View Single Post
      09-05-2015, 03:29 AM   #4
vtl
Brigadier General
vtl's Avatar
Australia
1495
Rep
3,148
Posts

Drives: 2008 BMW 135i MT
Join Date: Apr 2015
Location: Melbourne, Australia

iTrader: (0)

I have only used INPA/NCSExpert/WINKFP etc and not Carly. While the BMW Standard Tools are not particularly user friendly you can follow the tutorials and eventually learn it.

It was totally worth the extra time investment for me as I have done a bunch of stuff to my car that was only possible with BMW standard tools. The extra capabilities of testing/flashing/coding is just too valuable.

It really got me out of a jam when I needed to re calibrate my DSC unit and when I had to reflash my retrofitted High Beam Assist mirror (it was out of an old 7 series and on old firmware so it didn't work properly).

I have my BMW standard tools installed onto a virtualbox virtual machine and so its all standalone and packaged. I run it on my laptop with my $25 ebay cable. Cheaper and more capable, no brainer if you have the technical ability to get it going.
__________________
Appreciate 2