Start/Stop Button

techthentic · 01-23-2011, 04:25 AM

Looking to swap out the start/stop button in my friend's 135i with a custom red button we made using a start button unit from getbmwparts.com
On the e9x, the start button is removed by removing the trim and pressing the two prongs on the start button to push it out. Considering the 135i's start button is on the dash, has anyone removed their's before? How can it be removed?

EINS · 01-23-2011, 08:06 AM

1. You need to remove the center vents by using a credit card or plastic trim removal tool to separate the top portion of the vent from the dash.

2. Disconnect wiring to the switches on the vent and set aside.

3. Reach around to the back side of the start/stop switch and compress two spring loaded features to allow the switch to be removed from the dash.

4. Disconnect wiring to the switch.

Lester · 01-23-2011, 09:46 AM

Wow - your friend is actually agreeing to this? Or has he gone to Mexico for the month of January - leaving the car in your capable hands?

drinkcoke3 · 01-23-2011, 04:22 PM

that sounds like a pretty sick mod - let us know how it goes

gl!

techthentic · 01-24-2011, 03:59 AM

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Originally Posted by Lester

Wow - your friend is actually agreeing to this? Or has he gone to Mexico for the month of January - leaving the car in your capable hands?

Lol, he's the one who wants it done!

techthentic · 01-24-2011, 04:00 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by EINS

1. You need to remove the center vents by using a credit card or plastic trim removal tool to separate the top portion of the vent from the dash.

2. Disconnect wiring to the switches on the vent and set aside.

3. Reach around to the back side of the start/stop switch and compress two spring loaded features to allow the switch to be removed from the dash.

4. Disconnect wiring to the switch.

Thanks!

Will update thread with pics when completed

GO135i007 · 01-24-2011, 06:48 AM

Interested to see how this turns out.

Diver · 01-24-2011, 07:46 AM

Not sure that I would want one...

onefastman · 01-24-2011, 08:34 AM

Pics!

phelly · 01-25-2011, 07:02 AM

It'll look just like the Big Red Button Honda use. No sure this is really a good thing....

BMW PoLo · 05-31-2011, 07:34 PM

Any photos?

Sylon · 05-31-2011, 07:39 PM

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Originally Posted by BMW PoLo

Any photos?

I think he forgot to mention that this mod takes 5 months to do.

Cuz5150 · 05-31-2011, 08:29 PM

Pics or it didn't happen....................

MZWIE · 06-01-2011, 09:53 AM

Totally dumb mod.

Sylon · 06-01-2011, 05:18 PM

The only thing I wish they did with the button is make it concave instead of convex. Also, when you press it down just slightly, it feels like it wiggles a bit. That, to me, makes it feel cheap. There is also a lot of unnecessary travel just to turn the car on. Stiffen it up, reduce the travel and make the button concave, and you got yourself a nicer way to start the car.

Normally Im not picky on something like this, but it just feels to me that they didnt put a whole lot of thought into it. It could be better, thats all.

pinmagic · 06-01-2011, 08:54 PM

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Originally Posted by Sylon

There is also a lot of unnecessary travel just to turn the car on.

Holy cow! It's amazing what people notice!

Sylon · 06-01-2011, 08:58 PM

Attention to detail my friend, attention to detail.

MZWIE · 06-02-2011, 09:17 AM

Anal

TMR013 · 06-02-2011, 10:26 AM

Why???

SixBanger · 09-11-2013, 12:49 AM

bump. I need a DIY please

phobic · 09-11-2013, 07:50 AM

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Originally Posted by SixBanger

bump. I need a DIY please

there's a DIY in the thread already if you actually read the thing...

MuNkY6913 · 09-11-2013, 10:05 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by EINS

1. You need to remove the center vents by using a credit card or plastic trim removal tool to separate the top portion of the vent from the dash.

2. Disconnect wiring to the switches on the vent and set aside.

3. Reach around to the back side of the start/stop switch and compress two spring loaded features to allow the switch to be removed from the dash.

