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Old 06-09-2010, 12:12 PM
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Mk4 Hardware differences?
I've got a MK3 system with wide screen display in my 2002 E46 M3, I'm considering upgrading to a MK4 system.

But there are a hell of a lot of differring mk4 part numbers out there...

Is there any real difference between them? (if I buy an early unit am I ok?)
I understand I can recode if I get a monochrome display?

(sorry if you see this question a lot, but I could not find the info using the search, maybe bad search terms)

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Old 06-09-2010, 02:30 PM
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No great differences in the part numbers.

Yes, you can recode Mono to Colour with NavCoder
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Old 06-09-2010, 07:28 PM
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Try searching on the nav forum at bimmerboard.com for P/Ns. I think they have been posted there in the past.
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I've found lists of part numbers.

I was more wondering if there was any differences, faster, more functionality, those kinds of things.

Why are there so many different part numbers for essentially the same part?

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The different part numbers indicate the OS version originally installed from the factory. Since the OS is upgradeable, all MKIV computers are essentially the same.
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Thanks, that is exactly what I wanted to know!

(I'm still having nightmares about the ULF modules... )
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Thanks for the help.

went ahead a purchased a unit from elektronik-idee on ebay.

It's the earliest part number, but comes with a year warranty and will be coded to my car.

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Old 06-13-2010, 10:04 PM
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I think your biggest concern should be how old the unit is. If you buy a unit with hundreds or thousands of hours of wear then I wouldn't expect it to last as long as a new unit. Sometimes getting one cheap isn't the wisest move when it comes to these specific parts.
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True...

If the drive fails well.. hopefully the repairs are not too expensive. If the electonics fail... my bad luck I guess.

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