This **Factory Hidden Plug** Is About To Change Everything For BMW Owner's

[@branjustoc6675]

But wouldn’t your car have to have the sensors already installed in order for the drive assist to work along with the projector for the HUD

[@HansCSchellenberg]

Is that the plug that makes BMW's reliable and stops all the oil leaks?

[@benbaselet2026]

Yes, but only for full electric vehicles.

[@pathogenikc5075]

Good lord my bmw has never stopped leaking no matter how often or how many seals I replace. It’s a nightmare

[@mrsippy9526]

Just sold my 2008 bmw328i. Never had any issues.

[@Star_Taro]

Impossible

[@frozensunset]

Lol they are trash huh

[@MrDosSantos991]

But you still need the hud, sensors, and other stuff to make it work right?

[@PyroSyndicate]

l love your videos but lets be honest all of your titles are 100% clickbait! :D but amazing video as usual.

[@BryanChance]

I agree. it’s all very clickbaity, but at least some useful info. LOL in this video, that plug is what 2 or 3 wires, it can’t be the interface to the driving assistant panel or module. Besides, you wont have parking the physical sensors even if you this plug

[@RbNetEngr]

I agree this was a clickbait video. About 60 seconds of useful info (where this connector is, and what it is used for). The video would have been useful if he provided the part number for the module that plugs into the cable, and showed how to install it and code the new functions.

[@mrtennessee1988]

Or just buy a car with the assigned options 🤷🏽

[@JeffTrop]

Thanks, Dean. I had a 2016 US model 320i F20 as one of our test cars for tuning. In the sun I can see in certain angles on the dash the late departure assist and other features that were disabled, embedded in there similar to my 335i's other features that I didn't know were so simple to upgrade. I wish I would have known this then. This would be a no-brainer. At least the tuning upgrade worked great and it was making 328i+ performance numbers with very little effort. Another oddity about the 320i is that it has slightly less sound-deadening material than the 328i. So they cut corners in odd ways. It was lighter with higher compression, so dialing up the boost and fueling on that N20 made it a really fun car, especially with a 6-speed manual. I kept all OEM badges and upset a lot of people :) Ultimate Sleeper.

[@SforzaCiriaco13]

I think you would need more than the module and the vibration steering wheel , so for example the Kafas camera to detect the road lines, the module can not work without it. Am I right? Thanks a lot for the vídeo.

[@bouipozz]

I wish I knew this before, Id have disconnected it! I hate driver assist features. The best way to help my driving is to not distract or annoy me!

[@dnkykng585]

Show us how its done. We are visual learners.

[@MotoJoyS1krr]

Would be nice to see. 👍

[@barrackb0325]

You will need the front collision sensors and the sensor in the windshield. Without those, that plug is useless.

[@pssita]

My only question.. can you tap into this for power? I'm thinking about an easy place to wire up for a dashcam. I've already tapped into my rear view mirror.

[@mondeo984]

If you retrofit HUD you need to replace the windscreen as well. HUD uses a special windscreen.

[@Supremepikachu]

Nah, there are special sticker films for that.

[@toschk8648]

True, HUD Windscreens have a special geometry of the layer between both glasses. The option to put a sticker on the windscreen is only for cheap aftermarket systems. No BMW Mercedes or VAG will come with a sticker !!!!

[@NickAcevedomusic]

@@Supremepikachu Can you link me to it? My X3 has the HUD but I had my windshield replaced and got a replica non BMW windshield. It causes a double image. I wouldn't mind using a film as long as it's not complete trash lol.

[@woodyahh2110]

Notice how there are no answers to your questions

[@gouldianuk9875]

@@woodyahh2110 probably because it’s not just a simple case of retrofitting a panel as it’s made out to be, it’s sensors etc and for HUD a completely different windscreen etc, then coding too. People will see this and start hacking their dashboards just to find out it still doesn’t work 😂

[@davidhasenleder3401]

You helped me solve my issue with my 2007 BMW X3 si 3.0L. The eccentric cam shaft sensor was the issue with rough idle, dying when coming to a stop, erratic sluggish engine operation. It all disappeared when I changed that sensor out under the valve cover. Thanks, David Dickinson,Texas.

