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Someone correct me if I'm wrong, but does the screen not take up the full width? Seems like it is not wide screen so the sides are just black borders which is a waste of space. For that price, they should at least make the screen bigger/wider. Otherwise, it looks pretty cool.
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Looks amazing for sure. All the more reason this should already come from the factory via I drive infotainment screen as standard on all M cars!!
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I'd really like to know where you get this info. Never heard it from AWRON and it would be killer if they put it in their ad. (e.g. Official part manufacturer for Alpina)
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Most times why you do not see this advertised is due to pre-exisiting contractual agreements.
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Is it blocked off behind the display? If not, will the cold (or hot) air effect the display or wiring in anywAy
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Is this interchangeable or only for the center left vent?
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Having the AWRON gauge for my 1M, I can make a few contributing points.
Firstly, the look and feel is so OEM because thats what 90% is - the stock vent frame. What AWRON does apart from inserting the actual display, is a frame that goes around the display and allows it to fit into one air vent. If you deconstruct it, you will actually find the holes from the vent flaps still there, as AWRON doesnt fabricate new vent panels but rather uses the BMW ones. Another observation i made was, when i tried to manually deconstruct the whole thing and fit the screen on the right vent, the only thing not compatible is the aforementioned smaller bracket around the display that allows it to fit into the vent. I.E., if anyone has means to get a custom fabricated plastic shell identical but inverse (mirror effect) to the bracket that AWRON makes, you could switch the place of the screen to the right vent within 15 minutes. Gauge looks great OP, and i completely agree that its worth every cent.
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Perfect just added one to my M5...
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Give it a try for a few weeks, and you'll have your answer for if this gauge is for you |
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I like the look/idea, but as other have said I'm not sure if I could lose a vent.
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Likely not as BMW's system is closed source. But I'd like to think there's a better option than losing such a crucial vent. Monitoring boost, oil temps, etc is quite important. Maybe not today with the cars being so new. But even if you're just street driving, such information is must-have for troubleshooting. It will make your life much easier when pinpointing problems.
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No lag. HP/TQ cannot be correctly read while strapped to a chassis dyno.
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