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To go yet a bit further, option 6WB is the full LCD instrument cluster available here in USA on the LCI 7 Series and on the M Sport Edition 6 Series and by the way some guys have retrofitted the full LCD cluster to the F10, so very likely that it is possible to retrofit to the F15 too |
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11-14-2013, 10:38 PM | #26 |
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Not forgetting that I always lease the car so I try to keep with the minimum needed to have a nice car for 3 years. I love gadgets and details so Driver Assistance Plus, ceramic controls, nappa leather are all amazing options if I were to buy the car and own it for many years. Not the case with a leasing. Again, BMW makes it easy for someone that wants to lease a nice car but not overload it with expensive optionals.
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11-14-2013, 10:45 PM | #27 | |
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11-14-2013, 10:52 PM | #28 |
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Absolutely! this is just tech freaks' stuff (i.e. myself )... even though I doubt I would do this one!
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11-14-2013, 11:32 PM | #34 |
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Yes, the 2014 X5 owners, manual, available here: http://www.xbimmers.com/forums/showthread.php?t=910364
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11-15-2013, 07:50 AM | #35 | |
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I had a conventional gauge cluster in my previous BMW (E92) and I don't think there was any lighting for the tach or speedo during the day. They were lit with orange light only at night. |
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11-15-2013, 08:04 AM | #36 |
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I could be wrong, but I think the owners manual just came out a week or so ago? Not something most of us had back when we ordered in Aug / Sept / Oct.
The problem is the web page, it really is lacking when it comes to showing you all of your options and explaining what each one is. I am with NikonMan as far as the cost getting out of hand, part of the reason why I did not chose the assist packages. Also, I am really not a fan of those items. If I could have gotten the updated display without all the other stuff, maybe, depending on the cost. |
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On another thread it is rumored that BMW will release an all LCD instrument cluster in April for the new X5. Based on past history, has BMW added a similar tech option 5 or 6 months into a production year?
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11-19-2013, 03:32 PM | #40 |
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I have not seen one on the 5 series yet; so not sure how accurate that is.
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11-20-2013, 09:29 AM | #42 | |
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Now, I only have a problem ordering my F15 as full-LCD is not yet available: instant switch from F11 LCI into F15 was like a... travel in time (to the past, of course.... ) the old-style analogue cluster in F15 looks so dated when you compare it to the new all-LCD.... I asked when is it likely to be introduced for F15, and my dealer could only confirm that new set of options (and/or packages) and pricing won't be introduced before 5-6 months after launch, perhaps even at LCI stage. And already, await time in Germany is 8 (eight!) months... |
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11-20-2013, 09:31 AM | #43 |
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In Europe the extended cluster is bundled together with HUD and is not available as a stand alone option, which is so incredibly stupid that it goes beyond words. HUD doesn't work for me, I don't know if it is related to my contacts or something else but it makes my head hurt. But the standard cluster makes the car feel poor (the small LCD doesn't even cover the entire stretch along the bottom, but stops half way), so I'll have to order HUD for $1500 just for the cluster, which is something like $300 on the 5-series. Small thing, but still very annoying.
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