M5 i-Drive button on e92

325IAT · 05-05-2007, 07:26 AM

I just managed to get the beautiful aluminium (made by Bang&Olufsen) M5 i-Drive button to fit in my e92 330xi. It looks fabulous!

It was a bit of a pain to make it though.
Inside the "old" button (which is made out of plastic) there is a metal part that has to be taken out of the plastic part. I spent maybe one hour doing it, using screwwdrivers to push the plastic from the metal. When I got the metal part separated I just used superglue to fix the metal part inside the new M5 button. It fits nicely inside and just needed some glue.

Then I popped the button back onto the i-Drive base.
Looks beautiful against the brushed aluminium interior.

Tools needed: Two midsize screwdrivers.
Cost: $50 for the M5 button.

Best

Claus

tron1043 · 05-05-2007, 07:34 AM

Part number?

FrankoQ · 05-05-2007, 08:59 AM

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Originally Posted by tron1043

Part number?

Pics please.

ska///235i · 05-05-2007, 09:06 AM

what about the E92 button...will it fit the E90 ?

325IAT · 05-05-2007, 09:19 AM

It will probably fit.

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what about the E92 button...will it fit the E90 ?

ska///235i · 05-05-2007, 09:31 AM

the one you got (5 series).....is all metal just like the E90's

325IAT · 05-05-2007, 09:47 AM

Don't know about the e90, but the e92 is plastic. Even though it looks and feels like metal. I think it's the same with e92, even though it has a different design. Even the 5 series is plastic, but the M5 is aluminium all the way.

ska///235i · 05-05-2007, 10:39 AM

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Originally Posted by 325IAT

Don't know about the e90, but the e92 is plastic. Even though it looks and feels like metal. I think it's the same with e92, even though it has a different design. Even the 5 series is plastic, but the M5 is aluminium all the way.

I dont think my E90 button is plastic....cuz I can fry an egg on it during summer

FrankoQ · 05-05-2007, 03:05 PM

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Originally Posted by 325IAT

It will probably fit.

will you sell it? I'm interested.
is it the one that has black rubber around it?

purplewidow · 05-05-2007, 03:14 PM

i don't get why us in the US don't get the Menu/voice buttons? only the menu... i have been thinking about putting the m6 knob on for a while now!!!!
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sinnet112 · 05-05-2007, 03:38 PM

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Originally Posted by purplewidow

i don't get why us in the US don't get the Menu/voice buttons? only the menu... i have been thinking about putting the m6 knob on for a while now!!!!

...I have Menu/Voice buttons...?

ibd12nv · 05-05-2007, 03:55 PM

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Originally Posted by sinnet112

...I have Menu/Voice buttons...?

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eelton · 05-05-2007, 04:37 PM

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Originally Posted by purplewidow

i don't get why us in the US don't get the Menu/voice buttons? only the menu...

The voice button was eliminated starting with March 2007 production, as it's redundant given the voice button on the steering wheel.

purplewidow · 05-05-2007, 08:45 PM

ahhh thx....but still it was nice...another complaint along the same lines is the thumb wheel is gone....wtf i gotta go into the idrive to dim..guess it will find it's way to the 6 button shortcut...kind of lame though...but regardless it isn't keeping me up at night...the thumb wheel was a must in my book though
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chbrules · 05-05-2007, 09:44 PM

Wow, that's pretty darn sexy.

boggysv · 05-06-2007, 09:48 AM

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Originally Posted by eelton

The voice button was eliminated starting with March 2007 production, as it's redundant given the voice button on the steering wheel.

untrue.
my gf might have something to say to the car, and she is not allowed to touch the steering wheel

trick50 · 05-06-2007, 11:02 PM

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Originally Posted by purplewidow

i don't get why us in the US don't get the Menu/voice buttons? only the menu... i have been thinking about putting the m6 knob on for a while now!!!!

I am in the US and I have voice and menu buttons on my E92 335i. Is this rare?
Is my car one of those that slipped through? I though that all e92's with i-drive up until recently had both buttons. I just noticed it recently that the newer e92's (with the 6 programable buttons) only have a menu button.

My car was completed on 9/8/2006

ska///235i · 05-06-2007, 11:06 PM

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Originally Posted by boggysv

untrue.
my gf might have something to say to the car, and she is not allowed to touch the steering wheel

+1

actually...my gf was driving today and I had to use the VC and that 2nd button was very helpful

Siciliano611 · 11-13-2007, 07:10 AM

I just ordered this from Roveractive on ebay, anyone else done this i-drive knob change? What was the difficulty level?

ska///235i · 11-13-2007, 06:08 PM

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Originally Posted by sicilianoNJ

I just ordered this from Roveractive on ebay, anyone else done this i-drive knob change? What was the difficulty level?

just pull and install...less than 1 minute

Siciliano611 · 11-14-2007, 05:17 AM

for the M5 knob on an E92??the OP makes it seem more difficult than that

335iheLLraiseR · 11-16-2007, 02:08 AM

part #?

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purplewidow Lieutenant Colonel 51 Rep 1,928 Posts Drives: e92 335 Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Chicago iTrader: (2)	ahhh thx....but still it was nice...another complaint along the same lines is the thumb wheel is gone....wtf i gotta go into the idrive to dim..guess it will find it's way to the 6 button shortcut...kind of lame though...but regardless it isn't keeping me up at night...the thumb wheel was a must in my book though ________ Hot box vaporizer Last edited by purplewidow; 03-29-2011 at 08:27 PM..
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