E93 | E92 Rear PDC Retrofit

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I got an Mtech front and rear conversion and decided to retrofit rear PDC while I am at it. Sometimes I don't look at my backup camera and an audible alert may help prevent me from bumping into something. I couldn't find any documentation on this conversion for the E93 so I thought I'd document it a bit.


E93 Install Kit #66200428637 runs $150

It says that "These installation instructions are not valid for cars with the aerodynamics package or M sport package SA 337". I will be putting this to the test and see how much modification is required.


It appears the main difference between the E92 and E93 kits is simply the shape and location of the control module.

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E93:
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With all of these kits is a signal generator (the instructions also describe a signal generator wire) for cars built before September 2007, which do not have SA 663 (BMW Professional radio), SA 606 (Business navigation system) or SA 609 (Professional navigation system). This is generator looks like a speaker and seems to be related to the audible alert. Presumably the early production cars do not have integration with the radio and likely require the external speaker. I do not see a way to order the kit without this piece or to order the rest of the parts separately so I'll be ordering the whole kit including this speaker as well.

The ultrasonic sensors come painted in a variety of colors:

http://www.realoem.com/bmw/enUS/sho...-2008-E93-BMW-335i&diagId=66_0229#66202180146

My car is SCHWARZ 2, aka Jet Black so this is my sensor #66209196705

I bought four sensors off ebay for just under $50: http://www.ebay.com/itm/272338800719

The rear control unit is: #66209252639 and bought one for $60 shipped.

So $260 unless something unexpected comes up. I'll update the thread when all the parts come in the mail.


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= Full Guide

1 INTRODUCTION

This guide was created while doing the rear PDC retrofit on my 2009 E93 335i. This guide explains the steps for both E93 and E92, although there will only be photos for the E93 install. The only real difference between them is the location of the PDC module. For the E92, it is conveniently located in the trunk on the passenger side wheel well behind the carpet. For the E93, it is located in the trunk partition, which is the mysterious space between the back seat and the trunk. This is where the roll over safety system is located, along with the comfort access and other modules.

It is worth noting, if you have Comfort Access or the Tow Package, you'll need a 40mm stepped drill bit in order to cut out a new hole in the battery compartment for the new grommet you'll be adding for the PDC harness. Also, this is a large bit and you'll need a drill which accepts a big shank.

Also, if you intend to do the Front PDC in the future, you may as well do it now as the work mostly being done. There is not a separate module for the front PDC, you'd replace your rear only PDC module with one that has another connector for the front also. It is a different part.

I picked up my Rear only PDC module for $60 shipped off ebay. The sensors were $47 shipped and the retrofit kit was $150 from ECS, E93 Part#: 66200428637 - E92: Part#: 66200418636

2 REAR PDC INSTALL

Update: Before continuing, check the wiring diagrams for your vehicle, the wires you're trying to tap are probably available in the back of the car, saving you a ton of headache trying to get them to the front and dig them up from under the carpets.

1) Install the sensors into the rubber disconnecting rings. My sensors came with the rings on them already. Now fit the sensors into the holders.

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2) Now make sure your bumper is clean on the inside, peel the stickers off the sensor holders and stick them into the PDC holes. The sensors labeled HI are the two inside sensors, those labeled HA are the two outside sensors, all with the plug pointed inward.

3) Now, we need to install the control module holder. The E90/E92 PDC module holder is located in a different spot and is bigger than the E93 module. The E90/E92 holder has room for the Comfort Access(3), PDC(2) and Trailer modules(4,5) all in one:
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The E92 holder is mounted with three speed nuts on the right hand side of the trunk, pull back the carpet cover above the battery by the wheel to reveal it, then secure with the self tapping screws included in the retrofit kit.

For the E93, the area of this module holder is not nearly as simple as the E92. To access it, fold the rear seat down and make sure the side cushions are out. Now, using a trim pry tool, remove the plastic rings around the rubber circles and the folding seat latch trim:

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Using a star screwdriver, remove the plastic latches:
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Use a trim remover to pull the two plastic rivets on the bottom of the partition panel. Remove your ski bag if you have one, pull out the door assembly by lifting up and then use your trim remover to pop the two covers off and remove the two 10mm bolts:
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The ski pass trim should now come out. Now you can start at the top left of the partition panel and pull back on the panel and the pop rivets will come out:
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Once you've removed them all across the top, lift up and the panel will come out:
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Now you can put the PDC module into the holder and insert the holder on the passenger side, at the bottom:
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There is a little space by the floor, it lays flat with the two arms where the M5 screws go pointing upward and the connectors facing forward. Situate the holder so its inserted, with the side clips upward and hooks into the metal frame:
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Then line up the screw holes and put in two M5x12 screws(not included in my retrofit kit. I grabbed them from home depot):
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4) Now we need to put in harness A, which has the rubber grommet. For cars without Comfort Access or a Tow Package, you just pop out the seal stopper, and run harness A through and insert the rubber grommet. If you do have CA or a Tow Package, you'll need to pull your battery and drill through the rear closing panel using a 40mm step drill bit. This panel is just the back right portion of your car:
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In the photo above, you can see the comfort access using the existing grommet. Below this, there is a place to drill a second hole for the harness A grommet:
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Once the hole is drilled, run the harness through the hole and insert the grommet:
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Put the harness on the plastic holder, attach the sensors and install the bumper:

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Now run the other end of the wire along the main wiring harness to the control module. On the E93, you'll need to remove the hardware and carpet off the wheel well:
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And run the wire up the harness into the back seat area. Use a coat hanger to fish the wire through and plug into the module:
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5) The next step is to install the signal generator for cars which do not have a compatible radio to output the sound through the speakers. The signal generator is just a fancy word for a speaker and is installed behind the rear passenger speaker. The cable C is a two wire cable which plugs into the signal generator and the other end has two pins to be inserted into the black connector block, B5, which plugs into the PDC module.

