F30 OEM Auto Shift Knob Replacement

Mhyst · 04-19-2018, 11:28 PM

Hey, so I think this is a thread relevant to my issue.

Anyone know if the park button can be removed from the selector and how to do it? Mine is sticky, so I want to clean it (the ONE time I put a drink in my cupholder instead of my sunglasses and a drop gets in there to make it stick!).

Mhyst · 04-20-2018, 12:23 AM

NVM... Found it!

IK6SPEED · 04-20-2018, 12:42 AM

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Originally Posted by cadamson

Hey guys, thought I'd give you a little update. I found a good deal on an F80 gear selector so I decided to just plug it in and give it a shot. It works! Well, kinda haha. It throws an error message which you can bypass (maybe coding could get rid of it altogether), and manual shifting semi-works. You can upshift and downshift, but the car won't stay in M or S mode, it just kicks you back to D. As far as the lack of a Park button, I just turn the car off and it goes into park. Definitely still needs some work on the coding side, but I'm glad to find out that it can potentially work.

This has been known in other threads for at least a year.

No one has been successful in at total working retrofit in EU or NA afaik.

Many say they are working on it....then disappear.

MR1818 · 10-08-2018, 10:41 PM

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Originally Posted by cadamson

Hey guys, thought I'd give you a little update. I found a good deal on an F80 gear selector so I decided to just plug it in and give it a shot. It works! Well, kinda haha. It throws an error message which you can bypass (maybe coding could get rid of it altogether), and manual shifting semi-works. You can upshift and downshift, but the car won't stay in M or S mode, it just kicks you back to D. As far as the lack of a Park button, I just turn the car off and it goes into park. Definitely still needs some work on the coding side, but I'm glad to find out that it can potentially work.

you have pictures or guide? please share..

cadamson · 10-09-2018, 10:56 AM

No, but it's very simple, just pop out the trim and install it like you would the sport gear selector, it's plug and play. It works but I ended up switching it back out because I couldn't figure out how to get rid of the annoying "gear selector malfunction" error on the screen.

IK6SPEED · 10-09-2018, 03:13 PM

Reading between the lines of someone who did this in EurAsia, I *believe* they transplanted a F8x stick on F3x electronics.

TwistedX · 01-04-2019, 12:32 PM

Couldn't the internals be swapped over between sticks?

JDTX · 01-07-2019, 07:14 PM

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Originally Posted by S_Onyx

Gone were the days where you can just buy any gear knob you like and install it without worrying about coding and fitment. Sigh...

Still can... as long as it's the 6MT!

david7281 · 01-16-2019, 06:53 AM

Is this confirmed as okay to do without any coding .

I have a 428i SE and bought exact same Gear selector but it came from a M sport should it just plug and play?

david7281 · 01-16-2019, 06:54 AM

Does it need coding or just PLug and Plau

ergarza · 06-27-2019, 12:03 PM

I would like to put the selector that has the "M" included in the X4 m40i on my F30.

The code of the part that I would like to install is: 61319288833

Do you guys know if this one fits my car (340i 2018)?

A'PEXi · 11-02-2019, 04:52 PM

If anyone hasn't seen it, Brian from Kies did try it out -

IK6SPEED · 11-02-2019, 06:13 PM

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Originally Posted by A'PEXi

If anyone hasn't seen it, Brian from Kies did try it out -

Using the process I suggested as most likely to work above over a year and a half ago (April 2018).

ovsa · 03-19-2021, 11:57 AM

Has anyone tried just removing the top part to get at the LED module.? I have some burnt out ones and might be easier to repair than changing and coding the whole assembly. thx.

AlbertoSONIC · 03-25-2021, 04:33 PM

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Originally Posted by ovsa

Has anyone tried just removing the top part to get at the LED module.? I have some burnt out ones and might be easier to repair than changing and coding the whole assembly. thx.

I did. You have to pry off the "glass" piece with the gear indicators, then you have to unscrew some screws to get to the board with the leds.

Keep in mind that the glass piece is glued on, so it's a little bit hard to remove without breaking it. I broke it and had to replace it

AndrewC1989 · 07-21-2021, 07:29 PM

How are you guys getting that bottom left screw in/out? I had to fight to get it out and don't see myself getting it back in without cutting some plastic.

sspade · 07-21-2021, 08:22 PM

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Originally Posted by AndrewC1989

How are you guys getting that bottom left screw in/out? I had to fight to get it out and don't see myself getting it back in without cutting some plastic.

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Yep, it's a bit of a bitch. Done it twice without breaking or drilling/cutting anything though. Try some trim tools to flex the plastic gently.

AndrewC1989 · 07-22-2021, 12:29 PM

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Originally Posted by sspade

Yep, it's a bit of a bitch. Done it twice without breaking or drilling/cutting anything though. Try some trim tools to flex the plastic gently.

Wasn't able to finesse it. Ended up doing some cutting and filing and that did the trick.

RJ019 · 10-14-2022, 02:10 AM

I put a different shifter on my car

https://youtube.com/shorts/8C_Z2a9MtDs?feature=share

04-19-2018, 11:28 PM	#45
Mhyst Registered 0 Rep 4 Posts Drives: 328i M-Sport Join Date: Sep 2016 Location: Sacramento, CA iTrader: (0)	Hey, so I think this is a thread relevant to my issue. Anyone know if the park button can be removed from the selector and how to do it? Mine is sticky, so I want to clean it (the ONE time I put a drink in my cupholder instead of my sunglasses and a drop gets in there to make it stick!).
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Mhyst Registered 0 Rep 4 Posts Drives: 328i M-Sport Join Date: Sep 2016 Location: Sacramento, CA iTrader: (0)	NVM... Found it!
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10-09-2018, 10:56 AM	#49
cadamson Enlisted Member 7 Rep 49 Posts Drives: 6MT YMB F82 Join Date: Aug 2016 Location: California iTrader: (0)	No, but it's very simple, just pop out the trim and install it like you would the sport gear selector, it's plug and play. It works but I ended up switching it back out because I couldn't figure out how to get rid of the annoying "gear selector malfunction" error on the screen.
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IK6SPEED Banned 4486 Rep 10,473 Posts Drives: BMW M3 / AH3 Join Date: Jan 2013 Location: Cali iTrader: (23)	Reading between the lines of someone who did this in EurAsia, I believe they transplanted a F8x stick on F3x electronics.
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david7281 Registered 0 Rep 4 Posts Drives: BMW 428i Join Date: Jan 2019 Location: London iTrader: (0)	428i Is this confirmed as okay to do without any coding . I have a 428i SE and bought exact same Gear selector but it came from a M sport should it just plug and play?
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ergarza Private First Class 104 Rep 149 Posts Drives: BMW 340 M Sport Join Date: Feb 2019 Location: Mexico iTrader: (0)	I would like to put the selector that has the "M" included in the X4 m40i on my F30. The code of the part that I would like to install is: 61319288833 Do you guys know if this one fits my car (340i 2018)?
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ovsa New Member 9 Rep 16 Posts Drives: 2014 328i xdrive Join Date: Nov 2018 Location: calgary, alberta iTrader: (0)	Has anyone tried just removing the top part to get at the LED module.? I have some burnt out ones and might be easier to repair than changing and coding the whole assembly. thx.
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RJ019 Private First Class 90 Rep 110 Posts Drives: 2009 135i Low Mount ST Join Date: May 2017 Location: ACT iTrader: (0)	I put a different shifter on my car https://youtube.com/shorts/8C_Z2a9MtDs?feature=share
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