit

Also page 3 of this thread: Picked up M2 LCI. Interior and Improved Gauges in Action

Also on the first (and only) page of this thread: LCI instrument cluster retrofit
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I don't know how to tel you this. It is digital. It's just not digital with options like in the Audi or the 7 series. It's dumb and doesn't need to be digital but it is digital. The numbers disappear when the car is off. It is a screen.
I don't know how to tell you this, but the gauges - the speedo and tach - are not digital - in fact, the guy in your video explicitly says so just before the 8 minute mark; and, just after that, you can see the numbers and the needles on the speedo and tach before he lights them up.

This has been discussed ad nauseam - here are just three example threads:

Page 3 of this thread: M2 LCI Gauges Retrofit

Also page 3 of this thread: Picked up M2 LCI. Interior and Improved Gauges in Action

Also on the first (and only) page of this thread: LCI instrument cluster retrofit
Colour me ignorant here. I've only seen it in daylight thus far and thought it was duly digital. Now I'm way over confused about the recall. Shocking that an analog gauge would freeze at all. Regardless. Thanks for the info
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I don't know how to tell you this, but the gauges - the speedo and tach - are not digital; in fact, the guy in your video explicitly says so just before the 8 minute mark; and, just after that, you can see the numbers and the needles on the speedo and tach before he lights them up.

This has been discussed ad nauseam - here are just three example threads:

Page 3 of this thread: M2 LCI Gauges Retrofit

Also page 3 of this thread: Picked up M2 LCI. Interior and Improved Gauges in Action

Also on the first (and only) page of this thread: LCI instrument cluster retrofit
Yep,was just at my dealership yesterday and they had a MY18 M2 in the showroom.I sat in the car and could clearly see the numbers in the gauges with the car being turned off.The display is very dark when the car is turned off but it isn’t digital.
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If you own the car or have access to one, shine a flash light at the gauges while the car is off and you will see the numbers - it's not digital....
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I have an '18. The mph/tach gauges are NOT digital. There's a rectangular digital part on the bottom which I believe the '17 has too.
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There is a stop sale right now on certain cars. My dealer has a BSM M2 that he cannot sell at this time.
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Why do people keep discussing MY18 as if there is something other than an LCI M2 model. All MY18 are LCI... Makes no sense...
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Got my LCI M2 in late September. Have not heard anything from dealer.
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