[@frozensunset]

I have the same issue....

[@jaydavis4752]

I would like you to fit a driving assistant packed to my F32 Grand Coupe bmw 4 series. Mime is the basic model 420d model. But I've wanted something like this on my car with the side mirrors that can fold in. Could you tell how much all this would cost me in parts and labour? Would be possible to get cameras fitted too?

[@malp6280]

nothings going to work just by attaching the control panel to the wiring loom & coding it all in, you'll need all the sensors & necessary brackets/panelling to fit such parts... I'd have also thought that cutting the current interior trim out would also lead to some possible vibration, ie an oem or aftermarket panel with such control unit cut-out already in place wouldn't just be a cut-out slot, but have re-enforcement's/attachment points for the control unit to fit snug..

[@woody7tan8015]

Hi, Useful info on this video. Have question about headlights fault. Sometimes headlights are out of work and after few hours are back! Why is that?! Once I turned it on I heard something popped! Thanks Moji

[@palwindersingh2552]

Hey Dean, great tip👍🏻 And I know a lot of info to put in here but, Can you just post a comment or in video description, the models it supports these features, for example: F10: models; probable sensors already there f30: models; probable sensors already there Etc and so on. It would be very helpful, as it will be generalized based on series. Thanks 👍🏻

[@eddyriley2055]

had my 2005 525 tourer 5yrs, love the car, increasingly dislike the manufacturers

[@johnlancer5767]

I live in the US I wish the video went into more detail like coding. USA is very limited in some parts with the Bmw community.I have a 2018, 430i it looks like it has just about every possible sensor on the car already preinstalled, but the owner didn’t get the full driver assistance package.. they just got park assist so the brake booster doesn’t have a adaptive cruise control, and neither the radar sensor in the front bumper but it looks like all else is there I wish there was a way to contact you or talk to somebody that could help me walk through and decipher what I have

[@baldisaerodynamic9692]

Dont forget the 2015 and up F30 are prewired for paddle shifters. add wheel with paddles, code the transmission and good to go

[@mr.julien245]

Can this be done in '14 F02n (750LI)? Already have HUD,park assist and rear cam but no assist option. NEED THESE OPTIONS!!

[@bornakovac7857]

Hello,does the bmw i3 pre facelift 2016 have the same thing?

[@acetune0080]

this is what i noticed already, I have a BMW 220i and no IDrive, so no Display. Asked BMW if this could be retrofitted they told me it wasn't possible. later learned you just had to buy the hardware make a cutout on the dash and put everything in...

[@hollywoodstarfish]

BMW factory wouldn’t even change my badges to the 50th anniversary M badge. I asked before paint. They said it already had a vin and I couldn’t change features after it hit the production line. 😂 rules are rules! Great channel!

[@wordtruth6116]

Can you please make a video on how to put the new BMW in neutral with starting the engine and without getting underneath the car?

[@hidri86]

So you saying all I need is to buy the control panel and the active cruise control will work ?? At the moment the car only has HUD button

[@azimmusthapha365]

Like lots of information I have a old Bmw 320i 2006 with 57000km on the clock I want to put front fog is the wiring there or must rewire and relay and fuses and control switch on dash any help thanks

[@justinneal5751]

I've an f11 525D. Will the same panel from a 520D do the same job? Is it the same part number? Bloody good video by the way.

[@Oceansky521]

Totally true- I just installed an aftermarket backup camera and did not have to splice wires into reverse lights. BMW is setup for everything!

[@ajithkumarnatarajan]

Can you give more details? Where did you find the wires already setup that you could avoid splicing? Is it an F30 you are talking about? Would appreciate a link to any video/post about what you are referring to if there is one.

[@mypandt]

Have you had experience adding the driving assistant Professional to a 2023 X7?

[@delroydavey9280]

Hi big man, did you say this also enable heads up display. where else can you fond other hidden jems & what they can enable

[@DREDLESSONE]

Hey Dean I watch you all the time. I got the upgraded panel but what do you use to code everything in or is it plug and play?

