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12-08-2010, 02:51 PM | #1 |
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Combox update for pre sept built cars available early next year
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I spoke with the dealership today and they told me that there will be a combox update for pre sept built cars available early next year, at the same time there will be an uppdate for combox cars. Last edited by madmar; 12-08-2010 at 02:58 PM.. |
12-08-2010, 03:23 PM | #2 |
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Cool - I hope it will be offered here in the US. It may not seem like a big deal, but this really adds to my customer loyalty feelings and keeps me willing to be an early model adopter.
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12-11-2010, 10:40 AM | #3 |
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Can anybody confirm this? I've been told you absolutely cannot retrofit the Combox. I really doubt this information is accurate
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This is my understanding as well. However, if it could be done, my understanding is that it's both hardware and software that would need to be addressed, and I can't imagine that the parts and labor would be free.
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my sales rep mentioned to me that I should be expecting a "software flash" during my first service. I had no idea about the capabilities of the combox nor did I ask anything about it. She came out of no where and brought it up. If it's the truth - it would be SWEEEEEEET!
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Thanks. Not really relevant to me, I do mainly short journeys in the car and don't use the car like an office. I also tend to like to listen to music through a proper hifi system in a quiet room with a glass of wine. In the car it's just background misic
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It's like asking PS3 to be software updated to allow you to play Move games without the hardware (Eye and Move controllers). Not likely. And to be able to get a free new combox retrofit from BMW is like Sony or Microsoft giving your one year old console a free Move bundle or Kinect..... again, not very likely. |
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BMW Retrofit are close to launching a Combox retrofit...
http://www.e90post.com/forums/showth...=1#post8494615
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I'm hoping this is true, I have a WK34 build and was told my car would have the combox on it, unfortunately on delivery it wasn't there.
I contacted my CA to have him look into it more for me. (FINGERS CROSSED) |
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If i was told my car would havethe combox and it didn't come with one I would not have accepted the car at delivery.
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BMW in NJ does not care
As far as my experience goes, BMW in NJ does not give a rats a$$ about this issue.
They falsely advertised that several of the features (album cover art and bluetooth streamming) were available on the 5 series as of June. They were not. When i confronted BMW about this, they simply played stupid and gave me the run around. I will be taking legal action against them, and they just lost a customer from over 20 years for life.
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I forgot to mention that the features i mentioned are only available with the combox.
My vehicle was manufactured in July.
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I must admit some confusion. Is a combox retrofit going to be available through the dealers in the US or is it a custom shop retrofit? How $$$ do we think this is going to be? As to timing, what you were told sounds optimistic considering that an iPhone 4 snap in adapter is not available yet for a six month old product.
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12-28-2010, 08:18 AM | #21 |
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Combox is both hardware and software. Combox allows one to use a standard Apple iPod cable to connect the iPod to the car, in lieu of the BMW Y Cable. It will be interesting to see if this rumor is true, particularly since a hardware mod is required.
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