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| johnny55 (920hp) | Quote: Originally posted by twelve535i You can purchase aftermarket LED bulbs for your fog lights. Would save you a lot of money. I know, but I think the new original LED fog lights look much better. But if the price of a retrofit is more than $500, I'll probably go with the LED bulbs instead. Are there any specific aftermarket LED bulbs recommended for the F10/11? And do you need a resistor (or whatever you call it) to prevent a slight failure on the iDrive??
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| 02091990 (664hp) | Quote: Originally posted by Walkabout I know, but I think the new original LED fog lights look much better. But if the price of a retrofit is more than $500, I'll probably go with the LED bulbs instead. Are there any specific aftermarket LED bulbs recommended for the F10/11? And do you need a resistor (or whatever you call it) to prevent a slight failure on the iDrive? I bought the bulbs from ijdmtoy and if I remember correctly they cost about $70. A resistor was included in the delivery, but I never installed it. There was no error message.
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| athletics (171hp) | Has anyone been able to successfully retrofit the new LCI LED fog lights? Greetings, Raymond
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| wysiwyg (280hp) | Yes, it can be done, but it's not worth the price
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| sexyboy123 (528hp) | You can purchase LED bulbs for your fog lights. Would save you a lot of money.
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| molly4 (715hp) | Quote: Originally written by Michael V. Yes, it can be done, but it's not worth the price. What needs to be done? I get the lights for almost free, so that's not a problem. If it requires a ton of other parts besides the LED lights, I don't think it's worth the price. Are new cables etc. or just coding required???
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| twister1 (149hp) | Quote: Originally posted by twelve535i You can purchase aftermarket LED bulbs for your fog lights. Would save you a lot of money. I know, but I think the new original LED fog lights look much better. But if the price of a retrofit is more than $500, I'll probably go with the LED bulbs instead. Are there any specific aftermarket LED bulbs recommended for the F10/11? And do you need a resistor (or whatever you call it) to prevent a slight failure on the iDrive??
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| lisbeth (407hp) | Quote: Originally posted by Walkabout I know, but I think the new original LED fog lights look much better. But if the price of a retrofit is more than $500, I'll probably go with the LED bulbs instead. Are there any specific aftermarket LED bulbs recommended for the F10/11? And do you need a resistor (or whatever you call it) to prevent a slight failure on the iDrive? I bought the bulbs from ijdmtoy and if I remember correctly they cost about $70. A resistor was included in the delivery, but I never installed it. There was no error message.
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| 98765432100 (560hp) | I'm in the process of deciding whether a 550i (8-speed automatic transmission) is a viable vehicle with an annual mileage of 18,000 to 20,000 km. 95% takes place on the motorway at a speed of 150 km/h (Belgium and France). I'm no stranger to less economical petrol engines, as I had an E39 M5 and an E60 M5 for 5 years, the latter of which I got rid of because the range of 400 km or less was getting on my nerves. What is a realistic range if only highway speeds of 150 km/h are reached??
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| jose01 (345hp) | Unfortunately, here in the US we don't have the ability to drive that fast (legally). I can tell you that the range appears to be around 375-400 miles at 75-80 mph. If 150km/h is about 150km/h, I don't think you've lost TOO much from what I've seen. So with a tank capacity of 18.5 gallons, a distance of 375 miles (~600 km) is probably reasonable, even if you would only get 20-21 mpg (BMW quotes 24 for the highway - probably at slower speeds than desired). . You would need to achieve fuel economy in the low 13s before you would drop below the 400km (~248 miles) distance threshold... I don't think that will happen.
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| 110003 (915hp) | FWIW, during my European delivery I averaged 17.8 MPG (12.58 L/KM according to an online converter), with a mix of trips (Munich to Neuschwanstein Castle and back, then Munich to Nuremberg, including two laps on the ring). and back. I did a lot of city driving and had a few epic traffic jams, but most of the time the speed was set at 120-130 mph and there was one time when I was at full throttle at the posted speed of 160 mph.
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| marcell (993hp) | Thanks for the answers! My first test drive on Tuesday is still ahead of me as the car was in preparation. I think it will be a head or heart decision as I currently have a 2011 Mercedes C350 CDI 4matic which objectively does a great job as a highway cruiser (range 750-800km) and has been converted to 290hp and 650Nm, easy not very exciting and with a tractor soundtrack.
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| 159357z (403hp) | On recent trips between NY and Boston I was able to achieve an average fuel consumption of around 20 MPG or 11.75 L/100 km. Traffic can reach an average of 130-140 km/h and there are also some busy areas.
