[Bmwner]

Hi guys, I want to code couple of features of my cars . I need an app and bluetooth adapter similar than mycarly ( currently carly does not work with it) for my x4 .... Any idea ?

[elimpfor]

I'm going to code my X4 as well (mostly for video-in-motion and Euro Adaptive LED).

All I got was this OBD-2 Ethernet cable and the E-SYS software. There's quite a few how to's in the forum, so should be manageable.

[ggalanis]

Originally Posted by elimpfor

I'm going to code my X4 as well (mostly for video-in-motion and Euro Adaptive LED).

All I got was this OBD-2 Ethernet cable and the E-SYS software. There's quite a few how to's in the forum, so should be manageable.

I am getting mine coded too because it comes with the purchase of the hitch I got from invisihitch/execuhitch.

Great product btw. I would highly recommend it if ever you need a hitch for towing or a bike rack.

GG

[elimpfor]

Originally Posted by ggalanis

I am getting mine coded too because it comes with the purchase of the hitch I got from invisihitch/execuhitch.

Great product btw. I would highly recommend it if ever you need a hitch for towing or a bike rack.

GG

Have you had it installed? Did you order straight from the US? Curious to see how it looks!

[m0se]

Originally Posted by elimpfor

Euro Adaptive LED

elimpfor, are you referring to the Anti-dazzle or Glare Free feature? If so that is a pretty cool feature that I would like to have also. But is this even possible on the 2016 models yet?

[elimpfor]

Originally Posted by m0se

elimpfor, are you referring to the Anti-dazzle or Glare Free feature? If so that is a pretty cool feature that I would like to have also. But is this even possible on the 2016 models yet?

I am told it is, I have all the setup to try it, so when I get the car (end of April/early May) I will give it a go if no one else has tried it.

[ggalanis]

Originally Posted by elimpfor

Have you had it installed? Did you order straight from the US? Curious to see how it looks!

Yes I got it installed at my dealer. I negotiated it as part of my deal. I ordered straight from the company and had them mail it to the border mail depot in NY state. Picked it up on my way back from the lake George area during our kids March break.

GG

[ggalanis]

Originally Posted by elimpfor

Have you had it installed? Did you order straight from the US? Curious to see how it looks!

Right now the rubber flap for the cover on the left side , for the wires to connect to a trailer, sticks out a bit.

If you get really low, you can barely see the place where you attach safety chains.

I am going to try and trim the rubber flap so that it doesn't show at all.

[ggalanis]

Here is a pic to show what I mean.

[elimpfor]

Yeah that's as invisible as it gets. Looks great, thanks for the pics! Can you post or pm me the cost? Might look at that option down the road.

[ggalanis]

Originally Posted by elimpfor

Yeah that's as invisible as it gets. Looks great, thanks for the pics! Can you post or pm me the cost? Might look at that option down the road.

975 USD

Includes tax and shipping.

GG

[ggalanis]

Originally Posted by ggalanis

975 USD

Includes tax and shipping.

GG

Just thought I'd mention that the price includes the remote coding session, with free recodes if the dealer resets your coding, the Ethernet => OBD2 cable, a hitch adapter for bike racks, adapter to plug in the wiring of a trailer, the ball mount hitch adapter and the BMW OEM wiring harness, tax and shipping to northern NY state.

The OEM harness is like 300$ by itself so you can save some money there and get the generic one, but you lose some integration with the car by doing so.

They also provide clear printed instructions for the installation with color pictures.

The company itself is also really nice to deal with. Nice people there and they know their stuff. They were able to verify that the hitch would fit the M40i a month before my car was even built when there were none at dealerships.

A real pleasure to deal with from beginning to end.

They can ship it to Canada as well, however the shipping is more expensive and you will have to pay the duty on it as well.

GG

[elimpfor]

Awesome! I guess you had yours installed as part of the purchase deal? How long does it take to install?

[ggalanis]

Originally Posted by elimpfor

Awesome! I guess you had yours installed as part of the purchase deal? How long does it take to install?

Yes I squeezed it into the deal at the very end.
The company estimates 1.5 hours if you only need a bike rack as there is no wiring required. 2 hours if you need the wiring to be able to tow.

The first estimate my salesman got from the service department was 5-6 hours.... That was when they thought I would pay for it.... I straight up told the salesman that the estimate they gave him was horseshit. I know what is involved in the installation and even I could do it quicker than that if I had the right equipment, all while having a couple of beers.

In the end the salesman worked something out wi the service department and I got it for free. They never told me how long it really took. I will ask my service advisor and let you know.

GG

[ggalanis]

Originally Posted by ggalanis

They never told me how long it really took. I will ask my service advisor and let you know.

They got back to me this morning and said it took 4.5 hours.
Seems a little high but what do I know.

GG

[elimpfor]

Hm, wow! Thanks for the update!