Stock looks
It reuses the faceplate, glass, rubber, light box and buttons of your on-board computer. No one will notice.
Bordo OBC
Looks stock.
Knows much more.
An on-board computer for the BMW Z3 and the 3 Series Compact, all new inside. Your faceplate, your buttons, your display. And pages it never had.
The display
Change pages with the stalk. As always.
The stock pages stay where they are. After them come the new ones, with data read straight from the engine computer.
Press it, like the button on the turn-signal stalk, to change pages.
ClockStock
Updates
Every update, more features.
It updates over Wi-Fi from your phone, with nothing to take apart. These are the ideas we're working on; they'll arrive as updates.
- Trip recordsHighest coolant temperature, highest rpm and lowest battery voltage when starting.
- 0–100 km/h timerStarts itself as you pull away and stops at 100 km/h.
- Intake airThe temperature of the air the engine breathes.
- Timing and VANOSHow the ignition and the variable valve timing are working.
- MixtureWhether the engine runs rich or lean, from the oxygen sensor.
- MisfiresA warning when a cylinder runs rough.
Why
Everything good about the original. And what it was missing.
Plug and play
The car's same 12-pin connector. No cutting, no splicing, no touching the wiring harness.
Talks to the engine
Over the diagnostic line, it reads the real coolant temperature, the battery voltage and the fault codes from the engine computer.
Real warnings
High coolant temperature, low battery or a new fault: the display flashes and the stock chime sounds, like the ice warning.
From your phone
Choose which pages to show and in what order, and update it without taking anything apart.
Your units
Kilometers or miles, L/100 km or mpg, °C or °F, with consumption calculated for your 4- or 6-cylinder engine.
Inside
Two boards. One sandwich.
New electronics, designed to fit exactly where the original sat.
Display board
It drives the original glass and its backlight, with every LED right under its window.
Main board
Wi-Fi processor, automotive power supply, diagnostic line and an energy reserve for engine cranking.
New case
Shorter than the original and press-fit like the stock one: not a single screw.
Then and now
From 1998 to 2026.
The same display face, to the millimeter. Inside, another era. Both at the same scale.
Specs
The details.
- Compatibility
- BMW Z3 roadster and coupé (E36/7 and E36/8, 1995–2002) and 3 Series Compact (E36/5, 1994–2000) with the console on-board computer. More models later.
- You need
- Your original on-board computer: its faceplate, glass, rubber, light box and buttons are reused.
- Connection
- The car's original 12-pin connector. Nothing modified.
- Engine data
- The engine computer's (DME) diagnostic line.
- Display
- Original LCD glass with LED backlight.
- Connectivity
- Wi-Fi to set it up and update it from your phone.
- Power
- The car's 12 V, with a reserve so it stays on while cranking.
- Case
- ASA, resistant to sun and cabin heat. Press-fit.
- Status
- Prototype. First units in the works.
FAQ
What people ask us.
What is Bordo OBC?
A new set of boards and a new case for the console on-board computer of the BMW Z3 and the 3 Series Compact (E36). It keeps the original faceplate, LCD glass and buttons, so it looks stock, and adds new pages with live engine data.
Which cars does it fit?
The BMW Z3 roadster and coupé (E36/7 and E36/8, 1995–2002) and the 3 Series Compact (E36/5, 1994–2000) with the console on-board computer. More BMW models will follow.
How does it get the engine data?
It reads the engine computer (DME) over the car's diagnostic line, the same one a workshop scanner uses. Nothing is spliced into the wiring.
Do I lose the stock functions?
No. The stock pages stay the same and in the same order; the new ones come after.
Do I have to cut wires?
No. It plugs into the same connector as the original and nothing in the car is touched.
Does it work without my original on-board computer?
No: we reuse its faceplate, glass and buttons so it looks exactly stock. If you don't have one, write to us.
Does it work if my car only has the clock?
No, the clock's display is smaller. You need the console on-board computer.
Can I go back to the original?
Yes, in minutes: it goes in just like the stock one.
When is it coming?
We're working on the first units. Reserve one with no commitment and we'll let you know.
More models
Starting with the Z3. More to come.
The first one is for the Z3 and the 3 Series Compact, which share the same on-board computer. Then we'll move on to other BMWs, newer ones too, with a new board for each and the same stock look.
- Z3First up
- E36 CompactFirst up
- E36In research
- E39In research
- And moreWhich one is yours? Tell us when you reserve