![]() ![]() $102.64 total retrofit parts cost Wiring Information rearview mirror wiring grommet (BMW part 6113 8365522) – $FREE from parts I already had.10 position male plug for mirror – $FREE sample from TE Connectivity.MQS pins for mirror plug – $FREE samples from TE Connectivity.2 five position comb connector housings (BMW part 6113 1393719) – $2.24.10 fan connectors (BMW part 6113 1387142) – $1.90 I only used 6, but it is good to have spares.1 virgin transponder chip – $FREE from key parts I already had.1 key remote circuit board – $FREE from old 1999 E39 key I had.1 Z3 mirror containing a remote control module – $50.The parts I used consisted of the following: I ended up buying one of these mirrors and left the module inside of it. After checking eBay, I discovered that remote control mirrors from Z3s are now fairly cheap considering their age now. The module worked, but I think I accidentally fried it as it quit working. I had originally removed the remote control module from an E31 mirror I had and was going to mount it behind the glovebox while extending the antenna along the passenger A pillar. The remote control module that would work best for retrofitting is inside of the rearview mirror of E31, E34 and Z3 models optioned with keyless entry from the factory. This receives the keyless entry signal and sends it to the general module. The main thing was a remote control module. ![]() Gathering The PartsĪfter studying the European E36 wiring diagram I figured out what I needed. The theory behind this retrofit can be applied to other BMW models as well. This post explains how I retrofitted this to my E36. When optioned from the factory the key had the remote built in. It used the GMIV module as the keyless entry and alarm module, just like the 2001-2002 Z3 models with option SA305. What most people in the US don’t know is that a keyless entry option was offered from the factory in the ROW market. It consists of a separate module that plugs in to a prewired harness behind the glovebox along with a siren in the engine bay and two separate remote fobs. The keyless entry system people always think of in regard to the E36 is the Alpine system that was either dealer or customer installed. In a quest to have a good keyless entry system on my 1998 E36 328i it recently dawned upon me that it would be possible to retrofit an OE keyless entry system to the E36. BMW E36 OE Keyless Entry Retrofit Overview ![]()
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