V3 Firmware Install - BMW 3-Series (E90 E92) Forum

N54_Fan · 09-20-2008, 01:59 PM

I have searched on this forum and google but and I can't seem to find the solution to my problem...I have V2 and I'm upgrading to V3 PnP harness. No prob with install of procede harness. I am having trouble UPDATING the V3 Firmware. Downloaded and its a zip file and now the .bin extraction file does not seem to work. I have tried Magic ISO and Alcohol 120% but they don't seem to work. So now I have V3 installed but no firmware to run it...please help. Thanks in advance!!

NRG · 09-20-2008, 02:11 PM

Use WinRar or WinZip software to unzip the downloaded file/s. You can get them free from the internet.

tek818 · 09-20-2008, 02:13 PM

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Originally Posted by N54_Fan

I have searched on this forum and google but and I can't seem to find the solution to my problem...I have V2 and I'm upgrading to V3 PnP harness. No prob with install of procede harness. I am having trouble UPDATING the V3 Firmware. Downloaded and its a zip file and now the .bin extraction file does not seem to work. I have tried Magic ISO and Alcohol 120% but they don't seem to work. So now I have V3 installed but no firmware to run it...please help. Thanks in advance!!

you don't need to extract or mount the bin file, it is not an ISO file. Simply extract the zip file, then go into the procede reader... comms, firmware update, select the bin file, then "start update". You will see the old firmware erased, then the new firmware loaded, reboot, now open the proper map and u are in business...

N54_Fan · 09-20-2008, 02:20 PM

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Originally Posted by tek818

you don't need to extract or mount the bin file, it is not an ISO file. Simply extract the zip file, then go into the procede reader... comms, firmware update, select the bin file, then "start update". You will see the old firmware erased, then the new firmware loaded, reboot, now open the proper map and u are in business...

Thanks for input. i will try that. One more thing though,...I thought you weren't supposed to turn on the engine without the firmware updated. Don't you need to ave the engne on and Procede "online" to do this. I just tried with engine off and it said I need to be "online". Is that waht I do?...tunr on engine then go online with Procede and then update?

Thanks again!!

tek818 · 09-20-2008, 02:28 PM

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Originally Posted by N54_Fan

Thanks for input. i will try that. One more thing though,...I thought you weren't supposed to turn on the engine without the firmware updated. Don't you need to ave the engne on and Procede "online" to do this. I just tried with engine off and it said I need to be "online". Is that waht I do?...tunr on engine then go online with Procede and then update?

Thanks again!!

hit the start button twice without your foot on the clutch or brake. that will turn the accessory power and procede on, and u will be good to go!

rooster3.0 · 09-20-2008, 02:28 PM

Don't start the engine. You have to have the car turned on(fuel gauge working) without starting the motor. Basically hit the start button twice without using the brake or clutch. Then you can go online and update it.

N54_Fan · 09-20-2008, 09:57 PM

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Originally Posted by tek818

hit the start button twice without your foot on the clutch or brake. that will turn the accessory power and procede on, and u will be good to go!

Thanks!! It worked perfectly. Now I was a little disappointed that I didn't have as much power as I expected when I went on my maiden voyage. Then after the run I came to realize I was running the WRONG map. Then I also realized I had forgotten my fob to switch to map 2.

Anyway, I finally go the right map and my fob and WOW....nice and with the Forge DV really makes a difference. I also added DCI today so all in all VERY HAPPY. Engine definitely sounds louder with the DCI. I like it alot. Thanks again for your help!!

jadeddjay · 09-20-2008, 09:58 PM

so you can actually feel the forge dv making a difference?

Tuned335i · 09-20-2008, 10:11 PM

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so you can actually feel the forge dv making a difference?

Just replacing those plastic pieces with the CNC aluminum was worth the money to me.

N54_Fan · 09-20-2008, 10:14 PM

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so you can actually feel the forge dv making a difference?

