[kpcoupe]

so as most of you attempt to disable all the annoying warning chimes that the car emits, I have been searching for years as to how I can change my stupid old chime to the newer gong. As stupid as it sounds, I think it makes the car feel so much more upscale, which BMW realized one year after I bought my coupe. I have a 07 e92 without nav and finally found that it is possible to change the sound as proven by the video shown here. Apparently this guy had to upgrade his radio to professional, which I already have since its standard in America and mess around with the coding. I was wondering if anyone can decipher what he meant by what he said needs to be coded in his comments section.

"You need to install a HU from 09/2007 or newer. (It doesn't matter if it is professional or business)
Then you have to recode the KOMBI module. It is which sends the dongs to the HU."

"yo have to recode your kombi module:
Just change the value HU_VERBAUT_C08 to radiostufe_3_4"

"USB to DCAN interface and the proper software like NCS Expert, INPA, Ediabas...
This is the cheapest way but you won't be able to code some modules like combox, MULF... because the use optic fiber conexion instead of CAN.
If you want to code all modules you need an ICOM interface with the latest software, but this way is very expensive."

I bought my car in october 2006 and i think it was a sept 06 build. So from what i can gather, i need a 09/07 head unit and coding. Thoughts? TIA

[rich123321]

Get the new HU and then code like he said. Simple as that

[kpcoupe]

Originally Posted by rich123321

Get the new HU and then code like he said. Simple as that

will my current radio not work since its still a bmw professional? that way all i need is to code it.

[rich123321]

Originally Posted by kpcoupe

will my current radio not work since its still a bmw professional? that way all i need is to code it.

It will have to be from 2007 because that's when the new gong was put in on all HUs and not just the upgraded ones. Upgraded from below 2007 will not make a difference

[WickedB]

Didn't work for my 10/06 build 2007 e90, after changing it was just silent.. I must not have a new enough HU?

[kpcoupe]

Originally Posted by WickedB

Didn't work for my 10/06 build 2007 e90, after changing it was just silent.. I must not have a new enough HU?

did you code it properly after installing a new head unit?

[WickedB]

Originally Posted by kpcoupe

did you code it properly after installing a new head unit?

I believe so... it was last week... What line(s) do I change?

EDIT: it was this one... I read it from here.. lol

"yo have to recode your kombi module:
Just change the value HU_VERBAUT_C08 to radiostufe_3_4"

My default was radiostufe_2 If I recall correctly..

[rich123321]

Originally Posted by WickedB

I believe so... it was last week... What line(s) do I change?

EDIT: it was this one... I read it from here.. lol

"yo have to recode your kombi module:
Just change the value HU_VERBAUT_C08 to radiostufe_3_4"

My default was radiostufe_2 If I recall correctly..

SO it worked? How much was the new HU and where from? Easy install?

[kpcoupe]

Originally Posted by rich123321

SO it worked? How much was the new HU and where from? Easy install?

+1

Originally Posted by kpcoupe

+1

Just an update

I got the radio for 155 from a member here. It is produced January 2009. I swapped the HU's without issue and works perfectly. I even have newer menus and settings. I havent coded it yet because my cable is being borrowed but in the menu there is a gong setting and it is audible when you change it around (but the old gong is still set). Thanks OP

[sankohuy]

Are you saying your 07 e92 has the old gong? Weird, mines an 07/07 build and has the new one.

[kpcoupe]

Originally Posted by sankohuy

Are you saying your 07 e92 has the old gong? Weird, mines an 07/07 build and has the new one.

all the 08's have the new gong i think. i bought my car in october of 2006 and it was a 06 build.

Originally Posted by BMW..

Just an update

I got the radio for 155 from a member here. It is produced January 2009. I swapped the HU's without issue and works perfectly. I even have newer menus and settings. I havent coded it yet because my cable is being borrowed but in the menu there is a gong setting and it is audible when you change it around (but the old gong is still set). Thanks OP

awesome! let me know how it works out

[ferocity02]

Bumping up this old thread...

My 04/07 has the older beep sound, I'd like to "upgrade" to the gong sound.

Do I just need a newer Professional radio head unit and to change that one line of code?

Anything else that needs to be done?

[Alex_WLY]

to have the new gong, you need a professional head unit from an LCI car.After 2009 I think.

[The-Traveler]

I don't believe that you need a newer PRO head unit. I have a 2006 car and I updated the URAD2 firmware with WinKFP yesterday to add Phone and SMS and USB using a 2009 Mulf2 High and that worked. Most probably a new firmware is all that is required. My radio software went from 65.0.3 in INPA to 93.73.2, I'm hoping software is enough. It's not as though the newer radios have their own speaker, it just runs off of the stereo so why wouldn't it work?

I will change the coding on the cluster as outlined above and test.

Will report back.

[Alex_WLY]

Is possible that,
I wrote how I did it.

[The-Traveler]

Originally Posted by Alex_WLY

Is possible that,
I wrote how I did it.

Could you post your KMBI and RAD2 TRC files from NCS Expert?

[Alex_WLY]

Originally Posted by The-Traveler

Could you post your KMBI and RAD2 TRC files from NCS Expert?

done!

[The-Traveler]

I couldn't get it to work on the updated 2006 Radio. Thank you for the TRC files I'll post mine up tomorrow.

[oli3]

Late to the party I know but I have actually something to contribute. Just got the new gongs myself after getting a new 08 HU.

But not only did I change HU_VERBAUT_C08 to radiostufe_3_4 in KOMBI, I also changed GONGS to aktiv in RAD2 module.

If you haven't been able to get the new gongs after following all these instructions above, also check GONGS in RAD2.

[The-Traveler]

Originally Posted by oli3

Late to the party I know but I have actually something to contribute. Just got the new gongs myself after getting a new 08 HU.

But not only did I change HU_VERBAUT_C08 to radiostufe_3_4 in KOMBI, I also changed GONGS to aktiv in RAD2 module.

If you haven't been able to get the new gongs after following all these instructions above, also check GONGS in RAD2.

So updating the radio as I mentioned above, left the coding index at 4. RAD2_C04 doesn't have GONGS, so either I need to buy a newer radio C50 + or risk bricking the radio by flashing C50 ZB number with WinKFP.

[Yngvejos]

I don't think this gong have anything to do with LCI. my 2005 325i has the new gong. All the modules have the same build year as the car.