[overkill1125]

Originally Posted by Dante

PM sent.

Can I also get the Y cable. Let me know the price shipped to Canada or US.
Thanks!

[Dante]

Originally Posted by overkill1125

Can I also get the Y cable. Let me know the price shipped to Canada or US.
Thanks!

Sure, but please re-read the 2nd post in this thread. If your 4Series is built after 07/2015, my Adapter won't work.

[F30Beast335i]

Originally Posted by Dante

That's right.
Forum members can get the adapter premade from me (PM me) and also for a much better price than ebay!

Pm sent

[n501dn]

great work OP!

[G30B58]

Hi, here is my solution. I think it's much cleaner and cheaper than the Y cable solution. You just need 1x Universal pin terminal uncoded #61136931929 and 3x pin contact 0,75 MM² #61131393723 (without cable)

See the attachment

[Dante]

Originally Posted by f30ftw

Hi, here is my solution. I think it's much cleaner and cheaper than the Y cable solution. You just need 1x Universal pin terminal uncoded #61136931929 and 3x pin contact 0,75 MM² #61131393723 (without cable)

True, but with this you have to cut or splice the wires coming from your car.
My solution avoids cutting and is completely reversible. Which I think is the cleaner way.

But anyway, thanks for sharing this alternative.

[G30B58]

Originally Posted by Dante

True, but with this you have to cut or splice the wires coming from your car.
My solution avoids cutting and is completely reversible. Which I think is the cleaner way.

But anyway, thanks for sharing this alternative.

Hi Dante, I didn't cut the wires, just stripped the insulation about 10mm on each wire to get 5mm folded wire. It's kind of reversible since you can unplug the radio trim any time and the cupholder LED will still work and the radio trim will be untouched.

You will just have one more empty socket back there :P

Of course, this is an alternative to your original work I did it this way and wanted to share thanks!

[ERW]

Hi from a soon to be owner, (hopefully), of a 328 GT.

I'd like to do this retrofit too, but I'll have Luxury line interior with chrome trim and I didn't want to lose that.

Can I order the new bezel and take the LED string out of it and put it into my chrome piece? I can't find enough pictures to tell if the new piece is bigger and has a dedicated channel for the LED. It looks like it can fit, with maybe only the bottom "legs" that are used to screw it to the car being a problem since the LED string would be behind those legs, making two dark spots where the light would be blocked.

Dante, do you have any idea if moving the LED string from the new trim panel to the old chrome trim panel would work?

Thanks!

[etinifni]

Originally Posted by ERW

Hi from a soon to be owner, (hopefully), of a 328 GT.

I'd like to do this retrofit too, but I'll have Luxury line interior with chrome trim and I didn't want to lose that.

Can I order the new bezel and take the LED string out of it and put it into my chrome piece? I can't find enough pictures to tell if the new piece is bigger and has a dedicated channel for the LED. It looks like it can fit, with maybe only the bottom "legs" that are used to screw it to the car being a problem since the LED string would be behind those legs, making two dark spots where the light would be blocked.

Dante, do you have any idea if moving the LED string from the new trim panel to the old chrome trim panel would work?

Thanks!

If you go back through thread you should see posts regarding this from a German forum. The process is a pita but doable.

[Dante]

Originally Posted by etinifni

If you go back through thread you should see posts regarding this from a German forum. The process is a pita but doable.

Exactly. It's managable, but involves lots of dremeling and glueing.

[ERW]

Thanks for letting me know!

I went through as many pages of this posting and other forum's postings as I could, but it was after 1am and with over 30 pages on this thread I must have missed that part.

I might try the dremel approach because I want all the Lux elements that the car is coming with. If I'm successful I'll post procedure and pics if they are not already there.

[Dante]

Originally Posted by ERW

Thanks for letting me know!

I went through as many pages of this posting and other forum's postings as I could, but it was after 1am and with over 30 pages on this thread I must have missed that part.

I might try the dremel approach because I want all the Lux elements that the car is coming with. If I'm successful I'll post procedure and pics if they are not already there.

Another thing:
Before you cut up your Luxury line trim, you might want to check out the pre-LCI 4 series Luxury line trim. I think with the gloss black center it looks much better than the 3 series trim . I've had it in my car before the illuminated LCI trim.

[F30Beast335i]

Originally Posted by Dante

Another thing:
Before you cut up your Luxury line trim, you might want to check out the pre-LCI 4 series Luxury line trim. I think with the gloss black center it looks much better than the 3 series trim . I've had it in my car before the illuminated LCI trim.

dante pm sent regarding your trim.

[ERW]

Dante

Wow, you're right, that version of the Luxury line trim does look great with the shiny black.

But being pre-LCI then that means it won't have the LED rope in it, and won't have space for it either right? (Actually I realize now that I read that the 4series does not get the ambient on this piece pre or post LCI).

So both the trim that I have and the shiny black Luxury trim both would need to be dremel and glued to move the LEDs?

thanks!

[Dante]

Originally Posted by ERW

Dante

Wow, you're right, that version of the Luxury line trim does look great with the shiny black.

But being pre-LCI then that means it won't have the LED rope in it, and won't have space for it either right?

So both the trim that I have and the shiny black Luxury trim both would need to be dremel and glued to move the LEDs?

thanks!

Exactly!

[sephiroth127]

Is anyone know if i don't pair up with a y-adapter what is the led color gonna be?

[Johnny250]

Originally Posted by sephiroth127

Is anyone know if i don't pair up with a y-adapter what is the led color gonna be?

it wouldn't have power.. so the color would be none.

[soundwave]

I did this mod yesterday to my 2013 F31. It was quite easy and looks great!

Thanks to Dante for the idea and the cable as well!

[djwoodyuk]

Anyone know the best place to buy the surround in the UK?

[alpine335guy]

Completed this DIY today. Thanks for the instructions!

I haven't read through the entire thread, but the 1st page of the thread doesn't explain how to remove the radio and climate control panel from the original trim. I found this to be a bit daunting knowing the price of those parts. I was able to study the replacement trim for the orientation of the retaining clips. Luckily I completed the job with no broken parts

[JSBhopal]

Dante How can I get one of these cables premade?

[sephiroth127]

Originally Posted by JSBhopal

Dante How can I get one of these cables premade?

I saw one on ebay,but not sure if it is the right one.
Is anyone who can confirm it for me?

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Genuine-BMW-...e=STRK:MESE:IT