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Originally Posted by rph74
I had success also!
Laurel BMW in Westmont, IL (suburban Chicago) succeeded in the reprogramming procedure. Their lead tech is apparently quite sharp.
Killcrap also says that Perillo BMW in the City of Chicago is also capable of getting the job done.
So the total cost to have the rear self leveling retrofitted with coil springs was $735. $400 for parts, $205 for an indy to install, and $135 for the dealership to reprogram.
FWIW, not all BMW dealerships are created equal. The dealership near my home in Springfield, MO had the X5 for a full week and finally threw in the towel (thankfully at no charge to me). Laurel BMW had my car for a full day, since they had to wait for a "service order" from BMW headquarters in order to do the job. Killcrap could probably corroborate if that is standard procedure or not.
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the technican had to request the ZCS code from BMW North America. "service order" is the incorrect name. On E53, the car has ZCS coding. The newer cars have "vehicle order" which is much simplier to modify. The vehicleorder/zcs is loaded the same way. But requires a IBAC code from BMW to import this code, the older systems such as CIP/Progman and DisV44 can load the vehicle order without this IBAC code. If you would of came downtown at Perillo, they wouldnt need to ask BMW NA for this code, as they have the capability to generate the modified ZCS code. You would of been done in less than 5 mintues. While your coffee was still being made.