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If your car was built after 09/07 and includes SA 606/609/663, then you can skip this step. Otherwise, pull out the passenger rear side panel. Inside this side panel, toward the rear of the car, there is a slot for the signal generator. Line up the grooves and pop it in along with the cable C:
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For E92, route the cable C from the signal generator along the standard wiring harness to the control module in the trunk. For E93, run the cable C from the signal generator to the control module to the control module in the trunk partition.

Next, you need to insert the pins into the connector B5. The BL/GN goes into PIN 4 and the SW/GN goes into PIN 10. Now connect the other harnesses into the PDC control module.

6) Now, we need to connect the control module to the power supply and CANBUS. Take the harness B and route it along the standard wiring harness along the side of the car. I removed the rocker/kick panel and stuck it between the carpet, all the way up to the fuse holder.

7) Next we need to access the back of the fusebox, so pull out the glove box an the other panels in the area including the little vent which pops out so you have as much room to work as possible. This next portion can be very frustrating so take your time. Make sure to take a photo of where all your fuses go, in case you take some out on accident and forget where they go. There is a difficult to reach screw in the top left corner, you should use a star socket, wobble socket and a ¼ socket to ¼ hex adapter and a screw driver handle to access it:
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You should be able to access the other three screws using a normal star screw driver. Once the screws are out, remove the top left harness on the front of the fuse box and pull the top of the fusebox down to expose the back:
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For cars built prior to 03/07, take the green and white stripe wire with the socket contact and insert it into PIN 8 of the X11003 connector( BL 15 PIN). If PIN 8 is already occupied, cut off the socket contact from the wire and splice it into the wire that is in PIN 8 using the included mini connector(these are bulky and you're probably better off using a T Tap or something similar):
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For cars built after 03/07, do the same thing but use PIN 7 of connector X11001:
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You are now done behind the fusebox. Keep the remaining wires in mind when putting the fuse box back. The brown wire will be routed straight down under the carpet beneath the floor and the orange and green twisted pair will need to go to the right side of the floor board. Personally I left the top left fuse box screw out as its nothing but a pain. Make sure the remaining wires are hanging down behind the frame the panel connect to so they don't get pinched when the fusebox goes back on:
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Note: Before proceeding, I would like to say that the following steps for the brown and twisted pair of wires are probably much harder than necessary given the space constraints and location. The orange/green twisted wires can probably be tapped into other looms which are more accessible, they all run to the same place. Also, the brown wire appears to be nothing more than a ground wire, you can hook that up anywhere. If someone does this, please report back if it works.

8) Pull the carpet away from the right side to expose the main wiring harness that runs the side of the car. You need to carefully cut away the black wrap that holds it together and search for the orange/green twisted CANBUS wires:
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I had at least two pairs, so I just picked one since they all are part of the CANBUS. Using the mini connectors, or preferably, T Taps, splice the orange and green wires to their corresponding colors:
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Now pull back on the carpet which is connected to a supportive flooring, take care to grab the support under the carpet and pull the whole thing back otherwise you'll just rip the carpet off:
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And you'll expose X10012. Due to length of wires, I connected the brown wire to the bolt just above it:
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Now put back the carpet, insert the supplied 5A fuse into slot F28 and reassemble.

It may be necessary to have your car coded for the new feature.
 

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doublespaces

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I have completed this installation and guide. It does not appear that the M Sport has any effect on the rear retrofit. The speakers beep at me without any coding and the ebay parking sensors appear to work fine, but I have yet to test them much. I have an aftermarket backup camera so I haven't been able to test the proximity heat map feature yet.
 

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With the PDCs installed are you able to get the guidance lines on the back-up camera display?
 

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I have an xcarlink that takes over when the car is out into reverse and displays the backup camera, instead of using the oem camera interface. When using the xcarlink backup interface the guidance lines are shown and they move with the wheel as it has access to the steering angle sensor off the canbus I presume. Check my backup camera thread for a video.
 
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Sorry for resurrecting but this is post was very helpful while installing my rear PDC on my E92. All the install went as expected but I'm in need of help identifying which component appears to be failing. Finished programming the PDC ECU with Winkfp and checked it, showing proper vin and updated program. Successfully processed the option code update and successfully coded the module. All worked perfectly as expected. However getting the "Park Distance Control error"
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Hooked up Ista and from what I see it detects the sensors, voltage is 14V and 8.5 volts as shown in the below diagnostics. Shows fault stored in the PCD control.
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Also see this on the control unit saying it's responding as expected
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When I view the fault memory this is what it says:
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Appreciate anyone letting me know if they have any insights.