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| 1314258 (78hp) | I'm in the process of deciding whether a 550i (8-speed automatic transmission) is a viable vehicle with an annual mileage of 18,000 to 20,000 km. 95% takes place on the motorway at a speed of 150 km/h (Belgium and France). I'm no stranger to less economical petrol engines, as I had an E39 M5 and an E60 M5 for 5 years, the latter of which I got rid of because the range of 400 km or less was getting on my nerves. What is a realistic range if only highway speeds of 150 km/h are reached??
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| savannah3 (762hp) | Unfortunately, here in the US we don't have the ability to drive that fast (legally). I can tell you that the range appears to be around 375-400 miles at 75-80 mph. If 150km/h is about 150km/h, I don't think you've lost TOO much from what I've seen. So with a tank capacity of 18.5 gallons, a distance of 375 miles (~600 km) is probably reasonable, even if you would only get 20-21 mpg (BMW quotes 24 for the highway - probably at slower speeds than desired). . You would need to achieve fuel economy in the low 13s before you would drop below the 400km (~248 miles) distance threshold... I don't think that will happen.
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| YasM3 (444hp) | FWIW, during my European delivery I averaged 17.8 MPG (12.58 L/KM according to an online converter), with a mix of trips (Munich to Neuschwanstein Castle and back, then Munich to Nuremberg, including two laps on the ring). and back. I did a lot of city driving and had a few epic traffic jams, but most of the time the speed was set at 120-130 mph and there was one time when I was at full throttle at the posted speed of 160 mph.
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| 04051981 (783hp) | Thanks for the answers! My first test drive on Tuesday is still ahead of me as the car was in preparation. I think it will be a head or heart decision as I currently have a 2011 Mercedes C350 CDI 4matic which objectively does a great job as a highway cruiser (range 750-800km) and has been converted to 290hp and 650Nm, easy not very exciting and with a tractor soundtrack.
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| joelmadden (966hp) | On recent trips between NY and Boston I was able to achieve an average fuel consumption of around 20 MPG or 11.75 L/100 km. Traffic can reach an average of 130-140 km/h and there are also some busy areas.
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| consemated (945hp) | This is our second car as my wife needs a car so F10 works for her and we bought this F30 for the family so we can drive around in this car on weekends for 6 months and we like it a lot, swap simply the OEM carbon front and the rear bumper come from an international company. I was very surprised by the quality of the bumper, here is the photo of it. For me this is just the first step in upgrading this 535, later I will focus on the intake and valve. Just start searching, if anyone has any suggestions let me know, thanks
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| ratata (905hp) | Congratulations on the f10.
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| 011085 (528hp) | Congratulations, but it's supposed to have those M-spoke wheels? If you are interested I have a set of tires, 19
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| sebastian12 (464hp) | Congratulations. F10 is a good car
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| 07051980 (744hp) | Where did you get the front from??`?
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| mommy24 (933hp) | nice car
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| longhair (239hp) | congratulations!!
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| black69 (52hp) | sharp, have fun
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| macdre (360hp) | Thanks everyone, I bought my front on eBay lol
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| MCMLXXXIX (57hp) | Nice pickup! All future mods?
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| 16031985 (8hp) | I'll work hard for more mods first, lol
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| inuyasha10 (964hp) | Um....F30? Isn't that an F??10?
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| pueblo (853hp) | The first mod should be to delete the front license plate
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| lakers21 (752hp) | will do that
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| lovelyme (616hp) | I love my f10. congratulations!!!
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| 121965 (215hp) | This is our second car as my wife needs a car so F10 works for her and we bought this F30 for the family so we can drive around in this car on weekends for 6 months and we like it a lot, swap simply the OEM carbon front and the rear bumper come from an international company. I was very surprised by the quality of the bumper, here is the photo of it. For me this is just the first step in upgrading this 535, later I will focus on the intake and valve. Just start searching, if anyone has any suggestions let me know, thanks
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| diamond07 (881hp) | Congratulations on the f10.
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| Abc12345 (995hp) | Congratulations, but it's supposed to have those M-spoke wheels? If you are interested I have a set of tires, 19
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| 24121985 (933hp) | Congratulations. F10 is a good car
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| grady (377hp) | Where did you get the front from??`?
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| dwjpaypal (620hp) | nice car
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| lincogo1 (383hp) | congratulations!!
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| f10fan (191hp) | sharp, have fun
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| naruto11 (208hp) | Thanks everyone, I bought my front on eBay lol
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| shandy1 (339hp) | Nice pickup! All future mods?