[@lewymartain8267]

You need a £400 OBDS scanning unit. And you also need codes to reset and set you also need to check you have the sensors for all the functions all over the car. Take no notice of this vid if you ever plan on getting your vehicle serviced at BMW Mapping and interfering with the OBC is illegal. Things like this also fail your Warranty.

[@jean-marietoure124]

Excellent. Une fois que l'on trouve le fil, on le branche ou dans la voiture??

[@randomxaos]

I'm a newbie BMW (e92 coupe 328i) owner and getting heavily into retrofitting and of course repairs. I don't fully understand what "retrofit" applications this plug offers. (Don't know if I structured that sentence properly. In other words, what can I now do (that I couldn't do before) now that I know where this plug is located?

[@maka1967]

It’s not just bmw or a new thing…my dads T Reg Ford Granada had a pair of plugs in the drivers door,I connected them and hey-presto….central locking….Ford would’ve charged a small fortune to add it as an option when all that was needed was to connect the plugs…

[@majdo328i9]

That's why i keep finding extra wires and plugs also in my older models

[@nicks7548]

Nice Find! If that plug could only keep it from breaking down more than it’s drivin I’d be Flush.

[@tonyaziz8820]

Ive got a m140i b58 engine light came on then went off and now theres a tapping sound from on top of the engine left hand side which follows the revs as of getting faster when accelerating any ideas drives fine 25000 miles fsh

[@jakem8132]

I have an F30 B58 and I’m going to check for this tomorrow. Fingers crossed!

[@jakem8132]

Is this EU specific?

[@elmochetudo8675]

Is it working for bmw serie 7 f01? Thanks a lot

[@Strider9655]

It's not uncommon for cars to have extra unused connectors if you buy poverty spec, you hit the nail on the head early in the video about using the same loom to save costs. The dealers refusing to retrofit is because they don't have the skill, it's just kids, apprentices who haven't yet matured enough to realise they need to get a better job, there are also all sorts of liability reasons too. Also because everything runs on CAN, you could take almost any spare connector and connect anything to it.

[@jesdyzhou]

Do I have to have Kafas to retrofit all those functions?

[@hero1876]

If the car hasn't fitted sensors, how the drive assist will work just with the control panel?

[@shamanicstates2745]

Great channel,..I was wondering does this work on an 04 e53 X5?...also is there a way of booking work through you?

[@riseinmylevis]

You mention about f20’sand f30’s. What’s that on a E53…? Sorry I’m still learning 🤦🏻‍♂️😅

[@mauritzinc64]

thx for all the info im gonna be a grt8 bmw expert

[@ruvdan]

what module will I have to buy to plug this wire into? also, if it adds blind spot monitoring and lane change assist, wouldn’t I have to get the new mirror’s that have the light for lane change?

[@holdenhill6497]

Already on the car just not enabled

[@jean-marietoure124]

Dejas sur la voiture mais pas activé? il est ou dans la voiture?

[@llundohundo2727]

Is there a link to the driving assist recommended just took my car in for a dual vanos step tronic

[@mike_oe]

Does this apply for the G30s as well?

[@samal-nuaimi6699]

Thats awesome, I'm retrofitting HUD from my F10 and was tracing this info, Thank you, You are a life saver!

[@BMWDoctor]

You're welcome!

[@mikesloper7112]

Hi Sam, that I really would like to see, I hope youre documenting every step. I asked BMW about that very item after borrowing my sons m4 & wanted some. They looked at me as if I were an alien (that was directly after a question that started "where is my oil & water temp gauge") Good Luck with the HUD Fella, wishing you health & happiness.

[@mondeo984]

If you retrofit HUD you need to replace the windscreen as well. HUD uses a special windscreen.

[@dylan-nguyen]

I read about this a few years ago on the f30post its not as easy as plug in and code on. you need activation codes that bmw won't sell you you can try to use crack tools but that's about it

[@victoria19853]

Nothing new BMW is not the only one who those this here in America we call that pre- wire so folks make sure your car is pre- wire before taking your car to the dealer or shops ,so they don’t charge you extra for a wire you already have install I seen this in the past were dealers or shops charge extra because they claim they have to put a wire went is already install from factory.

