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  1. 08-24-2013, 03:08 PM #1
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    Navigation screen Bracket.

    I need to modify the bracket since 99 plus options buttons are different.

    So here are the options. Try and find a navi bracket for a early model. Which seems hard to find.
    Or cut and chop and drill.




    This is what we have now. But early buttons wont fit.


    Basically I cut off the bottom of an early frame. Now match it to the late frame.

    Only issue is getting them together.
    My plan is to drill holes, use short screws, and use a metal strip to bind them together. Thus making the 2 into one.

    Im sure a good weld would suffice too but I dont have such skills.
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    Some say he can remove a Jesus Bolt with his pinkie and that when he drives down the road, E65's are his personal escort around Vegas. Some say to look into his eyes is to see the Nirvana or E38 knowledge and that when he walks into dealerships, Service Managers quit their jobs. When he goes shopping, car prices drop. Others say that non-operational car start for him. It is claimed in Tonga that he is a BimmerWhisperer. Some say that he does not need a test drive to set up his coilovers, he adjusts them telepathically and after he installed KIDO, McLaren started using them and won 12 straight Formula trophies. He considers 2014 cars old as he is already testing 2015 cars on the track and cars 2001 and older are classics to him. Some say when cars suffer cardiac arrest, he is able to revive them with an electrifying touch. BMW cup holders work for him, and when he walks by VANOS clunks cease to exist. All we know is he is the Sig!
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    Quote Originally Posted by franco90 View Post
    buy it
    51168175064 is the part i need...again, i am having a hard time finding it
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    Some say he can remove a Jesus Bolt with his pinkie and that when he drives down the road, E65's are his personal escort around Vegas. Some say to look into his eyes is to see the Nirvana or E38 knowledge and that when he walks into dealerships, Service Managers quit their jobs. When he goes shopping, car prices drop. Others say that non-operational car start for him. It is claimed in Tonga that he is a BimmerWhisperer. Some say that he does not need a test drive to set up his coilovers, he adjusts them telepathically and after he installed KIDO, McLaren started using them and won 12 straight Formula trophies. He considers 2014 cars old as he is already testing 2015 cars on the track and cars 2001 and older are classics to him. Some say when cars suffer cardiac arrest, he is able to revive them with an electrifying touch. BMW cup holders work for him, and when he walks by VANOS clunks cease to exist. All we know is he is the Sig!
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    Crap, I bought one from a '99 thinking it was drag and drop. So it won't fit my 97, eh?

    I didn't know pre-facelift cars came with navigation, or am I mistaken here?
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    Quote Originally Posted by noobbiker View Post
    Crap, I bought one from a '99 thinking it was drag and drop. So it won't fit my 97, eh?

    I didn't know pre-facelift cars came with navigation, or am I mistaken here?
    yes they did, but was rare.
    it will fit, but your options buttons like RDC, ASC, DSC, rear blind, heated seats, etc wont fit and they just flop around.

    i got the above to work...used an epoxy, then removed the center console, drilled it down and its solid. everything is half installed now (just placement) until i get to finish it up some tomorrow.
    Quote Originally Posted by AquilaBMW View Post
    Some say he can remove a Jesus Bolt with his pinkie and that when he drives down the road, E65's are his personal escort around Vegas. Some say to look into his eyes is to see the Nirvana or E38 knowledge and that when he walks into dealerships, Service Managers quit their jobs. When he goes shopping, car prices drop. Others say that non-operational car start for him. It is claimed in Tonga that he is a BimmerWhisperer. Some say that he does not need a test drive to set up his coilovers, he adjusts them telepathically and after he installed KIDO, McLaren started using them and won 12 straight Formula trophies. He considers 2014 cars old as he is already testing 2015 cars on the track and cars 2001 and older are classics to him. Some say when cars suffer cardiac arrest, he is able to revive them with an electrifying touch. BMW cup holders work for him, and when he walks by VANOS clunks cease to exist. All we know is he is the Sig!
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    Quote Originally Posted by sigtwenty View Post
    yes they did, but was rare.
    it will fit, but your options buttons like RDC, ASC, DSC, rear blind, heated seats, etc wont fit and they just flop around.

    i got the above to work...used an epoxy, then removed the center console, drilled it down and its solid. everything is half installed now (just placement) until i get to finish it up some tomorrow.
    I'm ok with that.

    What's it look like though? Post some pics when you're done....
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    Quote Originally Posted by noobbiker View Post
    I'm ok with that.

