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<blockquote data-quote="haywire" data-source="post: 576274" data-attributes="member: 16474"><p>Rear Electric Blind Retrofit Completed</p><p></p><p>Bits from the last installation of the actual blind and shelf:</p><p></p><p>Dismantled the rear seats, seatbelts, C-pillars and old shelf:</p><p></p><p><img src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7160/6574862351_406fe68429_z.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p>Old shelf</p><p></p><p><img src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7141/6574861497_ff3d3dbb65_z.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p>Removing the seats</p><p></p><p><img src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7141/6574876569_bde9c80052_z.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p>Parcel shelf out</p><p></p><p><img src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7013/6574864099_813e7bdeee_z.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p>Old shelf and the new shelf with the blind cutout, which was given to me for free by an M5 owner in UK.</p><p></p><p><img src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7147/6574865911_06131d999c_z.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p>Plastic bits not included in the new shelf</p><p></p><p><img src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7166/6574867517_a55057cce0_z.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p>Plastic bits transferred on to the new shelf</p><p></p><p><img src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7029/6574869793_d01357c861_z.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p>The electric blind fitted to the shelf</p><p></p><p><img src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7029/6574871617_2c7a58136e_z.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p>Testing the operation of the electric blind. Works fine when connected directly to the battery.</p><p></p><p><img src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7146/6574875199_0fb54cbae1_z.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p>The new shelf with the electric blind goes on the car</p><p></p><p><img src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7172/6574878151_7336682b89_z.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p>Note that these plastic tabs are used to hold and align the shelf to the metal part in the car</p><p></p><p><img src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7153/6574879275_e6ccee0fa8_z.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p>Those plastic tabs goes into these metal brackets. I had some trouble aligning these earlier, and took me some time to realise their importance. If these weren't aligned properly the C-pillar wont go back in correctly.</p><p></p><p><img src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7012/6574880339_eef7802dc5_z.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p>Everything put back together again nicely <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite6" alt=":cool:" title="Cool :cool:" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":cool:" /></p><p></p><p>Managed also to run the two wires from the blind to the front centre console.</p><p></p><p></p><p>----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------</p><p></p><p>Okay that bit is from the last install, this new bit is to complete the wiring for the blind system.</p><p></p><p>When I first started out this is how my centre console wiring plug looks like:</p><p></p><p><img src="http://farm7.staticflickr.com/6153/6174111324_6bfdf618e2_b.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p>Upon further investigation of BMW WDS (Wiring Diagram System) there are a few wires missing from the plug:</p><p></p><p><img src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7143/6761457719_3d35227e14_b.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p><img src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7035/6761457999_58cfc4d46a_b.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p><img src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7152/6761458095_52c96d295b_z.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p>And from the plug assignments schedule, I could determine that these pins are needed to complete the install:</p><p></p><p>Pin 7: A thick red wire from the centre console, to Fuse 32 in the glove fusebox and then run from F32 to under the driver's seat.</p><p></p><p>Pin 14 and 15: The two wires directly from the blind.</p><p></p><p>Pin 21: A wire from the centre console to a junction box behind the glovebox (not the fusebox)</p><p></p><p>Pin 23: A wire run from the centre console to Fuse 45 in the glovebox.</p><p></p><p></p><p>Okay to actually run the wires is a little bit difficult, this is my centre console plug before I started:</p><p></p><p><img src="http://farm7.staticflickr.com/6153/6174111324_6bfdf618e2_b.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p>And this is it when I was finished, a few good wires added to the plug:</p><p></p><p><img src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7014/6761190379_97d20cb0cf_b.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p><img src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7031/6761190561_37258be3ee_b.