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Anyone try any coding on an i8?
I've had the chance to code plenty of F-Series BMW's F3X, F10, F01, etc, and even an i3 but I don't see much discussion of it on the i8.
Has anyone here tried? If anyone is located in New York and want's to give it a shot let me know!
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You are, after all, asking to tinker with one of our i8s. So what do you have in mind?
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Coding has never been about increasing horsepower and no one is claiming that car factory didn't make the car right. Coding is about changing convenience features. Making the mirrors fold when you lock the car, being able to roll up windows with the key, removing the legal disclaimer on the iDrive startup, allowing use of the rear view cam in motion, etc, etc.
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02-05-2015, 08:26 AM | #4 |
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if it voids the warranty, i wouldn't mess with it personally speaking.
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Yeah I can understand that, I've never heard of someone having a warranty issue from coding. Mainly because even if they see your car is coded, how can they try to say that the reason you have a drivetrain malfunction is because your mirrors are set to fold when you lock the car LOL!
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Well good luck then finding a sucker. I doubt you'll find one here.
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I guess you feel as though the i8 owners are on a whole next level of some sort, better then all of the "suckers" with M3's M6's 750's, anything really. You name it, I've coded it.
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http://bmwi.bimmerpost.com/forums/sh...5#post17349245
Looks like one of your fellow i8 owners is not so naive.
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I've never heard someone who was willing to play Russian Roulette called "not so naive." I guess I learn something new every day.
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I'm referring to you being naive for not seeing the benefits of coding a car, something that many, many BMW owners have done.
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I've been a practicing trial lawyer for 43 years. First time I've been called naive.
I just don't want some voodoo artist screwing with my car's electronics. Stupid me!
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Coding is one of the most popular thing's to do in the BMW community for all cars from the 3 series all the way up to a $140k M6. You should go into the coding forum and express the same sentiments as you do here.
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There really should be a better term than "coding" to describe this. I'm medical so when someone says "I coded my i8" or "anyone what to code their i8?" I see "I killed my i8" or "anyone want to kill their i8" or in a best case I interpret it as someone's i8 "threw a code". Anyway, just saying reprogramming would clear up a lot of confusion.
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The easiest way to test what's possible is to add it to the vehicle order of an i8 and if it accepts it as a valid option then the whole car can be programmed to think it has it. Whether or not it will work is another thing. Believe it or not it would only take a few minutes to test this theory out.
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Looking into it some more it looks like there are different part number's for car's with Comfort Access: http://www.realoem.com/bmw/showparts...31&hg=51&fg=10 See part number 16 on that diagram. Listed as one part for cars with CA and one for cars without.
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While I do not recommend it for safety purposes, yes, DVD in Motion can be enabled.
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I've coded all my BMWs and I'll be coding my i8 when it arrives later this month.
I plan to do: -fold side mirrors when locking -FA code "euro" adaptive LED lighting (did this on my M4 and made a huge difference) -enable USB video Honestly guys, its not anything dangerous. Everything is reversible and all you are doing is enabling features that are available in different markets. Your car is coded from the factory to disable certain features and all you are doing is turning them back on. I think the word "coding" makes it sound a lot scarier than it really is ![]() |
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I know many trial lawyers who are naive on cars
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I want USB video on mine too! can it play while I'm driving so that it's extra dangerous? :-o
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