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      02-27-2020, 04:14 PM   #1
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My 330i doesnt have any usb ports at the back, does anyone know if these can be retrofitted?
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My 330i doesnt have any usb ports at the back, does anyone know if these can be retrofitted?
Your car doesn’t have the two usb C ports below the rear AC control?
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      02-28-2020, 12:55 AM   #3
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My 330i doesnt have any usb ports at the back, does anyone know if these can be retrofitted?
Your car doesn’t have the two usb C ports below the rear AC control?
No it's a blank plastic plate
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      02-28-2020, 10:02 AM   #4
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No it's a blank plastic plate
That is weird. Did you check other similar cars? They had blanks too? If not, you should be able to make them rectify it since I thought all G20s came with the usb c ports at the back.
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That is weird. Did you check other similar cars? They had blanks too? If not, you should be able to make them rectify it since I thought all G20s came with the usb c ports at the back.
Sadly this is an option in the UK, I will attempt to fit some at a future point in time, once I find out if the wiring is already there!
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Sadly this is an option in the UK, I will attempt to fit some at a future point in time, once I find out if the wiring is already there!
Damn. And I thought us in NA were being shafted by BMW. No rear heated seats. No rear USB ports. I wonder what else is missing from a standard car here.
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      02-28-2020, 05:30 PM   #7
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Sadly this is an option in the UK, I will attempt to fit some at a future point in time, once I find out if the wiring is already there!
Damn. And I thought us in NA were being shafted by BMW. No rear heated seats. No rear USB ports. I wonder what else is missing from a standard car here.
This is what my rear console looks like with out USB ports
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Damn. And I thought us in NA were being shafted by BMW. No rear heated seats. No rear USB ports. I wonder what else is missing from a standard car here.
Please remember that the 330i is your base car in NA. In the U.K. /EU we have loads of models, engine sizes and trims so specs can be quite different to meet a price point.
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I’m in the UK and just bought a G21 and sadly I’m in the same boat. No USB sockets or no cigarette lighter (12V) socket under the air con panel and vents. I have no blank plate either.

Anyone got an update? Is wiring there if I was to get a new rear centre console with cut outs/sockets?

Anyone progress any further?

Thanks.
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You need to find information on the Extended Storage option, which included the USB-C sockets in the back.
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Finally took my rear console apart. Doesn’t look like wiring is there . See: https://g20.bimmerpost.com/forums/sh...php?p=27407719
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Damn. And I thought us in NA were being shafted by BMW. No rear heated seats. No rear USB ports. I wonder what else is missing from a standard car here.
You have rear heated seats!!! I didn't think that was an option

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You have rear heated seats!!! I didn't think that was an option
Not in the U.K. but is in other markets.
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Not in the U.K. but is in other markets.
I wonder how difficult this would be to add as a retrofit?
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