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| gianmarco (302hp) | I'll work hard for more mods first, lol
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| haywood (208hp) | Um....F30? Isn't that an F??10?
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| 23031977 (362hp) | The first mod should be to delete the front license plate
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| eleanoor (479hp) | will do that
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| 25021978 (928hp) | I love my f10. congratulations!!!
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| iamme1 (790hp) | 9300 Miles on the car and a turbo burst. I was on Highway 65, about to pass someone, and hit the gas when a biblical amount of white smoke poured out of the back of the car, obscuring all four lanes of traffic behind me. I limped the car back to the dealer later that day and when not under heavy load or acceleration it sounds good. However, the performance dropped noticeably and there was a strange noise when the foreman drove with me to confirm the problem. Strange about that? Not a single warning notice or check engine light on the car (and this damn car has a notice for everything). I hope it takes less than 2 weeks and it works like before. Has anyone else experienced this? I'm shocked that it happened on a car with so few miles on it.
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| thomas0 (393hp) | Burst? You heard it explode?
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| AjcuiVd289 (751hp) | Wow, good luck with that. Nothing surprises me about these German cars anymore. A few years ago, a brand new Audi S5 had its transmission fail after less than 1,000 miles.
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| akusayangk (496hp) | OP, how do you drive your car??
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| 03111990 (306hp) | Sorry to hear that! Did you have any modifications or was the car existing???
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| 130684 (527hp) | Apart from replacing the stock mufflers (only the two rear mufflers), the car is stock. I didn't actually hear the turbo popping, but the power is noticeably less, and when we tried to reproduce the problem at the dealer, you could hear grinding/rattling noises under the hood and more smoke. When it comes to my driving habits, I'm not a grandma, but I definitely don't abuse the car. I don't think I've even gotten it up to 7000 rpm yet, although I do enjoy gassing it from time to time. Either way it shouldn't have happened and when the demolition is finished tomorrow I will know how much damage was done.
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| 24122412 (786hp) | Quote: Originally posted by SocalBM When it comes to my driving habits, I'm not a grandma, but I definitely don't abuse the car. I don't think I've even gotten it up to 7000 rpm yet, although I do enjoy gassing it from time to time. Either way it shouldn't have happened and when the demolition is finished tomorrow I will know how much damage was done. OP: When you get to the end of your journey, turn it off or wait a bit?
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| hockey00 (63hp) | Quote: Originally posted by SocalBM Other than replacing the stock mufflers (just the two rear mufflers), the car is stock. I didn't actually hear the turbo popping, but the power is noticeably less, and when we tried to reproduce the problem at the dealer, you could hear grinding/rattling noises under the hood and more smoke. When it comes to my driving habits, I'm not a grandma, but I definitely don't abuse the car. I don't think I've even gotten it up to 7000 rpm yet, although I do enjoy gassing it from time to time. Either way it shouldn't have happened and when the demolition is finished tomorrow I will know how much damage was done. This is definitely a shame. If the car was near stock and you drive it as intended, something was definitely broken. Good luck tearing it down and I can't wait to see what you find! Quote: Originally posted by lovec1990 OP, when you get to the end of your journey, do you turn it off or wait a bit? What difference should it make? I would imagine that most people simply park their car when they reach their destination.
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| f10535guy (642hp) | ezmaass: It says you have to wait a little to allow the turbo to cool down and stop spinning. If you don't do this, the life of the turbo will be shortened
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| renesmee (533hp) | Quote: Originally written by lovec1990 ezmaass: It is said that you have to wait a bit for the turbo to cool down and stop spinning. If you don't do this, the lifespan of the turbo will be shortened. I haven't heard that and it's not in the manual. Heck, BMW's auto start/stop technology routinely shuts off the engine abruptly while driving, only stopping for a few seconds at a stoplight. I can't believe that's true... and there's no justification for blowing the turbo on a car this young.
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| benedikt (510hp) | The only thing I've ever heard of with turbos is to let the car warm up and idle before driving
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| DanChapman90 (499hp) | Quote: Originally written by LiLS. The only thing I've ever heard of with turbos is to let the car warm up and idle before driving. Nevertheless, BMW says in the manual that you should do exactly the opposite - it specifically states that you should drive off immediately after starting the car. I think there's a lot of temptation out there. Ultimately, however, the manufacturer's operating instructions should be viewed as the authoritative source of information.