[@jicoanedaniel9186]

Can you do a video and explain how kafas system work is there sny difference i i have or not automatic cruise control ,,acc,,?

[@Fish-bj1sj]

Bro im new to your lovely channel. I get the plug and all for economic reasons but what about the cameras needed? U ha to retrofit those as well? Thx mate!

[@lewymartain8267]

Yes you do and everything else also all sensors and hardware OBD2 upgrate scanner ect.

[@joshb692009]

Have you got any videos on how to get in the boot of a e93 m3 once the batteries been removed 🙄

[@elmochetudo8675]

Can you fix the adaptive cruise control with this plug?

[@Moped-garage]

Hi I'm about to purchase a f20 m135i but it's pre July 2013 so no launch control. Can it be added? Coded or something like that.

[@kelvinz57100]

Is this applicable to my 2015 bmw 428i gran coupe????

[@rajpopat3384]

Where are you based please - got engine light recently where can I bring it ? 320i x drive low mileage too !

[@ReX1X]

Great video. I’ve got a 2016 f30 320d M sport. What can I do with this plug

[@lexburen5932]

watch and listen the video again and you hear what you can do with that plug :)

[@HenrikKrabbenhøft]

Hello Dean, I was wondering if this with hidden cables and plugs is also the case for the doors on a 2015 BMW F11 LCI, that I would be able to find the cables and plug for the memory switch for the comfort seats. As I am changing my seats Thank you for the nice videos

[@chrisogle2778]

I have a 2013 328i had a knuckle brake and rip the wire above the plug to the firewall is there a harness that I can trace back to with new wires?

[@bertbuschbertbusch]

Can you do a how to with the coding??

[@mr.julien245]

If that plug isn't there can I buy and install to retrofit assist pkg?

[@shezsherazi2492]

I've got an f31 which has parking assist but want the adaptive cruise control, can you unlock all the extra lane assist features with this plug?

[@nunoseverino973]

Nice videos you are a genius, I just purchased a 2011 750li but I never knew that it came with hundreds of little problems 😔 I will be watching your videos to see if I can figure out how to save a little money fixing. Thank you for your work 🙏

[@LimitlessCXIVI]

That’s why you always do your research on a vehicle before purchasing it! An hour of research can save you tons of headaches. Sucks that you got that model and year too, some of the worse BMW’s made. Good luck bud.

[@buffbuffers2076]

Dam 750li that was a mistake

[@ImprovedTalent574]

You MUST know how to work on your car and MUST be good at it to go out and buy a n63b44 engine car especially a 7 series. You can find everything at youtube, if you take it to shops to fix that thing will be a moneypit

[@touchedouche8806]

Does this also apply to r56 mini? Not 100%bmw yet, but…?

[@billywelch4611]

I have an f10 m5 and in certain lighting I can see all the lights on the dash as well and wondered why and now I know lol I always wanted the full options

[@BMWDoctor]

Thats exactly why :) BMW just don't activate it I mean you don't even have to have the switches you can permanently enable it with coding without the switches

[@ncnx7277]

@@BMWDoctor I own a f10 m5 too and wonder which are the items you mentioned that does not even require switches?

[@keaaul808]

You’re right! Clickbait because this applies to only certain models and years!!!

[@yganconstruction5385]

Will that be fitted on an e70 aswell?thanks

[@rambr0vids]

The Plug of Destiny!

[@seosamh8388]

Know anything about the i8? Mine is making a clicking noise from the wheels in the front and nobody seems to know why

[@markwhite6719]

Hello bmw doctor where is the factory gps located on a 2020 bmw m4 and can u unplug it without affecting the vehicle

[@pdef1949]

Hi Dean; I just came upon this video and am intrigued about a driver assist retrofit. What is necessary to do the retrofit on a 2012 F01 750i M Sport?

[@neildavis8132]

E90 330d codes p3264 and p3264p, would these relate to a sticky turbo actuator ? As I belive the boost is hesitant and on and off

[@waynesworld6020]

Hi. Do you know if can do a driver assist blind spot system too?to m135i f40 2020

[@ryanrobinson4209]

Is this only available on the f? Or is present on the e90?