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p><img src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7166/6761190319_12a9cbf78c_b.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p><img src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7152/6761190209_ae2665a94f_b.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p>You can see that I added Fuse 32 and Fuse 45 which was originally an empty slot.</p><p></p><p>Now thats the easy part. To install the final wire, which is from Fuse 32 to a fusebox under the driver's seat, a lot of works needs to be done.</p><p></p><p>This is when i started</p><p></p><p><img src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7023/6761189283_c59bb55424_b.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p><img src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7002/6761189361_c700aa13fd_b.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p>Use a T50 Torx key to remove the screw holding the front seat.</p><p></p><p><img src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7017/6761189425_a526c51d1e_b.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p>Then the screw in the back. A total of 4 torx screw needs to be removed.</p><p></p><p><img src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7023/6761189493_7d64bcca9f_b.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p>Move the seats so it can be taken out easily.</p><p></p><p><img src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7161/6761189569_8dd2859a05_b.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p>Two more things to disconnect to remove the seats: The seatbelt tensioner and the occupancy sensor wire.</p><p></p><p><img src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7031/6761189661_d274d59c3a_b.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p>Driver seat taken out</p><p></p><p><img src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7156/6761189737_e55cda7514_b.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p>The occupancy sensor wire and the seat belt tensioner below the seat position.</p><p></p><p><img src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7167/6761192077_1986f55b50_b.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p>Door sills and B-pillar cover removed to lift the carpet. (This is a picture of the other side, forgot to take the driver's side but its the same).</p><p></p><p><img src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7005/6761189921_07b47ba5dd_b.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p>Lifted the rear carpet in order to lift the front carpet.</p><p></p><p><img src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7008/6761190089_4a3ba46921_b.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p><img src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7141/6761190155_b1a2cc8f6e_b.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p>This is the junction box that I needed to access</p><p></p><p><img src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7035/6761190429_fc198ccf97_b.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p><img src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7162/6761190493_e8bda51f04_b.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p>Connected the red wire and I'm done. All proper connectors are used which are taken from chop shops.</p><p></p><p><img src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7031/6761190561_37258be3ee_b.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p>Tested the blind button and it worked as anticipated. Phew what a job! </p><p></p><p><img src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7028/6764039599_7467349980_b.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p>Look what a mess I made in the car that day! Note that I'm also fixing my vapor barrier which will be updated in the next post.</p><p></p><p><img src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7150/6761190635_df0e8a3e6a_b.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="haywire, post: 576274, member: 16474"] Rear Electric Blind Retrofit Completed Bits from the last installation of the actual blind and shelf: Dismantled the rear seats, seatbelts, C-pillars and old shelf: [IMG]http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7160/6574862351_406fe68429_z.jpg[/IMG] Old shelf [IMG]http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7141/6574861497_ff3d3dbb65_z.jpg[/IMG] Removing the seats [IMG]http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7141/6574876569_bde9c80052_z.jpg[/IMG] Parcel shelf out [IMG]http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7013/6574864099_813e7bdeee_z.jpg[/IMG] Old shelf and the new shelf with the blind cutout, which was given to me for free by an M5 owner in UK. [IMG]http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7147/6574865911_06131d999c_z.jpg[/IMG] Plastic bits not included in the new shelf [IMG]http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7166/6574867517_a55057cce0_z.jpg[/IMG] Plastic bits transferred on to the new shelf [IMG]http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7029/6574869793_d01357c861_z.jpg[/IMG] The electric blind fitted to the shelf [IMG]http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7029/6574871617_2c7a58136e_z.jpg[/IMG] Testing the operation of the electric blind. Works fine when connected directly to the