[Bluezed]

Kroogz - Is the coding something a novice could do (with instructions!!) or is it too risky?

Bam-Bam. Picture attached of my XLine with 566 wheels in mineralgrau.

[kroogz]

Bluezed - depends what you deem "novice" :-)

The guides I followed seemed pretty straight forward, but I do understand mechanics and technical / IT type jargon.

Happy to help and take screen shots if you want.

Cheers

[Bam-Bam]

Bluezed, You made my day.

[PF1]

[QUOTE=kroogz;19162461]mynewx1 - I used an ENET cable. Successfully coded the car to remember last setting for Start/Stop and a digital speed display with BC.

Thanks! So one of these or similar?

http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/NEW-Ether...sAAMXQrhdTV3l1

Cheap enough to buy one to have a crack at it, although I'm not familiar with coding. Where can I find the guides that you mentioned?

[kroogz]

http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/Ethernet-...QAAOSwpDdVdpN5

This is the cable I bought.

This is the initial guide I followed http://www.bmwesys.com/guides/Beginn...e%20Coding.pdf

Here some coding tips - http://f30.bimmerpost.com/forums/att...8&d=1435767715

They are for F30 but most of them relate to all BMW's.

Have to give credit to the US guys - especially a guy called Shawn - he has helped so many people.

Cheers

[PF1]

Thanks so much for the links!! Looks a bit complicated but I think I'll give it a go when I get my car. Some settings look like will be worthwhile changing, and I think I would rather learn it than to pay the dealer to do.

[Pretender]

Originally Posted by kroogz

Hi Guys

Picked it up today.

Very impressed and great experience buying through Coastline BMW.

Nice! Btw, You need to upgrade your camera. pictures are so blurry.

[Pretender]

Originally Posted by Bluezed

Kroogz - Is the coding something a novice could do (with instructions!!) or is it too risky?

Bam-Bam. Picture attached of my XLine with 566 wheels in mineralgrau.

Somehow X1 I bought in US had darker/tinted rear windows than this one.

[kroogz]

They were just on phone pics ;-)

[ShinySteelRobot]

Originally Posted by Pretender

Somehow X1 I bought in US had darker/tinted rear windows than this one.

All US-based X1's come with "privacy glass" as standard equipment. In some other markets it's called "sun protection glass", I believe.

Regardless of what it's called, it's available as an option in most other markets outside the US, AFAICT.

[BMW newbie 2016]

Originally Posted by Pretender

Nice! Btw, You need to upgrade your camera. pictures are so blurry.

Congrats on your beautiful X1. I noticed on the photo of the rear of the vehicle that you have a single exhaust. I thought they all had twin exhaust pipes.
Mine does although she is Canadian. Not much of an accent though

[PF1]

Was reading this month's Wheels Magazine Car of the Year Edition where the Mazda MX-5 took out the top honours. The X1 unfortunately didn't make it past Round 1, together with the 2 Series Active Tourer and new 7 Series. Here's what Wheels said about the X1 for those who haven't had a chance to read it yet:


IT PROMISED PLENTY, BUT QUICKLY BUMPED ITSELF OUT OF CONTENTION

It turned out to be rather fortuitous that BMW's 2 Series Active Tourer missed last year's COTY testing by barely a week. And not just because opinions against Munich s first-ever front-driver have simmered down a little. As a result, it gets to debut alongside this new-generation X1, which is so closely related that it shares the 2AT's 2670mm wheelbase and UKL platform genealogy. Yet these twins-under-the-skin were clearly born masculine and feminine, with the X1 being the hairier sibling, at least until its next chest wax.

While front-drive X1 variants are on their way (the $49,500 sDrive 18d and $51,600 sDrive 20i), they weren't here at COTY testing time, meaning our X1s were xDrive models ($56,500 20d and $59,900 25i) with on-demand all-wheel drive and potentially more of a chance to prove that driving dynamics haven't gone south with the X1's engines turning east-west.

In fact, far from it. The test xDrive 20d (on 225/50R18 Bridgestone Turanza T001s) and xDrive 25i (wearing 225/45R19 Bridgestone Potenza S001s) were unexpectedly adept at carving up Lang Lang's handling circuit. Lovely chassis balance and really chuckable handling fly in the face of the new X1's rejection of BMW's famed 50/50 weight distribution and it proved beautifully alert and pointable on dirt. The X1 even steers pretty well (on smooth surfaces).

The 25i in particular, with its low-profile performance rubber and fast-geared 2.6 turns lock-to-lock, is almost hot-hatch-like in its urgent ability to cover ground, but there's a huge caveat to all this: the X1's ride quality is terrible. Only one car rode worse than the 19-inch-wheeled X1 25i at COTY, and it was Audi's highly focused ITS. Even the 20d on smaller wheels was lamentable, with an irritatingly unsettled demeanour, and loads of head toss and body movement. On Lang Lang's challenging ride road, both X1s felt like automotive protein shakes. Based on previous experience in both the F56 Mini and F30 3 Series, we wouldn't consider an X1 without highlighting adaptive dampers in a flouro marker.

Here's hoping $690 worth of Dynamic Damper Control might save the X1 because it's really a good thing in so many areas. The turbo-diesel is a sweetie, supported by a seamlessly proficient eight-speed auto, while the 170kW turbo-petrol is an absolute cracker, with Golf GTI-rivalling performance and efficiency.

The X1's Calvin Luk-penned styling is a vast improvement in proportion and stance over its long-nosed predecessor, while packaging is in another league. The new X1 combines a comfortable and roomy cabin with a sizeable 505-litre boot and a refreshingly different dashboard treatment for a BMW. And once you start playing with stuff like sports seats, perforated leather and different trim finishes, the X1 really begins to shine. In fact, it could be argued that with the new X1's rise to near-greatness in a bunch of areas, its underdone X3 stablemate is now totally redundant.

Yet it all comes to a grinding halt with that ride. As Alex Inwood put it, "ride is harsh, run-flats loud, kicks back through the wheel. Is this chink in the X1's armour enough to stop it progressing?" Unfortunately yes.

NATHAN PONCHARD
wheelsmag.com.au

[ttimbo]

Pretty much my thoughts after test driving a 25i on 19" RFTs, without adaptive suspension. This is an awful spec for Australian roads, and I'm hoping mine, which will have adaptive suspension and 18" wheels (and I'll change to non RFTs) will work better. Just my 2c, but 19" wheels and low profile RFT tyres make no sense on a SUV.

[LSU Tiger Wes]

Originally Posted by ttimbo

Pretty much my thoughts after test driving a 25i on 19" RFTs, without adaptive suspension. This is an awful spec for Australian roads, and I'm hoping mine, which will have adaptive suspension and 18" wheels (and I'll change to non RFTs) will work better. Just my 2c, but 19" wheels and low profile RFT tyres make no sense on a SUV.

Nonsense! X1 looks awesome with 19" wheels, and who buys a SUV...I mean SAV...for practicality?

Kidding aside, I will be looking to get rid of the run flats ASAP, but it already rides much smoother than my E92 (with Sport Package).