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| asdasdasd123 (478hp) | Every car and bike I own is warmed up before being driven at anything other than walking speed, and in this case I was traveling for over an hour. In this BMW, the car and its fans stay loooong on to help cool it, regardless of whether the car is turned off. Time will tell if this is a user error or a defect.
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| chuck12 (335hp) | That sucks! I believe that our air-water fan and pump continue to spin even when the car is off to allow the car to cool down properly.
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| italia10 (716hp) | I also noticed that the manual says to drive off immediately. If BMW requires you to do this, why does the engine start at 2,000 rpm and then gradually decrease to 1,000 rpm? This happens every time, even when the car is warm.
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| 811118 (381hp) | Personally, I believe that warming the car is more important. Just give the oil a chance to warm up a bit. This is what I do with all my charged cars.
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| tomislav (705hp) | It's a turbocharger, it can break. This is not a BMW problem, but most likely an individual problem with your specific device (quality control by the provider). There are no systems that alert a vehicle to a defective turbocharger. The tell-tale sign is a significant loss of power, high-pitched whining noises, or large amounts of white smoke coming from the exhaust. The massive amount of white smoke you saw was due to the oil seal in the turbocharger failing, causing metal-to-metal damage. Be glad you have a guarantee and they will turn it off. The turbo on the passenger side of my B5 Audi S4 went out after 60,000 miles when the warranty had just expired. This hurt my wallet as it was an engine failure!!!
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| sadhana (437hp) | 9300 Miles on the car and a turbo burst. I was on Highway 65, about to pass someone, and hit the gas when a biblical amount of white smoke poured out of the back of the car, obscuring all four lanes of traffic behind me. I limped the car back to the dealer later that day and when not under heavy load or acceleration it sounds good. However, the performance dropped noticeably and there was a strange noise when the foreman drove with me to confirm the problem. Strange about that? Not a single warning notice or check engine light on the car (and this damn car has a notice for everything). I hope it takes less than 2 weeks and it works like before. Has anyone else experienced this? I'm shocked that it happened on a car with so few miles on it.
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| beheer (182hp) | Burst? You heard it explode?
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| Prodigius (904hp) | Wow, good luck with that. Nothing surprises me about these German cars anymore. A few years ago, a brand new Audi S5 had its transmission fail after less than 1,000 miles.
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| jordan26 (726hp) | OP, how do you drive your car??
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| fuckit5 (97hp) | Sorry to hear that! Did you have any modifications or was the car existing???
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| 221981 (164hp) | Apart from replacing the stock mufflers (only the two rear mufflers), the car is stock. I didn't actually hear the turbo popping, but the power is noticeably less, and when we tried to reproduce the problem at the dealer, you could hear grinding/rattling noises under the hood and more smoke. When it comes to my driving habits, I'm not a grandma, but I definitely don't abuse the car. I don't think I've even gotten it up to 7000 rpm yet, although I do enjoy gassing it from time to time. Either way it shouldn't have happened and when the demolition is finished tomorrow I will know how much damage was done.
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| maksimov (490hp) | Quote: Originally posted by SocalBM When it comes to my driving habits, I'm not a grandma, but I definitely don't abuse the car. I don't think I've even gotten it up to 7000 rpm yet, although I do enjoy gassing it from time to time. Either way it shouldn't have happened and when the demolition is finished tomorrow I will know how much damage was done. OP: When you get to the end of your journey, turn it off or wait a bit?
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| 02031985 (263hp) | Quote: Originally posted by SocalBM Other than replacing the stock mufflers (just the two rear mufflers), the car is stock. I didn't actually hear the turbo popping, but the power is noticeably less, and when we tried to reproduce the problem at the dealer, you could hear grinding/rattling noises under the hood and more smoke. When it comes to my driving habits, I'm not a grandma, but I definitely don't abuse the car. I don't think I've even gotten it up to 7000 rpm yet, although I do enjoy gassing it from time to time. Either way it shouldn't have happened and when the demolition is finished tomorrow I will know how much damage was done. This is definitely a shame. If the car was near stock and you drive it as intended, something was definitely broken. Good luck tearing it down and I can't wait to see what you find! Quote: Originally posted by lovec1990 OP, when you get to the end of your journey, do you turn it off or wait a bit? What difference should it make? I would imagine that most people simply park their car when they reach their destination.