4. Disconnect wiring to the switch.

This is one way to do it. Or you can skip taking out the vent entirely. Just use a trim removal tool, or as I used a plastic putty knife, and work your way around the start button trim and pull the unit out. It came out really easy for me. I took off my start button trim and painted it. I'll be taking the start button out shortly to change it from orange LED to blue. The whole thing just pops in and out. Just like almost everything else inside the car.

01-23-2011, 04:25 AM	#1
techthentic Private 3 Rep 92 Posts Drives: 335i, 370z Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: cananada iTrader: (0)	Start/Stop Button Looking to swap out the start/stop button in my friend's 135i with a custom red button we made using a start button unit from getbmwparts.com On the e9x, the start button is removed by removing the trim and pressing the two prongs on the start button to push it out. Considering the 135i's start button is on the dash, has anyone removed their's before? How can it be removed?
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EINS Simply One Great Car! 12 Rep 124 Posts Drives: 135i SGM Coupe Join Date: May 2008 Location: Commerce Township, MI iTrader: (0) Garage List 2008 E82 / 135i [0.00]	Steps to remove Start/Stop switch 1. You need to remove the center vents by using a credit card or plastic trim removal tool to separate the top portion of the vent from the dash. 2. Disconnect wiring to the switches on the vent and set aside. 3. Reach around to the back side of the start/stop switch and compress two spring loaded features to allow the switch to be removed from the dash. 4. Disconnect wiring to the switch. __________________ '08 135i SGM Coupe delivered in Munich, Nürburgring tested
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01-23-2011, 09:46 AM	#3
Lester Brigadier General 295 Rep 3,350 Posts Drives: Join Date: Oct 2007 iTrader: (0)	Wow - your friend is actually agreeing to this? Or has he gone to Mexico for the month of January - leaving the car in your capable hands? Last edited by Lester; 01-23-2011 at 01:37 PM..
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01-23-2011, 04:22 PM	#4
drinkcoke3 Captain 41 Rep 792 Posts Drives: 135i + F25 X3 35i FBO Join Date: May 2010 Location: Long Island, NY iTrader: (5) Garage List 2011 BMW 135i [0.00]	that sounds like a pretty sick mod - let us know how it goes gl!
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01-24-2011, 08:34 AM	#9
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Sylon Brigadier General 189 Rep 3,435 Posts Drives: 2011 135i, SG/CR, 6MT, M-Sport Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Michigan / Ohio iTrader: (0) Garage List 2011 135i [9.20]	The only thing I wish they did with the button is make it concave instead of convex. Also, when you press it down just slightly, it feels like it wiggles a bit. That, to me, makes it feel cheap. There is also a lot of unnecessary travel just to turn the car on. Stiffen it up, reduce the travel and make the button concave, and you got yourself a nicer way to start the car. Normally Im not picky on something like this, but it just feels to me that they didnt put a whole lot of thought into it. It could be better, thats all. __________________ 2011 BMW 135i \| Space Gray \| ///M-Sport \| BMW CCA #450291 Facebook / Instagram / YouTube / Twitter
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Sylon Brigadier General 189 Rep 3,435 Posts Drives: 2011 135i, SG/CR, 6MT, M-Sport Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Michigan / Ohio iTrader: (0) Garage List 2011 135i [9.20]	Attention to detail my friend, attention to detail. __________________ 2011 BMW 135i \| Space Gray \| ///M-Sport \| BMW CCA #450291 Facebook / Instagram / YouTube / Twitter
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06-02-2011, 09:17 AM	#18
MZWIE Lieutenant Colonel 388 Rep 1,660 Posts Drives: M2 Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: GEORGIA iTrader: (0)	Anal
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SixBanger Captain 187 Rep 645 Posts Drives: 08 135i Join Date: Apr 2005 iTrader: (0)	bump. I need a DIY please
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