iDrive controller swap out

jdt10768 · 08-23-2022, 06:23 PM

When swapping out an iDrive controller, is it a plug/play situation? The stickers on back of units are not identical but units look identical. And … I would have already tested, but the damn 4-pin wiring harness plug doesn’t want to unplug from the existing controller. I am not sure if there is a little piece that needs to be depressed or not, and I do not want to break it. If there is a clip that needs to be pressed for removal, it’s hidden. Any advice appreciated
I’m not in a hurry, and my existing controller works fine. This is a cosmetic swap

jdt10768 · 08-24-2022, 06:13 PM

I got r dun
Was just stuck on tight, did not want to come loose
Hit it hard w my purse, and it unplugged
Was plug n play

tracer bullet · 08-24-2022, 07:41 PM

Cool. Seemed like it should be that way but didn't want to try and advise it if I'd never even seen the back side of it.

08-23-2022, 06:23 PM	#1
jdt10768 Captain 451 Rep 601 Posts Drives: 2013 128i MSport 6MT Join Date: Sep 2018 Location: Columbia, SC iTrader: (0)	iDrive controller swap out When swapping out an iDrive controller, is it a plug/play situation? The stickers on back of units are not identical but units look identical. And … I would have already tested, but the damn 4-pin wiring harness plug doesn’t want to unplug from the existing controller. I am not sure if there is a little piece that needs to be depressed or not, and I do not want to break it. If there is a clip that needs to be pressed for removal, it’s hidden. Any advice appreciated I’m not in a hurry, and my existing controller works fine. This is a cosmetic swap
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08-24-2022, 06:13 PM	#2
jdt10768 Captain 451 Rep 601 Posts Drives: 2013 128i MSport 6MT Join Date: Sep 2018 Location: Columbia, SC iTrader: (0)	I got r dun Was just stuck on tight, did not want to come loose Hit it hard w my purse, and it unplugged Was plug n play
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08-24-2022, 07:41 PM	#3
tracer bullet Brigadier General 3433 Rep 4,099 Posts Drives: '25 Z4, '15 X3 35i (135i sold) Join Date: May 2011 Location: Saint Paul, MN iTrader: (1)	Cool. Seemed like it should be that way but didn't want to try and advise it if I'd never even seen the back side of it.
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