BlueTooth Pin Stickers missing

SlickGT1 · #1 12-27-2011, 05:38 PM

So I can't pair my phone with the bluetooth in my car. I am trying to avoid the stealer unless it's free, and I absolutely have no other choice.

I don't have any manuals for my car.

I also checked the blue tooth module in the trunk area. Yes I can see the area where the stickers were supposed to be, but looks like someone removed them. Maybe they were put in the manuals, which are missing.

So is there a way to call someone at BMW to have them pull up the pin for my car?

Is there some software that can read it from my computer? I can't find blue tooth with the GT1.

Thanks in advance.

recklessspyder · #2 12-27-2011, 07:51 PM

there should be three stickers....usually 2 are gone. You should be able to get a flashlight in to read the 3rd sticker if you take the black plastic piece off (support for the hatch floor)

SlickGT1 · #3 12-28-2011, 11:09 AM

3 stickers? I could have sworn there looked like a space for 2 stickers only. OK, going to get into it again tonight.

Do you think I should just pull that thing out and try to find the sticker on the other side? I am pretty sure I looked last time and didn't find anything.

I hope you are right, this is driving me crazy.

recklessspyder · #4 12-28-2011, 11:38 AM

search ebay for tcu e53 or telematics e53 (or x5) and you'll see a bunch of examples of how the stickers are. But yes....it's 2 or 3 10mm nuts to get that plastic support off.

SlickGT1 · #5 12-28-2011, 01:05 PM

Shit, not looking good. I though there would be another sticker somewhere else, and I though it would only be 2 stickers based on what I saw last time. Now I looked at some ebay pics, and I am missing that whole row of stickers. Basically I have empty space where the stickers should have been.

I am going to check again though. Maybe, hopefully I missed something. Thanks for helping.

recklessspyder · #6 12-28-2011, 01:18 PM

Here is what my original looks like (going back as a core now). I had to take that piece of plastic off to see the 3rd sticker.

SlickGT1 · #7 12-28-2011, 01:32 PM

Reckless, I think you might be correct. I really remember seeing only two sticker spaces, so maybe that non-sticker part is still there. I really hope it is. Going to dig into that area today.

Fingers crossed, thanks again for your help.

SlickGT1 · #8 12-29-2011, 10:51 AM

Reckless, you are the man. You wouldn't know that the 3rd part of that sticker was there without practically taking the whole unit out. So what I had to do, is take out the plastic under the trunk cover, then there was another metal L piece bracket that covered the 3rd sticker. I don't even know what that metal bracket is for. Once removed you can see the last sticker and the PIN.

Thanks again for helping out. I really can't believe I missed it the first time I was there. But like I said, unless you know the 3rd sticker is there, it is almost impossible to see.