bimmercode & Warranty

[nibble]

Hi.

Saw few threads about using bimmercode to "customize" supra and I'm curious if I use bimmercode to customize supra, will it void warranty?

Thank you.

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[roadtripper]

I seriously doubt it.

 

[Tsar]

I imagine that there isn't going to be a straight answer. Rather it will go something like this:

1. You "customize" it > nothing goes wrong > no one will care.
2. You "customize" it > something goes wrong > dealership finds out about your "customization" > they will try to blame your problem on your "customization".

 

[2k20HTownMKV]

Hi.

Saw few threads about using bimmercode to "customize" supra and I'm curious if I use bimmercode to customize supra, will it void warranty?

Thank you.

i did actually asked this to my dealer when i was trying to increase the brightness on the screen before they had a fix out. They told me they had no care on whether or not i did it. However i better know what I'm doing. If they had to go back in behind me and fix my screw up they would charge me the diagnosis fee. I told them if they could fix it with a simple flash would that count and they said no, but obviously YMMV.

 

[akasonny]

i did actually asked this to my dealer when i was trying to increase the brightness on the screen before they had a fix out. They told me they had no care on whether or not i did it. However i better know what I'm doing. If they had to go back in behind me and fix my screw up they would charge me the diagnosis fee. I told them if they could fix it with a simple flash would that count and they said no, but obviously YMMV.

Bimmercodes are reversible. The software (phone app/ipad) always saves a copy of the existing coding before altering to the new code. I should know as I must have 50 backups...and the only way to ID them is by time/date. Still the first backup (at the bottom of the list) is the original setting(s). So if you were ever to get a CEL, (you won't though), you can just reverse it.

Bimmercode is pretty fail-safe. I don't go into the EXPERT mode on the engine ECU because...well...I'm not an expert. I stay in the STANDARD operating area to be safe.

 

[nibble]

Great! Thank you all for your answer! Happy driving!

 

[John8]

i did actually asked this to my dealer when i was trying to increase the brightness on the screen before they had a fix out. They told me they had no care on whether or not i did it. However i better know what I'm doing. If they had to go back in behind me and fix my screw up they would charge me the diagnosis fee. I told them if they could fix it with a simple flash would that count and they said no, but obviously YMMV.

They have a fix for this now?

 

[2k20HTownMKV]

They have a fix for this now?

Nav screen brightness fix yes there is a fix. I have declined it because they have to do a flash and I don’t want my ECU touched for tuning.

 

[jtsang25]

Nav screen brightness fix yes there is a fix. I have declined it because they have to do a flash and I don’t want my ECU touched for tuning.

This fix is only for reverse camera brightness not the nav as a whole. It was an issue where if brightness was maxed out and contrast was turned all the way down the screen would black out.

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