GerryAttrick

Thanks guys. @Spinner99 did you ever remove it and sort the error message or if the resistor trick worked. I'd rather get rid of it entirely but maybe even attaching a resistor at the sensor end and then tucking that away might be tidier....easier to tuck it out of sight with just the resistor and not the whole box. For now I'll stick it back in place while I decide which way to go. It was nicely hidden from view stuck at the top of the screen alongside the mirror. I never knew it was there until it fell down I still have to convert my F20 across to NZ maps and wonder if that would mean the error no longer crops up.Part of the conversion would need to change the coding from Japan to NZ and it might then not look for the VICS aerial. Are you still running with Jap maps

I have a Jap imported 2016 M135i. Still with Jap maps etc and recently this fell off the windscreen. The wire goes in to the headlining and is probably attached to the mirror?? or not ! It was attached up by the mirror and was unnoticed until it fell down😕. This is the face and appears to be some sort of sensor. The Red part was on the downward side and it was glued at the top to the screen. Its not for the automatic lights as they still come on at dusk. Nor is it for rainsensing wipers which still work with it dangling face side towards me. The car has the Jap mirror with a slot for a toll(?) card so I wonder if it is the sensor for that to be read? I am not game to cut it off without knowing more and I dont really want to pull the mirror console apart to see if the wiring goes in there. If I have to reattach it I'll pop into my local windscreen man and get him to do it with the stuff they stick mirrors on with as double sided tape probably wont last the heat of summer. Alan

I am on Coromandel and want my F20 update from Japanese maps to NZ map. I tried a PM but got message he is not receiving messages. Anyone else I can contact to do it? I have the required laptop and Enet cable. Alab

Thanks but a bit far😁 I'll see if my "local" Indy guy can do it. If not I'll see about doing it myself once I get ISTA+ installed.

Just my luck🥴

Thanks guys. Its good to be driving a BMW again. I'll looked at Audiocity but wonder why they charge extra for a Jap import as opposed to UK or Singapore. Surely the coding is not that different. I just noticed my email was an old one which I have now updated. Just in case anyone sent an email to the old address can you resend?

I have not been online here since I had my E39 Touring....just lurking. I finally sold the E39 to someone local but alas it is no more since he rolled it off the road and down a bank. I saw the photos and it was a definite writeoff😠. The Nav system finally decided to behave and locate satellites without me having to fit a new antenna. I followed up with a nice E92 330D Touring for a few years until I took over my brother-in-laws boat when he returned to WA. No way would I be putting the rear of the BMW in salt water so I sold it and bought a RAV4😡. It was a nice enough vehicle and pretty economical at 8.4l per 100km. Trouble was the weather was crap and just as it cleared up enough to go fishing I sold the boat...Aaaagh! Not a total disaster as my wife has a F33 430i after a couple of 320Ds so I could still get a BMW fix although I missed the torque of the diesels. At long last I have traded the RAV4 and am back in a BMW...a very nice white (Jap import)2014 F20 M135i Radio has been converted to NZ but the Navigation is still Japanese Maps so one of my first jobs will be to get the NZ maps loaded and working. As I am waiting for a E-Net cable laptop purchase to arrive I don't have ISTA+ loaded so I'll get that done for me. Recommendations of someone reliable who can do it would be appreciated.- Auckland, Hamilton preferred. Hotwire, is this something in your "Box of Tricks"? I'll probably use Johanne at BMAutobahn, Mt Maunganui for any work I don't do myself On my list of things to do: Retrofit Cruise control Auto boot opening strut Sort my laptop with ISTA+ So how does the F20 go? Its everything I want powerwise and my wife, who has a pretty heavy foot and punts her 430i along swiftly, is most impressed and has even condescended to drive it to Auckland tomorrow. I hope it comes back in one piece!!

Well thats nice...the GPS is back on air! What did I do...nothing. Used the car the other day and just for fun switched to look at the GPS settings. All the Satellites were back but the Alamanac was still not there. I drove for a while with the settings showing and the sat. info changed but it was still showing wrong location and no Alamanac. Suddenly the Alamanac changed to Yes and it updated my location. I am chuffed.

Thanks Grant I just have to get some time to get stuck in and do a few checks to make sure the antenna cable is not damaged or unplugged. I thought maybe a cheap antenna plugged in to the rx temporarily might prove whether it is antenna or Rx. I could sit it in the luggage area for the test and then get a cable made up if necessary. re the Touring: So did I...I love that car but with an E36 (up for sale) and E39 Touring and an F30 as well as a Golf GTi and an Austin Healey (to restore) something has to give. I have had it for 10 years now and that's the longest I have ever kept a car. One plus -last night Jan agreed the E39 can stay at least until March next year when we move to our new house - its the only car with a tow-bar and its great for moving "stuff". I have already started to suggest that maybe its not worth selling as we might not get much for it and its only got 145,000 kms on it. It would also be good to carry my fishing kayak as Jan has banned roof-racks from the GTi & F30. You may yet get a call for some upgrades

Well I looked in service mode and all Satellites are showing zero. Almanac shows NO. so I have lost the Almanac too. I sat outside with the ignition on Pos 1 for 20 minutes but no sign of it getting the Almanac back .I did notice that some of the Satellite numbers changed every now and again. Does that suggest that the antenna is working but maybe weak. I guess with the antenna above the glove box on the Touring and the receiver in the rear I am going to have to go for an OEM antenna so that the cable will be long enough. Is it possible to get an antenna off TM and maybe mount it in the boot closer to the RX? Why does this happen when I am considering selling the Touring having just bought an F30 diesel - I'd be happy to keep the wagon but we need an economical commuter for my wife and she won';t sell her Golf GTi either

