JD bro, this was simply sick! I can’t believe these people are throwing so much hate in the comments. Putting your phone in the center console is so lame and definitely difficult to access! Please keep changing the game sir!
tbh I love the cupholders in my e90. the cups are out of the way and it reminds me to always get a small or medium... LOL I highly prefer my e90 cup holders to my f30 :(
To fix your lightning port on your phone, try getting a pin or something thin like that and scrape out the inside of it. I had a similar problem and it sounds basic but mine had a load of compacted pocket lint at the bottom which was stopping the charger/ headphones getting a clean connection
Great cheap solution, just an idea for upgrade if possible repalce the velcro with a magnet tipe contactor connected to the 12 v cable underneath so then when you need to use the cup holder the wireless charging pad can be completely removable.. just an idea.. overall really like the video and all the implementation
On the center piece, there's a 12 volt cigarette lighter connector and a simple antenna which identifies your car key. Theres no lights there. I work for bmw and I assemble the center console ;)
you should.ve bought a fast wireless pad that is just 1amp output ... it.s gonna take forever to charge your phone it.s a nice idea but you should get a fast wireless charger if you go through all of that hassle
JD Cars Nikolay Nikolov all iPhones that support wireless charging DO support fast charging...up to the first 50% in 30 mins...minimum 18W charger needed
Take a thumb tack or paperclip and scrape out of the lint from your charging port on your phone. I had the same problem, turns out, that port collects lint every time you slide it into your pocket
Jackson Shrader was literally looking for a comment to recommend him to do this cuz i had the same idea!! But yea clean up the port its actually a common problem
I wondering if you could have just plugged a wireless charging pad into the cigarette light port and then put it on that tray. But it's cool mod and a cool video. Thumbs up.
Only thing I didn't like was the velcro, if you were going to drill through the cup holder assembly you may as well trim down the tops of the cup holder to fit the circuit (or move the charging circuit into the cup hold and leave the induction above, you would need to extend the cables)
Here's a crazy idea... How about installing the wireless charging unit under the centre console. Near the rear. You keep the cup holders and could always place a thin rubber / vinyl cut out piece the size of the phone to stop it sliding off
Hey jd the reason why your charger port has play in it us because your have debris inside the port use a paper clip and take out all the dust that has accumulated
10 months later. But I think the best thing you could do with that hole in the cupholder, is to put some sort of rubber grommet to keep it as sleek as possible but also to make the hole smaller.
Hi, can you please make a video on how to install RGB Led strips to the foot wells and hard wire it to the cigarette lighter. I have the same vehicle. Nice video.
I think de hot of the motherboard in chargin process and the glue can be a problem, because the resistances are so hot. You don't have problems with this?
I had the same issue with my charging port. Turns out there was a pretty significant amount of lint packed tightly in there which prevented my cable from connecting properly. I used a safety pin to get it out. If you try the same Just make sure your phones off and be gentle.
Hi! just a tip for your phone, take a tweezer and remove the lint which has gotten stuck in your charging port.. This will help with your connection issue.. Love the DIY though!
Hi, I bought the kit you recommend, but doing tests before install, but after a few minutes it heats up almost to the limit of not being able to take the phone. Do you have this problem? How you solved it. Thanks
Great idea, you just need to plan ahead when you do things like this, not exactly german engineering, haha...(I couldn't help it lol) Thanks a lot for the idea. I'll do the same on my E36 which has a storage area with free space underneath there along with the cigarette lighter plug.
I have a 2013 335I and all my Internet services went dead. I haven’t seen anyone on RUclips do a COM box upgrade to an F 30. If you could figure that out I would be much obliged.
