For those who've installed the steering wheel interface...

rodney · 07-03-2002, 06:59 AM

Where did you mount the remote sensor? What's the best location for this? TIA!

deputydog95 · 07-03-2002, 08:05 AM

It's mounted on the steering column next to the ingition. It points at my alpine deck. you can't even really see it. doesn't work very good in bright day light with the windows down though. have to switch to the remote.

rodney · 07-03-2002, 08:45 AM

Thanks for the info... I'll tell the installers to place it there then.

biggiestuff · 07-03-2002, 10:43 AM

I've seen some pics of it on the dome where that thing that looks like an air filter is. It's inside there so you can't see it at all and it points towards the alpine HU.

Munich · 07-03-2002, 10:48 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by biggiestuff
I've seen some pics of it on the dome where that thing that looks like an air filter is. It's inside there so you can't see it at all and it points towards the alpine HU.

I have seen the same, and it is kinda neat in there.

deputydog95 · 07-03-2002, 11:44 PM

is that the further away you get, the worse these things work. It is not nearly as powerful as the radio remote. Sunlight on the head unit severely detracts from the performance of this piece. The closer the better. I would image that daylight performance mounted up near the headliner would be very poor. Stick to the steering column. The transmitter is so small, no one will see it anyway.

RR BuGGz · 07-04-2002, 12:39 AM

I've got mine in the air filter housing. Here's a pic: http://www.bimmervibe.com/phorum/sho...&pagenumber=2.

Haven't had any signal problems there whatsoever. I used to have it mounted in the between the shift boot and the shift trim and had crazy signal problems there.

biggiestuff · 07-04-2002, 02:39 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by RR BuGGz
I've got mine in the air filter housing. Here's a pic: http://www.bimmervibe.com/phorum/sho...&pagenumber=2.

Haven't had any signal problems there whatsoever. I used to have it mounted in the between the shift boot and the shift trim and had crazy signal problems there.

How hard was it to install there?

Josh330 · 07-04-2002, 03:25 AM

I mounted mine the same way (btw- it's not an air filter, it's for the motion censors for the alarm) Works every time, the distance is not a problem, and the angle is perfect.

To install it you will have to extend the wire it comes with. (used a regular phone cord) It's just a matter of pulling the door trim away and sending it through above the headliner.

07-03-2002, 06:59 AM	#1
rodney Registered User Join Date: Dec 1969 Location: Woburn, MA Posts: 121 My Ride: 2001 330xi View My Garage	For those who've installed the steering wheel interface... Where did you mount the remote sensor? What's the best location for this? TIA!

07-03-2002, 08:05 AM	#2
deputydog95 Registered User Join Date: Dec 1969 Location: Orlando, FL Posts: 255 My Ride: 2001 BMW 330ci View My Garage	You mean the remote projector, right? It's mounted on the steering column next to the ingition. It points at my alpine deck. you can't even really see it. doesn't work very good in bright day light with the windows down though. have to switch to the remote.

07-03-2002, 11:44 PM	#6
deputydog95 Registered User Join Date: Dec 1969 Location: Orlando, FL Posts: 255 My Ride: 2001 BMW 330ci View My Garage	The only problem with that is that the further away you get, the worse these things work. It is not nearly as powerful as the radio remote. Sunlight on the head unit severely detracts from the performance of this piece. The closer the better. I would image that daylight performance mounted up near the headliner would be very poor. Stick to the steering column. The transmitter is so small, no one will see it anyway.

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07-03-2002, 08:45 AM	#3
rodney Registered User Join Date: Dec 1969 Location: Woburn, MA Posts: 121 My Ride: 2001 330xi View My Garage	Thanks for the info... I'll tell the installers to place it there then.

07-03-2002, 10:43 AM	#4
biggiestuff Registered User Join Date: Dec 1969 Location: Houston Posts: 368 My Ride: E46 POS View My Garage	I've seen some pics of it on the dome where that thing that looks like an air filter is. It's inside there so you can't see it at all and it points towards the alpine HU.

07-04-2002, 12:39 AM	#7
RR BuGGz Registered User Join Date: Dec 1969 Location: NYC Posts: 398 My Ride: '10 Alp White 135i View My Garage	I've got mine in the air filter housing. Here's a pic: http://www.bimmervibe.com/phorum/sho...&pagenumber=2. Haven't had any signal problems there whatsoever. I used to have it mounted in the between the shift boot and the shift trim and had crazy signal problems there.

07-04-2002, 03:25 AM	#9
Josh330 Registered User Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: CA Posts: 55 My Ride: ACS 330ci, X5 4.6 View My Garage	I mounted mine the same way (btw- it's not an air filter, it's for the motion censors for the alarm) Works every time, the distance is not a problem, and the angle is perfect. To install it you will have to extend the wire it comes with. (used a regular phone cord) It's just a matter of pulling the door trim away and sending it through above the headliner.