Just bought another BMW so the E36 has to go. Its got approx 290,000kms and interior suffers from the usual BMW Patina (Saggy vinyl on side cards in back) :-) No rust and fitted with Genuine BMW Tow-bar, Genuine Schnitzer Bootlid spoiler and excellent E46 wheels & tyres. Clear has peeled on spoiler. Excellent aftermarket radio. Pale grey leather interior - some stitching undone on drivers seat. Fitted with Mongoose alarm Recently had autobox flush and new filters fitted. Will come with new WOF and 3 months Rego More details on request together with interior photos. Will try to add a couple more photos later. $2,100 ono

Prefer new tyre. but would be OK with very good used. Toyo say I can use a Proxes 4 but i'd really prefer the DRB if I can get one

Aaagh! Nearly a year and the dreaded "confused GPS" is back. It recognises direction changes but seems to be locked on to a location months old. I'll have a look tonight and see if the unit is actually seeing any satellites. I had a look on RealOEM and it looks like a replacement antenna is about US$160 so I think it best I run a few tests first before forking out for a replacement antenna. I wonder if a cheap (whatever that is) antenna from somewhere would be worth trying first by just plugging it in to the receiver will tell me if it is the cable or the antenna. I think the antenna is above the glovebox on the left hand side - how hard is that to get to and is it a big job threading the cable through to the receiver on a Touring. Hopefully it does not involve dismantling half the car to do it. Fingers crossed it is not the Rx going by the price of the antenna!!!

Damn..I need to move my Burgundy 94 325i auto coupe with grey leather (not best condition) , Schnitzer rear wing and e46 wheels and I could be interested in the silver coupe. Trouble is my sister in law is using it at the moment until they can afford a replacement for the POS Mondeo they dumped. I should have contacted you in the first place

I agree - wait one week. Mine also had no signals...although it was the earlier unit. I was trying to get the time to get down to see Hotwire when my GPS came back online. Since that day it has worked without a hitch.Sorry about that Hotwire

Have you got the lifting centre arm rest and cubby box for 98 E39? Mine has the fixed/sliding rest and I think I'd prefer to cubby box job.

Hi Jochen,Tried to send a PM a couple of times but it seems your mailbox is full. I'll keep trying Alan

No not fixed yet. The battery is easy to get to. I have disconnected the battery and left it overnight - no joy on start up. I have ejected the DVD and reloaded the software - no joy. It seems to know when I change direction as the direction arrow on the screen moves around. It just seems to think I am at the location where I last used it successfully, A check of the menu shows (I think) no satellites. The menu shows 8 satellites but each one has zero under the S/N column - there is data in the Ch & PRN columns alongside each one. The GPS Status screen shows no Lat,Longt or Altitude and the other fields on that screen are all zero. I am pretty sure that its the antenna/ receiver but I don't know where it is on the Touring...my Bentley CD had the Electrical section missing and I guess the info is in there. No big deal as I can alwys contact Hotwire...just need some more $$ so I can get the rearview camera upgrade put in as well. I am using the motorbike most of the time and just have to remember to take my glasses if I am going somewhre new and need to read the map book. I have a few jobs to do but "Er Indoors" keeps finding me work to do around the house

Thanks guys - especially Tim & Hotwire. I was pretty sure you would pop up with the answer Grant... and you beat Jochen to the punch.I was going to disconnect the battery first and see if it resets but its been too wet to stand in the dark and rain to do it. Must clear out junk from "Er Indoors" so I can actually get my car in the garage. I'll try the menu check first as I can do that from the warm and dry inside the car. I'll get in touch with you shortly about fitting a rearview camera and have a chat about the widescreen and digital conversion options at the same time I've thought a couple of times about selling the Touring but everytime I drive it I fall in love with it again...I think I'll have this wagon for a while to come yet so might as well start adding all the "toys"...just need to get the pixel fix done on the instrument panel first and then I can decide what comes next.

GPS has been working fine since I have had the car but on the last 2 trips it has completely failed to get a lock on any satellites. It keeps thinking I am starting out somewhere where it seems to have been last used successfully and now keeps telling me "Return to the Planned Route" How can I make it re-aqcuire the GPS Satellites? If it is going to involve a major repair then it might be time to think about upgrading to the big screen version version (Mk11?). It might also fix my problem that most of my TV stations no longer come in very well and seem to have the "MUTE" message showing at the bottom of the screen....sigh

This one on TradeMe http://www.trademe.co.nz/Browse/Listing.aspx?id=440511129

But it WILL come back...I speak from experience. I pulled mine apart in the end and put clear silicone around just about every joint - sorted one of them but the other still gets condensation but not as bad. This is a known fault with the E39 headlights and from my trucking around the net there is no guarantee that a new replacement will be any better. It does not matter whether the drain holes are clear or not or which way up you put the rubber drain elbows. Even if everything is right there are some lights that get condensation no matter what. Now I live with it and have a quick dry out just before WOF time. I can get the headlights out in under 10 minutes now but watch the "hockey stick" trim under the light you can break the end off easilyif you do not remove them carefully...don't ask how I know this.

I put a set of 18" up on TM last night but they may not fit the E34 http://202.162.73.3/motors/car-parts-acces...n-440511129.htm

Listed on tradeMe last night http://202.162.73.3/motors/car-parts-acces...n-440511129.htm If any members want to try them for fit send me a PM. Note: these were fitted to E39 and they Hub Centric is different to other BMWs unless you fit hub rings Now I need to get A into G and list my E36 to keep Er Indoors happy

So thats a yes and it sounds like a job for next service. Thanks Glenn