[Boosted Autos]

I'll be honest here. I am an IT professional, and software developer, and even I was a tad scared when I started researching the various different coding solutions. I kept reading about bricked ECUs and such, and after installing and configuring all the software on my PC to do some coding myself, I pussy'd out and decided it was best to just leave it the hell alone for fear of messing something up.

I then looked at Carly, but the deeper I dug, the more cases I found where people had problems and ended up having to have their cars towed, or removing modules to have them reprogrammed by BMW. Yeah-nah. Not for me.

Then I came across Bimmer-Tech's Easy USB iDrive Coding System, witch allows you to enter your VIN and select the options you want (iDrive only). they then send you a file and you follow simple instructions to install it on the car. It really is idiotproof.

In the video below, I take you through the whole installation process, and the result.

Highly recommended. Great product indeed!

[BentZero]

what does it cost?

[Boosted Autos]

Different features cost different amounts, but it's capped at $200USD. So you can add as many as you want.

Also note I'm not affiliated with them in any way. I'm just a paying customer who decided to do a review for my channel.

[BentZero]

Ah, cool. I too am a software developer. Decided to do it myself. Definitely nerve wracking the first time lol, but if you're careful and don't click on code defaults you'll be okay.

Thanks for the review. It's always good to have different options.

[Boosted Autos]

I hear ya! I'll probably end up doing the rest of the coding myself, but I figured I may as well take the easy road for whatever I could

[Fasteddy1]

Unfortunately this does not work on my 2017 M240i. They are still working on the new version.

Pat

[rainfall]

I hope somebody finds a way to easily disable/enable the automatic rev match on the 2017 manual models.

Does it require the navigation system?

[Boosted Autos]

No the nav system isn't required for iDrive coding. Although any features that relate to Nav would obviously need it.

[RoundelM3]

I am also an IT professional, although retired after 44 years in IT, having done virtually every type of job in the profession, including software development, server and OS engineering, and cybersecurity. I was somewhat skeptical about E-Sys, and used Carly first, but found it pretty limited for F-chassis cars. It has improved a great deal in the past several months, but still no match for E-Sys. If you are careful, read and follow the coding guide and other step-by-stepo directions, you won't have any problems coding any of the available modules.

People that have problems likely didn't follow directions, which includes having the car running while coding to provide a steady current into all the modules. Best part about E-Sys is that you can read the module's contents into a file, disconnect and shut off the car, make changes very carefully to the file after creating a backup of the unmodified file, and then start up and reconnect and push the modified file back into its module. If things don't work right, you can always back out changes using the unmodified file.

[AlexM240i]

Originally Posted by Fasteddy1

Unfortunately this does not work on my 2017 M240i. They are still working on the new version.

Pat

Did you contact them ? I also have a 2017 M240i and i really liked that option offered by Bimmertech...

[Fasteddy1]

Originally Posted by AlexM240i

Did you contact them ? I also have a 2017 M240i and i really liked that option offered by Bimmertech...

Yes, I emailed them. This was their response:

Unfortunately USB coding is compatible only with CIC and NBT navigation head units.
You have NBT Evo.
We might be able to code those options in your car but it would be a remote coding and each one would cost around 100 usd.
Please let me know if you're interested.

They also said they are working on it but the release date is not known yet.

I am hoping this will happen soon.

Pat

[BEM-S4]

Originally Posted by Fasteddy1

Yes, I emailed them. This was their response:

They also said they are working on it but the release date is not known yet.

I am hoping this will happen soon.

Pat

They told me the same thing about Evo and said they maybe could do it remotely. I wanted just the legal disclaimer gone ($35 I think via USB) and they told me $100 then if it gets wiped during service a "discount" of $75 each time to redo it. I told them to stick it.

[42395_skyline]

Originally Posted by BEM-S4

They told me the same thing about Evo and said they maybe could do it remotely. I wanted just the legal disclaimer gone ($35 I think via USB) and they told me $100 then if it gets wiped during service a "discount" of $75 each time to redo it. I told them to stick it.

If you have a windows pc or a mac with an enet port and running windows in some environment, it's as easy as $25 for the cable and a couple of hours of learning and you can have all the options you want. Just backup your files multiple times.

I'm coding on a Retina Macbook Pro and just use a USB to ethernet adapter and the enet cable. Total was $55 and I was good to go. Really simple and I saved a bunch of time and money. If they ever reset during service, I could just do it again.

[BEM-S4]

Originally Posted by 42395_skyline

If you have a windows pc or a mac with an enet port and running windows in some environment, it's as easy as $25 for the cable and a couple of hours of learning and you can have all the options you want. Just backup your files multiple times.

I'm coding on a Retina Macbook Pro and just use a USB to ethernet adapter and the enet cable. Total was $55 and I was good to go. Really simple and I saved a bunch of time and money. If they ever reset during service, I could just do it again.

Yeah I'm aware but I'm really not interested in doing it myself. Would rather spend a few bucks and not risk making a mess of things. Im afraid I'd turn my car into a very large, very expensive paper weight.

[Dav3]

Originally Posted by BEM-S4

Yeah I'm aware but I'm really not interested in doing it myself. Would rather spend a few bucks and not risk making a mess of things. Im afraid I'd turn my car into a very large, very expensive paper weight.

"Coding" the basic things on eSys is nothing more than changing options from Active to Not Active or viceversa.

The only way you're going to brick your car is if you decide to reset to default values.

Just stick with what's been tested on the coding sheet and remember to keep your car running to avoid voltage spikes interfering with the process. I use one laptop for coding and another with reference video's just to be sure.

Personally, I think that anything that costs more than the OBD2 to Ethernet cable (25$) is pure theft considered the work done.

[Boosted Autos]

Originally Posted by davgia

"Coding" the basic things on eSys is nothing more than changing options from Active to Not Active or viceversa.

The only way you're going to brick your car is if you decide to reset to default values.

Just stick with what's been tested on the coding sheet and remember to keep your car running to avoid voltage spikes interfering with the process. I use one laptop for coding and another with reference video's just to be sure.

Personally, I think that anything that costs more than the OBD2 to Ethernet cable (25$) is pure theft considered the work done.

Each to their own.. Just putting the options out there