[Technic]

It is not subjective, it not a secret... it is a business.

If this is too hard to understand then the only purpose of "finding out the details" is to get this upgrade/retrofit for free while expecting the vendor to spit out the details...

My suggestion is to go to the coding thread, visit realoem.com and get your own 6NR/Combox retrofit by yourselves.

[KevinJ]

Originally Posted by Technic

It is not subjective, it not a secret... it is a business.

If this is too hard to understand then the only purpose of "finding out the details" is to get this upgrade/retrofit for free while expecting the vendor to spit out the details...

My suggestion is to go to the coding thread, visit realoem.com and get your own 6NR/Combox retrofit by yourselves.

[Technic]

Originally Posted by KevinJ

My post is not against you in any way, it is a general statement in a much "blunter" way.

[nyranger74]

Patryk works very hard on these retrofits and doesn't need to give out any technical information. His work is precise and works 100%. And BMW will never offer a retrofit so you could wait from today till tomorrow!

[Patrys@BimmerTech]

The first car in California was retrofitted with our 100% OEM 6NR kit today!
All features including BMW Apps (Facebook, Twitter, Webradio, Pandora), BMW Plugin and Video playback work great.

Our OEM 6NR retrofit kit does not require the new base plate and new snap-in adapter - everything works over USB cable!!!

Enjoy the pictures

[taibanl]

Patryk. Can you do combox (6Vc/6nr) on NON I- drive cars yet?

[Patrys@BimmerTech]

Originally Posted by taibanl

Patryk. Can you do combox (6Vc/6nr) on NON I- drive cars yet?

Unfortunately you cannot retrofit the 6NR without the iDrive (CIC).

[MEN@BimmerTech]

Originally Posted by Patrys@BimmerTech

Unfortunately you cannot retrofit the 6NR without the iDrive (CIC).

first step - install CIC

[Technic]

Originally Posted by taibanl

Patryk. Can you do combox (6Vc/6nr) on NON I- drive cars yet?

A Combox in a non-iDrive car will only give you Bluetooth for the phone and the 6FL. No Bluetooth Audio or even Assist (yet), much less 6NR.

[caesarp]

I have a blackberry, no iPhone. If I get an iPhone 2 years from now, will I still be able to do this then (not sure I want to do this right away on a brand new car)?

(I have a March 2011 build 328xi -- with combox, nav/iDrive and 6FL). No smartphone integration or 6NR.

[Patrys@BimmerTech]

First post updated with a nice video demonstrating the ConnectedDrive features.

It should give you better idea how the 6NR works... Enjoy!

[sfiermon]

Is there any retrofit available yet for the F10?

[pentaxis]

So what exactly is needed to upgrade a 2007 E92 with Logic 7 and Navigation to Connected Drive?

I want to be able to control my Pandora App from iDrive.

[Patrys@BimmerTech]

Originally Posted by pentaxis

So what exactly is needed to upgrade a 2007 E92 with Logic 7 and Navigation to Connected Drive?

I want to be able to control my Pandora App from iDrive.

You need to retrofit the latest Navigation (CIC), Combox and then the ConnectedDrive can be enabled.
If you are interested please send us your VIN at info@bimmer-tech.net

[flowmaster]

Originally Posted by sfiermon

Is there any retrofit available yet for the F10?

BMW will come up with a retrofit this summer...

[DieselDiner]

Originally Posted by flowmaster

BMW will come up with a retrofit this summer...

Did you hear this from BMW? It would be huge news!

[mr_milo]

Originally Posted by DieselDiner

Did you hear this from BMW? It would be huge news!

Yes and No. These are the rumors from BMW insiders. Personally I think it makes complete sense for BMW to offer this retrofit but only time will tell if it will actually happen.

[taibanl]

Originally Posted by Technic

A Combox in a non-iDrive car will only give you Bluetooth for the phone and the 6FL. No Bluetooth Audio or even Assist (yet), much less 6NR.

. I still would like this much...stupid that you cant do A2DP though

[Irish_john]

I am getting an F10 soon and would like to chat about mods so I can use apps and video.Thanks,
John.

[gobrigavitch]

Hello Patrys

I've been corresponding with you over email and I really like your solution for the combox and 6NR functionality. After reading this thread I do have a couple of questions which will likely pertain to everyone considering this so I think I'll ask them here.

I'm going to start with some general facts just to make sure I'm not mistaken on anything. It seems like your solution uses all OEM parts with no specific modifications to those parts. It would also seem that it uses these parts to do something that BMW hasn't yet figured out, or hasn't bothered to implement. From the posts so far I'm concluding that you do this by software coding in the CIC and the Combox and that the CIC needs to be removed or exposed to do this. Am I confused on anything thus far?