Dude, the port in my iPhone has been disconnecting too and it turned out that there's a shitload of clusters of dust in there. Just stick the toothpick and clean it, it may help :)
Wow that was awesome but a little past my comfort zone. I’d rather have an electronic specialist install this. I don’t have any of those tools (wire crimp, heat gun, etc)😳😳 But it looks great. What an awesome idea. 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻
I would never ruin my car for wireless charging... For all deniers: we got F30s - no G20s! Just set back of your steerings and enjoy our beautiful cars....
while i would like wireless charging, i would use the cup holders more often
behind them there is another tray , maybe it fits there
@@QQuaeE Nope, behind there is a small "ash" tray.
Just get a wireless charging mount. Much better than this diy
@@Jry088 nah this is sick af, and prevents cluttered wires and crap
nothing is good enough unless you lost it
JD bro, this was simply sick! I can’t believe these people are throwing so much hate in the comments. Putting your phone in the center console is so lame and definitely difficult to access! Please keep changing the game sir!
Hahaha thanks, Alex! Finally, someone that understands.
BMW finally gets cup holders correct after 100 years. We find a creative way to ruin it. 😂 still a very cool mod regardless 😂
🤦🏼♂️🤣🤣🤣
tbh I love the cupholders in my e90. the cups are out of the way and it reminds me to always get a small or medium... LOL I highly prefer my e90 cup holders to my f30 :(
@@dylan-nguyen my e34 cup holders which were a complete option to have is no bigger than a 12 oz can on anything that circumference
Bro you can’t even put polar pops in my f30 idk what you talking about 🤣
nope, I need that for my drinks.
CSGO kQ me too 🤷🏻♂️
lmao
To fix your lightning port on your phone, try getting a pin or something thin like that and scrape out the inside of it. I had a similar problem and it sounds basic but mine had a load of compacted pocket lint at the bottom which was stopping the charger/ headphones getting a clean connection
Folks complaining over your mod... SMH... You did an amazing job! I was happy for you when it worked at the end!
Hahaha thanks man!
I dunno if I’d call this an easy diy, but it’s cool regardless. Good job!
An e90 tutorial on this would be awesome 😿
As you went to the trouble of removing the whole trim why not fit the board under the front flap where the OEM wireless charger is fitted?
Dude, you never fail to impress, well done!
Thanks, Ron!
So where do you keep your Super Slushie now?
In my opionion this is one of the best videos about diy wireless charging. Thank you :)
Thank you!
Very nice DIY mate. 👍😉
Use a small rubber grommet to finish the hole drilled for the cord. Should clean it up nicely
Good idea!
where you put your cups?
Great cheap solution, just an idea for upgrade if possible repalce the velcro with a magnet tipe contactor connected to the 12 v cable underneath so then when you need to use the cup holder the wireless charging pad can be completely removable.. just an idea.. overall really like the video and all the implementation
Good idea! Thanks!
On the center piece, there's a 12 volt cigarette lighter connector and a simple antenna which identifies your car key. Theres no lights there. I work for bmw and I assemble the center console ;)
Wow! Extremely detailed and you're not even a bit lazy!
you should.ve bought a fast wireless pad
that is just 1amp output ... it.s gonna take forever to charge your phone
it.s a nice idea but you should get a fast wireless charger if you go through all of that hassle
It`s Iphone. It is not supporing fast charging at all.
Correct, the iPhone does not support fast charging.
JD Cars Nikolay Nikolov all iPhones that support wireless charging DO support fast charging...up to the first 50% in 30 mins...minimum 18W charger needed
it doesn.t matter that not all iphones support fast charging ... if you go through all of that why not put a fast charging pad ?!
gheorghe daniel the iphones do not support fast charging through wireless charging only thru wired i have one
Take a thumb tack or paperclip and scrape out of the lint from your charging port on your phone. I had the same problem, turns out, that port collects lint every time you slide it into your pocket
I'll give it a shot. Thanks!
Jackson Shrader was literally looking for a comment to recommend him to do this cuz i had the same idea!! But yea clean up the port its actually a common problem
great video , respect from germany
Thanks, Alex! I appreciate the support!
Very cool but pretty difficult for me to undertake but dope regardless
Great job bro👍👍
Thanks man!
