All BMWs 2TB SAT Gear Shift Retrofit

Thanks to our fellow fester itschase, I am now the proud owner of newly retrofitted 2TB SAT Gear Shift.

Not only does it look much better, it just feels better too.

No coding necessary either, unless you want SAT S1-S7 too:

http://www.bimmerfest.com/forums/sho...d.php?t=644032

Congrats!!! Nice mod, Shawn... Now, go for Paddle Shifters...

Originally Posted by carina77

Congrats!!! Nice mod, Shawn... Now, go for Paddle Shifters...

Thanks, but I think I am done. I have no desire for the paddles. If I wanted to manually shift gears, I'd would have bought a 6MT.

Looks great Shawn!

Originally Posted by itschase

Looks great Shawn!

Thanks for hooking me up with it.

What was the cost for the shifter?

I, too, want to be able to retrofit mine with paddle shifters. Does not appears to be a viable option yet that I can tell.

A little part of me regrets not getting the 35i now. 28i has been great, but I miss the heartbeat of a 6 cyclinder and some of the features that come with it.

Originally Posted by snowboardjoe

What was the cost for the shifter?

I, too, want to be able to retrofit mine with paddle shifters. Does not appears to be a viable option yet that I can tell.

A little part of me regrets not getting the 35i now. 28i has been great, but I miss the heartbeat of a 6 cyclinder and some of the features that come with it.

I don't know about the Paddle Shifters, but for the Gear Shifter itself:

Standard Gear Shifter:
61319239504 = $860.49
http://parts.bmwofsouthatlanta.com/p...319239504.html

SAT Gear Shifter:
61319251190 = $875.18
http://parts.bmwofsouthatlanta.com/p...319251190.html

Used pricing? It's whatever you can find it for.

Whoa, ok, that's not in my budget right now.

I did find a little more information on the paddle shifters. It appears you need to replace the entire steering wheel with an M sport steering wheel and would need to order it with the paddle shifters (and heat if you have that) as one unit. Costs range from $600-800 in general for the part alone. Not sure if any other mods are needed for all functions to work.

Originally Posted by snowboardjoe

Whoa, ok, that's not in my budget right now.

I did find a little more information on the paddle shifters. It appears you need to replace the entire steering wheel with an M sport steering wheel and would need to order it with the paddle shifters (and heat if you have that) as one unit. Costs range from $600-800 in general for the part alone. Not sure if any other mods are needed for all functions to work.

Well, used from a friend, I paid only a fraction of the new price.

I figured that was the case. I'll setup a query on eBay to watch for it.

Originally Posted by snowboardjoe

I figured that was the case. I'll setup a query on eBay to watch for it.

Good idea.

I have a regular one to sell now...

SAT gear shifter looks very better!! Very Good Job Shawn!

Originally Posted by tshpark

SAT gear shifter looks very better!! Very Good Job Shawn!

Thanks!

I have a ceramic iDrive controller en route to me, so now I am looking for the ceramic SAT gear shift, and the ceramic Radio and A/C knobs / panels. Hopefully I can find all the pieces, and then do a 4U1 retrofit.

Maybe Santa will be good to me.

Originally Posted by shawnsheridan

Thanks to our fellow fester itschase, I am now the proud owner of newly retrofitted 2TB SAT Gear Shift.

Not only does it look much better, it just feels better too.

No coding necessary either, unless you want SAT S1-S7 too:

http://www.bimmerfest.com/forums/sho...d.php?t=644032

Does it change the way how it drives? Do you feel any differences in shifting just by replacing the shifter without coding for s1-s7 mode? Like faster gear changes or responsiveness?
Or do we get the sat mode automatically just by installing the shifter?

Originally Posted by vesper

Does it change the way how it drives? Do you feel any differences in shifting just by replacing the shifter without coding for s1-s7 mode? Like faster gear changes or responsiveness?
Or do we get the sat mode automatically just by installing the shifter?

In Manual Mode, the Shifting feels the same on my M-Sport as it did with the original Gear Shift.

IMO, it's got way better grip and unlock/park button feels less cheap. wish ceramic parts were bit cheaper... they look so nice.

Originally Posted by Losco

IMO, it's got way better grip and unlock/park button feels less cheap. wish ceramic parts were bit cheaper... they look so nice.

Yes, no doubt. It feels way better in the hand in terms of grip and the contour of it.

Originally Posted by shawnsheridan

Thanks to our fellow fester itschase, I am now the proud owner of newly retrofitted 2TB SAT Gear Shift.

Not only does it look much better, it just feels better too.

No coding necessary either, unless you want SAT S1-S7 too:

http://www.bimmerfest.com/forums/sho...d.php?t=644032

you need to do some cleaning up works

Originally Posted by hamfei

you need to do some cleaning up works

What do you mean?

maybe he meant your car is dirty?
btw the picture reminded me; does US F10 also have cupholders in different depth? I recently found out that left one is deeper than the right one.

Originally Posted by Losco

maybe he meant your car is dirty?
btw the picture reminded me; does US F10 also have cupholders in different depth? I recently found out that left one is deeper than the right one.

I don't have time for that. My car gets washed maybe once per year, whether it needs it or not.

I have never noticed a difference in the cup-holder depth...but now I feel compelled to check.