What coding system to buy
 

What kind of coding kit should I buy, and will it work with Mac?
All I really want to do is disable my DRL's and other small stuff, but the DRL's must go!!
TIA
Frank

search for INPA - comes with the cable and NCS and some other powerful things... not sure about the Mac though...

T

Search here or on the Web? Is there a kit to buy? How difficult is it to use?

go to fleabay - there is a dude from romania that had sold a dozen or two of those cables to the members here... INPA is very useful in diagnostics, he also has other, more powerful software in the same package that i was never able to get up and running, but there is also NCS Expert coding tool that helps you code little things in the car, like the DRL, or the seatbelt gong, or the windows roll up on the remote... all comes in one package, couple disks and a cable... about $40-50 shipped...

however, before making ANY changes to your car, read up on programming - you don't want to "brick" your modules

T

Found two things:

Cable: one-stop-electronics.com

And

Site:BMW Coding Forum

Also, my X5 is Canadian, (ex-US) and I really want to disable the DRL's, so am I barking up the right tree with this cable?

Thanks,

F

There's a guy on Facebook that does coding for BMW and Mini. He can even code your car over the internet. Triple 0 coding is the guy name.

https://www.facebook.com/Tripl3OCoding?fref=ts

If you aren't gonna use it often, it's better to pay someone to do it. The hardware is not expensive, but the software installation can be confusing/hard.
Your X can be coded remotely. If I were you, I would write down everything I want to be coded to the X and pay someone to do it in one shot.

EDIT: Agree with upallnight, Tripl3OCoding is legit. He can do it remotely.

Sounds like a plan to me!

Do I need any hardware to do so?

I've already sent a message to the guy on FB.

Just be prepared for the inevitable consequence of not having ANY sort of DRL in Canada. ;)

well, the one i was talking about, had the cable that was proven to work and the software specific to BMWs... the one is your link seems to be ok but you still would need software to talk to the car...

on the other hand, the guys are right, if you are not going to be doing much of coding, just pay somebody to do it for you - remember, if the car goes back to a dealer and the dealer hooks up your car to their computer, they might reset all of your personal preferences to the factory defaults, so you might need to code the car again...

check to see what else you want to have coded, look around the forum, there are few pages worth checking out...

check this out this one - http://www.xoutpost.com/914356-post39.html

I wouldn't recommend NCS Expert since it's pretty advanced coding. You can really brick your car if you delete or edit the wrong line.

DIS/GT1 is much more easier to use and made for the dealer techs, not the factory engineers like NCS Expert.

Heck, you can even use PA Soft or CarSoft for just coding and basic scanning.

Sent from a plane on a treadmill

Search on craigslist, there usually is one or two people locally who can do it, search bmw coding