[zeenon53]

Originally Posted by COBB Tuning

zeenon53,

Yes, we are planning on providing performance parts in addition to the AccessPORT.

Thanks,

Gary

Great, looking forward to it!

[chiaobaby]

Originally Posted by COBB Tuning

SennaZ,

We will be posting on these forums. Typically our announcements hit our own forum and public forums, our blog, our Facebook page, Twitter and our product update mailing list.

Check out our links in our signature below if your interested in following along on any of those.

Thanks!

Gary

Hey Gary Can you answer this question???

What happens if you flash your car with Cobb accessport then while your car goes to the dealer for service the dealer decides to upgrade the DME then erases the cobb flash ? How do you unmarried the accessport unit and can you use the Cobb accessport to reflash your car again?

[COBB Tuning]

Originally Posted by chiaobaby

Hey Gary Can you answer this question???

What happens if you flash your car with Cobb accessport then while your car goes to the dealer for service the dealer decides to upgrade the DME then erases the cobb flash ? How do you unmarried the accessport unit and can you use the Cobb accessport to reflash your car again?

chiaobaby,

That's one good reason we suggest uninstalling the AccessPORT before going in to the dealership, as it takes only 10 minutes to uninstall.

If for whatever reason the dealer installs over the AccessPORT flash, the AccessPORT is temporarily unusable. You would need to ship the AccessPORT back to COBB Tuning, along with a receipt from your BMW service center showing the work that was done. We would then license the AccessPORT so it could be reinstalled on your vehicle.

Thanks,

Gary

[Alan l.]

Cobb - have you guys see this issue yet? If not it sounds like something you should look into.

http://www.e90post.com/forums/showthread.php?t=473968

Alan

[Mugen1516]

Originally Posted by Alan l.

Cobb - have you guys see this issue yet? If not it sounds like something you should look into.

http://www.e90post.com/forums/showthread.php?t=473968

Alan

I sure hope it's not a problem. I was/am hoping to go COBB for the ease of use (uninstalling/installing) over PROcede.

[gidiup]

Originally Posted by Alan l.

Cobb - have you guys see this issue yet? If not it sounds like something you should look into.

http://www.e90post.com/forums/showthread.php?t=473968

Alan

Is this an issue? Waiting for this little issues to surface and be resolved prior to buying.

[etiliko]

COBB, as I ask in the other discussion, can you post other screenshot of OEM maps, including the graphing?
I'm curious to see around what values work a stock car.

[muskamatt]

Originally Posted by Alan l.

Cobb - have you guys see this issue yet? If not it sounds like something you should look into.

http://www.e90post.com/forums/showthread.php?t=473968

Alan

I have about 2k miles till my 15k service and was to purchase COBB based on this. Hopefully this will be resolved by then.

[denial]

Cobb,

After emailing the rom (and make, model, year, and tranny) to rom@cobbtuning, should we expect a confirmation/acknowledgment of receiving the rom? I sent it in late Wednesday, just wanted to make sure that the file was received, readable, not corrupted, etc. Seems like 5 business days is FOREVER

[Clap135]

I heard they are going to make updates this coming friday. Personally I think for people to pay 900 and only to help them develop further firmware is a little bonkers. This should have been tackled better before release.

[Blackfield]

Danny,

I think the concern is that there is potentially a challenge in reading/reprogrammed an ECU with ISTA 2.40.2 version.

My SA informed me today that I need to get my ECU reprogrammed with ISTA 2.40.2.
Here is the SIB: http://www.bmwtis.com/tsb/bulletins/...p/B130910g.htm

Could someone @ COBB confirm if they worked with this particular version yet?

I have COBB AP on its way, I want to make sure that there will be no issue when my ECU is eventually reprogrammed.

Thanks..

[denial]

Originally Posted by Clap135

I heard they are going to make updates this coming friday. Personally I think for people to pay 900 and only to help them develop further firmware is a little bonkers. This should have been tackled better before release.

I *think* the process is they will email you a beta-firmware and once you confirm it works they'll incorporate it into an official firmware update. So the update won't mean much to me unless someone else sent in something similar to mine....I think.

But yeah, I agree with you about handling the firmware. It's just that, I'm not sure how else they would get exposure to all the ROMs otherwise.

[Clap135]

They could speed up the process and dedicate one of their guys time to send the end user software that works. Waiting for a week or so is bs imo.

[secretsquirrel]

I think a lot of us are starting to see how much tedious flash programming is vs piggy programming.

[Clap135]

Originally Posted by secretsquirrel

I think a lot of us are starting to see how much tedious flash programming is vs piggy programming.

