Ceiling console

statdoc · #1 08-23-2005, 10:08 PM

Does anyone know what is inside this section of the ceiling console? The section farthest away from the windshield, in front of the garage door opener buttons, that has some sort of ventilation holes in it.

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UCrewX5 · #2 08-23-2005, 10:14 PM

On my 2001 that is the sunglass holder and it doesn't have those vents

pepatrick · #3 08-23-2005, 10:22 PM

I believe it is part of the electronics for the sunroof. The motor for the panoramic roof is a little larger and I believe it goes in that spot. On non pano roofs we get sun glass holders...

sdogg888 · #4 08-23-2005, 10:26 PM

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Originally Posted by UCrewX5

On my 2001 that is the sunglass holder and it doesn't have those vents

LeMansX5 · #5 08-23-2005, 10:44 PM

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Originally Posted by pepatrick

I believe it is part of the electronics for the sunroof. The motor for the panoramic roof is a little larger and I believe it goes in that spot. On non pano roofs we get sun glass holders...

That is true. Its the electronics for sunroof. If you miss the sunglass holder then you need to do Supergreg's ashtray mod. That's where I put my sun glasses.

statdoc · #6 08-23-2005, 10:51 PM

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Originally Posted by LeMansX5

That is true. Its the electronics for sunroof. If you miss the sunglass holder then you need to do Supergreg's ashtray mod. That's where I put my sun glasses.

That was the first mod I did! When I found this site, and saw all the cool things you guys had posted, I knew I had found something worthwhile!

Thanks for answering my mystery question.

UncleTito · #7 08-24-2005, 09:37 AM

The section that has the vents contains the ultrasonic module for the alarm, to monitor movements inside your cabin. Prior to the introduction of the pana roof, this ultrasonic module was housed in the rear passenger overhead compartment. Since the pana roof requires a big chunk of the overhead, BMW moved the module to the front overhead compartment, where it used to be the sunglass holder.