Stateside DME unlock for July 2020+

[Phlizza]

Wouldn't be surprised if they were working with Femto behind the scenes.

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[Viper]

Wouldn't be surprised if they were working with Femto behind the scenes.

I assume they looked at the % of owners who sent it out themselves vs. people who used a 3rd party assuming looking at forums. If the majority used a 3rd party then charging a couple hundred more to not ship international is why they set there price at 1800?

It’s now up to BMW owners to decide if they are willing to pay 1800. Clearly they invested in R@D to offer a in house solution. If there is little interest because of the cost they will lower the price. I personally will not pay 1800 and will send mine to Femto. With money saved i can purchase MHD+

 

[Erty]

Just send your DMEs to Femto directly. It's cheaper and they've done thousands, if not tens of thousands of unlocks.. not tens.

If my ecu magically locked itself, I would still go Femto. It took 5 days...

 

[MKV2021]

I've already waited years for this. Looks like I'll keep waiting until they bring that price closer to Earth.

 

[PikkaGTR]

Greed is one hell of a drug
Nice way for them to say the big FU to the community who supported them and made them who they became today

 

[m340_B58]

Kies has to pay for his 911 turbo s somehow

 

[BMWAF]

Wouldn't be surprised if they were working with Femto behind the scenes.

I wouldn't be surprised if they're working with security to stop whoever props up Femto from burning their house down.

 

[IsThatASupra?!]

I can confirm KIES motorsports has indeed figured it out! No more FEMTO required!
Spoke to Dane at Kies and he let me know that they successfully flashed 8 DMEs with no problem. He did mention to me that there may sometimes be a hiccup in bootmod3 when flashing it saying it doesn't detect an unlock but from what he said is you are good to proceed with the flash and it works!
Since FEMTO is technically also a partial unlock (FEMTO uses their own custom ROM software to flash) this isn't.... meaning once you do this unlock you will NOT need to resend it if you would like to switch from bootmod3 to MHD.

Super exciting to hear honestly and he did confirm that they DO NOT open the DME as autotuner does. IT IS COMPLETELY SOFTWARE.

Also written on their website:
Key highlights:

• All unlocks are performed at the KIES HQ in New Jersey (Address provided at checkout)
• Average turnaround of 1-2 business days
• DMEs are NOT opened during unlock
• Price includes 1 business day return shipping for the lower 48 domestic states
• Compatible with Bootmod3 (including CustomRom), MHD (including MHD+) and MG Flasher.
• Compatible with B46, B48, B58, S58, N63 and S63 (See compatibility chart below)
• Special KIES exclusive bundle for unlock + bootmod3

Important notes:

• You must have a factory-sealed DME. Opened DMEs will be denied service and sent back at the customer's expense.
• Please ensure to disable automatic software updates in your BMW to prevent the locking of the DME.
• Below you will see two options for the unlock. One option is for UNLOCK ONLY and the other (which specifies it includes a bootmod3 license) includes a standard bootmod3 license.
• Customer is responsible for shipping the DME to KIES for unlocking.

Wanted to reply to my earlier comment...... turns out I was misled on the phone.
Seems to me like FEMTO will prob be what I end up doing unless they decide to be reasonable.

 

[_Sp1ral0ut]

That was the longest two weeks known to man.

Yeah, this two weeks seems like it has taken forever! But I tried to tell you guys it was coming.

Now, I know how it feels to be the doomsday prophet standing in the town square yelling at passersby. Ye of little faith...

 

[oreobbq]

*everyone waiting for an unlock solution in the US*
*greedy company finds a solution and charges even more*

Making Femto look like the pretty girl with your fat, greedy actions. $300 max. Rather than try to make a quick buck and earning a reputation of being a scummy company, do the right thing for the hobbyists in your country. Other companies will have solutions too.

 

[boosted180sx]

 

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[afkdoorbell]

But wait…

 

[Erty]

Auto tuner and Femto gg

 

[jnoremac]

Whoever just used Kies motorsports for unlock is probably in shambles rn

They said you can bring it back to be locked for a full refund

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