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      03-20-2023, 03:05 PM   #1
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Trying to locate the TPMS controller (RDC)

I am trying to locate the TMPS components. So far I have found the black antenna . Does anyone know where the white RDC (ie the controller) is located on a 2011 135i?

It is not in the right rear wheel well where some have suggested.
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      03-21-2023, 12:48 PM   #2
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It should be in the trunk on the right side under the panel, forward of the battery tray.
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      03-22-2023, 04:04 PM   #3
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Thanks for replying. Here are some pics of my trunk. I do not see the RDC. Am I missing something?

On some years it is in the trunk well on the passenger side, but that is nto the case with my car.
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      03-22-2023, 04:11 PM   #4
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Maybe I am looking for the wrong item. The part in my first post is frequently referred to as the antenna. Although it does have Tire pressure controller printed on it in german.

I have also found information that refers to the RDC as a white module. Does our cars have both of these devices? Or are these 2 different versions of the same device?
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      03-22-2023, 05:38 PM   #5
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My bad, I gave wrong info. Two years ago I followed this thread and I found it: https://www.bimmerpost.com/forums/sh...php?p=23830924
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      03-23-2023, 07:56 AM   #6
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There are two different versions. LCI cars have the receiver near the charcoal canister on the outside of the battery box, like the first post in this thread.

EDIT: I see those pics are OP now. That's the whole system in the LCI cars.
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      04-02-2023, 11:30 AM   #7
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Thank you !!! That clears up my confusion.
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