Cool electrical tricks?

[Jay 535i]

There seems to be a lot of talk about they guy who allegedly rigged up a garage door signal to his stock switchgear somehow (urban BMW legend?).

And I was thinking today that I would really like a single button that would open or close all four windows + sunroof in one go.

What cool electrical tricks have people pulled off? What's possible, without going ?

[Blitzkrieg Bob]

But the sysytem will still close them in a series, just as if you did it with the key at the door.

[Kalevera]

I have the info on the remote garage door opener if you want it. Send me a PM with your email address.

A better idea, I think, is to just install a homelink unit, or a rearview with a homelink unit in it (retrofitted or otherwise).

It's been done, and discussed...one can find more than he'll ever want to know with a search

best, whit

[uscharalph]

There seems to be a lot of talk about they guy who allegedly rigged up a garage door signal to his stock switchgear somehow (urban BMW legend?).

And I was thinking today that I would really like a single button that would open or close all four windows + sunroof in one go.

What cool electrical tricks have people pulled off? What's possible, without going ?

I don't think you want to put that much strain on the battery to have all five of those going at the same time. Our batteries supposedly take a pretty good beating as it is.

[Blitzkrieg Bob]

that's why the system closes them in a series, to spread out the draw on the battery.

P.S. I think the manual recommends we do all the closing and such while the engine is still on to spare the batttery.

[ukm5]

if that was the case they wouldnt have added the comfort option to close all open windows and sunroof via the key from the outside

[uscharalph]

if that was the case they wouldnt have added the comfort option to close all open windows and sunroof via the key from the outside

Yeah , but the comfort option closes them in a series and not all at one time. It's just easier on the battery to close them while the car's still running. With the problems I had today (Other Thread - Battery Problems) I'm going to follow that suggestion.

[ukm5]

yes but bob says "P.S. I think the manual recommends we do all the closing and such while the engine is still on to spare the batttery." which u cant do when using the comfort option from the outside

[Blitzkrieg Bob]

Don't mean you have to do it.

The manual recommends alot of stuff I don't think anybody does.

It also recommends you turn off all the accessories too, so there is less drain on start up.

But I always have the stereo on...

[liquidtiger720]

What I'd like to know is how to add some mood lights! (orange mood lights...much like the newer models).