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    Talking E39: High OBC conversion to Low OBC car

    If I have a car with high obc and another car with low OBC, is it easy to switch over all parts so that both cars will be fully working?

    I have the chance to trade my car for a cleaner / lower miles example which has a lower spec than mine, but tbh the only thing it doesn’t have, that I want (which mine has!!!) is the High OBC cluster!!!

    my car has the factory sat nav and the other car does not

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    You'd need to program the VIN and the mileage in both clusters and set the other options correctly.
    I think BMW Scanner can do this.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Jaaap View Post
    You'd need to program the VIN and the mileage in both clusters and set the other options correctly.
    I think BMW Scanner can do this.
    It can't

    Converting a low to a high cluster car is very involved re. wiring and all.
    Personally I prefer the low cluster, no nav, IRIS and regular radio cars. They were less tech back in the day, which as of today standards means less dated. The tech the high cluster NAV cars got looks like a bad sci-fi movie IMHO.
    With a low cluster plain radio and iris car, you can always install a newer android head unit or any other "modern" media center without major hassles, and have present day tech in the car while retainging all the original functions. With high clusters, OBC-TV monitor and nav cars, it gets worse. Not to mention with DSP cars.
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