2009-2 DVD Upgrades are bad apparently
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I went to get a DVD (Navi Pro) upgrade disc today at my local dealer and they said BMW had told them to stop selling the upgrade discs as there were too many problems with them not working. Lots of cars had trouble reading them. This is the European DVD, not the US. So they're only able to sell the "full" discs, not the "upgrade" discs. The full one is ?290 and the upgrade is ?160. I can't imagine what the difference is with the discs themselves. Maybe just from different batches and production runs.
So if you're thinking of getting a new disc in the next month or two in europe (not sure if UK gets the same discs) it's worth waiting 6 weeks or so for the 2010 disc, that's what I'm doing.
So if you're thinking of getting a new disc in the next month or two in europe (not sure if UK gets the same discs) it's worth waiting 6 weeks or so for the 2010 disc, that's what I'm doing.
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The new 09 discs are DL discs and some of the older cars did have the software to read them. But your dealer is trying to make a buck off you by saying they have no issues with the full. The discs themselves are identical they are just packaged differently for marketing.
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Originally Posted by bruce_miranda' post='993726' date='Aug 31 2009, 04:04 PM
The new 09 discs are DL discs and some of the older cars did have the software to read them. But your dealer is trying to make a buck off you by saying they have no issues with the full. The discs themselves are identical they are just packaged differently for marketing.
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Interesting, I bought the 2009-2 DVD (Business) a month ago and it worked fine in place of a 2005 disc. Just my Bluetooth stopped working; phone still pairs and I can see phone number etc, just no noise (static) or anything at either end. Taken it back to the dealership where I bought the disc and they said it?s not related as the disc won?t update anything to due with the Bluetooth. They said the ULF was showing a fault, didn?t tell me what it was, and that it would be at least ?600 to change it and then it may still not resolve the problem. Took it to a local specialist who said the ULF was faulty and my gearbox had a serious problem (happy days) but that?s another story.
Anyway does seem a bit of a coincidence that my Bluetooth failed straight after putting the new disk in.
Anyway does seem a bit of a coincidence that my Bluetooth failed straight after putting the new disk in.
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Originally Posted by X7 ATB' post='994068' date='Aug 31 2009, 10:41 PM
Interesting, I bought the 2009-2 DVD (Business) a month ago and it worked fine in place of a 2005 disc. Just my Bluetooth stopped working; phone still pairs and I can see phone number etc, just no noise (static) or anything at either end. Taken it back to the dealership where I bought the disc and they said it?s not related as the disc won?t update anything to due with the Bluetooth. They said the ULF was showing a fault, didn?t tell me what it was, and that it would be at least ?600 to change it and then it may still not resolve the problem. Took it to a local specialist who said the ULF was faulty and my gearbox had a serious problem (happy days) but that?s another story.
Anyway does seem a bit of a coincidence that my Bluetooth failed straight after putting the new disk in.
Anyway does seem a bit of a coincidence that my Bluetooth failed straight after putting the new disk in.
You might get a better response to your BT problem starting a separate thread. You'll be limited in here to people looking in who are interested in getting a DVD upgrade. Up to you of course
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Originally Posted by augustrush42' post='994116' date='Aug 31 2009, 11:34 PM
290 for a navi cd? LOL,
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I have the upgrade 2009-2 DVD and no problem for the moment.
Maybe just a problem with a older model (2003, 2004...)
Maybe just a problem with a older model (2003, 2004...)
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Originally Posted by JessieJames' post='994192' date='Sep 1 2009, 01:10 AM
I have the upgrade 2009-2 DVD and no problem for the moment.
Maybe just a problem with a older model (2003, 2004...)
Maybe just a problem with a older model (2003, 2004...)
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