BMW Diagnostic tool....
02-09-2009, 08:35 PM
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Thought this might be of interest to some of you DIY'ers and/or Tuners/ECU flashers out there....
Thought this might be of interest to some of you DIY'ers and/or Tuners/ECU flashers out there....
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I saw this the other day in the new roundel. It looks like a BMW version of a VAG-con. I'm interested, but a bit disappointed on the low end one that can only work on 3 cars.... not unlimited # of cars for $350-400, you have to lay out for the $800 kit for that. Kinda lame.
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Originally Posted by AlexFW' post='789425' date='Feb 10 2009, 12:01 PM
Can I update the Progman with that?
If not it's shit.
If not it's shit.
A diagnostic tool is not to update the car... Its to diagnose things that can be going wrong with your car. rather than taking it to the dealer every time...
02-10-2009, 08:29 AM
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Originally Posted by radzM550i' post='789453' date='Feb 10 2009, 09:25 AM
good find! Gene! 
...can't let you have all the "good find" posts 
***can't take all the credit tho...I found this via 2 other forums i surfing yesterday
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This diagnostic tool can NOT update the SW in the car , as right written it's a tool for fault-finding , not updating , at this time the only software that can update ( total coding ) the SW of newer BMW's is the PROGMAN software , you can buy this ( very expensix ) , but your problem is to get the PROGMAN "update's" ( V31-V31-1 V32.0 etc. ) , only Aut. BMW dealership's have acces to thees DVD's , and furtur more they now don't come to the dealers as a DVD anymore ( after V32.0 ) , now they get there computeres updatet "online" direct from BMW in M?nich with the newest SW.
You can with a program called INPA or GT1 , and the right interface , do "some" coding of warius functions , but not a update or "full" coding of the car.
So sorry "gay's" no shortcut here , with some coding we don't come by the Aut. BMW dealership , not at the moment.
This diagnostic tool can NOT update the SW in the car , as right written it's a tool for fault-finding , not updating , at this time the only software that can update ( total coding ) the SW of newer BMW's is the PROGMAN software , you can buy this ( very expensix ) , but your problem is to get the PROGMAN "update's" ( V31-V31-1 V32.0 etc. ) , only Aut. BMW dealership's have acces to thees DVD's , and furtur more they now don't come to the dealers as a DVD anymore ( after V32.0 ) , now they get there computeres updatet "online" direct from BMW in M?nich with the newest SW.
You can with a program called INPA or GT1 , and the right interface , do "some" coding of warius functions , but not a update or "full" coding of the car.
So sorry "gay's" no shortcut here , with some coding we don't come by the Aut. BMW dealership , not at the moment.
02-10-2009, 09:16 AM
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Originally Posted by BenAnd' post='789491' date='Feb 10 2009, 07:05 PM
Hi
This diagnostic tool can NOT update the SW in the car , as right written it's a tool for fault-finding , not updating , at this time the only software that can update ( total coding ) the SW of newer BMW's is the PROGMAN software , you can buy this ( very expensix ) , but your problem is to get the PROGMAN "update's" ( V31-V31-1 V32.0 etc. ) , only Aut. BMW dealership's have acces to thees DVD's , and furtur more they now don't come to the dealers as a DVD anymore ( after V32.0 ) , now they get there computeres updatet "online" direct from BMW in M?nich with the newest SW.
You can with a program called INPA or GT1 , and the right interface , do "some" coding of warius functions , but not a update or "full" coding of the car.
So sorry "gay's" no shortcut here , with some coding we don't come by the Aut. BMW dealership , not at the moment.
This diagnostic tool can NOT update the SW in the car , as right written it's a tool for fault-finding , not updating , at this time the only software that can update ( total coding ) the SW of newer BMW's is the PROGMAN software , you can buy this ( very expensix ) , but your problem is to get the PROGMAN "update's" ( V31-V31-1 V32.0 etc. ) , only Aut. BMW dealership's have acces to thees DVD's , and furtur more they now don't come to the dealers as a DVD anymore ( after V32.0 ) , now they get there computeres updatet "online" direct from BMW in M?nich with the newest SW.
You can with a program called INPA or GT1 , and the right interface , do "some" coding of warius functions , but not a update or "full" coding of the car.
So sorry "gay's" no shortcut here , with some coding we don't come by the Aut. BMW dealership , not at the moment.
Ben, do they download the Progman by internet or they update the car directly by internet? I don't think the second, because if for some reason they lost the connection ...
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Originally Posted by GENEaTALS' post='789458' date='Feb 10 2009, 09:29 AM
...can't let you have all the "good find" posts ***can't take all the credit tho...I found this via 2 other forums i surfing yesterday
How does he have time for all these forums in just one day?? 
I think that there are actually SEVERAL guys who man Gene's computer, otherwise how could one ordinary guy amass all those posts in just one year??? 