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| liljohn (340hp) | ezmaass: It says you have to wait a little to allow the turbo to cool down and stop spinning. If you don't do this, the life of the turbo will be shortened
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| jeanie (526hp) | Quote: Originally written by lovec1990 ezmaass: It is said that you have to wait a bit for the turbo to cool down and stop spinning. If you don't do this, the lifespan of the turbo will be shortened. I haven't heard that and it's not in the manual. Heck, BMW's auto start/stop technology routinely shuts off the engine abruptly while driving, only stopping for a few seconds at a stoplight. I can't believe that's true... and there's no justification for blowing the turbo on a car this young.
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| 120487 (471hp) | The only thing I've ever heard of with turbos is to let the car warm up and idle before driving
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| jessica07 (405hp) | Quote: Originally written by LiLS. The only thing I've ever heard of with turbos is to let the car warm up and idle before driving. Nevertheless, BMW says in the manual that you should do exactly the opposite - it specifically states that you should drive off immediately after starting the car. I think there's a lot of temptation out there. Ultimately, however, the manufacturer's operating instructions should be viewed as the authoritative source of information.
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| 1yamaha (459hp) | Every car and bike I own is warmed up before being driven at anything other than walking speed, and in this case I was traveling for over an hour. In this BMW, the car and its fans stay loooong on to help cool it, regardless of whether the car is turned off. Time will tell if this is a user error or a defect.
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| 15121986 (237hp) | That sucks! I believe that our air-water fan and pump continue to spin even when the car is off to allow the car to cool down properly.
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| Blaa (499hp) | I also noticed that the manual says to drive off immediately. If BMW requires you to do this, why does the engine start at 2,000 rpm and then gradually decrease to 1,000 rpm? This happens every time, even when the car is warm.
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| nnnnnnnn (208hp) | Personally, I believe that warming the car is more important. Just give the oil a chance to warm up a bit. This is what I do with all my charged cars.
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| zkl858 (957hp) | It's a turbocharger, it can break. This is not a BMW problem, but most likely an individual problem with your specific device (quality control by the provider). There are no systems that alert a vehicle to a defective turbocharger. The tell-tale sign is a significant loss of power, high-pitched whining noises, or large amounts of white smoke coming from the exhaust. The massive amount of white smoke you saw was due to the oil seal in the turbocharger failing, causing metal-to-metal damage. Be glad you have a guarantee and they will turn it off. The turbo on the passenger side of my B5 Audi S4 went out after 60,000 miles when the warranty had just expired. This hurt my wallet as it was an engine failure!!!
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| joel13 (853hp) | Question about music via i-drive: Are iPods the best option? From simple usage like playlists and search…. My experience so far has only been with the iPod Classic, which offers a lot of space, but one disadvantage is that the resolution is low compared to the iPhone or iPod touch. The album covers displayed are not the best, so you can get better result with Memory Stick?
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| 270791 (636hp) | Yes, in my opinion memory sticks are the way to go. The graphics resolution is pretty good (assuming the graphics in your music files are of sufficient resolution), plus you can play high-resolution FLAC audio files without having to convert them to another format, and DTS 5.1 audio also works well from the memory stick. In addition, you can copy from the stick to the iDrive hard drive without any loss of quality.
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| asasasasas (918hp) | Quote: Originally posted by SonicEndeavor Yes, in my opinion memory sticks are the way to go. The graphics resolution is pretty good (assuming the graphics in your music files are of sufficient resolution), plus you can play high-resolution FLAC audio files without having to convert them to another format, and DTS 5.1 audio also works well from the memory stick. In addition, you can copy from the stick to the iDrive hard drive without any loss of quality. Thank you for your feedback, SonicEndeavor. Use an app to organize your playlist or a simple folder structure??
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| asdf00 (680hp) | Quote: Originally written by Martin Mustang. Thank you for your feedback. SonicEndeavor, do you use an app to organize your playlist or a simple folder structure? Just a simple folder structure - one folder for each album and playlists in a separate folder. I drag and drop from iTunes and then use dbPoweramp to ensure that the album art is saved to the file, as iTunes does not save the art to the file unless you use the manual add feature in iTunes . It's a bit fiddly, but works well. However, if you have a large library, it will take some time for iDrive to index it. As another option, I have just started using the Amazon Prime music service, which integrates well with the iDrive. You can either download the music via WiFi or stream it live.
