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Frozen Fractals · 01-05-2020, 01:14 AM

I recently purchased some ceramic controls (iDrive controller, shifter and climate control) from a donor car in order to retrofit. I'm wondering if I can just plug-and-play them (i.e. remove old and swap with ceramic) or do I need to do VO/VIN coding, etc. via E-Sys? I remember replacing the FRM on my old E90 with a donor unit (FRM1 to FRM3) and I had to update the firmware and then code it to my VO/VIN. Do I need to do the same for these three components on my G30?

01-05-2020, 01:14 AM	#1
Frozen Fractals First Lieutenant 163 Rep 321 Posts Drives: 2018 540i xDrive Join Date: Jun 2015 Location: US / China iTrader: (2)	Retrofitting parts questions I recently purchased some ceramic controls (iDrive controller, shifter and climate control) from a donor car in order to retrofit. I'm wondering if I can just plug-and-play them (i.e. remove old and swap with ceramic) or do I need to do VO/VIN coding, etc. via E-Sys? I remember replacing the FRM on my old E90 with a donor unit (FRM1 to FRM3) and I had to update the firmware and then code it to my VO/VIN. Do I need to do the same for these three components on my G30?
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