Actually, its less tedious. Tedious to me is taking apart my car to get into the ecu and then praying I dont get usb disconnects during updates/logging. Thats tedious.

[Bagelfast]

Originally Posted by secretsquirrel

I think a lot of us are starting to see how much tedious flash programming is vs piggy programming.

I was about to state this... Beyond the hype from new members, etc... Flash tuning isnt as easy and good as many think it is. Beyon things like downloading ROM and sending it out for some, BMW trying to lock flashes out, worries of DME bricking, power source, etc. im starting to think just isnt worth it since CAN been brought to the bale for piggybacks now.

Originally Posted by Clap135

Actually, its less tedious. Tedious to me is taking apart my car to get into the ecu and then praying I dont get usb disconnects during updates/logging. Thats tedious.

I never had a USB disconnect using piggys, but i can install a piggy within 20-30min max. And with the piggys having CAN intergration, make map changes and in dash features are faster and cooler than what this flash can do at the moment.

Still sitting back and looking into this though. Advantages and disadvantages , review etc., and issues that might arise.

[COBB Tuning]

Originally Posted by denial

Cobb,

After emailing the rom (and make, model, year, and tranny) to rom@cobbtuning, should we expect a confirmation/acknowledgment of receiving the rom? I sent it in late Wednesday, just wanted to make sure that the file was received, readable, not corrupted, etc. Seems like 5 business days is FOREVER

Is your name Daniel? If so, we've got it. I apologize that you did not receive a confirmation e-mail -- we obviously let a follow-up confirmation slip through and that's unacceptable. Rob has indicated support should be available Monday.

Originally Posted by denial

But yeah, I agree with you about handling the firmware. It's just that, I'm not sure how else they would get exposure to all the ROMs otherwise.

That's just it. We still would have had to announce to the world that we needed to start collecting ROMs. As you guys have noticed with the persistent heavy demand for 2007 and N55 support, patience can be hard to ask for sometimes, so we thought it'd be best to at least get it into the hands of the people we could support right away

Originally Posted by Clap135

They could speed up the process and dedicate one of their guys time to send the end user software that works. Waiting for a week or so is bs imo.

We do have a dedicated person on this. Rob is currently working 7 days a week. He just sent me a new build of our software about 5 minutes ago

Originally Posted by secretsquirrel

I think a lot of us are starting to see how much tedious flash programming is vs piggy programming.

Originally Posted by Clap135

Actually, its less tedious. Tedious to me is taking apart my car to get into the ecu and then praying I dont get usb disconnects during updates/logging. Thats tedious.

There are benefits and drawbacks to each system, no question. After this initial period of ROM collection passes, potential buyers will have good confidence that our product can be installed right out of the box. We always encourage careful research when trying to decide what is best for your car and for meeting your exact needs!

Best regards,
Lance
R&D Calibrator

[Derek B]

Well I sent my ROM Dump file to Rob at 11pm on Jan 11th he sent me back the File to have my Accessport updated at 1:30 Am on the 12th so that was like 2 and a half hours. I think that 5 days is just the extreme for this process to turn around.

[Clap135]

I guess some are easier than others? I sent mine the 14th and was told to expect something on friday the 21st.

[secretsquirrel]

Originally Posted by Clap135

Actually, its less tedious. Tedious to me is taking apart my car to get into the ecu and then praying I dont get usb disconnects during updates/logging. Thats tedious.

I said tedious from a programming perspective.

[Clap135]

Originally Posted by secretsquirrel

I said tedious from a programming perspective.

Understood. I was coming from the end user perspective. I have installed multiple piggybacks on my and did alot of testing for two of them. I also witnessed two guys that were "testing" harness mess up their ecu pins in the process.

[Pseudo Nim]

Originally Posted by Clap135

I heard they are going to make updates this coming friday. Personally I think for people to pay 900 and only to help them develop further firmware is a little bonkers. This should have been tackled better before release.

I think you're being a bit hard on them. I'm sure there were a LOT of people who said "DUDES PLS RELEASE RIGHT NOW KTHXBAI WE'LL TEST NP", and for them, once the process was established, it was a matter of simply adding new ROM builds. If they waited until every single ROM build was integrated into the AccessPort, it would have taken an extra 6 months.

It would seem that the 335s are FAR different from the Mini Coopers - when the AccessPort for the Mini Cooper came out, the beta testing was over in like a week, 'cause there were something like 4 different ECUs (major ones, anyway) - so it was instantly "mass market". Does not seem to be the case for the 335 (doesn't help that there's a MSD80 and a MSD81 to start with).