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| 000000d (595hp) | I use a 160GB Ipod Classic. Previously on memory sticks, but prefer the iPod. About 120 GB is now occupied. For me the Ipod works great, much better than a memory stick or a Bluetooth Ipone. I only have MP3, no FLAC for example. What I also do is play music DVDs. Fits the B&O quite well
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| Sfring31 (988hp) | Quote: Originally written by SonicEndeavor. Just a simple folder structure - one folder for each album and playlists in a separate folder. I drag and drop from iTunes and then use dbPoweramp to ensure that the album art is saved to the file, as iTunes does not save the art to the file unless you use the manual add feature in iTunes . It's a bit fiddly, but works well. However, if you have a large library, it will take some time for iDrive to index it. As another option, I have just started using the Amazon Prime music service, which integrates well with the iDrive. You can either download the music via WiFi or stream it live. I just grabbed the iTunes media directory from my PC and copied it to a 32GB USB stick. The entire album art seems to work fine, despite being in separate files. I have a 2014 535ix if that makes a difference.
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| 03061993 (851hp) | Quote: Originally written by Dodge DeBoulet. I just grabbed the iTunes media directory from my PC and copied it to a 32GB USB stick. The entire album art seems to work fine, despite being in separate files. I have a 2014 535ix if that makes a difference. It depends on how the work of art was acquired. If you let iTunes find the artwork, the artwork will not be embedded in the file. If the music is downloaded from other sources and the artwork is already embedded or the user manually adds the artwork in iTunes, it is already embedded and works fine.
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| danger12 (696hp) | Quote: Originally posted by SonicEndeavor It depends on how the artwork was preserved. If you let iTunes find the artwork, the artwork will not be embedded in the file. If the music is downloaded from other sources and the artwork is already embedded or the user manually adds the artwork in iTunes, it is already embedded and works fine. All of the albums in question were purchased through iTunes and I did nothing to obtain the cover art for them. So there's this theory . . .
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| 241195 (225hp) | Quote: Originally written by Dodge DeBoulet All albums in question were purchased through iTunes and I did nothing to obtain the cover art for them. So there's this theory. . . Things are different when purchasing from the iTunes Store. This artwork is embedded in the file. I'm talking about music imported from other sources such as CDs, where the iTunes software on the computer finds the cover art and adds it. iTunes adds the artwork to a folder on the PC instead of embedding it. So if you copy the files to a flash drive, there will be no artwork.
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| marriotm (398hp) | Quote: Originally written by SonicEndeavor Purchased from the iTunes Store is different. This artwork is embedded in the file. I'm talking about music imported from other sources such as CDs, where the iTunes software on the computer finds the cover art and adds it. iTunes adds the artwork to a folder on the PC instead of embedding it. So if you copy the files to a flash drive, there will be no artwork. OK . . . but there are also jpg files in the directory with the m4a files, which seems a bit redundant. I guess I wouldn't put it past Apple though
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| 03061982 (352hp) | I have a question for iPod owners. Are you using a normal iPod USB cable or the special cable from BMW? My 2012 5 Series iPod reboots multiple times and displays error codes. The technician stated that I needed to use the BMW iPod cable to resolve this issue!??!
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| 19091988 (378hp) | Quote: Originally posted by TheGr8Swami I have a question for iPod owners: Do you use a regular iPod USB cable or the special BMW cable? My 2012 5 Series iPod reboots multiple times and displays error codes. The technician stated that I needed to use the BMW iPod cable to fix this problem!??! I tried using my iPod Touch 3G with the regular USB cable but it behaved very strangely, it kept beeping like it was plugging/unplugging and I couldn't really control it. I'm wondering if the USB voltage is low on this port. My phone (HTC One M8) works fine with ConnectedDrive and a 32GB USB stick works too. Normally the phone would show an error charging when the voltage is low, so I'm not sure what's going on . . .
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| center (539hp) | Yes, it is a voltage problem that the technician reports. I might buy a BMW cable from Amazon this week to see if the random reboots still occur.
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| ihateyou5 (517hp) | I use the regular USB cable and have no problems, but my iDrive is NBT (2014) compared to your CIC iDrive, so there are hardware differences.
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| #1princess (892hp) | Quote: Originally posted by SonicEndeavor Yes, in my opinion memory sticks are the way to go. The graphics resolution is pretty good (assuming the graphics in your music files are of sufficient resolution), plus you can play high-resolution FLAC audio files without having to convert them to another format, and DTS 5.1 audio also works well from the memory stick. In addition, you can copy from the stick to the iDrive hard drive without any loss of quality. I didn't know my 2013 535 X Drive had a hard drive that I could copy music to. How do I do that???
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| kathi (99hp) | Quote: Originally posted by Grover432 I didn't know my 2013 535 X Drive had a hard drive that I could copy music to. How do I do that? There is a music collection partition on the iDrive hard drive where you can rip CDs to a USB drive or copy music from there. Here's a guide: www.bimmerfest.com/forums/showthread.php?t=417311 It's also explained in the Entertainment/Navigation Guide.
