Hot center console 135i

Ufamizm · 05-05-2014, 09:27 PM

Hey guys. Just got my 135i less than a week ago, and today I noticed the center console was very hot (maybe 100 degrees on the surface of the plastics.) i thought it was because all the hard driving and downshifting (auto tranny) so i drove it easy for a half hour and its still just as hot. Is this a common thing?

THEOS · 05-05-2014, 09:52 PM

Yes, your radio LCD will probably start getting all... pixelated too.

Ufamizm · 05-05-2014, 10:30 PM

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Yes, your radio LCD will probably start getting all... pixelated too.

yes... haha whats the cause? And can i stop/ prevent it?

THEOS · 05-05-2014, 11:03 PM

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yes... haha whats the cause? And can i stop/ prevent it?

Not sure.. I feel it's a combo of the engine bay and sun coming into the cabin. Not much you can really do

Ufamizm · 05-06-2014, 06:33 AM

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Not sure.. I feel it's a combo of the engine bay and sun coming into the cabin. Not much you can really do

It was at night, and my friend in his 135 said his was cold after both driving aggressively

Suds · 05-06-2014, 08:07 AM

I do not experience this, almost sounds like a heat shield is missing in the transmission tunnel and your console is felling the heat.

lowbudgethero · 05-06-2014, 02:21 PM

On hot days I feel this, my LCD has a few pixle lines missing when it's over 100 in the car.

I feel the heat coming from the center tunnel/console padding

does your friend have an aftermarket exhaust?

Ufamizm · 05-06-2014, 07:28 PM

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On hot days I feel this, my LCD has a few pixle lines missing when it's over 100 in the car.

I feel the heat coming from the center tunnel/console padding

does your friend have an aftermarket exhaust?

Cattless, and BMS intake

lowbudgethero · 05-06-2014, 07:42 PM

My guess is the catalytic converters and resonators hold a lot of heat and causes us to feel it when it's hot.

Chunner · 05-06-2014, 07:53 PM

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Hey guys. Just got my 135i less than a week ago, and today I noticed the center console was very hot (maybe 100 degrees on the surface of the plastics.) i thought it was because all the hard driving and downshifting (auto tranny) so i drove it easy for a half hour and its still just as hot. Is this a common thing?

Happens to me when I drive in full manual mode.

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lowbudgethero Captain 125 Rep 750 Posts Drives: '98 Z3M (gone), '09 135i Join Date: Feb 2013 Location: 908 iTrader: (0) Garage List 2009 BMW 135i [8.50]	My guess is the catalytic converters and resonators hold a lot of heat and causes us to feel it when it's hot.
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