I wondering if you could have just plugged a wireless charging pad into the cigarette light port and then put it on that tray. But it's cool mod and a cool video. Thumbs up.
Just found your channel but you got a new subscriber keep up the content
Thanks man!
Very nice work🔥 now, any ideas for a 2006 e90 🤔
Is their enough plastic on the back to file the back of the tray down so it will be flush like the original?
I don't think so :/
we cant fit it in the armrest place?
Do you think I can fit that tray in my e90 ashtray cigarette?
This was a really good video, gives me ideas for my E90 335i. Thanks!
84102449887 OEM wireless charging for the E90
@@NickGorkes thank you!
Thanks man!
Only thing I didn't like was the velcro, if you were going to drill through the cup holder assembly you may as well trim down the tops of the cup holder to fit the circuit (or move the charging circuit into the cup hold and leave the induction above, you would need to extend the cables)
I can pretty much do this to any car now thanks to you
Here's a crazy idea... How about installing the wireless charging unit under the centre console. Near the rear. You keep the cup holders and could always place a thin rubber / vinyl cut out piece the size of the phone to stop it sliding off
If you were thinkng about it you should have wrapped the induction coil around each cup holder then you have a wireless charging cup holder
Hey jd the reason why your charger port has play in it us because your have debris inside the port use a paper clip and take out all the dust that has accumulated
Why not in the center console
I don't own a bmw neither a phone with wireless charging, kept watching till the end lol.
Hahaha thanks man!
Drop the red or white el wire inside the cup or around the holder and it will make that gap interesting
Great idea, but with the way I drive, my phone would instantly fly off lol I usually put my phone in between the handbrake handle and center console.
10 months later. But I think the best thing you could do with that hole in the cupholder, is to put some sort of rubber grommet to keep it as sleek as possible but also to make the hole smaller.
why not put charger under armrest?
Epic! Totally doing this to my F30
Yeah man!
Great job. I need to do this for my e39 M5. Dont use the cup holders anyways, they suck.
Hell yeah
You can pull up the center console. And splice it into the pad. Hardwire it
Keep the vids coming bro 👍🏿
Thanks man! Will do!
Hi, can you please make a video on how to install RGB Led strips to the foot wells and hard wire it to the cigarette lighter. I have the same vehicle. Nice video.
Nice Retrofit Bro!
Why not shave down the cup holder dividers so it still sits flush and hot glue some magnetic strips to the sides of the tray and cup holders
Next video: How to retro fit A/C vents for cupholders!!!
Hahaha
Nice one. Though evidently the new tray now doesn't sit perfectly on the cupholders.
I was thinking he could have filled down the plastic in the cup holders too, shame!
Why can’t it be installed in the middle compartment ?????
Thats true
Noyce. Now do one for E90 installs, please.
I think de hot of the motherboard in chargin process and the glue can be a problem, because the resistances are so hot. You don't have problems with this?
Awesome I had the same idea for a my next car im going to get
I had the same issue with my charging port. Turns out there was a pretty significant amount of lint packed tightly in there which prevented my cable from connecting properly. I used a safety pin to get it out. If you try the same Just make sure your phones off and be gentle.
Thanks! Good to know.
Hi! just a tip for your phone, take a tweezer and remove the lint which has gotten stuck in your charging port.. This will help with your connection issue.. Love the DIY though!
How to do you have these headlight on 2012 BMW
You should've done it in the armrest. There's a phone holder in it. Could've turned that into a wireless charger and still have your cup holders
Yeah but then you have to put your phone in the armrest every time
Great idea, very professional explanation too
Thank you!
nice DIY video
Thanks!
Well with this tutorial I can do this to any car! Great job, thank you 👍🏻
Thanks, David!
Hi, I bought the kit you recommend, but doing tests before install, but after a few minutes it heats up almost to the limit of not being able to take the phone.
Do you have this problem? How you solved it.
