Looks like a Blaupunkt design, and I think it has the Blau "key card" there at the bottom...Originally Posted by newdeal2006
Originally Posted by dallasfan824
Oh ok...thanks
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can you give us a few details on how you wired up that steering wheel to your radio? which slip ring did you use for it? I have the same wheel and haven't installed it yet.Originally Posted by Boosted318is
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GP, wicked install of the armrest, incredible.
Hey man, I'm a professional!
Thanks.Originally Posted by themadhatter
E36 DIYs: Air Pump | Vent Gauge | E46 Armrest | SmarTire TPMS
E46 DIYs: Hella TPMS | Aftermarket Horns | Window Regulator Notes | Trunk Wire Harness | Trunk 12V Socket
For my application I actually dissasembled a blaupunkt remote and hard wired it into the steering wheel buttons and 12V power source. It was a pretty difficult operation but it works great. There are a few options for the "general" retrofit.Originally Posted by themadhatter
If your aftermarket stereo is controlled with an IR remote
1) Get a newer 1999 dual stage airbag slip ring, and use it on an older single stage airbag This has 4 wires going into the steering wheel which allows the airbag to be connected along with additional source wires for a PAC Steering Wheel Audio Control Interface. I believe the stering wheel functions are communicated on 2 wires.
http://www.crutchfield.com/S-aUHZEY9...8900&I=127SWIX
E-mail me direct if you want to talk in more details and I would be glad to help.
sweet, thanks for the info. if I get snagged, I'll hit you up.Originally Posted by Boosted318is
I have a hand made 3 spoke wheel for an M5 that I want to wire up with my Alpine CDA-9855. could you guide me as to what airbag and slip ring I should pick up? the standard pre-dual phase bag and then a post '99 slip ring or the ring for an M5?
thanks again!
-Ron
Hey man, I'm a professional!
Hmmm, would this mod be possible on an e36 with out the armrest to begin with (IE not luxury package, so just the 2 ashtrays are where the armrest would be). If you take out the console to begin with, fitting on the e46 retrofit kit would be the same?
Also, curious on pictures of the armrest in the upright position. Does it stay there during spirited driving or does it fall down?
Any insight to these questions would be great, i've always wanted an armrest because there's not much there right now to begin with! Also want to make sure it's worth it.
^ same question i had..... i just want an armrest period....
"Before you can think outside the box, you have to know whats in it"
-Matthew
M42 Club Member #126
You also need to get the armrest center console, but it all will bolt up just fine. Get the center console + e46 armrest on ebay and you are good to go.
Actually, I've done this e46 armrest conversion.
There is a method which I figured out by which you can do the conversion, and basically not have to modify your existing console trim for the change in location of the e46 armrest hinge.
If you noticed in the pictures and such, the E46 hinge point is about .5 inches forward and .5 inches higher than the E36 hinge point. The reason is that the armrest base is slightly different, as was shown in the DIY write up, in prior postings.
What you can do is, instead of just bolting on the E46 base to the E36 trans tunnel (which it will bolt up), is to cut the bases and epoxy them together. The KEY is to cut the bases at the correct places. This allows you to convert the hinge to the E46 hinge, but retain it's E36 location in space. This also allows you to avoid the gap in the console trim at the back end. All you'll have to do is cut the E36 console trim on the back side for the wider E46 hinge, and that's it.
Having done this some months ago, I don't remember exactly where the cut was, but I can take pictures of it and post them if someone is interested. Actually, I'd very much like to add to the DIY procedure online with this option.
Also, the epoxy is JB weld...which is perfect for this type of plastic.
-Chris
please do post pictures.
No matter where you go, there you are...
Any pics yet? Why would it be better to cut and paste together 2 different consoles, if the E46 console will bolt right up? At least that's what I understand from reading above.
97 Cosmos///M3 with Black Vaders, SSK, M50 mani, Stromung exhaust with cat delete, JB Racing Lightweight Flywheel with AA clutch, and suspension goodies!
Oh yeah, Stage II HKS s/c from Active Autowerks
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Bump for my question above.
97 Cosmos///M3 with Black Vaders, SSK, M50 mani, Stromung exhaust with cat delete, JB Racing Lightweight Flywheel with AA clutch, and suspension goodies!
Oh yeah, Stage II HKS s/c from Active Autowerks
???whp/???tq
Bueller?
97 Cosmos///M3 with Black Vaders, SSK, M50 mani, Stromung exhaust with cat delete, JB Racing Lightweight Flywheel with AA clutch, and suspension goodies!
Oh yeah, Stage II HKS s/c from Active Autowerks
???whp/???tq
hi guys
can someone please tell me where to buy this E46 Armrest retro fit kit
my M3 didnt come with one. I have an individual nappa leather but most M3s ive seen without the extended leather console/lower dash have a black nappa armrest - so thats what im after
i have the phone kit tray if that matters
2005.8 E46 ///M3 - Lemans Blue/Light Ecru Nappa
You can buy the retrofit kit at your local BMW dealer.
E36 DIYs: Air Pump | Vent Gauge | E46 Armrest | SmarTire TPMS
E46 DIYs: Hella TPMS | Aftermarket Horns | Window Regulator Notes | Trunk Wire Harness | Trunk 12V Socket
It's a Blaupunkt
sweet...thanks!
97 Cosmos///M3 with Black Vaders, SSK, M50 mani, Stromung exhaust with cat delete, JB Racing Lightweight Flywheel with AA clutch, and suspension goodies!
Oh yeah, Stage II HKS s/c from Active Autowerks
???whp/???tq
Here's the link:
http://www.m535i.org/officers/ra/E46...t_into_E36.pdf
-Chris
Nice write-up!
E36 DIYs: Air Pump | Vent Gauge | E46 Armrest | SmarTire TPMS
E46 DIYs: Hella TPMS | Aftermarket Horns | Window Regulator Notes | Trunk Wire Harness | Trunk 12V Socket
Thanks.
I think we hope that with every new project like this that's never been done before, we learn a few things and these write-ups can be useful for those down the line who want to do these things. And that we hope that these projects simply become formulaic, in that one just follows a simple set of directions.
-Chris
Hey, this is a somewhat related question and I bet you'd know the answer:
I need a new armrest top for my e46 as the leather is too worn.
Is the e36 armrest top a fit for the e46 armrest ?
If not, could I buy an e36 armrest top, take off the leather, and put it on the e46 frame?
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