bruce_miranda

Why not buy the part which has the USB and the AUX and replace the Flashlight socket?

palmer02

quick question?

if i do this upgrade will my speakers work as the do now??

nelson29

Is this a serious question????

Alpina_Matt

Hi Nelson,

I assume he asks whether he has to change wiring to maintain sound.
And there is the answer yes - in case he has Sound system Hifi.
In this case he needs to change a few connections to maintain sound from the underseat woofer.


@palmer
All sound systems but Hifi dont require any changes in wiring to maintain the sound from the OEM speaker.

So you have to look whether you have SA676 Hifi or not.
If the answer is yes, you find a short guide for the needed changes in this threat.

br,
Matt

palmer02

Thanks matt

i was just asking as i am intersted in the uprade to cic but i'm happy enough with the sound from my std system..

i already know that i will need extra module to retain the voice activation??

i would just like to keep the same functions as i already have but obviously with the newer CIC hd system

thanks for your reply

palmer02

yes it is....

Patrys

You can activate the Voice Control with the FSC code (OEM) or by adding an aftermarket module.
Send me an email if you are interested.

marksim

Thank you Patrys, got the Idrive bezel last week. Fits perfect!

jake-

Just want to report another successful CIC/combox retrofit in my E61-LCI:

I got the package from Patryk (CIC, combox media, 2x glove-box USB connector, coding ...). All parts were in excellent condition.

CIC installation was easy, most of the time was spent on finding a place for the USB connector in the glovebox (cut a hole in the top of the glove-box in the end). Navigation and VC were activated and almost everything was working out of the box (nice job Patryk!).

Combox installation was a little more difficult lying in the trunk rewiring the tcu connectors to the new layout of the combox. I installed the second USB connector to the 6FL connector of the combox (lying about under the floor trim) to be able to use a usb-stick or updating the combox.
After connecting the combox I lost phone, bt, VC and got a emergency-call error every time I started the car.

In the coding session Patryk fixed all of this, activated HUD, 6FL, ventilated seats, DVD-in-motion ... Everything is working as expected now :-)


PROS: CIC is worth the money: fast, nice resolution, HD for mp3

CONS: Combox seems to be a dead end for me as BMW decided to not enable the 6NR code for the E60/61 in the CIC. So no apps for me (would have kept the TCU knowing this)


Whats left is trying to get the armrest cradle to charge my mobile again. Any ideas how to rewire the old TCU power for the cradle to the new combox?

Thanks to Patryk again for his very professional work and his patience. This guy knows what he is doing!

jake-

bruce_miranda

You sure about this. I thought it was possible after loading the software from ISTA/P 2.41.1