Replacing E90 BMW Professional Radio

bmwhitman · 03-24-2018, 02:08 PM

Do I need to program or code when I replace the BMW Professional Radio? Is this possible with the BT tool? If I get the exact part number do I still need to program or code to make it work?

opjose · 03-24-2018, 03:44 PM

Why are you replacing it?

Did the car already have a Pro Radio as stock equipment?

ctuna · 03-24-2018, 05:13 PM

Most likely yes, unless you get one from a car that was
optioned exactly the same.
Serial number does not make a difference.
It may indicate a Revision or different Hardware
and firmware revisons.
You need a coding setup and may need a and ICOM cable
in cars built after 3/07
What's a Bluetooth tool many aftermarket diags use bluetooth
dongles.
If you are replacing it because of the display there are kits
for doing that on ebay.

bmwhitman · 03-25-2018, 08:32 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by opjose

Why are you replacing it?

Did the car already have a Pro Radio as stock equipment?

Yes the car came with pro radio as an upgrade .

bmwhitman · 03-25-2018, 08:34 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ctuna

Most likely yes, unless you get one from a car that was
optioned exactly the same.
Serial number does not make a difference.
It may indicate a Revision or different Hardware
and firmware revisons.
You need a coding setup and may need a and ICOM cable
in cars built after 3/07
What's a Bluetooth tool many aftermarket diags use bluetooth
dongles.
If you are replacing it because of the display there are kits
for doing that on ebay.

It's not a display issue. The head unit is dead. The used part shop wanted to match the part number. The production date was June 2005. Can you point me to a good software and cable so I can code myself? I only have a BT tool but want to learn how to code myself.

ctuna · 03-25-2018, 01:41 PM

Go to the coding board here and look for the Bimmergeeks threads.
As I pointed out you may not be able to program it without and
ICOM Cable which is expensive. You might want to look for a coder
that has that cable localy or get the bimmertech service for recoding.

After 3/07 buid a D/K Can cable wasn't enough to program radio and idrive
functions, it requires and ICOM cable.

opjose · 03-25-2018, 02:54 PM

Also you may want to grab the hard drive from the old unit and transfer it to the new unit.

This may avoid some FSC coding.

ctuna · 03-25-2018, 04:31 PM

No Hard drive its a pro radio not idrive.

opjose · 03-25-2018, 05:19 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ctuna

No Hard drive its a pro radio not idrive.

Thanks!

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ctuna Lieutenant General 2045 Rep 13,359 Posts Drives: 325xi 06 wagon MT Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Santa Cruz, Ca iTrader: (0)	Most likely yes, unless you get one from a car that was optioned exactly the same. Serial number does not make a difference. It may indicate a Revision or different Hardware and firmware revisons. You need a coding setup and may need a and ICOM cable in cars built after 3/07 What's a Bluetooth tool many aftermarket diags use bluetooth dongles. If you are replacing it because of the display there are kits for doing that on ebay.
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ctuna Lieutenant General 2045 Rep 13,359 Posts Drives: 325xi 06 wagon MT Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Santa Cruz, Ca iTrader: (0)	Go to the coding board here and look for the Bimmergeeks threads. As I pointed out you may not be able to program it without and ICOM Cable which is expensive. You might want to look for a coder that has that cable localy or get the bimmertech service for recoding. After 3/07 buid a D/K Can cable wasn't enough to program radio and idrive functions, it requires and ICOM cable.
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opjose Major 244 Rep 1,373 Posts Drives: 335xi Join Date: May 2016 Location: Md iTrader: (0)	Also you may want to grab the hard drive from the old unit and transfer it to the new unit. This may avoid some FSC coding.
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