Rear centre vent retrofit

[E34-520iSE]

Hi All,

I've just installed a rear centre console vent kit to my car. If anyone is interested in this mod (some UK owners perhaps?) then I could post a quick descriptive & post some helpful pics too!

Cheers,

Shaun M

[E34-520iSE]

On the UK 520iSE you get this oddments tray.

Cheers,

Shaun M

http://www.geocities.com/stereowizard2004/Rear-tray.jpg

[E34-520iSE]

Here's a pic of my new vents. Not so easy to install I like them better than the tray that was there before.

http://www.geocities.com/stereowizard2004/Rearventfit.jpgIt's also a good pic showing off my OBC & digital dash retrofit, and my shorter than short gearshift!

Cheers,

Shaun M

[Ferret]

:o

Are the 520i's not fitted with rear vents as standard? Just a blanking plate or something?

[Inphinity]

Are they working?

You can also get a plate with lighter for the one under your vents..

I got it, but theres no cables for it when its a e34 without it from original. So mine is there but not working.. :)

[E34-520iSE]

Hah Dave! Tranny mounts are spot on bud - I cut that E30 shift as short as humanly possible, giving the short gearshift & short throw - I love it!

ATB,

Shaun M

[E34-520iSE]

Yes they work just fine, after I knocked out the baffles under the air fan blower box thingy. I could fit a rear lighter socket and solder/splice some suitable guage cable from the front socket wires. This will give two sockets protected by 1 fuse. Shouldn't be a problem if using only low power items (chargers, sat nav etc).

Cheers,

Shaun M

[E34-520iSE]

The knobbly bit? It's the controller for the Sony head unit.

HTH,

Shaun M

[Dave M]

also a good pic showing off my OBC & digital dash retrofit, and my shorter than short gearshift!

Looks like you need new transmission mounts, droopy droors ;)

Nice jb on the vents,

Dave

[Black 535i]

I did this and put in an inline off switch so it does not drain juice when I am parked for a few days at a time. Just takes some skill with a Dremel tool to get the hole perfect and then I Krazy glued it all in place.

[LunatiC]

What's the knobly bit bolted onto your steering column under the indicator stalk?

It's also a shame that the rear cigarette lighter wiring isn't there on E34s that didn't come with that from the factory, I could really use another cigarette lighter for mobile phone chargers and the like from the rear seat, but don't have the wiring.

[Ferret]

a good pic showing off my OBC & digital dash retrofit, and my shorter than short gearshift!

Cheers,

Shaun M

How hard was it to retrofit the digital dash? Does it have the proper light diagnosis on it or just there to show the OBC functions?

[E34-520iSE]

The dash retrofit was tricky as a lot of the 520 wiring colours are different from the standard published ones. once I figured all that out it was easy enough to install (plug-plug-plug). The OBC only needed a few wires tweaked and a new pair or data TX/RX leads. I never fitted a check control ECU, so the lights warnings aren't displayed. I've promised myself I'd fit a loom from a 525 when I find one in the breakers (M20'd E34's are getting scarce round here!).

Cheers,

Shaun M