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Anyone Using Bimmergeeks ProTool?
I just took the plunge an grabbed and Android Tablet, MHD Black Adapter and purchased the Master License.
I surfed around it for a bit and was wondering if there are any users out there I could ping for questions? It's definitely going to take some getting used to. Thanks.
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Hey Joe, I'm only aware of Jeff on the G30 FB group that's using this. I'm considering pulling the trigger on this as well.
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Thanks, Jeff's the one who turned me on to it. I'm definitely hitting him up with questions as well as the company itself who is very responsive.
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Me again, I know I've asked you a lot of questions. Thanks for your patience and help. I got the diffuser and Dinan mid exhaust that you recommended. My local dealership did the installations. I'm still looking to get the OEM LCI tail lights. I'm now being told that I need to have my vehicle is still on the July 2018 firmware. The coding for the LCI requires an updated firmware. What firmware is your vehicle current on? |
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No problem on the questions! I think I owe you an answer on something else as well, I will look over our threads. My car has very recent software for all modules, including the BDC which is the module where the lights will be coded. I had the dealer update my car with the latest of everything prior to delivery in April. Any good coder (including VIC) is aware of the requirements and is capable and will update the software/firmware on that module as part of the coding. Hope this helps.
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On a side note, MarkSCD , how are you liking the diffuser and mid-pipe?
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I'm looking to setup coding for the OEM LCI tail lights. The guys over at codemybimmer ran my vin but stated that my firmware is July 2018. Apparently I need to have the vehicle updated to the latest firmware to have the coding done. Now to convince the dealership that the car NEEDS to have it done |
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As to the mid-pipe, WOW! I'm now back to driving it in Sport plus. It's music to my ears. |
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The dealer will, they may charge you $100-$150. Tell them you are doing an LCI retrofit.
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In hindsight I should have had the SW updated before any coding. I recommend you do so.my 540 is a 2018 btw. |
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Code every possible codeable feature and ecu in the car. ProTool allows access to over 1000 codeable features on any given vehicle. • Default Code(code back to factory settings) any control unit in case of a module swap or needing a fresh start. • Edit your vehicle order for easy retrofits and quickly adjust multiple settings • Create multiple backups and restore back at any given time to save certain configs for dealer trips. • Expert coding mode to modify nettodata, add custom features etc for advanced users. |
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I have only spent the last few morning before gym/work playing with it. I don't believe there is a one touch LCI Tail button, but my buddy Jeff referenced above used ProTool to program his LCI's. There is a "Popular" coding entry for Anti Dazzle and VLD. I was pretty impressed with that. There are also Popular entries for changing you ambient lights to any color you want high and low. It is literally like picking from a menu. Today I backed up every module in the car and saved them to the cloud. As you read on their site, you can restore code to factory at the push of a button. It's pretty cool, much better than Bimmercode with more options and easier to use in expert mode. The downside is Bimmercode is around $80 with the adapter. I am into this for $300. If had to buy an Android tablet for $70 bucks, if you use an Android phone you could save that. Also, I bought the Master license for $150 that includes diagnostic and coding. I probably could have gotten by with just coding. The other cool thing is being able to read your Vehicle Order. I'd say ProTool is on par with Esys and ISTA, but you don't need a laptop and it's more intuitive.
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Are you running the most recent beta?
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I tried out the "popular" option to make the displayed speed equal the actual speed, but that didn't work. So I'm not sure how much "beta" means here. I'll keep playing with this to see what I can find. |
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I spent some time yesterday building a map of every tunable parameter on the "Popular" and "Standard" menus. I'd post it here but it's five pages long. Then I updated to the beta version and found that I need to make some changes to the list. Ideally I'd like to post the list in a common area somewhere where we can share our notes about which items work, which don't, any comments, prerequisites, etc. Is there a place on this forum where we can collectively maintain that?
I'm still collecting my initial impressions of the software. I like the English translations of many of the parameters, however specific parameters can be hard to find in Expert Mode since the seem to be grouped together behind the menu items. It also looks like there are lots of items that don't work for my particular car (e.g. speedometer correction, Comfort mode sailing.) |
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