[alij]

I’m thinking about buying bimmercode - will this deny any warranty claims? I’m buying bmw warranty next month.

[Beemer5to3]

Bit of a grey area - if you ended up bricking your head unit by it or something, most probably, but I’ve used it on my last 2 cars with plenty of warranty claims & no issues.

[alij]

Originally Posted by Beemer5to3

Bit of a grey area - if you ended up bricking your head unit by it or something, most probably, but I’ve used it on my last 2 cars with plenty of warranty claims & no issues.

Cool thanks!
And the bimmerlink/ bimmer code - what’s the difference? What would u recommend?

[Beemer5to3]

alij I’ve got them both mate, and use with a BMDiag WiFi eNet connector.

BimmerCode is the coding element, and BimmerLink is the diagnostics tool.

[alij]

Originally Posted by Beemer5to3

alij I’ve got them both mate, and use with a BMDiag WiFi eNet connector.

BimmerCode is the coding element, and BimmerLink is the diagnostics tool.

Wicked thanks! Appreciate the help with the connector too - is this is the correct one? They all seemed so expensive on the bimmercode site 🤣

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/325544041...mis&media=COPY

[Beemer5to3]

To be honest that looks like a cheapo Chinese one - worth spending the money to ensure you get full compatibility and a decent quality product. The BMDiag one is £59.99

https://www.bmdiag.co.uk/bmdiag-wifi...coding-adapter

[chutoy]

An enet cable is faster than a WiFi/bluetooth adaptor. I had to go to AliExpress for my G series as Amazon mostly had F series

[alij]

Originally Posted by chutoy

An enet cable is faster than a WiFi/bluetooth adaptor. They have F and G series, so can’t link one not knowing what you have

Have a g20!
Which adapter would you recommend? Some are coming up as £40-50 some as £90!
Ideally blu/wifi as a I have a MacBook and pc so don’t think they’d be much help with LAN/CAble

[chutoy]

[QUOTE=alij;30810381]Have a g20!


AliExpress for $4 USD.. takes about 2 weeks shipping

https://a.aliexpress.com/_mOWuLOM


Just read that you’re running from a MacBook, should still work if you use a lighting or USB-C to Ethernet adapter

[vadimo]

Originally Posted by alij

Wicked thanks! Appreciate the help with the connector too - is this is the correct one? They all seemed so expensive on the bimmercode site 🤣

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/325544041...mis&media=COPY

Best go with what bimmercode on website recommend, there is compatability matrix on their site, this is the one I chose from it

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/404565206...mis&media=COPY

[alij]

Originally Posted by vadimo

Best go with what bimmercode on website recommend, there is compatability matrix on their site, this is the one I chose from it

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/404565206...mis&media=COPY

Perfect man thank you - is there a delay in comparison from Bluetooth to WiFi? Not sure if I’m just falling into marketing or there is a difference

[vadimo]

Originally Posted by alij

Perfect man thank you - is there a delay in comparison from Bluetooth to WiFi? Not sure if I’m just falling into marketing or there is a difference

I am not sure of the speed, I just closed something based on features, price and tick against comparability

[MisterG]

Originally Posted by vadimo

Best go with what bimmercode on website recommend, there is compatability matrix on their site, this is the one I chose from it

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/404565206...mis&media=COPY

+1 for looking at the compatibility matrix.

I initially used a generic WiFi (vgate) obd dongle, which worked for reading codes etc but actually caused issues, which ultimately caused coding to fail on me (coding ASD on the RAM module - left it in a bricked state) - luckily i managed to successfully restore from backup after getting the enet cable and usb-Ethernet adaptor.

[lnlyssg]

Definitely get an ENET cable, it’s so much faster than over Bluetooth. Seconds vs minutes.

I use this cable along with either an ethernet to Lightning adapter for the phone or an ethernet to USB-C adapter on my MacBook. I also have this Vgate bluetooth adapter which I started with but only really use it with Bimmerlink these days given the speed difference.

[Charlisdad]

I got this one and can confirm it works 100% with a G20 and Bimmerlink. - https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/...e?ie=UTF8&th=1

[alij]

Originally Posted by Charlisdad

I got this one and can confirm it works 100% with a G20 and Bimmerlink. - https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/...e?ie=UTF8&th=1

Thank you! Stuff came today can’t wait to check it out 😎
With the bimmercode - can you code in the m3 sports display? I love that so mich

[Charlisdad]

Originally Posted by alij

Thank you! Stuff came today can’t wait to check it out 😎
With the bimmercode - can you code in the m3 sports display? I love that so mich

You can code a few different displays but the M rev counter goes up to 7000 revs and as it appears you drive a diesel would possibly be a waste?

[alij]

Originally Posted by Charlisdad

You can code a few different displays but the M rev counter goes up to 7000 revs and as it appears you drive a diesel would possibly be a waste?

It was more just for the aesthetics - this being the display I’m talking about: just looks alot better imo 🤣

[Charlisdad]

Originally Posted by alij

It was more just for the aesthetics - this being the display I’m talking about: just looks alot better imo 🤣

That's an ID8 display. I was referring to ID7 on a pre-lCI. Sorry about that.

[vadimo]

How does ID7 M3 display looks like with reduced mode turned on 🤔