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The only device that is not compatible is the DVD nav drive in the boot. Everything else works Replace the nav drive (also known as a nav computer) with the Euro Mk4 nav and you will have a fully functional nav system which works in NZ The radio is reprogrammable, so don't fit a band expander, just set the AREA to EUROPE and it works perfectly The TV just needs it Region set to PAL Europe and it works perfectly

You always can, it will work, but never as well as the original on-glass antenna did. Take the wire from the antenna amplifier that goes to the window connection, and add around a 1m length of normal flex wire to it. Loop the wire around the window. 1m is about the right length for the FM band, assuming you listen to FM the most. The wire you have added will work as the new FM antenna Remember: The back windscreen in the tailgate has multiple antennas You need to add a 1m wire for each antenna Remove the tailgate trim to observe the multiple antenna connections Depending on your car, you may have 1, 2 or 3 FM antennas Remember also: the TV works on the antennas on the side windows (2 antennas, one on the left, on on the right). If they have been damaged, the you also need to add a wire to them to replace the TV antennas

Not so true Hybrid It all depends on the LCM and the Coding Index Some LCMs allow you to turn off the Warm Check, the Cold Check, and the Warning Messages, all individually. Some don't But VERY CodingIndex dependent So if the original poster can tell us what car and what production date, and if possible what coding index of the LCM, I can advise as to what is possible. Example: E46: the reverse lamps are not monitored at all, so there is no warm or cold monitoring, and there are no warning messages E39: the reverse lamps are monitored. The ability to turn on/off the monitoring and the warning messages varies.

Not so true Hybrid It all depends on the LCM and the Coding Index Some LCMs allow you to turn off the Warm Check, the Cold Check, and the Warning Messages, all individually. Some don't But VERY CodingIndex dependent So if the original poster can tell us what car and what production date, and if possible what coding index of the LCM, I can advise as to what is possible.

I always made my own Beware of the issues: NightMode kludges another language to make it happen, it overwrites the language option with "Nightmode On/Off" instead of "Language EN/DE" So make sure that the nav is set for the right languages otherwise you'll start getting mixes of EN, FR, DE etc So understand first what languages you want. If you are going to the the language kludge, then I suggest you modify GB/US, so that you have 2x English, so at least you understand the text of the other language ie: make your own is much better to get what you want.

You will have no prewiring, so a loom is needed The bumper cutouts will exist, you just need to replace the bumper buffer strip If going original, the OEM options were always rear-only, or front+rear. Ideally, fit front+rear and have the whole PDC system fitted. There are OEM retrofit instructions around

NO, they don't They have a beam pattern modifier that reduces the beam pattern to allow the RHD car to be driven in LHD countries without blinding the oncoming traffic. But it does NOT make the beam pattern a full LHD beam pattern. So the long distance visibility for LHD is much worse than a proper LHD headlamp lens I know, I tried it out on my E39! The only way to properly convert a LHD headlamp assembly to RHD is to remove it completely, and replace it with RHD assembly.

Replace the rotary controller. Google. Other people have same problem and have sourced replacement parts. Try a small bit of CRC as a lubricant to maybe get it going in the interim before you replace it.

You can test an IR key very easily: Get your digital camera, look at the key through the camera screen, and press the key button. On the camera, you will see the infrared flashing, as the camera lens is sensitive to IR If you see the flashes, the key is OK. Check all keys at the same time. Check both key buttons. The issue will surely be the initialization sequence. Ask other forum members for the right sequence, I have forgotten it You must initialize all keys at the same time (there are 2 x IR remotes supplied with the car ex factory) Jochen

Nope, the Mk4 automatically sees the ULF as soon as the ULF is connected to the databus. The Mk4 needs no coding to detect if the ULF is present or not. Not only does it not need coding, there is no coding foreseen. Nothing to change. Plug and play. Well, dealer struggles anyway with the unforseen combination of Japanese Market car fitted with Mk4 nav computer :-)

True. Good point! If it was my car, I would prefer to do that then to have extra antennas on my windows... but that is just me. I helped some other guys split the antenna signal from the original BMW analogue TV tuner and feed a digital TV tuner, worked very well.

What would be good is to use the existing diversity TV antenna system on the BMW and connect it to the Dynavin MPEG4 TV tuner The existing BMW diversity system uses twin TV antennas, with tuned on-glass elements, and built in amplifiers. The antennas are on the rear window, or rear side windows of the BMW (depending on model of BMW) As the antenna amp works at the RF signal level, it works equally well for analogue as well as for digital signals. The BMW system is powered by a 12V feed in the center line of the coax. It may also work on 5V, if the Dynavin uses 5V as the antenna amp power supply. So simply connect the Dynavin antenna connectors (coax) to the BMW in car TV antennas, and try it out. It would make installation much nicer and avoid fitting extra unsightly antennas on the vehicle

E39 has 2 x remote locking systems: Infrared: with clown nose on rear view mirror, old style keys Radio: uses antenna on rear window, receiver is part of the antenna amplifier Radio doesn't need line of sight IR does of course.

check the battery in the key: does LED flash? if yes, battery is OK then do a re-sync of key to car - google for the procedure, no tools required.

On a Jap nav you cannot change the splash screen Are you sure you have a Jap car? Is your car right hand drive? I thought Jamaica was left-hand drive Jochen

Put it in the C pillar, midway up as high as the cable reaches. Better, less obstructed view of the vehicle interior Otherwise, if you want to go to the C pillar, you'll need a 50 ohm SMB extension cable....

Indeed, the lasers get old / dirty / weak / dead. Fit a new laser = 100% perfect!

What CMRADR says is 100% correct He just missed out the bit that the change is REALLY worthwhile and you get a nav system that is on a par with a modern TomTom, but was made a decade ago...

Tip: mount the bluetooth antenna ABOVE the rear parcel tray, under the parcel tray carpet. Much better signal towards the front of the cabin, as the antenna is not enclosed in a steel box (which it is right now!) and the signal is not obstructed anywhere near as much

Quick note to any Jap BMW owners contemplating this retrofit: The ULF ONLY works with the Euro Mk2, Mk3 or Mk4 nav units. It does NOT work with the Japanese nav unit. Why? Because the jap nav system has a special telephone interface for the jap phone, and it works completely differently to the ULF. The ULF sits on the ibus with all the other ibus devices like the nav system And thus the nav system must expect the ULF to be on the ibus Which the euro nav does and the jap nav doesn't CameraDoctor had already previously replaced his jap nav with the Euro nav, effectively turning the nav system into standard Euro nav system. And thus 100% compatible with the ULF

Not true for the Mk4 and the ULF The coding of the VO is only to tell things like INPA that a ULF should be present, but the VO for ULF has as much impact on the coding of the ULF as the VO for a different colour paint job NavCoder happily codes the ULF to do whatever you want, no mucking about with VO required.

Yes. Google is your friend. And here is the website: http://www.aux-in-modul.de/ Use chrome and translate the website into your preferred language (Maori, Cook Island, Strine, Kiwi etc) Works for BM23 or BM24 radios and MkII video modules

A good use for the analogue TV unit: Buy a cheap wireless video camera, that broadcasts a small signal on a analogue TV channel Set it up in the front or rear of the car inside your garage so you can see how close you park inside the trailer on the rear of the trailer etc And the TV will receive it as a std analogue TV channel

Exactly the same as your TV at home When the analogue TV transmitter is turned off, the analogue TV receivers will have no more signal to receive Solution: add a settop box

It's the MEMO function A few beeps before the top of the hour to remind you to switch to the Radio and listen to the news.