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07-17-2015, 03:40 PM | #1 |
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Replaced cup holder/phone connector console insert
I replaced the center console compartment insert today with an EU part. The cup holders in the center console are worthless and I will never use the snap in phone adapter. It took about an hour to install. I tucked the phone connector and small motherboard in the console area tunnel with the other existing wires. I left the adapter plugged into the wiring harness.
Install was way easy since my neighbor's visiting son is a BMW tech and he yanked out the console in the time it took me to get two beers. $51 for the new insert and insert liner from Schmiedmann. Here are the part numbers: 1 -- ODDMENTS TRAY -- 51169181218 1 -- FLOOR MAT VELOURS -- 51169174845 Last edited by MannyS; 07-17-2015 at 03:55 PM.. |
07-18-2015, 08:39 AM | #2 |
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Did exactly the same (incl. ripping off the phone console and tucking the wires underneath) last year. The only difference came from the fact I got the oddment tray from an authorised BMW dealer.
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07-22-2015, 01:07 AM | #4 |
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I want to remove the snap in adapter as well, do I have to unbolt the whole armrest, or does snap in adapter pry out somehow? I don't want to break anything, but I don't know where the best pry points are if you just muscle it out.
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07-22-2015, 02:46 PM | #5 | |
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07-22-2015, 09:49 PM | #6 |
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The snap in adapter pops out. A connector and a 1"x3" circuit board are integrated into the adapter. Once I had the adapter out, I cut the adapter plastic in order to release the phone connector/circuit board.
You can hide the connector under the console (near the console latch area) by either removing the console or cutting a small opening in the console area that is hidden once the new tray is in place. A friend just did the cut option (cut out a small area near the front tray mounting screw holes in the console and then squeezed in the connector/adapter under the console). Once the new tray is in, you cannot see any cuts. Check out this post for details on removing the console: http://e89.zpost.com/forums/showthread.php?t=1058216 Last edited by MannyS; 07-23-2015 at 08:50 PM.. |
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