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Steering wheel button units: blanks versus Ⓜ buttons featuring on several ///M cars
As we know, the M2 steering wheel features two blanks in the button unit on the left hand side.
F87 M2: On several other ///M cars those buttons feature Ⓜ1 and Ⓜ2 icons. F80 M3: Part # of the button units featuring those icons: BMW part # 61 31 7 849 409 Strange enough, part # websites show exactly the same part # for the M2 button units, despite the blanks:
Interested to know if someone already gave it a try. Cheapo alternative: simply add whatever icon, lettering or logo on the blanks.
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But extra weight though...
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07-11-2016, 10:34 AM | #4 |
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Would be a perfect spot to wire the mute switch for a radar detector.
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That will offer twice +10hp for sure....
There must be an option to code something between those buttons. Exhaust valve button? Radar detector button? MR |
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07-15-2016, 03:09 PM | #7 |
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i think it would have been good to be able to move up to sport, sport + and back down with those two buttons. Missed opportunity...
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that can't be that hard, can it?
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Well, an engineer friend said it might be done by splitting the cables that controls the [Sport] and [Comfort] buttons. But, we may run into not enough current or something to activate the settings? as now the cable is split into two ways, or it simply won't work.. not sure. I'd love to give it a try though, make two buttons for the steering wheel to toggle between comfort and sport.
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No info made available about the buttons itself. Hence, I doubt that you can get these separately. It looks like it's all or nothing.
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Sounds good and promising then...just a thought though are switches not on the can-bus-thingie?
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The button on the console should be a3 position rocker switch and the switches on the steering wheel would need to match that. The common wire for the neutral position will need to be on both steering wheel buttons. Then one of each "up" and "down" to each of the buttons on the steering wheel. If that makes sense. PM me if you want me to draw you up a wiring diagram. I won't be able to do one until later on next week because I'm at work and don't have access to BMW factory drawings.
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