Drivetrain R56 auto to manual conversion
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You could try it but I think your opening a big can of worms, i work for MB, I would never attempt this on any of the newer vehicles, way too much grief with electronics. MB programming and coding is all set by factory i am sure mini/bmw is the same if not worse. I have heard of some real horror stories if the train comes off the track, your car will be at the dealer for days and cost you thousands, not hundreds of dollars. Plus you will probably have to get a custom engine tune, or somehow bypass the security measures and install a ecu from a manual vehicle, if the car every has a network com issue good luck getting it fixed, probably even the dealer would not want to work on it. All these new euro cars have the serial numbers written to the ecu's to match chassis, abs brakes, etc. everything is networked together. Thats why I said dont bother, unless your a computer programmer and auto tech.
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Bottom line: it's possible, but takes specialized coding knowledge. I know a person in NJ that did it. As mentioned above, the most difficult part was the coding. He got some help from a person on a BMW forum.....who probably would code it remotely for a price. PM me if you want and I'll see if I can get the contact information.
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