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mechu

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8 minutes ago, shrjun said:

If by ' one of the dealers ' you mean PML ,  it is advised to forget all the 3rd party cams under warranty . You will lose your electrical /electronic / battery warranty as recent incidents have proven unless you de-kit every time you go for servicing . 

Yes I meant not voiding PML warranty. Wow that's really crazy. Is there even a real risk when having a dashcam and battery pack connected only to the cigarette lighter socket? Isn't it just like charging your phone? 😑

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Dannnn

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Having a battery pack actually is not advisable , due to hot weather etc. 

if just dash cam alone to cig socket , it will be no diff from using USB etc.

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shrjun

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1 hour ago, mechu said:

Yes I meant not voiding PML warranty. Wow that's really crazy. Is there even a real risk when having a dashcam and battery pack connected only to the cigarette lighter socket? Isn't it just like charging your phone? 😑

Well , they used to ignore these things till recently. Till someone went all social media frenzy on them.

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mechu

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1 hour ago, Dannnn said:

Having a battery pack actually is not advisable , due to hot weather etc. 

if just dash cam alone to cig socket , it will be no diff from using USB etc.

Perhaps one option then is to just install a front cam and connect it to the cig socket and forget about cable mgmt and recording while parking 😆

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PSP415

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17 minutes ago, mechu said:

Perhaps one option then is to just install a front cam and connect it to the cig socket and forget about cable mgmt and recording while parking 😆

Paiseh, new ride no come with BMW advanced eye 2? Or your SE ikan bilis no gib you as part of deal? 

Stay safe 

Cheers 

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inlinesix

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1 minute ago, PSP415 said:

Paiseh, new ride no come with BMW advanced eye 2? Or your SE ikan bilis no gib you as part of deal? 

Stay safe 

Cheers 

Used car I think

Registered but new

 

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PSP415

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19 minutes ago, inlinesix said:

Used car I think

Registered but new

 

Registered but new. 

Only on paper, its used. In reality, its new. 

😅👌

I thought most BMWs come with Advanced Eye 1/2 if one able to bargain for it. 

There may be a problem if main battery gets drained by car cam on 24 hours recording mode (either no set to cut off at 12.4V or a glitch occurs). PML will not replace with a brand new battery then, citing its 3rd party cam. Iirc from what a friend shared about his experience. 

Yada-ing. 

Stay safe 

Cheers 

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mechu

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On 4/13/2022 at 11:04 PM, PSP415 said:

Paiseh, new ride no come with BMW advanced eye 2? Or your SE ikan bilis no gib you as part of deal? 

Stay safe 

Cheers 

It’s one of those “new” but registered units. There are so many listings that they are probably brand new and not even ex display units. Only comes with 3yr warranty so went down to PML and paid for warranty topup to 5 yrs and 5 yrs BSI.

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Xpander

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Hi guys,

thinking of changing to a 2018 225XE, any bros here driving and any comments on reliability? 
 

thank you. 

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Conan86

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On 4/15/2022 at 8:39 PM, mechu said:

It’s one of those “new” but registered units. There are so many listings that they are probably brand new and not even ex display units. Only comes with 3yr warranty so went down to PML and paid for warranty topup to 5 yrs and 5 yrs BSI.

Oh, curious how much did you have to pay for the 5yr BSI+warranty?

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firekirin

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Been having drivetrain error messages on my Gran Tourer. Had sent car to mechanic but can't seem to resolve issues. Already spent more than $5k and very fed up that issue still persists. Anyone had similar problem and managed to resolve it? Thanks.

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Spidey10

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On 4/10/2023 at 9:49 AM, firekirin said:

Been having drivetrain error messages on my Gran Tourer. Had sent car to mechanic but can't seem to resolve issues. Already spent more than $5k and very fed up that issue still persists. Anyone had similar problem and managed to resolve it? Thanks.

Drivetrain errors could be a lot of things...better take it back if under warranty...else bring to a specialist....should be easy to diagnose once plug in..

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On 4/10/2023 at 9:49 AM, firekirin said:

Been having drivetrain error messages on my Gran Tourer. Had sent car to mechanic but can't seem to resolve issues. Already spent more than $5k and very fed up that issue still persists. Anyone had similar problem and managed to resolve it? Thanks.

Go to a BMW specialist workshop

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On 4/10/2023 at 9:49 AM, firekirin said:

Been having drivetrain error messages on my Gran Tourer. Had sent car to mechanic but can't seem to resolve issues. Already spent more than $5k and very fed up that issue still persists. Anyone had similar problem and managed to resolve it? Thanks.

Which mechanic?

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