M light up gear knob

[Superman323]

Hi guys,

So I just took delivery of my Z4 M coupe.. Got myself a gem with only 28000kms on the clock when I got it.
My brother has the Z4 M Cabrio and was telling me about the gear knob that lights up.. But when I checked mine it doesn't.
Was this an optionl extra or do all Z4 M's have it?

 

[Ratslaaf]

Not sure hey. The knob on my E92 lights up.

 

[flyitlikearental]

So does the knob on my E46 ///M


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[Xack]

So does the knob on my E46 ///M


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And mine:cartel:

 

[Shiny]

They should all light up provided it is the standard one. A lot of owners have however replaced this for a ZHP weighted gearknob( the standard one has a habit of coming loose) which does feel a bit better. I have personally changed my standard one( which was coming loose) for a ZHP with lights( OEM version comes from a M5 manual)

 

[Eon]

They should all light up provided it is the standard one. A lot of owners have however replaced this for a ZHP weighted gearknob( the standard one has a habit of coming loose) which does feel a bit better. I have personally changed my standard one( which was coming loose) for a ZHP with lights( OEM version comes from a M5 manual)

Are you talking about the E39 M5 knob? If so are you sure it's ZHP? The ZHP shifters are a lot shorter than most standard ones.

This is the M5 shifter: http://www.ecstuning.com/BMW-E39-M5-S62_5.0L/Interior/Shifter/ES47009/

This is the ZHP shifter: http://www.ecstuning.com/BMW-E39-M5-S62_5.0L/Interior/Shifter/ES47397/

 

[Xack]

They should all light up provided it is the standard one. A lot of owners have however replaced this for a ZHP weighted gearknob( the standard one has a habit of coming loose) which does feel a bit better. I have personally changed my standard one( which was coming loose) for a ZHP with lights( OEM version comes from a M5 manual)

My car wouldnt take 3rd gear everytime i snapped to 3rd...later on it popped up, think i screwed up the shift lever bearing thingy at ODI, lotsa work ahead for me...

 

[Shiny]

They should all light up provided it is the standard one. A lot of owners have however replaced this for a ZHP weighted gearknob( the standard one has a habit of coming loose) which does feel a bit better. I have personally changed my standard one( which was coming loose) for a ZHP with lights( OEM version comes from a M5 manual)

Are you talking about the E39 M5 knob? If so are you sure it's ZHP? The ZHP shifters are a lot shorter than most standard ones.

This is the M5 shifter: http://www.ecstuning.com/BMW-E39-M5-S62_5.0L/Interior/Shifter/ES47009/

This is the ZHP shifter: http://www.ecstuning.com/BMW-E39-M5-S62_5.0L/Interior/Shifter/ES47397/

Its the F10 M5 knob. Im pretty sure its the same as the ZHP. There is a bit of info on it on other forums of how you can take out the leather boot to use the existing.
http://www.ecstuning.com/BMW-F10-M5-S63_4.4L/ES2594412/

If you do still have the standard knob, just check the connector below the boot which may have come loose if the knob was pulled out by mistake

 

[Superman323]

My gear knob is the standard one.. I should have it checked. Thanks guys!

 

[*ace*]

My gear knob is the standard one.. I should have it checked. Thanks guys!

Pull the knob off and check the cables, might just be a loose contact. Same story on my ex coup

 

[///M3 - ZN]

Sorry for the hi jack guys .

Does the SMG E46 come with the light up gear nob ?