03-22-2023, 11:36 AM | #1 |
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Adaptive cruise retrofit
I saw on Facebook that some shop had figured out how to retrofit ACC to an i8. They are doing this without radar- (I helped figure out how to enable traffic jam assist on an i3, so I know a bit about this)
They are understandably circumspect about what they're doing but I was wondering if anyone has tried using e-sys to update the VO to add 5AT (this is the option for ACC Stop and Go) to your car. Given that the integration showed cluster based UI it is very possible that this feature exists in an unreleased form in the firmware (just like TJA in US cars) and it just needs to be turned on. The i8 has the same mobileye EyeQ that the i3 uses for adaptive cruise so that may be all that you need. You won't have the distance buttons on your steering wheel but in theory it could enable ACC with default distances (and once you confirm this works, you can order the buttons, the switchgear seems to match sport package equipped cars in other lines) Thoughts? -n. |
03-22-2023, 02:32 PM | #3 |
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Lol, probably a popular location for BMW i. I don't have my i3 anymore and I punted on the i8 a few years ago because of the lack of ACC. As they continue to depreciate, though, an i8 with ACC is attractive to me. My e-sys is out of date though and I don't know if tokenmaster is still doing his thing.
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i even stopped using the controlled emergency braking because sometimes it would think im about to hit some invisible wall when baking up into a space and its so embarassing |
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