Retrofit F10 M5 Illuminated Shift Knob

nearwater4me · 07-30-2021, 11:35 PM

Thank you sir!

mzcp · 07-31-2021, 10:26 AM

Additional pictures for the wiring. From the shift knob, the Red/Purple goes to the Black/Red and the Brown goes to the Black on the connector. From the connector, the Black/Red goes to the Green and the Black goes to the Brown/Black on the harness.

Sedan_Clan · 07-31-2021, 10:34 AM

Nice mod bro!

mzcp · 07-31-2021, 10:37 AM

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Nice mod bro!

Thank you sir. Next mods would be the Auto Solutions SSK and Ultimate Clutch Pedal

kaveh_h · 01-11-2022, 09:50 AM

Let there be light

, finally after few hours of working in super small space I was able to install the Illuminated shift knob on my G80. I was able to hook to positive cable that gets controlled by the dimming switch. I absolutely love the install.

mzcp · 01-11-2022, 10:50 AM

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Originally Posted by kaveh_h

Let there be light

, finally after few hours of working in super small space I was able to install the Illuminated shift knob on my G80. I was able to hook to positive cable that gets controlled by the dimming switch. I absolutely love the install.

Cool. Let us know which wire you tap into. Any pics

kaveh_h · 01-11-2022, 11:05 AM

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Originally Posted by mzcp

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Originally Posted by kaveh_h

Let there be light

, finally after few hours of working in super small space I was able to install the Illuminated shift knob on my G80. I was able to hook to positive cable that gets controlled by the dimming switch. I absolutely love the install.

Cool. Let us know which wire you tap into. Any pics

Unfortunately it was midnight by the time I finished everything so I forgot to take a picture from the wiring harness that I T-Tapped to. I chose the wiring harness to the right of the center console (immediately right of the shifter). This was much easier to tap in to honestly. I tapped to the green wire (positive) and I actually chose the cigarette lighter's ground wire(negative) for ease of accessibility. Thanks to mzcp help and detailed pictures. I even bothered the poor guy on DM many times lol… thanks again for all your help

mzcp · 01-11-2022, 12:37 PM

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Originally Posted by kaveh_h

Unfortunately it was midnight by the time I finished everything so I forgot to take a picture from the wiring harness that I T-Tapped to. I chose the wiring harness to the right of the center console (immediately right of the shifter). This was much easier to tap in to honestly. I tapped to the green wire (positive) and I actually chose the cigarette lighter's ground wire(negative) for ease of accessibility. Thanks to mzcp help and detailed pictures. I even bothered the poor guy on DM many times lol… thanks again for all your help

Nice shift boot. Is it from IND or Coby?

kaveh_h · 01-11-2022, 12:38 PM

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Originally Posted by kaveh_h

Unfortunately it was midnight by the time I finished everything so I forgot to take a picture from the wiring harness that I T-Tapped to. I chose the wiring harness to the right of the center console (immediately right of the shifter). This was much easier to tap in to honestly. I tapped to the green wire (positive) and I actually chose the cigarette lighter's ground wire(negative) for ease of accessibility. Thanks to mzcp help and detailed pictures. I even bothered the poor guy on DM many times lol… thanks again for all your help

Nice shift boot. Is it from IND or Coby?

IND

, Modbargine sells it as well

nearwater4me · 01-11-2022, 02:14 PM

Nice!
I was sitting on the passenger side the whole time during the install, so I never got to see a harness to the right of the shifter.
I'm gonna have to see if I want to rewire it to the one you tapped into.
Mine lights up in tandem with the emergency button, so basically every time I open the vehicle.

mzcp · 01-11-2022, 02:52 PM

That would be great if the dimming works. I might have to redo mine as well lol

kaveh_h · 01-11-2022, 05:29 PM

I regret not thinking to take a picture since it was midnight unfortunately. I have the video of dimmer working with the shift knob but I can't attach a video here unfortunately

mzcp · 01-11-2022, 05:32 PM

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Originally Posted by kaveh_h

I regret not thinking to take a picture since it was midnight unfortunately. I have the video of dimmer working with the shift knob but I can't attach a video here unfortunately

Yeah not a lot of room to maneuver in there.

kaveh_h · 01-11-2022, 05:33 PM

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Originally Posted by kaveh_h

I regret not thinking to take a picture since it was midnight unfortunately. I have the video of dimmer working with the shift knob but I can't attach a video here unfortunately

Yeah not a lot of room to maneuver in there.

Not at all , I was cursing at BMW the entire time lol

moproblems · 01-11-2022, 07:10 PM

You see that was actually the wire I had found on my diagram but I didn't take apart my console to confirm.

element56 · 01-19-2022, 01:19 PM

both look great!

mzcp · 01-26-2022, 02:35 PM

New shift boot

nearwater4me · 01-26-2022, 03:47 PM

Nice!
How are you able to switch out the boot so easily?
Looking at the inside, it looks like the boot is wedged between ultrasonic welded plastic pieces.

Did you just break the tabs?
If so, what are you using to hold the boot against the knob?

Thanks!

mzcp · 01-26-2022, 04:02 PM

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Originally Posted by nearwater4me

Nice!
How are you able to switch out the boot so easily?
Looking at the inside, it looks like the boot is wedged between ultrasonic welded plastic pieces.

Did you just break the tabs?
If so, what are you using to hold the boot against the knob?

Thanks!

Just break the tabs. Pry the knob from the base on top of the plastic ring. There is only one tab that will break easy.
You don't need the plastic ring when you reinstall. The knob locks in the shifter.
See pictures

nearwater4me · 01-27-2022, 07:19 AM

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Originally Posted by mzcp

Just break the tabs. Pry the knob from the base on top of the plastic ring. There is only one tab that will break easy.
You don't need the plastic ring when you reinstall. The knob locks in the shifter.
See pictures

Thanks for the tip.
So the boot stays put against the knob when reinstalled?

mzcp · 01-27-2022, 08:51 AM

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Thanks for the tip.
So the boot stays put against the knob when reinstalled?

I did not use a cable tie to secure the boot collar to the shifter. I might do that later but so far I don't see any significant gap between them.

nearwater4me · 01-28-2022, 07:05 AM

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I did not use a cable tie to secure the boot collar to the shifter. I might do that later but so far I don't see any significant gap between them.

I see. I guess the step on the shifter shaft holds the boot collar in place.
Thanks for confirming this.

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nearwater4me Colonel 1916 Rep 2,134 Posts Drives: '22 G82 Base Join Date: Sep 2019 Location: GA iTrader: (1)	Nice! I was sitting on the passenger side the whole time during the install, so I never got to see a harness to the right of the shifter. I'm gonna have to see if I want to rewire it to the one you tapped into. Mine lights up in tandem with the emergency button, so basically every time I open the vehicle. Attached Images
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nearwater4me Colonel 1916 Rep 2,134 Posts Drives: '22 G82 Base Join Date: Sep 2019 Location: GA iTrader: (1)	Nice! How are you able to switch out the boot so easily? Looking at the inside, it looks like the boot is wedged between ultrasonic welded plastic pieces. Did you just break the tabs? If so, what are you using to hold the boot against the knob? Thanks!
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