G30 LCI climate control upgrade done

AD51YYY · 09-20-2023, 09:55 AM

Finally bit the bullet and swapped out the climate control unit for a G11 one. Swapped the buttons from my old one as I preferred the all black look. Took around 40 minutes to do. Bought the G11 unit off ebay for £130 with ceramic knobs.

The G11 unit was from a 2018 vehicle. Was a little sceptical as my car doesn't have a CD drive and the G11 one had the ionic air freshener symbol instead of menu but everything works fine. After the first drive the air freshener symbol automatically changed to menu.

Loving the new look. Before and after pics

jagyro · 10-08-2023, 06:55 PM

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Originally Posted by AD51YYY

Finally bit the bullet and swapped out the climate control unit for a G11 one. Swapped the buttons from my old one as I preferred the all black look. Took around 40 minutes to do. Bought the G11 unit off ebay for £130 with ceramic knobs.

The G11 unit was from a 2018 vehicle. Was a little sceptical as my car doesn't have a CD drive and the G11 one had the ionic air freshener symbol instead of menu but everything works fine. After the first drive the air freshener symbol automatically changed to menu.

Loving the new look. Before and after pics

Looks nice bro. gratz on the upgrade

Zac110 · 10-23-2023, 10:24 AM

Did it have to be coded?

Joe-BMW33 · 10-24-2023, 07:15 AM

It's plug and play, no coding, 2 minute swap and no need to remove the dash panel. Vinyl tools and patience and it pops right out. I did it a few years ago. Sourced mine from eBay when the M5/Canada G30 version was readily available which meant no button changes. Ceramic controls and the slot.

All good, pretty cool upgrade.

AD51YYY · 10-24-2023, 08:52 AM

I actually had to do mine twice, the first unit I recieved had a crack on the screen which I only realised once it had connected. So a replacement was delivered and I had to do it all over again.

One thing I found on the second attempt, I put more force into it without fear of breaking the clips as they are actually quite robust. The frames etc all come apart. Luckily the one I received had ceramic buttons (black chrome) so I swapped the volume knob too.

Very simple job. I also took the silver buttons off the 7 unit and put my original black ones on. Just prefer the black look personally. If anyone in the UK needs a free set of silver buttons give me a shout.

paul.j.ghosh · 03-04-2024, 03:26 PM

Love the mod!
I am hoping one of you reading these posts who has done the mod is willing to part with the original G11/G12 aluminum bezel - hoping without scratches. My location these days is the San Diego, California area. Unfortunately, AD51YYY, not UK.

430Scud · 03-04-2024, 08:20 PM

This upgrade is not really an "LCI" thing. My car is a Canadian market pre LCI 2018 M550iX and it came standard with the HVAC control shown above. It also came standard with individual HVAC controls for rear passengers show in the picture below.

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AD51YYY New Member 15 Rep 14 Posts Drives: BMW 530e M Sport 2018 Join Date: Dec 2021 Location: Manchester, UK iTrader: (0) Garage List 2022 BMW 520d [0.00]	G30 LCI climate control upgrade done Finally bit the bullet and swapped out the climate control unit for a G11 one. Swapped the buttons from my old one as I preferred the all black look. Took around 40 minutes to do. Bought the G11 unit off ebay for £130 with ceramic knobs. The G11 unit was from a 2018 vehicle. Was a little sceptical as my car doesn't have a CD drive and the G11 one had the ionic air freshener symbol instead of menu but everything works fine. After the first drive the air freshener symbol automatically changed to menu. Loving the new look. Before and after pics Attached Images
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Zac110 New Member 2 Rep 12 Posts Drives: BMW F30 Join Date: Nov 2017 Location: United Kingdom iTrader: (0)	Did it have to be coded?
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Joe-BMW33 Major General 7338 Rep 6,749 Posts Drives: '18 M550i\|'21 X5\|'03 540i Join Date: Apr 2021 Location: Boston iTrader: (1) Garage List 2013 VW Tiguan [0.00] 2015 Infiniti QX60 [0.00] 2021 BMW X5 [0.00] 2003 BMW 540i [0.00] 2018 BMW M550 [10.00]	It's plug and play, no coding, 2 minute swap and no need to remove the dash panel. Vinyl tools and patience and it pops right out. I did it a few years ago. Sourced mine from eBay when the M5/Canada G30 version was readily available which meant no button changes. Ceramic controls and the slot. All good, pretty cool upgrade. __________________ 2018 M550ix\|Carbon Black\|Dinan Modifications\|2003 540i\|Jet Black\|M-Sport\|2021 X5 Mineral White Prior BMW's: 1987 325e\|1993 740i\|1998 740il\|2001 530i\|2002 745li\|2007 750li\|2006 750li\|2001 530i\|2012 535xi\|
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AD51YYY New Member 15 Rep 14 Posts Drives: BMW 530e M Sport 2018 Join Date: Dec 2021 Location: Manchester, UK iTrader: (0) Garage List 2022 BMW 520d [0.00]	I actually had to do mine twice, the first unit I recieved had a crack on the screen which I only realised once it had connected. So a replacement was delivered and I had to do it all over again. One thing I found on the second attempt, I put more force into it without fear of breaking the clips as they are actually quite robust. The frames etc all come apart. Luckily the one I received had ceramic buttons (black chrome) so I swapped the volume knob too. Very simple job. I also took the silver buttons off the 7 unit and put my original black ones on. Just prefer the black look personally. If anyone in the UK needs a free set of silver buttons give me a shout. Attached Images
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paul.j.ghosh Private First Class 7 Rep 106 Posts Drives: 2019 M760i xDrive Join Date: Mar 2017 Location: El Cajon, CA iTrader: (0)	Love the mod! I am hoping one of you reading these posts who has done the mod is willing to part with the original G11/G12 aluminum bezel - hoping without scratches. My location these days is the San Diego, California area. Unfortunately, AD51YYY, not UK.
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430Scud Second Lieutenant 253 Rep 295 Posts Drives: M550iX,430 Scud,E39 540Msport Join Date: Mar 2020 Location: Seattle, WA iTrader: (0)	This upgrade is not really an "LCI" thing. My car is a Canadian market pre LCI 2018 M550iX and it came standard with the HVAC control shown above. It also came standard with individual HVAC controls for rear passengers show in the picture below. Attached Images Last edited by 430Scud; 03-05-2024 at 10:36 AM..
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