BMW E90/E92 Custom Coding Possiblities!!

[buddster]

Guys - Mike just did a bang up job on my 2011 M3. It makes a huuuuuuge difference. Any one of them isn't a huge difference by itself, but all them added together makes for a clean, annoyance-free driving experience. This is how BMW should have rolled it off the line. He did about 10 different coding changes and it took about a half hour. The gong is gone, the "Accept" is gone, the seatbelt warnings, speed is now accurate etc... Worth every penny. Highly recommended.

[creaminz]

PM sent!

[Mike Benvo]

Originally Posted by creaminz

PM sent!

See you in a few hours

[dcan]

Originally Posted by buddster

This is how BMW should have rolled it off the line. He did about 10 different coding changes and it took about a half hour. The gong is gone, the "Accept" is gone, the seatbelt warnings, speed is now accurate etc...

You do realize that BMW doesn't have the freedom to do so, since these are legal requirements imposed by the NHTSA, right?

[creaminz]

Thanks Mike for coding my OEM Performance seats & OEM M3 cluster on my E90 335i !!! Amazing is all i can say! This man sure knows his stuff. I asked around for so long to get my seats coded but no luck until I found Mike@Powerchip! M3 cluster still needs some tweaks but 90% of it works on my Non-M! I am very confident that Mike will come up with 100% solution to retrofit OEM M3 cluster to non-M models. As you all know this isnt easy task, i believe only person on this board can be able to do this but he is outside of U.S. That makes Mike@Powerchip the only one who can do this. His price was fair and customer service was excellent as well! Highly highly recommend for those who needs some coding for their BMW. Thanks again Mike and see you soon for Round 2 of M3 cluster coding

[kopfjaeger92]

Just wanted to thank Mike and say what a great job he did on my 2011 M3 coupe. Took care of those annoying little things that make life just a little bit better, not to mention the DVD in Motion. And it was easy and efficient...laptop arrived one day, coding that night, then sent it back the next day! I highly recommend his services for anyone who wants to do some electronic tweaking to their cars.

Ted

[Crazyoyster]

Hi Guys I live in the uk and have a e90 which I can set up from my Idrive.

IE windows go up if you hold the lock key and will go down if you hold the unlock key.

My fog light work with main beam also I can set up preheating to come on in the cold mornings which is just bloody lovley.

I also have many option with my Idrive/stalk so maybe it just needs turning on once for all the extras to work.

[gobrigavitch]

Originally Posted by Crazyoyster

Hi Guys I live in the uk and have a e90 which I can set up from my Idrive.

IE windows go up if you hold the lock key and will go down if you hold the unlock key.

My fog light work with main beam also I can set up preheating to come on in the cold mornings which is just bloody lovley.

I also have many option with my Idrive/stalk so maybe it just needs turning on once for all the extras to work.

Can you tell me what you mean by preheating? Is this a remote start option or how does it warm the car?

[Mike Benvo]

Originally Posted by gobrigavitch

Can you tell me what you mean by preheating? Is this a remote start option or how does it warm the car?

I think he's referring to the auto heater that can be set in the iDrive. There is a timer that can be set. I've never used it but I assume it's used for people that live in colder climates.

There are some remote start features in the code that I've crossed over. Haven't looked into it too much. I'm not sure how that would work without disabling EWS system. It may require some additional hardware.

Thank you Ted, buddster, and cream for your comments. I'm glad you are enjoying the unlocked functionality!!

[buddster]

dcan - yes and no. there are a few that are just stupid like the windshield washers not completing their cycle at turn off. also, the stopping of the window roll up when the door opens. i understand some of them for sure, but there's a few that just make sense and should still be in compliance.

[stefan]

I'm curious.. If I can setup a 32-bit winxp PC and the correct cable to the car, would you be able to remote-in to the PC to do the coding? I'm kind of far from you're located.

[Mike Benvo]

Originally Posted by stefan

I'm curious.. If I can setup a 32-bit winxp PC and the correct cable to the car, would you be able to remote-in to the PC to do the coding? I'm kind of far from you're located.

Hi everyone,

I have been out of town for the last couple of weeks, and didn't have access to a computer. For some reason my autoresponder did not set correctly.

