So I bought a battery...

mr.fabulous · 03-11-2015, 02:22 PM

61212353808 per Jason at GetBMWParts.com (80AH). This one has BMW stickers all over it, not Exide, and does not have the little eye to show health (through which I can't see anything with my Exide battery anyway). $240. All I need now is the little registration widget from AutoEnginuity (en route).

MightyMouseTech · 03-11-2015, 02:23 PM

Interesting. All of our replacement batteries here at Acura come without the eye as well. Not really needed, it only tells you the condition of one cell of the battery anyways.

Diver · 03-11-2015, 03:57 PM

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Originally Posted by mr.fabulous

All I need now is the little registration widget from AutoEnginuity (en route).

Could you elaborate on what this is and how it is used, perhaps a link to an article.

project jayden · 03-11-2015, 05:08 PM

battery registration can be done by BMWhat app plus you can do other cool diagnostic / coding to further customize your car.

mr.fabulous · 03-11-2015, 06:23 PM

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Originally Posted by Diver

Could you elaborate on what this is and how it is used, perhaps a link to an article.

For those with an N55 and no smartphone or tablet...

https://www.autoenginuity.com/produc.../bmw-sr01.html

I do not yet have this, it's en route. But I can tell you it has two buttons and a few LEDs. One button resets oil service, the other registers a new battery. That's all it does, just these two things. Which makes it kind of dumb, but still the lowest price I can find for registering a new battery in an N55 without a phone or tablet. I have been promised (email from AutoEnginuity) this works on an N55 (where the BT Scan Tool does not). The AutoEnginuity Scan Tool will also register a new battery... but I have the BT Tool already and the AutoEnginuity Scan Tool would duplicate most of that at a higher cost.

project jayden · 03-11-2015, 06:30 PM

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Originally Posted by mr.fabulous

For those with an N55 and no smartphone or tablet...

https://www.autoenginuity.com/produc.../bmw-sr01.html

I do not yet have this, it's en route. But I can tell you it has two buttons and a few LEDs. One button resets oil service, the other registers a new battery. That's all it does, just these two things. Which makes it kind of dumb, but still the lowest price I can find for registering a new battery in an N55 without a phone or tablet. I have been promised (email from AutoEnginuity) this works on an N55 (where the BT Scan Tool does not). The AutoEnginuity Scan Tool will also register a new battery... but I have the BT Tool already and the AutoEnginuity Scan Tool would duplicate most of that at a higher cost.

The BMWhat APP actually does the same thing. Plus it does other cool customization coding features such as increasing Angel eye brightness, turning off seatbelt chimes, increasing brightness or removing side marker lights etc etc etc. There's at least 50 different things you can do to customize your car aside from diagnostics and service resets. It's definitely a cool little app and it's getting updated all the time.

mr.fabulous · 03-11-2015, 06:37 PM

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Originally Posted by project jayden

The BMWhat APP actually does the same thing.

Doesn't run on my circa-2005 dumb phone

MightyMouseTech · 03-11-2015, 07:05 PM

Interested to hear about this tool. Would definitely be the cheapest option to code a battery, as long as you are not near a dealer. The dealer I sort of work with charges 0.5 hours to code, or about $60.

I understand MrFabulous you are in a unique situation.

Diver · 03-11-2015, 07:34 PM

When using a smart phone, how does it connect to a 135i?

MightyMouseTech · 03-11-2015, 08:04 PM

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Originally Posted by Diver

When using a smart phone, how does it connect to a 135i?

With the BMWhat app.

mr.fabulous · 03-11-2015, 09:13 PM

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Originally Posted by MightyMouseTech

Interested to hear about this tool. Would definitely be the cheapest option to code a battery, as long as you are not near a dealer. The dealer I sort of work with charges 0.5 hours to code, or about $60.

I will use this one time (@$130). Gruupe buy?

PA135i · 03-11-2015, 09:42 PM

$130 + $240 = $370 if I understand the posts correctly.

My dealer charged $417 installed. Easier at the dealer IMHO for a few more bucks.

