[AlphaQuad]

Hi guys I had a question, so I have a f30 with a build date of 06/17 which missed the start of the CarPlay implementation 6CP as standard. My question is if I use one of the services to have CarPlay activated in my car with one of the methods USB drive etc, and adding the Wifi antenna, will that have any effect on when I need to code my car of update the cars software? I've been reading but have got mixed answers. Also is it possible to have genuine FSC code to have carplay activated on a car that has no 6CP?
Thanks!

[steve@codemybimmer]

Originally Posted by AlphaQuad

Hi guys I had a question, so I have a f30 with a build date of 06/17 which missed the start of the CarPlay implementation 6CP as standard. My question is if I use one of the services to have CarPlay activated in my car with one of the methods USB drive etc, and adding the Wifi antenna, will that have any effect on when I need to code my car of update the cars software? I've been reading but have got mixed answers. Also is it possible to have genuine FSC code to have carplay activated on a car that has no 6CP?
Thanks!

Generally, these patched FSCs replace the public key on your head unit with a custom one so that the head unit will think that the custom FSCs are genuine.

When the vehicle goes in for a software update at the dealership, the OEM key will be flashed back into the head unit and the custom FSCs will all become rejected as a result. You will find that your Navigation, Sirius XM, Voice Control will all be greyed out and unusable.

The solution we use is cloud based and will back up your original FSCs and when you login using the same PIN assigned to you, there is an option to restore back to OEM prior to a dealer visit. If the vehicle gets updated and the FSCs become rejected, you can also use the installer to reinstall the custom public key and FSCs and that will also bring the head unit back to its custom state with Apple CarPlay and everything else enabled.

It is possible to order a genuine 143 FSC but it is quite expensive from what I hear.

[AlphaQuad]

Thank you for the reply Steve! Much appreciated

[kubax86]

It is not always like that after update navi is greyed and not working. After update and restoring public key to OEM, BMW also restores OEM FSCs. They use ISTA for that which does all.

OEM 143 FSC cost around 450$