Now to get to my questions

1. Since BMW isn't using this solution is it possible that future software updates could disable the 6NR over Ipod cable functionality?
2. Will anything special need to be done after future software updates? Will the CIC need to be removed/accessed after future software updates to allow this feature again? If this may need to be done how often is it likely to be needed?
3. Is it possible that future software updates may completely disable this such that it can't be re-established with a mere software update?
4. Do you have any kind of guarantee for future functionality? ie free updates or hardware changes if they become necessary in future?

I really like your solution and I'm hoping that none of these concerns are warranted. This solutions seems to offer the best functionality, but I'd like to ensure that it will function far into the future.

[Patrys@BimmerTech]

Originally Posted by gobrigavitch

Hello Patrys

I've been corresponding with you over email and I really like your solution for the combox and 6NR functionality. After reading this thread I do have a couple of questions which will likely pertain to everyone considering this so I think I'll ask them here.

I'm going to start with some general facts just to make sure I'm not mistaken on anything. It seems like your solution uses all OEM parts with no specific modifications to those parts. It would also seem that it uses these parts to do something that BMW hasn't yet figured out, or hasn't bothered to implement. From the posts so far I'm concluding that you do this by software coding in the CIC and the Combox and that the CIC needs to be removed or exposed to do this. Am I confused on anything thus far?

Now to get to my questions

1. Since BMW isn't using this solution is it possible that future software updates could disable the 6NR over Ipod cable functionality?
2. Will anything special need to be done after future software updates? Will the CIC need to be removed/accessed after future software updates to allow this feature again? If this may need to be done how often is it likely to be needed?
3. Is it possible that future software updates may completely disable this such that it can't be re-established with a mere software update?
4. Do you have any kind of guarantee for future functionality? ie free updates or hardware changes if they become necessary in future?

I really like your solution and I'm hoping that none of these concerns are warranted. This solutions seems to offer the best functionality, but I'd like to ensure that it will function far into the future.

BimmerTech 6NR implementation = 100% OEM parts + programming/coding

From the software perspective everything is exactly the same as in a factory installed 6NR.
From the hardware perspective we are using 100% OEM parts but in a different configuration than in a factory 6NR, so all features work over USB cable rather than through snap-in adapter.

And now some general fact (applies to most of the retrofits):
If a BMW car is built without option X (e.g. 6NR, 6FL or 609 or any other) and there is no official retrofit for option X, but you decide to retrofit option X then after the software update performed by a BMW dealership option X will be disabled.
If this happens option X has to be recoded to enable its functionality.
This is a general rule for most of the BMW retrofits.

In case of the 6NR after the future software update you only need to have it reactivated (no need to remove anything).

Exception:
For the 1- and 3-series cars produced in March 2011 or later without the 6NR, if the 6NR is retrofitted the future software updates will not erase it.
The same applies for the X5 and X6 produced from April 2011.

I hope it helps...

[gobrigavitch]

Originally Posted by Patrys@BimmerTech

BimmerTech 6NR implementation = 100% OEM parts + programming/coding

From the software perspective everything is exactly the same as in a factory installed 6NR.
From the hardware perspective we are using 100% OEM parts but in a different configuration than in a factory 6NR, so all features work over USB cable rather than through snap-in adapter.

And now some general fact (applies to most of the retrofits):
If a BMW car is built without option X (e.g. 6NR, 6FL or 609 or any other) and there is no official retrofit for option X, but you decide to retrofit option X then after the software update performed by a BMW dealership option X will be disabled.
If this happens option X has to be recoded to enable its functionality.
This is a general rule for most of the BMW retrofits.

In case of the 6NR after the future software update you only need to have it reactivated (no need to remove anything).

Exception:
For the 1- and 3-series cars produced in March 2011 or later without the 6NR, if the 6NR is retrofitted the future software updates will not erase it.
The same applies for the X5 and X6 produced from April 2011.

I hope it helps...

That does definitely help. Thank you for your prompt reply.

It's reassuring to know that no parts will need to be changed or removed to do updates in future.

I'm new to BMW ownership so forgive me if these questions seem obvious to some of you.

What is normal for frequency of software updates? Do people get these done every year, every couple years, or rarely? Will coding for these options be provided free of charge after future software updates? If they are free is there a limit to frequency or number (ie once every 2 years or once or twice total) If they are not provided free will the price be the usual 200$/coding or will a discount be provided.

I hope this isn't taken in the wrong way Patrys. I'm not trying to hound you, but I do want to know what to expect in the future after I get these services activated and it's information I haven't seen clearly spelled out anywhere by any of the vendors providing these retrofits.