Coding app question

tenflyer · 07-12-2018, 05:33 PM

I do want to code some changes to my '18 X3. Unfortunately I do not have easy access to a Windows laptop that I can rely on in case I needed to make tweaks, etc. otherwise I'd go that route and reach out to Amaretto.

Bimmercode and Carly do not have things like ASS, cruise distance default, etc yet, basically anything hardcore from the ECU is still being developed. And understandably, neither could promise any sort of ETA on that.

Can anyone point me to an option of how I could have someone do this locally that I'd pay? Someone within an hour or so of Wash DC?

Any advice would be appreciated!

bmtespar · 07-12-2018, 05:50 PM

I think I saw something somewhere saying that you can run esys on a Mac now.

DigiSage · 07-12-2018, 05:50 PM

I would contact Almaretto anyway, there are a couple of different ways he can code your vehicle remotely. Let him know which laptop(s)/OS(s) you have available and see what he can do, he seems to have workarounds for almost every eventuality.

nogren · 07-13-2018, 01:53 AM

I'm coding with e-sys on Windows 10, inside a Virtualbox machine on Mac OSX.
You could give it a try...

/n

BabyDriver2019 · 07-13-2018, 03:39 PM

New to BMW and coding...so this may be a stupid question...Does coding affect the warranty in any way? Kind of jailbreak for phones??

bmtespar · 07-13-2018, 06:18 PM

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Originally Posted by BabyDriver2019

New to BMW and coding...so this may be a stupid question...Does coding affect the warranty in any way? Kind of jailbreak for phones??

See my response to your question in your post about your new vehicle. Short answer is look up magnuson-moss warranty act.

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tenflyer Private 47 Rep 89 Posts Drives: 2018 BMW X3 x30i Join Date: Apr 2018 Location: Washington DC iTrader: (0)	Coding app question I do want to code some changes to my '18 X3. Unfortunately I do not have easy access to a Windows laptop that I can rely on in case I needed to make tweaks, etc. otherwise I'd go that route and reach out to Amaretto. Bimmercode and Carly do not have things like ASS, cruise distance default, etc yet, basically anything hardcore from the ECU is still being developed. And understandably, neither could promise any sort of ETA on that. Can anyone point me to an option of how I could have someone do this locally that I'd pay? Someone within an hour or so of Wash DC? Any advice would be appreciated!
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bmtespar Major 709 Rep 1,066 Posts Drives: 19 X3 30i, 18 230iX Vert Join Date: Sep 2014 Location: Atlanta Ga iTrader: (0)	I think I saw something somewhere saying that you can run esys on a Mac now.
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DigiSage First Lieutenant 143 Rep 394 Posts Drives: 2018 X3 M40i Join Date: May 2006 Location: Albany, New York Metropolitan Area iTrader: (0)	I would contact Almaretto anyway, there are a couple of different ways he can code your vehicle remotely. Let him know which laptop(s)/OS(s) you have available and see what he can do, he seems to have workarounds for almost every eventuality.
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nogren Captain 327 Rep 967 Posts Drives: G01 30d Join Date: Jun 2013 Location: Sweden iTrader: (0)	I'm coding with e-sys on Windows 10, inside a Virtualbox machine on Mac OSX. You could give it a try... /n
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BabyDriver2019 Enlisted Member 30 Rep 34 Posts Drives: G01 30i Alpine White Join Date: Jul 2018 Location: Houston, TX iTrader: (0)	New to BMW and coding...so this may be a stupid question...Does coding affect the warranty in any way? Kind of jailbreak for phones??
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