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e30BMart
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Wed Feb 23, 2011 2:10 am

1st: Can you see MPG on 318is main onboard computer?
2nd: Can you put this:ImageIn a 1991 318is?
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Wed Feb 23, 2011 2:58 am

bump. No one know this?
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Wed Feb 23, 2011 3:37 am

Bump.
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Wed Feb 23, 2011 8:27 am

Depends what OBC you have. Most 318is' have the 6 button OBC which doesn't calculate MPG. 13 button OBC does have extra functions including MPG and isn't too difficult to retrofit but you'll need a 4 pot coding plug iirc.

Check Control? Yes technically it can be retrofitted but is way, way too much hassle. Its not a simple plug and play like the OBC.
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Wed Feb 23, 2011 8:40 am

To fit the overhead check panel you'd need to change the entire body loom as it's integrated into it.
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Wed Feb 23, 2011 3:21 pm

You guys took 2 comments to explain what the r3v community took for ever to, thank you =p
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Wed Feb 23, 2011 3:27 pm

Glad you got your answer :)
e30BMart at 2.10am wrote:1st: Can you see MPG on 318is main onboard computer?
2nd: Can you put this:In a 1991 318is?
e30BMart at 2.58am wrote:bump. No one know this?
e30BMart at 3.37am wrote:Bump.
You might need to work on your patience though - bear in mind most people in the UK will have been asleep at this time!
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Wed Feb 23, 2011 6:46 pm

Ziggy wrote:Glad you got your answer :)
e30BMart at 2.10am wrote:1st: Can you see MPG on 318is main onboard computer?
2nd: Can you put this:In a 1991 318is?
e30BMart at 2.58am wrote:bump. No one know this?
e30BMart at 3.37am wrote:Bump.
You might need to work on your patience though - bear in mind most people in the UK will have been asleep at this time!
Hehe sorry bout that =p twas noon here!
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