    What's it look like though? Post some pics when you're done....
    Looks like everyone elses navi unit. But the buttons look awful if you dont get the right bracket. Mine are all installed properly now.
    Quote Originally Posted by AquilaBMW View Post
    Some say he can remove a Jesus Bolt with his pinkie and that when he drives down the road, E65's are his personal escort around Vegas. Some say to look into his eyes is to see the Nirvana or E38 knowledge and that when he walks into dealerships, Service Managers quit their jobs. When he goes shopping, car prices drop. Others say that non-operational car start for him. It is claimed in Tonga that he is a BimmerWhisperer. Some say that he does not need a test drive to set up his coilovers, he adjusts them telepathically and after he installed KIDO, McLaren started using them and won 12 straight Formula trophies. He considers 2014 cars old as he is already testing 2015 cars on the track and cars 2001 and older are classics to him. Some say when cars suffer cardiac arrest, he is able to revive them with an electrifying touch. BMW cup holders work for him, and when he walks by VANOS clunks cease to exist. All we know is he is the Sig!
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    Doesn't it show a seam where you spliced the old button bracket to the newer bezel?
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    Quote Originally Posted by sigtwenty View Post
    Looks like everyone elses navi unit. But the buttons look awful if you dont get the right bracket. Mine are all installed properly now.
    Any good pics My good sir.
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    I have a bracket from a 5/98 car that your talking about if anyone needs one. I also have the rear right trunk carpet that's holds the navi unit this from my failed attempt at navi
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    Quote Originally Posted by E38bimmer View Post
    I have a bracket from a 5/98 car that your talking about if anyone needs one. I also have the rear right trunk carpet that's holds the navi unit this from my failed attempt at navi
    Brackets mine.
    Quote Originally Posted by AquilaBMW View Post
    Some say he can remove a Jesus Bolt with his pinkie and that when he drives down the road, E65's are his personal escort around Vegas. Some say to look into his eyes is to see the Nirvana or E38 knowledge and that when he walks into dealerships, Service Managers quit their jobs. When he goes shopping, car prices drop. Others say that non-operational car start for him. It is claimed in Tonga that he is a BimmerWhisperer. Some say that he does not need a test drive to set up his coilovers, he adjusts them telepathically and after he installed KIDO, McLaren started using them and won 12 straight Formula trophies. He considers 2014 cars old as he is already testing 2015 cars on the track and cars 2001 and older are classics to him. Some say when cars suffer cardiac arrest, he is able to revive them with an electrifying touch. BMW cup holders work for him, and when he walks by VANOS clunks cease to exist. All we know is he is the Sig!
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    Quote Originally Posted by noobbiker View Post
    Doesn't it show a seam where you spliced the old button bracket to the newer bezel?
    Nope. Long as you cut them the same. A shot of plastic dip or black paint can help too.
    Quote Originally Posted by franco90 View Post
    Any good pics My good sir.
    No. Lol. Will do soon. Car is a mess
    Quote Originally Posted by AquilaBMW View Post
    Some say he can remove a Jesus Bolt with his pinkie and that when he drives down the road, E65's are his personal escort around Vegas. Some say to look into his eyes is to see the Nirvana or E38 knowledge and that when he walks into dealerships, Service Managers quit their jobs. When he goes shopping, car prices drop. Others say that non-operational car start for him. It is claimed in Tonga that he is a BimmerWhisperer. Some say that he does not need a test drive to set up his coilovers, he adjusts them telepathically and after he installed KIDO, McLaren started using them and won 12 straight Formula trophies. He considers 2014 cars old as he is already testing 2015 cars on the track and cars 2001 and older are classics to him. Some say when cars suffer cardiac arrest, he is able to revive them with an electrifying touch. BMW cup holders work for him, and when he walks by VANOS clunks cease to exist. All we know is he is the Sig!
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    Sig here you go lol
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    Sig here you go lol
    Is that a working cup holder?!
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    Quote Originally Posted by AquilaBMW View Post
    Some say he can remove a Jesus Bolt with his pinkie and that when he drives down the road, E65's are his personal escort around Vegas. Some say to look into his eyes is to see the Nirvana or E38 knowledge and that when he walks into dealerships, Service Managers quit their jobs. When he goes shopping, car prices drop. Others say that non-operational car start for him. It is claimed in Tonga that he is a BimmerWhisperer. Some say that he does not need a test drive to set up his coilovers, he adjusts them telepathically and after he installed KIDO, McLaren started using them and won 12 straight Formula trophies. He considers 2014 cars old as he is already testing 2015 cars on the track and cars 2001 and older are classics to him. Some say when cars suffer cardiac arrest, he is able to revive them with an electrifying touch. BMW cup holders work for him, and when he walks by VANOS clunks cease to exist. All we know is he is the Sig!
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