K40 Calibre Bluetooth

steve40704 · 05-17-2006, 06:35 PM

Anyone install this detector in their e90? I'd love to see some pics of where/how people mounted the LEDs. Anyone compared this to the v1 for range/filtering? Bluetooth sounds like a great way to get protection w/out the velco & suction cups cluttering up my interior-

bmwexecutive · 05-17-2006, 08:25 PM

I'd also like to see this.

jmh · 05-20-2006, 07:31 PM

I should have pics of my K40 install by end of next week.
We installed the LEDs behind the turnlight indicators (they still blink green when indicating , but will light up red for the radar), the volume knob and LED(s) for highway/city mode have been integrated into the ciagrette lighter.
Looks like you are in NH and if you want to see it in person we
can always meet up in the Nashua/Manchester area .

- Jan

steve40704 · 05-20-2006, 10:26 PM

I might take you up on that. I got my car at Tulley, live about ten minutes from there. Sounds like a nice install. The guys I was going to have do the install said they had put the LED next to the vent open/close dial to the left of the button for your hazards on a 5-series. Yours sounds like a much better idea- Looking forward to the pics

Swagger · 05-23-2006, 10:23 AM

I'm also looking to have the k40 calibre installed in my 330i. I'm having a tough time finding someone in the Northern New Jersey / Southern New York State area who has worked on e90's before. I've heard some horro stories about simple installs gone bad. Can anyone recommend a place? Jmh, I saw from another thread that you used Sound In Motion in Boston. I saw what they did to your x5. If I can't find a place in my area, I may have to make the 3 hour trip to SIM. The behind the blinker led idea is great. How are the rear radar / laser modules mounted on your car? Does it all fit on the license plate bracket? Did you mount the from laser difuser in your grill or on the licence plate? I can't wait to see the pictures.

jmh · 05-23-2006, 06:54 PM

Hi,

the radar detector/difuser is mounted behind the front grill
(can't seen them from the front) and the rear detector is
mounted behind the rear plastic skirt.
I should have pics by end of the week(end) .

- Jan

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Originally Posted by Swagger

I'm also looking to have the k40 calibre installed in my 330i. I'm having a tough time finding someone in the Northern New Jersey / Southern New York State area who has worked on e90's before. I've heard some horro stories about simple installs gone bad. Can anyone recommend a place? Jmh, I saw from another thread that you used Sound In Motion in Boston. I saw what they did to your x5. If I can't find a place in my area, I may have to make the 3 hour trip to SIM. The behind the blinker led idea is great. How are the rear radar / laser modules mounted on your car? Does it all fit on the license plate bracket? Did you mount the from laser difuser in your grill or on the licence plate? I can't wait to see the pictures.

Swagger · 06-01-2006, 09:11 AM

Jan, any luck with the pictures? I'd love to check out your install. Were there any complications mounting the LED's behind the blinkers? I read in another post that getting to the instrument panel in fairly complicated. How long did the radar / laser install take? Thanks! Look forward to the pictures!

jmh · 06-03-2006, 05:45 PM

Hi,

sorry for the delay. Been busy with work/travel.
I hope to have a writeup for stage 1 one of the stereo system
and the K40 install posted later this weekend.
The K40 install turned out very well and the integration of LEDs is as stealth as it gets

- Jan

jmh · 06-06-2006, 09:15 AM

Just posted the info on the K40 install in

http://www.e90post.com/forums/showthread.php?t=21717

- Jan

05-17-2006, 06:35 PM	#1
steve40704 - 3 Rep 56 Posts Drives: e90 m3 Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: NH iTrader: (0)	K40 Calibre Bluetooth Anyone install this detector in their e90? I'd love to see some pics of where/how people mounted the LEDs. Anyone compared this to the v1 for range/filtering? Bluetooth sounds like a great way to get protection w/out the velco & suction cups cluttering up my interior- __________________ e90m3\|dct\|jerez\|silver\|cf\|loaded
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05-20-2006, 07:31 PM	#3
jmh Internet Crash Test Dummy 334 Rep 1,055 Posts Drives: F97 X3MC / F80 M3 / F90 M5 Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Under a rock in NH and BOS iTrader: (5)	I should have pics of my K40 install by end of next week. We installed the LEDs behind the turnlight indicators (they still blink green when indicating , but will light up red for the radar), the volume knob and LED(s) for highway/city mode have been integrated into the ciagrette lighter. Looks like you are in NH and if you want to see it in person we can always meet up in the Nashua/Manchester area . - Jan
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05-20-2006, 10:26 PM	#4
steve40704 - 3 Rep 56 Posts Drives: e90 m3 Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: NH iTrader: (0)	I might take you up on that. I got my car at Tulley, live about ten minutes from there. Sounds like a nice install. The guys I was going to have do the install said they had put the LED next to the vent open/close dial to the left of the button for your hazards on a 5-series. Yours sounds like a much better idea- Looking forward to the pics __________________ e90m3\|dct\|jerez\|silver\|cf\|loaded
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05-23-2006, 10:23 AM	#5
Swagger Enlisted Member 2 Rep 43 Posts Drives: 330i Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: New York iTrader: (0)	I'm also looking to have the k40 calibre installed in my 330i. I'm having a tough time finding someone in the Northern New Jersey / Southern New York State area who has worked on e90's before. I've heard some horro stories about simple installs gone bad. Can anyone recommend a place? Jmh, I saw from another thread that you used Sound In Motion in Boston. I saw what they did to your x5. If I can't find a place in my area, I may have to make the 3 hour trip to SIM. The behind the blinker led idea is great. How are the rear radar / laser modules mounted on your car? Does it all fit on the license plate bracket? Did you mount the from laser difuser in your grill or on the licence plate? I can't wait to see the pictures.
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06-01-2006, 09:11 AM	#7
Swagger Enlisted Member 2 Rep 43 Posts Drives: 330i Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: New York iTrader: (0)	Jan, any luck with the pictures? I'd love to check out your install. Were there any complications mounting the LED's behind the blinkers? I read in another post that getting to the instrument panel in fairly complicated. How long did the radar / laser install take? Thanks! Look forward to the pictures!
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06-03-2006, 05:45 PM	#8
jmh Internet Crash Test Dummy 334 Rep 1,055 Posts Drives: F97 X3MC / F80 M3 / F90 M5 Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Under a rock in NH and BOS iTrader: (5)	Hi, sorry for the delay. Been busy with work/travel. I hope to have a writeup for stage 1 one of the stereo system and the K40 install posted later this weekend. The K40 install turned out very well and the integration of LEDs is as stealth as it gets - Jan
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06-06-2006, 09:15 AM	#9
jmh Internet Crash Test Dummy 334 Rep 1,055 Posts Drives: F97 X3MC / F80 M3 / F90 M5 Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Under a rock in NH and BOS iTrader: (5)	Just posted the info on the K40 install in http://www.e90post.com/forums/showthread.php?t=21717 - Jan
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