battery. [IMG]http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7146/6574875199_0fb54cbae1_z.jpg[/IMG] The new shelf with the electric blind goes on the car [IMG]http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7172/6574878151_7336682b89_z.jpg[/IMG] Note that these plastic tabs are used to hold and align the shelf to the metal part in the car [IMG]http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7153/6574879275_e6ccee0fa8_z.jpg[/IMG] Those plastic tabs goes into these metal brackets. I had some trouble aligning these earlier, and took me some time to realise their importance. If these weren't aligned properly the C-pillar wont go back in correctly. [IMG]http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7012/6574880339_eef7802dc5_z.jpg[/IMG] Everything put back together again nicely :cool: Managed also to run the two wires from the blind to the front centre console. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Okay that bit is from the last install, this new bit is to complete the wiring for the blind system. When I first started out this is how my centre console wiring plug looks like: [IMG]http://farm7.staticflickr.com/6153/6174111324_6bfdf618e2_b.jpg[/IMG] Upon further investigation of BMW WDS (Wiring Diagram System) there are a few wires missing from the plug: [IMG]http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7143/6761457719_3d35227e14_b.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7035/6761457999_58cfc4d46a_b.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7152/6761458095_52c96d295b_z.jpg[/IMG] And from the plug assignments schedule, I could determine that these pins are needed to complete the install: Pin 7: A thick red wire from the centre console, to Fuse 32 in the glove fusebox and then run from F32 to under the driver's seat. Pin 14 and 15: The two wires directly from the blind. Pin 21: A wire from the centre console to a junction box behind the glovebox (not the fusebox) Pin 23: A wire run from the centre console to Fuse 45 in the glovebox. Okay to actually run the wires is a little bit difficult, this is my centre console plug before I started: [IMG]http://farm7.staticflickr.com/6153/6174111324_6bfdf618e2_b.jpg[/IMG] And this is it when I was finished, a few good wires added to the plug: [IMG]http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7014/6761190379_97d20cb0cf_b.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7031/6761190561_37258be3ee_b.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7166/6761190319_12a9cbf78c_b.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7152/6761190209_ae2665a94f_b.jpg[/IMG] You can see that I added Fuse 32 and Fuse 45 which was originally an empty slot. Now thats the easy part. To install the final wire, which is from Fuse 32 to a fusebox under the driver's seat, a lot of works needs to be done. This is when i started [IMG]http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7023/6761189283_c59bb55424_b.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7002/6761189361_c700aa13fd_b.jpg[/IMG] Use a T50 Torx key to remove the screw holding the front seat. [IMG]http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7017/6761189425_a526c51d1e_b.jpg[/IMG] Then the screw in the back. A total of 4 torx screw needs to be removed. [IMG]http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7023/6761189493_7d64bcca9f_b.jpg[/IMG] Move the seats so it can be taken out easily. [IMG]http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7161/6761189569_8dd2859a05_b.jpg[/IMG] Two more things to disconnect to remove the seats: The seatbelt tensioner and the occupancy sensor wire. [IMG]http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7031/6761189661_d274d59c3a_b.jpg[/IMG] Driver seat taken out [IMG]http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7156/6761189737_e55cda7514_b.jpg[/IMG] The occupancy sensor wire and the seat belt tensioner below the seat position. [IMG]http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7167/6761192077_1986f55b50_b.jpg[/IMG] Door sills and B-pillar cover removed to lift the carpet. (This is a picture of the other side, forgot to take the driver's side but its the same). [IMG]http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7005/6761189921_07b47ba5dd_b.jpg[/IMG] Lifted the rear carpet in order to lift the front carpet. [IMG]http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7008/6761190089_4a3ba46921_b.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7141/6761190155_b1a2cc8f6e_b.jpg[/IMG] This is the junction box that I needed to access [IMG]http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7035/6761190429_fc198ccf97_b.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7162/6761190493_e8bda51f04_b.jpg[/IMG] Connected the red wire and I'm done. All proper connectors are used which are taken from chop shops. [IMG]http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7031/6761190561_37258be3ee_b.jpg[/IMG] Tested the blind button and it worked as anticipated. Phew what a job! [IMG]http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7028/6764039599_7467349980_b.jpg[/IMG] Look what a mess I made in the car that day! Note that I'm also fixing my vapor barrier which will be updated in the next post. [IMG]http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7150/6761190635_df0e8a3e6a_b.jpg[/IMG] [/QUOTE]
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