[pye102]

Went to my car as the boot was wide open and closed it. Only to then discover my steering wheel, head unit, screen and idrive control has been stolen.

The alarm didn't even go off, the boot doesn't link to the inside of the car. No smashed windows.

How did they get in? Appreaciate people won't want it known on a public forum but if anyone knows how they got in please let me know. I guess i have to take it on the chin and pay of it all to be replaced but how do i stop it happening again?

Also they've snipped some of the wires so i need plugs too, anyone able to help me out with an idea of what i need to replace it all and get it working again.

Thanks

[YODI]

Horrible thing to happen, I've read a few posts like this and it always worries me

[Londoner]

Sorry to hear that mate. I had my steering wheel pinched two years ago. Get a disklok, but not sure what you can do re the head unit/screen. That is really shit.

[Londoner]

And idrive control?! What's it worth?! 20 quid?!

[pye102]

yeah took the lot, cut a load of cables, its a right mess. Anyone know how to identify cut cables?

[pye102]

Originally Posted by Londoner

Sorry to hear that mate. I had my steering wheel pinched two years ago. Get a disklok, but not sure what you can do re the head unit/screen. That is really shit.

Good shout, thats my plan, was a hybrid wheel of f30 main, f82 centre spoke and temu parts so they'll be disapointed when they come to sell it!

Pissed that i had working m1 and m2 buttons mapped to the sport modes. Lost that now!

And yeah, those idrive controllers are worth fuck all. The whole setup can't get them much money tbf. They'd do better robbing someone for a phone

[Sasquartch]

All these Facebook 'upgraders and coders' have to get their stock from somewhere....

[rossm]

This was on one of the FB groups earlier, cut a hole in the drivers door and did the same

[pye102]

yeah i saw a similar thing too in a couple of other local ones

[TurboWeasel]

Originally Posted by Sasquartch

All these Facebook 'upgraders and coders' have to get their stock from somewhere....

The east Europeans must have run out of local stock. As you say, all these £999 iDrive 6 upgrade kits on Ebay have to come from somewhere since just the touch screen from BMW is well over £2000, and the touch controller is £450 etc etc, so one has to be suspicious of the kit pricing.