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BHPian Stryker recently shared this with other enthusiasts.
Since there are a few questions about coding the BMW, I thought I will put down a few notes on the same. You can get more information in this thread.
I got my car coded by a Ludhiana based coder, who has coded hundreds of BMWs, Audis, Mercs, Skodas, VWs, you name it. Many of TBHPians have got it done through him too. He can be reached via a DM to his Instagram handle @drcodemyvw. The steps are:
1. Buy an RJ45 to OBD connector (Ethernet to OBD) like this one on Amazon, or you can buy one directly from him (which is what I did).
2. Once the cable is with you, connect it to a Windows laptop and to the OBD port on your car.
3. You then allow control of your laptop via remote desktop sharing app like TeamViewer.
4. A VPN driver will be installed on your laptop and then the magic happens remotely.
5. 15 minutes later the car is coded and all the hidden features unlocked.
That's all there is to it. Simple and easy. Of course, you can try to do this yourself by downloading software like Bimmercode or Carly, but I'd prefer to leave this in the hands of those who know what they are doing. You don't want to end up messing up something and then not knowing how to undo it.
Here's a photo of my car during the process:
Changes made
It is perplexing as to why some of these changes require coding. For ex., the blinker change to 5 times or the one touch closing of the tailgate. I mean, why would BMW leave this out by default in the first place? Who makes these decisions?
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