[@vanlivingandmagnetfishing5263]

Any hidden mods for the E90 320d M-sport models bro ??

[@f1f278]

Have you found a spare plug in the Mini S/JCW r56 LCI model?

[@FemiStJames]

You're Star mate! I've 335i N54 2009 engine. Does this applicable to it pls?

[@zero-by6ib]

What model bmw is it available for

[@fabio_0077]

I have a G11 with regular LED headlights (rounds with bulb halogen turn blinkers) can I upgrade to All led or Laser headlights? please help!

[@ahmedabozid2747]

Hi mate i hope you have a great time. I have a proplem with my e38 1999 when I switch the light key the cluster lights for 5s then the light on the cluster disappears . Any idea 💡

[@WolfDY7]

Bro i have the kafas2 system with high beam assist and HUD. I’ve ordered the driver assist switch to code in lane assist and front collision warning. Are u able to code this in for me by any chance of course for a charge.

[@WolfDY7]

Also got speed limit info from factory

[@simasas9358]

@@WolfDY7 did it worked?

[@markpaterson5943]

Is this the same for the e53 X5 ?

[@tomkaraitiana6136]

Awesome bro. Thank you

[@husamrassam8081]

Does this work for 2018 BMW X3 M40i because it doesn’t have a visible driver assistance module?

[@kimtruong4676]

I was under the impression that adaptive cruise control require a forward looking radar. Don't you need to also make sure the radar is in place?

[@Oockeshoek]

Yes you definitely do, for most of the other functions you’re gonna need a KAFAS camera too

[@benbaselet2026]

Don't know for most of them, but at least in the i3 it works with just the front camera, no radar at all.

[@barrymac508]

You sure do. I have adaptive cruise and the radar is clearly visible on the front.

[@supergosciu4590]

not only you need to make sure that radar is in place, also you need to "calibrate" it to work properly.

[@e91life98]

So you get a plug but will still need every other bit of the equipment you mentioned and to be honest have you checked the rest of the loom where this equipment has to also plug into ?? Seems pretty click baity to me pointless

[@jfonlinenow1]

Is this also on the F15?

[@angelfernandez4483]

I have a 2002 bmw 330i.. My Question is my tail light brake doesn't work when I step on the brake doesn't bright up so how can I fix it?

[@أحمدخريبين-ق9ر]

Solve the problem of black and white smoke coming out of the exhaust x5 e53

[@jobbythehutt]

Just to clarify, are you saying I can get rid of the shitty original head unit and install another one without removing seats, carpets and running cables from the back to the front of the car? That would be such epic news. PLEASE reply to this!

[@cryptomaster2030]

So how do you program these stuff?????

[@mitchummitchell615]

Where are you based would like to get this done on my 340i

[@jaluzelejadex]

Hi! You say that BMW use the same wire loom for all cars (of a model I suppose). I'm asking this because Iwant to retrofit foglights on a X3 G01 and I don't know if I already have the wire loom for them. What do you think about this?

[@carlosmorgan8123]

Thanks for the INFORMATION, you are the best. All Manufactures do that just in your VIN number have your features car have, you got what you pay, extra money more extra, but just add the module write and coding the module that is it. you gonna UPGRADE YOUR CAR.

[@edwinjones7307]

Adaptive cruise control please.

[@jayz7802]

How easy is it to add cruise control to a F21 M135i ?

[@jamespotts4022]

Hey great vid! New to the scene. What does retrofitting mean? I’ve just got an e90 and have the auto light function does this mean I can have this done to mine? Cheers

[@HimWitDaHair98]

@@jamespotts4022 retrofitting means fitting options and other genuine parts or features after the car has already left the factory and the manufacture process is done

[@jon9087]

In layman’s terms it’s putting new tech in a older model 😅 could have been said so much simpler 😅

[@Young.Star.Pro.]

Can U help me with one other problem. I have E60 520i 2004.. With normal cd radio and small display. I have buyed 8.8 didplay, and instald display from small to large and left the cd intact.. Picture went to left side and it is not on the wholle schreen.. is the any solution? Code, hack?... or I have to buy olso navi/radio unit?