I am behind responding to emails/PM's.. Sorry about the delay. I am working to respond back to everyone today. If you do not receive a response from me, please resend and I will get back to you quickly. Email is the best way to reach me as the board doesn't let me know that I received a PM, or that someone replied to a thread. I tried talking to Jason about it but didn't receive a response.

Stefan: To answer your question, yes, we can do that. Please contact me via email or PM to arrange.

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The coding laptops I have been sending around have been a great success and are the perfect way to have your car coded if you do not have someone in your area to code it locally. I have two in stock at the moment, so if you're ready for some coding please don't hesitate to contact me. For quicker response you may call my cell phone listed below.

Thanks!
Benvo
310-488-2418

[DavidZ]

Do you know if it's possible to add Bluetooth streaming to cars that have the Bluetooth option with the base (M3) stereo? Or is this a limitation of the base stereo?

Thanks

[Technic]

Originally Posted by DavidZ

Do you know if it's possible to add Bluetooth streaming to cars that have the Bluetooth option with the base (M3) stereo? Or is this a limitation of the base stereo?

Thanks

The Professional OEM HU does not support A2DP, the software is simply not there.

[Mike Benvo]

Originally Posted by Technic

The Professional OEM HU does not support A2DP, the software is simply not there.

True.

I've been able to activate A2DP streaming and get the option to show up on 2009-2012 iDrive units. However, I believe you need combox in order for that to work properly. I was able to get it to come through one speaker which is not sufficient for your listening quality.

[Mike Benvo]

Originally Posted by LateBraking

Just wanted to thank Mike for making my Recaro seats and VAC seat belt clips get along with my car. Now the only thing that makes a racket inside of my car is my race suspension.

Thanks, I'm glad we took care of all of those MRS errors (9 of them!) and reenabled your passenger airbag that went offline due to the racing seats. It was also good to see you again sir!

Anyone who is interested in Race seat coding, please contact me. I have it worked out so the entire airbag system is in full effect, no errors or warnings, and nothing turned off that shouldn't be I've coded many cars with different racing seat setups, whether it's the Recaros or factory BMW performance seats, or whatever else - you can expect factory quality coding from me with no modules, wiring cutting, fault codes, or anything like that. Just plain how it should be.

I have also made a number of very significant programming breakthroughs in the last few days, I will be sharing with everyone soon

[BPFC]

Hello friends,
I am from Bulgaria and soon put their retrofit steering wheel paddles for gear shifting, all cables are properly tied, but the paddles do not work, that should not be activated in some way software. I would be very grateful if someone help me.

Thanks in advance!
The car is 2007 E90

[Mike Benvo]

Originally Posted by BPFC

Hello friends,
I am from Bulgaria and soon put their retrofit steering wheel paddles for gear shifting, all cables are properly tied, but the paddles do not work, that should not be activated in some way software. I would be very grateful if someone help me.

Thanks in advance!
The car is 2007 E90

I can activate that functionality remotely if you'd like. Just let me know via PM/Email.

In the next month I will be releasing a nice little tool for everyone to do coding with. It will start first as a remote in tool, packaged on a flash drive with everything you need for me to code your car.

After I have some time to develop it further, it will do coding for the end user as well.

[esport]

Mike, is there a way to display your speed mph on the iDrive screen ?

[dcan]

Originally Posted by esport

Mike, is there a way to display your speed mph on the iDrive screen ?

You could display it as CC message, but that would require additional hardware. Alternatively, you could activate the display of uncorrected speed in the instrument cluster display.

[Sedan_Clan]

Originally Posted by Mike Benvo

True.

I've been able to activate A2DP streaming and get the option to show up on 2009-2012 iDrive units. However, I believe you need combox in order for that to work properly. I was able to get it to come through one speaker which is not sufficient for your listening quality.

I think that you are right. Our combox equipped cars can stream.

[Mike Benvo]

I'm working on end user tools which will allow me to remotely code your car by sending you a flash drive (instead of a laptop, etc..).

This will cut down on overhead to a great extent. I am also going to be including a few other services with it, so stay tuned!