Are ED and Port Installed Accessories no longer compatible?

hinckley · 05-04-2017, 03:27 PM

I posted this in the Ordering and ED forum as well, but thought that they'd be more traffic here.

I'm trying to put together a 440 ED with port installed accessories and have been told by my dealer that it's not possible to combine the two. I know that it could be done in the past, so I was wondering whether anyone here has any recent experience. Thanks.

skw · 05-05-2017, 12:46 PM

As far as I know, no, they are not. With PIA, the parts they take off your car and keep are "new" parts. With ED, part of the discount is because the car is imported as a "used" vehicle. Therefore, they're not going to take in the used parts. That's the explanation I remember hearing some time ago.

drexplode · 05-05-2017, 03:10 PM

They have never been compatible to my understanding.

You can do PIA's and PCD!! But not PIA's and ED.

hinckley · 05-05-2017, 03:27 PM

Thanks guys. I had posted the same question at the end of this thread http://f30.bimmerpost.com/forums/sho...d.php?t=859495 and the answer came back the same.

Oddly, that thread was started about four years ago with a guy doing both ED and PIA. I think it was available then, but was discontinued shortly thereafter (about three and a half years ago).

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skw Lieutenant 202 Rep 554 Posts Drives: M340i Join Date: Apr 2012 Location: MA iTrader: (0)	As far as I know, no, they are not. With PIA, the parts they take off your car and keep are "new" parts. With ED, part of the discount is because the car is imported as a "used" vehicle. Therefore, they're not going to take in the used parts. That's the explanation I remember hearing some time ago.
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drexplode Brigadier General 1779 Rep 3,061 Posts Drives: G26 i4x Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Walled Lake Michigan iTrader: (17)	They have never been compatible to my understanding. You can do PIA's and PCD!! But not PIA's and ED.
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hinckley Brigadier General 3493 Rep 3,213 Posts Drives: '24 M4C Conv Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: South Florida iTrader: (1)	Thanks guys. I had posted the same question at the end of this thread http://f30.bimmerpost.com/forums/sho...d.php?t=859495 and the answer came back the same. Oddly, that thread was started about four years ago with a guy doing both ED and PIA. I think it was available then, but was discontinued shortly thereafter (about three and a half years ago). __________________ CURRENT: '24 M4C Conv RETIRED : '23 M8C Conv \| '20 X4 M40i \| '18 M4 6MT \| '13 M5 6MT \| '08 550i 6MT \| '04 545i 6MT \| '98 540i 6MT \| '94 530i 5MT \| '84 528e 5MT Other retirees from Chevrolet, Buick, Subaru, Honda, Acura, Merkur(!), Volvo, Saab, Audi and Porsche
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