kiwi535 538 Report post Posted October 26, 2006 gsm phones.I bet Jochen knows how do get it working. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Docile 64 Report post Posted October 26, 2006 yeah i read the manual and says it accepts gsm card.. vodafone is gsm.. so what the F***... ill try and contact a dealer and see what's up. im pretty sure someone here has a e38.. does your fone work?? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
beemn 50 Report post Posted October 27, 2006 yeah i read the manual and says it accepts gsm card.. vodafone is gsm.. so what the F***... ill try and contact a dealer and see what's up. im pretty sure someone here has a e38.. does your fone work?? i had one in my e38....go into the boot..left hand side by the cd stacker and sat nav unit open up the flap and feel inside( you may need to take that trim off to see what you are doing for the first time) the main unit for the gsm phone is in there, and on the top of it is a slot to fit a full size sim card ( dont snap the sim card out to fit your cell phone), slid it in and all should go well...let me know if you have any probs..also you will be able to scroll through names etc using the steering wheel controls and will show up on the display under the speedo Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
cainchapman 0 Report post Posted October 27, 2006 GSM networks have varying base stations (BSC & BTS). Off memory NZ uses GSM 900 or 1800. And you also need to allow for the 2G & 3G issue. I'm sure Jochen or BMW can sort you out. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Docile 64 Report post Posted October 27, 2006 i had one in my e38.... go into the boot..left hand side by the cd stacker and sat nav unit open up the flap and feel inside( you may need to take that trim off to see what you are doing for the first time) the main unit for the gsm phone is in there, and on the top of it is a slot to fit a full size sim card ( dont snap the sim card out to fit your cell phone), slid it in and all should go well...let me know if you have any probs..also you will be able to scroll through names etc using the steering wheel controls and will show up on the display under the speedo we've gota 95 e38.. the slot for the GSM sim card is under the phone when you have it down. but ill check that place too sometime tomorrow.. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
beemn 50 Report post Posted October 28, 2006 we've gota 95 e38.. the slot for the GSM sim card is under the phone when you have it down. but ill check that place too sometime tomorrow.. yeah it will have two slots, under the handset in the car and in the boot in the main phone modual Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Docile 64 Report post Posted October 28, 2006 hey cheers man GOT IT WORKING:D.. no sat nav though lol Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jochen 4 Report post Posted October 28, 2006 You want your sat nav working? I can help you do it Sat nav is way cool... Jochen (E39 540i with working sat nav) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Docile 64 Report post Posted October 28, 2006 95's dont have sat nav Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jochen 4 Report post Posted October 31, 2006 So... retro-fit it then! A fun project, all it takes is $$$ :-/ Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Docile 64 Report post Posted November 6, 2006 yeh prob need to change the whole console face to fit in the standard one... or just buy the navman protable ones LOL hey guys question... we changed the rear breakpads as it was givin "check brake linings" we found that the back ones was nearly bare metal and the fronts still good.. and its still giving that check brake lining warning.. how you reset that? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jochen 4 Report post Posted November 6, 2006 What condition was the brake pad sensor in? They can be sacrificial.... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Docile 64 Report post Posted November 6, 2006 im not quite sure, i left 1/2 through the whole thing. but when we took it out it was nearly bare metal. about 2mm or so of pad left Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