Ed P · 03-11-2015, 11:11 PM

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Originally Posted by MightyMouseTech

With the BMWhat app.

I think he means physically... I'd like to know too.

mr.fabulous · 03-12-2015, 06:21 AM

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Originally Posted by PA135i

$130 + $240 = $370 if I understand the posts correctly.

My dealer charged $417 installed. Easier at the dealer IMHO for a few more bucks.

This is my one and only DD... and having to schlepp it to any shop and wait, or leave it and get a rental, is something I very much want to avoid. What would be nice would be to find an alternative source for a battery that I do not have to code (lower cost, same physical parameters). That, I don't know how to do.

MightyMouseTech · 03-12-2015, 06:46 AM

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Originally Posted by Ed P

I think he means physically... I'd like to know too.

http://www.ivini-apps.com/apps_detai...at_iphone.html

Dackelone · 03-12-2015, 07:12 AM

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Originally Posted by Diver

When using a smart phone, how does it connect to a 135i?

It connects with a OBDII BlueTooth dongle like this one...

http://www.amazon.com/Bluetooth-Inte...face+Bluetooth

Dackelone · 03-12-2015, 07:18 AM

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Originally Posted by mr.fabulous

For those with an N55 and no smartphone or tablet...

https://www.autoenginuity.com/produc.../bmw-sr01.html

I do not yet have this, it's en route. But I can tell you it has two buttons and a few LEDs. One button resets oil service, the other registers a new battery. That's all it does, just these two things. Which makes it kind of dumb, but still the lowest price I can find for registering a new battery in an N55 without a phone or tablet. I have been promised (email from AutoEnginuity) this works on an N55 (where the BT Scan Tool does not). The AutoEnginuity Scan Tool will also register a new battery... but I have the BT Tool already and the AutoEnginuity Scan Tool would duplicate most of that at a higher cost.

Did you read that pdf in your link?

Battery Replacement Registration:

WARNING: Do NOT use a battery other than the exact AGM bmw equivalent. This tool will not allow for changes for battery type or capacity!

https://www.autoenginuity.com/dloads...quickstart.pdf

.

m_thompson · 03-12-2015, 07:26 AM

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Originally Posted by Dackelone

It connects with a OBDII BlueTooth dongle like this one...

Or WiFi for the iPhone.

MightyMouseTech · 03-12-2015, 07:30 AM

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Originally Posted by Dackelone

Did you read that pdf in your link?

Battery Replacement Registration:

WARNING: Do NOT use a battery other than the exact AGM bmw equivalent. This tool will not allow for changes for battery type or capacity!

https://www.autoenginuity.com/dloads...quickstart.pdf

.

As per the first post, he bought an OE battery from a dealer.

mr.fabulous · 03-12-2015, 08:02 AM

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Originally Posted by MightyMouseTech

As per the first post, he bought an OE battery from a dealer.

My factory battery is an 80AH Exide unit, but it has a BMW part number sticker over the top, 61217604815. I cannot find that number anywhere online. But it seems to have been replaced by 61212353808, and Jason at GetBMWParts.com confirms. And so that's what I bought, from a dealer (GetBMWParts can't ship a battery). All I hope and pray is the little widget from AutoEnginuity really works as would the same at a dealer.

MDRex · 03-12-2015, 10:41 AM

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Originally Posted by Dackelone

It connects with a OBDII BlueTooth dongle like this one...

http://www.amazon.com/Bluetooth-Inte...face+Bluetooth

How well do these cheap $10 adapters work? I see BMWhat branded adapters on Amazon for $30. Is it worth the extra $20, or will the cheapies provide the same functionality for coding?

MightyMouseTech · 03-12-2015, 10:51 AM

I would get the one BMWhat recommends. They sell several on their site, but only one is listed as "reliable". If you have an iPhone, you need the WiFi version. Android can use the Bluetooth version.

Apple:

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00...433HDD41KVVTZB

Android:

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00...433HDD41KVVTZB

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