[joelk]

I'm trying to envision how a 6nr retrofit would work assuming bmw doesn't offer an option.

Assume 6nr requires this new docking contraption for the phone that includes a fan and then an update to software (in the CIC I assume?). We can certainly purchase the docking equipment from bmw inventory, but how would we get our hands on the updated software without BMW's blessing?

I could see a 3rd party selling used newer hardware with the newer software naturally coming with the part. This would obviously be expensive and labor intensive.

Another option I could see would be making friends w/ your service advisor and getting them to "accidentally" load the wrong software on the car.

I guess my question is whether there is precedent for doing a pure software retrofit cleanly? Am I missing a viable retrofit option? Sure it would be nice to speculate about a USB flash drive type upgrade but just drawing on what has been done in the past I'm wondering if a simple solution is realistic.