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Anyone using mods4cars' SmartTOP with their G83?
I don't know how well known this product known is in the BMW family, but I've used it for many years with my 911 Cabs and more recently with my departed M8 Vert. I installed it in my new M4 yesterday.
It's an incredibly simple module to install (less than 10 mins) and allows you to control your convertible top from the key fob without needing to hold the button thru the top's cycle. Three clicks on the fob (or one 4-second hold) is all it takes. And just as important for me, the interior top control button also raises and lowers the top without needing to hold the button. Just a single quick push or pull and the top will fully retract or go up (just like the window switches). And it's programable so that you can decide whether you want windows to go up or down at the end of either top cycle. It's much more convenient than having to hold the fob or interior button for 20 - 30 seconds. SmartTOP solves a first-world problem I know, but it is very slick. btw, I'm in no way affiliated with this company. I just love their product. https://www.mods4cars.com/sms/shop/i...de=view&id=172
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I had it on my 991 Cab and it was freaking fantastic. Would highly recommend the product. My biggest use case was turning the button to one touch, which was very handy for a cab that could drive up to 50 kph with the top in motion...but was a manual!
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$500 seems pretty steep for such simple functionality.
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Relative in the context of a $100k car, I’d say.
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hinckley you still using this? I just came across this browsing the EAS store and it looks...interesting.
Not sure if I'd want to pay $500 for just the one-touch operation, we get a lot of the features it offers (open/close while moving, remote operation) already... |
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I installed a SmartTop module in my dads E89 Z4 way back in 2012, and it was excellent!
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Three successive quick taps to the fob's unlock button, or one long tap of the unlock button. You can program the module for one or both methods. I usually use the three tap method as I approach my car.
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Triple tap lock to close
https://youtu.be/_opayFQmvf4?si=FGMKG8dK5IOYhxXa
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I think that vid exaggerates the time between taps for illustrative purposes. There's also a single, long (3 second-ish) tap to accomplish the same thing. For me, the three quick taps method is faster.
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I'm sure it is but like I mentioned the remote start feature is also a 3-tap lock press, so I was wondering how those two functions using the same tap button/method worked together.
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Ah, I didn't understand. I don't have remote start (that I know of), so I can't answer that. You may have to use the one, long press method.
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You know I meant to come back around and follow-up on this. Had my smarttop module on for a number of months now and love it. Will verify the triple tap function with remote start tomorrow and relay back. I think we'll have to be more deliberate with the triple tap (i.e. one per second rather than 3 in rapid succession) I'm thinking 3 in rapid succession will trigger remote start but may also drop the top?? I'll report back soon.
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Can confirm that remote start overides top function.
If you rapidly press the lock button 3 times remote start works (but top stays open). If you space out your presses approximately 1 every second like in the video then smarttop takes over and closes the top.
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Not sure if it really "takes it over" or just it's too slow to activate the remote start function but good to know anyway.
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