Thanks
I have not experienced any major heat issues
Is an f30 a 328i? Every time I search up an 328i f30’s pop up
This is an f30 335i
This is actually pretty dope
Thanks!
Forsure! I hope to do something similar on my e92.
Those might generate a suprisingly amount of heat, be careful that the plastic doesnt melt
Wait how come you didn’t you just make this the same way BMW does inside the arm rest console?
Not worth losing drink slots tho, rather charge it in the office or at home
you can just take it off dumbass
Could it not be installed under the tray in front of the cup holders so you still have cup holders?
Unforuntately, no. I am going to explore other options though.
Where would I put my beer!?
Hahaha
this is sick
Thanks Shumile! I'm a huge fan of your channel... I've watched tons of your F30 videos. Lmk if you're down to collaborate.. dm me --> @jd.cars
JD Cars bro im totally down, been watching your vids for a while myself, i love them. Lets talk soon
Hello there, nice expalanation dude.. please tell me what kind of Smartphone that you can charging, or all of them?
Almost any smartphone is compatible... as long as it fits in the tray.
Superb, smart work done..
Really make sense to watch ur video..
Good work!
Thanks!
With all these new mods we won't have to worry about buying the 2020 BMW...lol.
Hahaha
I’m buying a 2006 330xi but the nav screen doesn’t work. Do you know if the aux will still work if you can’t access the nav screen?
Maybe.. I’m not sure though
He sets up the whole wireless charger and then realizes that his phone doesn’t have wireless charging
Villanava Vids you sound stupid no offense
Wow. An insane ammout of work for that
Great idea, you just need to plan ahead when you do things like this, not exactly german engineering, haha...(I couldn't help it lol) Thanks a lot for the idea. I'll do the same on my E36 which has a storage area with free space underneath there along with the cigarette lighter plug.
did ?
NICE WORK
Thank you!
nice job, can you add a wireless charging port to the rear?
Potentially yeah!
Only for f30? It’s possible for bmw f10 manual gear?
Maybe!
could this cause fire?
Do one for a BMW e61 please.
Might want to drill a hole or Add a light to the cover to let you know it is powered up!
I have a 2013 335I and all my Internet services went dead. I haven’t seen anyone on RUclips do a COM box upgrade to an F 30. If you could figure that out I would be much obliged.
Huh... I’ll have to look into that
Could have used a magnetic usb connector.
I’m doing this on my E92. Who wants to see that?
I'm going to try it on my E60
make a vid
@@Adam92 make a vid
Sweet
Yep, me.
Was no better to do it inside the armrest?
That's difficult to access.
Wow this is cool , I think this on wrangler would be cool
Thanks Jay! It would be so cool to do this on the Wrangler
Hand gestures are like chris fix haha
Hahaha
Dude, the port in my iPhone has been disconnecting too and it turned out that there's a shitload of clusters of dust in there. Just stick the toothpick and clean it, it may help :)
Hahaha thanks man. I tried that but I think it's because my phone fell with a charging cord in it... bent the charging port.
I wonder if this or, something similar can be done in the center console on the f10 550i? Anybody try or have suggestions???
Potentially! That would be cool
I thought my phone’s port was loose as well but it is actually a problem with bmw software and iPhones
Huh really?
@@JDCarsChannel So I was told at my service center when I went to get it checked out.
Nevermind you did splice into it. Goodjob
Hahaha
Wow that was awesome but a little past my comfort zone. I’d rather have an electronic specialist install this. I don’t have any of those tools (wire crimp, heat gun, etc)😳😳
But it looks great. What an awesome idea. 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻
Smart man !!!!👌👌👌💯😉
Thanks!!
Took a shot every time he said "As you can see" Im now in renal failure
I would never ruin my car for wireless charging...
For all deniers: we got F30s - no G20s!
Just set back of your steerings and enjoy our beautiful cars....
How is that ruining your car...it's a $40 tray you can remove
Does this work for an e92 BMW 335is?
I don't think so. Sorry.
I like the idea if you dont need use the cup holders.