COMBOX retrofit swap from donor car

Paliator · 08-04-2019, 10:56 PM

Hello everyone,

My good friend recently got into an accident that totaled his 2012 335xi E92. This vehicle was fully loaded with Harmon kardon and CIC nav with full Bluetooth capability. He is allowing me to put whatever I need from this into my 2010 335i also with CIC nav but I have logic 7. What is the easiest way to swap this over so I can have the full Bluetooth capabilities? I believe it will be easier since I have every part in the system available but I could be wrong. If the case is that I can swap it over, what will I need to swap? Thank you in advance

Edit: I believe it is worth noting my phone connects to my car already for phone use only. I would like Bluetooth music and album artwork through usb

smass · 08-05-2019, 05:20 PM

Your CIC has your vin programmed into it. Swapping CIC is not as easy as it sounds. There are ways to virginize so do some research.

You may not even need his CIC. Unless yours is on really old firmware you probably can just do a combox retrofit.

Dpc2u · 08-05-2019, 06:16 PM

If you already have cic, a combox and bluetooth to phone, you should only have to do coding to add EBT (enhanced bluetooth). I believe you also have to change the build date to 03/11. I did it in my 2011, but it has been awhile, so I don't recall what all I had to code. I didn't have bluetooth at all, but after coding and adding a second mic, all was good including album art.

08-04-2019, 10:56 PM	#1
Paliator Private 19 Rep 94 Posts Drives: E90 Join Date: Nov 2016 Location: USA iTrader: (0)	COMBOX retrofit swap from donor car Hello everyone, My good friend recently got into an accident that totaled his 2012 335xi E92. This vehicle was fully loaded with Harmon kardon and CIC nav with full Bluetooth capability. He is allowing me to put whatever I need from this into my 2010 335i also with CIC nav but I have logic 7. What is the easiest way to swap this over so I can have the full Bluetooth capabilities? I believe it will be easier since I have every part in the system available but I could be wrong. If the case is that I can swap it over, what will I need to swap? Thank you in advance Edit: I believe it is worth noting my phone connects to my car already for phone use only. I would like Bluetooth music and album artwork through usb Last edited by Paliator; 08-04-2019 at 11:34 PM..
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smass Lieutenant Colonel 415 Rep 1,603 Posts Drives: 06 325i - 10 335i Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: Scottsdale, AZ iTrader: (1) Garage List 2010 E90 335i [0.00] 2016 F15 35i [0.00] 2003 E53 3.0 [0.00] 2006 E90 325i [0.00]	Your CIC has your vin programmed into it. Swapping CIC is not as easy as it sounds. There are ways to virginize so do some research. You may not even need his CIC. Unless yours is on really old firmware you probably can just do a combox retrofit.
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Dpc2u Major 11491 Rep 1,065 Posts Drives: E93 M3, E60 M5, F15 X5, E46 Join Date: Feb 2019 Location: Middle Tennessee iTrader: (0)	If you already have cic, a combox and bluetooth to phone, you should only have to do coding to add EBT (enhanced bluetooth). I believe you also have to change the build date to 03/11. I did it in my 2011, but it has been awhile, so I don't recall what all I had to code. I didn't have bluetooth at all, but after coding and adding a second mic, all was good including album art. __________________ E46, E60 M5, E93 M3, F15 X5 IG - @thebimmerhaus
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