BMW 5 Series (E39) Installation Guide
StealthOne Version 1.6
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1 Installing StealthOne
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StealthOne Requirements for 5 Series (E39):
" You must have either the instrument cluster with the 20 segment LCD
display, or the Multi-Information Display (MID), or the Navigation
display.
" Steering wheel buttons to control StealthOne operation and setup.
" Valentine One® radar locator.
Required Tools:
" Small flat head screwdriver
" Phillips head screwdriver
" T20 Torx screwdriver (to remove the sun visor) - available at Home
Depot and Sears or can be ordered from Jaric Design.
" Pliers (for the 3M T-Tap connector)
" 10 mm socket or wrench (to remove the glove box)
IMPORTANT: Your BMW owner s manual specifically states that the installation
of non-BMW approved accessories such as radios, radar detectors,
telephones, etc. may cause damage to the vehicle, affect the
vehicles safety, interfere with the electrical system of the vehicle
or affect the validity of the BMW Limited Warranty. StealthOne is
not an approved BMW accessory.
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Installing StealthOne
The StealthOne product includes the following items:
" The StealthOne module
" A 2 ft RJ-11 modular Power Cable. This cable connects between the
Valentine One® accessory port and StealthOne.
" A second 2 ft RJ-11 modular Interface Cable with an additional black wire
attached. The single wire connects to your automobile s I-BUS and the
modular cable serves as the auxiliary programming port for future
programming and/or accessories.
" Tie wraps
" Red 3M T-Tap connector
Basic diagram of StealthOne installation:
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IMPORTANT: If you are unfamiliar with automotive electrical systems, see a
mechanic or car-stereo installer. Some knowledge of
automotive electrical systems and of interior trim removal is
necessary to do it yourself.
IMPORTANT: The instructions listed below assume that you already have
your Valentine One® hard-wired into the overhead console. The
installation of your Valentine One® is not covered in this
installation guide.
To Install StealthOne:
You can find an excellent set of instructions on how
1 Select an appropriate
to hard-wiring your Valentine One® at:
location to install your
Valentine One® using any
of the methods described
http://www.ideaphile.com/bmw/v1/index.html
in the owner s manual.
We recommend that you
use the direct wire power
adapter provided with your
Valentine One® and tap
into a switched 12v wire in
the overhead console.
This will allow you to place
the Valentine One® at the
top of the front windshield
to give it the best
unobstructed front and
rear view.
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2 Remove both passenger
and driver side sun visor
mounting clips using a T20
Torx screwdriver. There
may also be a plastic rivet
behind the mounting clip.
Remove the plastic rivet
by first removing the
center post using a small
flat blade screwdriver,
then carefully remove the
rivet itself.
3 Use a small flat blade
screwdriver to carefully
pry off the plastic cover off
the passenger side sun
visor mounting plate.
Remove the two T20 Torx
screws attaching the sun
visor.
Disconnect the power
cable from the sun visor.
4 Remove the light assembly
in the overhead console,
and remove the overhead
console cover.
5 Route the single black I-
BUS wire attached to
StealthOne Interface cable
through the overhead
console and through the
gap between the headliner
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and windshield. Since you
removed the sun visor
clips you will be able to
pull down the headliner a
little to pass the wire
through.
Pull all the wire through
the gap leaving about a
12 length in the overhead
console.
6 Plug one end of the 2 ft.
RJ-11 modular Power
Cable provided with
StealthOne into the
Valentine One® hard wire
adapter Accessory (ACC)
port, plug the other end
into StealthOne s  V1 ACC
port.
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7 Plug the end of the RJ-11
modular Interface Cable
that has the black I-BUS
wire attached to it into the
StealthOne I-BUS/AUX
port. Do not connect the
other modular plug to
anything. Let the wire
hang loose, but locate it in
a convenient location.
This modular plug will be
used for in car
programming of any future
StealthOne software
updates.
8 Insert the StealthOne
module above the driver s
side headliner. It s a tight
fit so you may have to pull
the headliner down a bit to
be able to insert the
module.
TIP: If the wire keeps popping out when inserted
9 Now carefully tuck the I-
along the A-Pillar, wrap some electrical tape around
BUS wire that you inserted
it a couple of times to thicken up the wire a little.
between the headliner and
Do this about every five inches. You should still be
windshield into the
able to insert the wire into the gap, but now it won t
headliner using the flat
pop out as easily.
blade screwdriver as
necessary. Continue along
the length of the
windshield, and down
along the A-Pillar until you
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reach the dashboard.
10 Push the wire into the gap
between the A-Pillar and
the dashboard.
11 Continue until you reach
the bottom of the
dashboard.
12 You need to locate a I-BUS
wire in your automobile.
The I-BUS splice (junction)
box is located behind your
glove box.
13 First, remove the trim
cover below the glove box
by pulling towards you.
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14 Open the glove box and
remove the right and left
clips that attach the glove
box hangers.
15 Lossen the two 10mm nuts
below the glove box that
attach the glove box. You
should now be able to
remove the glove box.
Once you have the glove
box out, disconnect the
wire to the flashlight
assembly.
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16 Remove the white LCM
module from it s holder by
pressing on the plastic
clips and sliding the
module out. You may
have to cut the tie wrap
holding the LCM wires if
you do have enough slack.
NOTE: Do not disconnect
any wires going to the LCM
since this will cause the
car s alarm to activate
You should now be able to
see the splice box
assembly
17 Locate a white/yellow/grey
I-BUS wire coming out of
the splice box and attach
the red 3M T-Tap using
pliers. You should only
need to use a small
amount of force to close
the T-Tap.
TIP: You may have to
remove the splice box to
get better access to the I-
BUS wire.
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18 Attach the black
StealthOne I-BUS wire to
the red T-Tap connector,
and tie-wrap the excess
wire out of the way.
Reinstall the LCM module.
19 You are now ready to test
your StealthOne. Turn on
the ignition and follow the
instructions in the
StealthOne Owners Manual
to select you vehicle
model.
20 Once you have verified it is
working correctly reinstall
everything in the reverse
order.
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