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| 221087 (649hp) | Quote: Originally posted by SonicEndeavor. There is a music collection partition on the iDrive hard drive where you can rip CDs to a USB drive or copy music from there. Here's a guide: www.bimmerfest.com/forums/showthread.php?t=417311 It's also explained in the Entertainment/Navigation Guide. I'm also not sure if I have a hard drive in my 2011 car! I'll have to take a look, thanks for the link
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| blunt1 (284hp) | I also have most of my music on my hard drive.
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| dude13 (318hp) | Question about music via i-drive: Are iPods the best option? From simple usage like playlists and search…. My experience so far has only been with the iPod Classic, which offers a lot of space, but one disadvantage is that the resolution is low compared to the iPhone or iPod touch. The album covers displayed are not the best, so you can get better result with Memory Stick?
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| 13101979 (216hp) | Yes, in my opinion memory sticks are the way to go. The graphics resolution is pretty good (assuming the graphics in your music files are of sufficient resolution), plus you can play high-resolution FLAC audio files without having to convert them to another format, and DTS 5.1 audio also works well from the memory stick. In addition, you can copy from the stick to the iDrive hard drive without any loss of quality.
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| hedgey (858hp) | Quote: Originally posted by SonicEndeavor Yes, in my opinion memory sticks are the way to go. The graphics resolution is pretty good (assuming the graphics in your music files are of sufficient resolution), plus you can play high-resolution FLAC audio files without having to convert them to another format, and DTS 5.1 audio also works well from the memory stick. In addition, you can copy from the stick to the iDrive hard drive without any loss of quality. Thank you for your feedback, SonicEndeavor. Use an app to organize your playlist or a simple folder structure??
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| 19011993 (234hp) | Quote: Originally written by Martin Mustang. Thank you for your feedback. SonicEndeavor, do you use an app to organize your playlist or a simple folder structure? Just a simple folder structure - one folder for each album and playlists in a separate folder. I drag and drop from iTunes and then use dbPoweramp to ensure that the album art is saved to the file, as iTunes does not save the art to the file unless you use the manual add feature in iTunes . It's a bit fiddly, but works well. However, if you have a large library, it will take some time for iDrive to index it. As another option, I have just started using the Amazon Prime music service, which integrates well with the iDrive. You can either download the music via WiFi or stream it live.
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| ilovejose (973hp) | I use a 160GB Ipod Classic. Previously on memory sticks, but prefer the iPod. About 120 GB is now occupied. For me the Ipod works great, much better than a memory stick or a Bluetooth Ipone. I only have MP3, no FLAC for example. What I also do is play music DVDs. Fits the B&O quite well
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| marmite1 (357hp) | Quote: Originally written by SonicEndeavor. Just a simple folder structure - one folder for each album and playlists in a separate folder. I drag and drop from iTunes and then use dbPoweramp to ensure that the album art is saved to the file, as iTunes does not save the art to the file unless you use the manual add feature in iTunes . It's a bit fiddly, but works well. However, if you have a large library, it will take some time for iDrive to index it. As another option, I have just started using the Amazon Prime music service, which integrates well with the iDrive. You can either download the music via WiFi or stream it live. I just grabbed the iTunes media directory from my PC and copied it to a 32GB USB stick. The entire album art seems to work fine, despite being in separate files. I have a 2014 535ix if that makes a difference.
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| elegance (340hp) | Quote: Originally written by Dodge DeBoulet. I just grabbed the iTunes media directory from my PC and copied it to a 32GB USB stick. The entire album art seems to work fine, despite being in separate files. I have a 2014 535ix if that makes a difference. It depends on how the work of art was acquired. If you let iTunes find the artwork, the artwork will not be embedded in the file. If the music is downloaded from other sources and the artwork is already embedded or the user manually adds the artwork in iTunes, it is already embedded and works fine.
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| 19871029 (555hp) | Quote: Originally posted by SonicEndeavor It depends on how the artwork was preserved. If you let iTunes find the artwork, the artwork will not be embedded in the file. If the music is downloaded from other sources and the artwork is already embedded or the user manually adds the artwork in iTunes, it is already embedded and works fine. All of the albums in question were purchased through iTunes and I did nothing to obtain the cover art for them. So there's this theory . . .
