Gabe79

What?! My car has barely been driven! It's been in a garage since 2001, regular maintenance, only driven on weekends... it has barely 20k kilometers!

Hi Glenn, Thanks for the heads up. I think I have done my research, in that I know how to code my VIN into the new LCM. As I understand it, I should be able to get a used one, plug it in and code my VIn to it and it'll sync mileage from the IKE. Wish me luck.

Thanks for that. I had found that link, but the bit I got stuck on was actually removing the silly thing once I found it. It's in a really cramped spot! I also couldn't figure out how to disconnect two of the connectors (our of three) but I managed to remove it enough to take a picture of the unit to look for its replacement.

Does anyone have a good video/picture guide on removing the LCM from a RHD car? I see lots of American videos, but they don't have the tight squeeze we do having it in the driver's footwell. Thanks!

That's entirely possible. I was told mine was in a grey area where it could have been affected, but needed eyes to verify.

For me, I got a letter saying mine had to be physically checked. Called Jerry Clayton, made an appointment on Friday for the Monday. In and out in an hour. If they need to change the bag, it might take longer, but the initial process is the same.

I got a letter saying my car needed the airbags physically checked. Seems it was in a batch that could be affected, but needed checking. Brought it into Jerry Clayton, hung out for an hour and read a book. They cleaned the car nicely, said not affected as sent me on my way. Would do again. ?

SOLD

I remembered after hitting submit. It's there already.

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Is this code for "my wife won't stop hassling me, please help!"

I have a pile of stuff in a store and forward in the US coming this way shorty. how heavy are them bushings? You're welcome to piggyback on my order. Pm of keen.

Do you get any errors at all? Is there a full partition. Somewhere?

Isn't this the one that had its head gasket replaced due to overheating issues?

This seems resolved now. Was anything actively done, or do we just have auto-updates enabled and it was a forum bug? I'd still love to see this site in https and am happy to volunteer to help set it up.

Thank you for that. Seeing this and based on the discussions on this thread, I think the best thing for most people is probably PA Soft BMW Scanner. It's cheap and simple and does what most people want. Expanding from there, and once you have learned a bit from breaking all kinds of things... then move on to the other programs as needed (unlikely for most people, tbh...) and see how you go. It's basically "Starting Small" from my perspective.

Looks expensive-ish new, at around $170USD: https://www.fcpeuro.com/products/bmw-transmitter-receiver-61358379502 Or cheap-ish on ebay. https://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_from=R40&_trksid=p2047675.m570.l1313.TR0.TRC0.H0.X61358379502 .TRS0&_nkw=61358379502 &_sacat=0

Sweet. That is exactly the kind of cable/adapter I am referring to. What software do you use?

It's completely self-serving as I have some to sell.

Or you can buy some BBS rc300 wheels that look very similar. ?

The kind of thing you want is clear PA Soft BMW scanner territory. You can find it cheaper than that price on eBay and it'll work just fine. Mine was $20nzd on trademe.

Let's collate the info here into one post and make it a sticky. We can link to the original threads on other forums too. We can include VM settings and OS ideas too. For the USB cables for example, you can run them all under windows 7/8/10 in 64 bit just fine, you just need to install the right drivers and those don't come with the programs that use the cables. I'm on my phone now, can start a document later tonight or tomorrow.

There is an in between option where you need an adapter from obd to pacman whilst keeping the USB cable. That might be you.

I'm happy to help with software setup for the car with a proper connector. I suggest you sell that other one. ?

On my 2001 I haven't found something yet I couldn't break by playing around with the computer. ? All via obd2.