05-31-2023, 03:28 PM
Intresting that your dealer refuses to order/sell one ICOM to you. The latest/most resent kit from BMW is: 81315A78EF6 (replaces the obsolete 81312360883).
We, in the EU (KEKW my UK-nian friend), have the "Right to Repair" for everyone.
Everybody is titled to go to an official dealer and order every BMW original special tool they desire - of course, finding the necessary part numbers for these tools is a pain in the arse... and of course, pricing may be adjusted so that ordinary people do not want to buy these tools...
Also, with just only a plain ICOM you can not do much - you need software and BMW AG is happily selling you a subscription for it's ISTA and AIR and what-so-ever with an even more enormous mountain of money - then you can use all dealer-level programs, manuals etc with full functionality.
But for us this doesn't matter much
P.S if you still can't get yourself an original ICOM Next A, please contact me. I probably could arrange one to you.
We, in the EU (KEKW my UK-nian friend), have the "Right to Repair" for everyone.
Everybody is titled to go to an official dealer and order every BMW original special tool they desire - of course, finding the necessary part numbers for these tools is a pain in the arse... and of course, pricing may be adjusted so that ordinary people do not want to buy these tools...
Also, with just only a plain ICOM you can not do much - you need software and BMW AG is happily selling you a subscription for it's ISTA and AIR and what-so-ever with an even more enormous mountain of money - then you can use all dealer-level programs, manuals etc with full functionality.
But for us this doesn't matter much
P.S if you still can't get yourself an original ICOM Next A, please contact me. I probably could arrange one to you.
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