It's hard to tell a huge difference. I am planning on playing with the springs. Right now I have the green (0-15 psi) spring in. I do notice that it is quicker on throttle response but not quite night and day as some have implied. Either way, it also helps with longevity of the car and I plan on keeping my car for a long time. Maybe the yellow spring is a more noticeable thing. I will play around with that and the spacer on the green spring, but I'm not expecting huge differences. I would say the best part is that it seems to respond more like a V8 N/A car with them with less lag when pressing the accelerator. If I wasn't thinking about it I wouldn't notice them in everyday driving. I mainly noticed them on spirited runs of braking into turns and then WOT again as you exit. I drove about 150 miles today since installing everything.

cn555ic · 09-20-2008, 10:41 PM

glad u got it finally working....Forge does reccommend the yellow springs with a tune of your nature!

N54_Fan · 09-20-2008, 10:44 PM

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glad u got it finally working....Forge does reccommend the yellow springs with a tune of your nature!

Thanks will play around with it tomorrow. Actually I think they recommend the weakest spring your tune would allow. I have read ALOT of threads about it recently and bottom line is that the guy from Forge recommends the green but says either will be fine. Thinking about "splitting the difference" and putting a spacer in with the green spring. Will let you know how it plays out...

cn555ic · 09-20-2008, 10:47 PM

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Thanks will play around with it tomorrow. Actually I think they recommend the weakest spring your tune would allow. I have read ALOT of threads about it recently and bottom line is that the guy from Forge recommends the green but says either will be fine. Thinking about "splitting the difference" and putting a spacer in with the green spring. Will let you know how it plays out...

Make sure of this because i called them directly and they told me yellow with a tune...Those spacers are included but I was told not to use them, its not needed.

N54_Fan · 09-20-2008, 11:03 PM

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Make sure of this because i called them directly and they told me yellow with a tune...Those spacers are included but I was told not to use them, its not needed.

http://www.e90post.com/forums/showth...=112370&page=2

Post #26. I will be playing around a bit on my own though to see if I agree with you that yellow is best. I know most people are running yellow.

rooster3.0 · 09-21-2008, 10:35 AM

Yellow springs, trust me. Especially nice if you have 6MT.

N54_Fan · 09-21-2008, 11:01 AM

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Yellow springs, trust me. Especially nice if you have 6MT.

Just put them in,...gonna try 'em out!

Tuned335i · 09-21-2008, 02:50 PM

Yellow springs here too

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N54_Fan Lieutenant Drives: BMW Join Date: May 2008 Location: Parts unknown Posts: 502 iTrader: (0)	V3 Firmware Install I have searched on this forum and google but and I can't seem to find the solution to my problem...I have V2 and I'm upgrading to V3 PnP harness. No prob with install of procede harness. I am having trouble UPDATING the V3 Firmware. Downloaded and its a zip file and now the .bin extraction file does not seem to work. I have tried Magic ISO and Alcohol 120% but they don't seem to work. So now I have V3 installed but no firmware to run it...please help. Thanks in advance!!
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09-20-2008, 02:11 PM	#2
NRG Lieutenant Colonel Drives: 2012 X5 35d Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Montreal QC Posts: 1,659 iTrader: (5)	Use WinRar or WinZip software to unzip the downloaded file/s. You can get them free from the internet.

09-20-2008, 02:28 PM	#6
rooster3.0 Major Drives: E92 335i Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Jersey Posts: 1,305 iTrader: (4)	Don't start the engine. You have to have the car turned on(fuel gauge working) without starting the motor. Basically hit the start button twice without using the brake or clutch. Then you can go online and update it.

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jadeddjay Major Drives: e92 335i Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: jackson, ms Posts: 1,416 iTrader: (4) Garage List 2007 e92 335i [0.00]	so you can actually feel the forge dv making a difference?

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cn555ic The Coding Guy Drives: FBO 335i Vert meth/nitrous Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Brooklyn, New York Posts: 17,907 iTrader: (5)	glad u got it finally working....Forge does reccommend the yellow springs with a tune of your nature!

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rooster3.0 Major Drives: E92 335i Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Jersey Posts: 1,305 iTrader: (4)	Yellow springs, trust me. Especially nice if you have 6MT.

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Tuned335i Major Drives: E92 335i Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: World of Torque Posts: 1,310 iTrader: (0)	Yellow springs here too