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| assface (772hp) | Quote: Originally written by Dodge DeBoulet All albums in question were purchased through iTunes and I did nothing to obtain the cover art for them. So there's this theory. . . Things are different when purchasing from the iTunes Store. This artwork is embedded in the file. I'm talking about music imported from other sources such as CDs, where the iTunes software on the computer finds the cover art and adds it. iTunes adds the artwork to a folder on the PC instead of embedding it. So if you copy the files to a flash drive, there will be no artwork.
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| 0330 (891hp) | Quote: Originally written by SonicEndeavor Purchased from the iTunes Store is different. This artwork is embedded in the file. I'm talking about music imported from other sources such as CDs, where the iTunes software on the computer finds the cover art and adds it. iTunes adds the artwork to a folder on the PC instead of embedding it. So if you copy the files to a flash drive, there will be no artwork. OK . . . but there are also jpg files in the directory with the m4a files, which seems a bit redundant. I guess I wouldn't put it past Apple though
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| lordjlam (400hp) | I have a question for iPod owners. Are you using a normal iPod USB cable or the special cable from BMW? My 2012 5 Series iPod reboots multiple times and displays error codes. The technician stated that I needed to use the BMW iPod cable to resolve this issue!??!
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| 190486 (732hp) | Quote: Originally posted by TheGr8Swami I have a question for iPod owners: Do you use a regular iPod USB cable or the special BMW cable? My 2012 5 Series iPod reboots multiple times and displays error codes. The technician stated that I needed to use the BMW iPod cable to fix this problem!??! I tried using my iPod Touch 3G with the regular USB cable but it behaved very strangely, it kept beeping like it was plugging/unplugging and I couldn't really control it. I'm wondering if the USB voltage is low on this port. My phone (HTC One M8) works fine with ConnectedDrive and a 32GB USB stick works too. Normally the phone would show an error charging when the voltage is low, so I'm not sure what's going on . . .
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| ada123 (658hp) | Yes, it is a voltage problem that the technician reports. I might buy a BMW cable from Amazon this week to see if the random reboots still occur.
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| 902860 (279hp) | I use the regular USB cable and have no problems, but my iDrive is NBT (2014) compared to your CIC iDrive, so there are hardware differences.
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| america22 (103hp) | Quote: Originally posted by SonicEndeavor Yes, in my opinion memory sticks are the way to go. The graphics resolution is pretty good (assuming the graphics in your music files are of sufficient resolution), plus you can play high-resolution FLAC audio files without having to convert them to another format, and DTS 5.1 audio also works well from the memory stick. In addition, you can copy from the stick to the iDrive hard drive without any loss of quality. I didn't know my 2013 535 X Drive had a hard drive that I could copy music to. How do I do that???
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| temp1 (151hp) | Quote: Originally posted by Grover432 I didn't know my 2013 535 X Drive had a hard drive that I could copy music to. How do I do that? There is a music collection partition on the iDrive hard drive where you can rip CDs to a USB drive or copy music from there. Here's a guide: www.bimmerfest.com/forums/showthread.php?t=417311 It's also explained in the Entertainment/Navigation Guide.
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| sugarbaby1 (570hp) | Quote: Originally posted by SonicEndeavor. There is a music collection partition on the iDrive hard drive where you can rip CDs to a USB drive or copy music from there. Here's a guide: www.bimmerfest.com/forums/showthread.php?t=417311 It's also explained in the Entertainment/Navigation Guide. I'm also not sure if I have a hard drive in my 2011 car! I'll have to take a look, thanks for the link
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| leeanne (867hp) | I also have most of my music on my hard drive.
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| J-9 (39hp) | Hi guys...a few months ago I noticed a few wet spots on the car's underbody protection. Thinking it was normal, I didn't give it a second thought and today I noticed it (pictures below). I don't know what yellow looking liquid could be?
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| ams3177 (957hp) | Front or back of the car, right or left? Sedan or station wagon? I think we need a little more information. Is that the rear wheel well and a jack pad in the picture? There are not many fluids that stain cars. My first thought was brake fluid, but if you've had that for a month I doubt it. Could be a shock absorber leaking, but you would have noticed. The car has rear air suspension and a lubricated compressor, so it could be the compressor lubricant. In any case, a more detailed explanation of where this is located on the car would be helpful. If it's the front wheel, I would suspect from the color and spray pattern that there may be a brake hose leaking when you brake and turn as it stretches the hose. The leak could be in a joint when force is applied in a particular direction. But in general. Motor oil is gold to black depending on its age. Antifreeze (radiator) on BMW is usually blue, but can also be red. Gear oil is red. Diff. oil is red or gold. Brake fluid is clear or yellow gold. Hydraulic oil is red or gold in color.
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