Many thanks.
Got it working so far, except the telephone baseplate and usb port next to the aux is not connected yet.
Can someone please tell me how to connect the phone baseplate to combox?

 

 

you had to buy a cable to connect the usb port by the cupholder to the combox, and the wires form the aux port were moved from the radio harness and ran down to the combox correct? I started this a year ago and never finished up the combox install. Just refreshing my memory because I'm going to finish it here soon.

 

 

Hello, i would like to check if my R56 LCI is allready equipped with a Combox.
I'm planning to do the Visual Boost Retrofit.
My R56 got the Boost CD Device right now, with USB / Aux Connector, Bluetooth Handsfree and Snap In Phone Connector in the Armrest. The car also has Harman + Kardon System.
Where is the location of the Combox in my car? Just to find out if there is allready the needed Media Combox.
Perhaps anybody here know's where to find it?

 

Combox is located under driver seat, inside of a black plastic enclosure.
HANDS FREE BT uses MULF2 instead of Combox to menage usb e bt functions. Unfortunately for you, LCI models have a differend kind of Boost CD with integrated combox. But if you have an armrest with snap-in maybe you could find an USB HUB under your seat, so you will spend less money in wirings

 

Thank you sandroatg! I will take a look and hope the best to find that HUB

 

what year is the mini ? If you only had the boost CD you won’t have a com box under the seat unfortunately as your set up was the same as mine prior to doing the sat/nav retrofit

 

It's 2012/04.

 

Same production year as mine, i’am guessing your radio is this one, in which case you will need a combox,nav radio and new speedo with screen screen.

Boost radio, Bluetooth and Sirius

 

Awesome posts above... I've read through it... and would like to get a simple list from those that have installed the Speedometer-Replacement-Stereos in their cars of the general PRO/Con of the install.

Are any of the factory mini functions or modules that are compromised in the installation of this unit?




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For me there was no compromise I got the OEM look I wanted it works great and I have had no issues with it, I did buy the BMW FSC activation codes so I didn’t have to add an emulator which got a little expensive.

 

@Davers You are absolutely right. It's like mine.
I am doing to fit the Visual Boost only. At the Moment i am collecting some wires and a suitable combox. For Mini it should be Part Number 84109248178
I allready have the Console, Visual Boost Radio, CIC Unit and Controller. A friend of mine will give a try with Icom Coding at the right time.



Do you know about other Combox Versions of BMW 1 for example? They have different part numbers but if suitable, it is more easy and less expensive to find one, doing the bluetooth connection in my R56.

• 1' E81   (02/2006 — 12/2011)
• 1' E87   (02/2003 — 02/2007)
• 1' E87 LCI   (01/2006 — 06/2011)
• 1' E88   (11/2006 — 10/2013)
• 1' E82   (11/2006 — 10/2013)
• 3' E90 LCI   (07/2007 — 02/2012)
• 3' E91 LCI   (07/2007 — 05/2012)
• 3' E92 LCI   (11/2008 — 06/2013)
• 3' E93 LCI   (11/2008 — 10/2013)
• X1 E84   (09/2008 — 12/2015)
• X5 E70   (07/2008 — 06/2013)
• X5 E70 LCI   (04/2009 — 06/2013)
• X6 E71   (01/2007 — 06/2014)
• X6 E72 Hybrid   (10/2008 — 10/2011)
• Z4 E89   (01/2008 — 08/2016)
• MINI R56 LCI   (03/2009 — 11/2013)
• MINI Clubman R55 LCI   (03/2009 — 06/2014)
• MINI Cabrio R57 LCI   (04/2009 — 06/2015)
• MINI Coupé R58   (12/2010 — 05/2015)
• MINI Roadster R59   (01/2011 — 04/2015)
• MINI Countryman R60   (01/2010 — 10/2016)
• MINI Paceman R61   (03/2012 — 09/2016)
• Zinoro M12   (01/2013 — 07/2015)

 

I'm pretty sure that visual boost doesn't require combox.
In any case, there are a lot of different combox: you need combox Media BN2000.
Combox Bn2010 works with canbus2 and it isn't suitable on Mini R56. The same is Combox Telematic Bn2000: it can work nit with some mods on the wiring.
If you are sure that you need a combox, search for Media BN2000

 

Ok, so i will have to wait and do some small tests inside the car with devices connected to check up if combox is needed or not. Perhaps i will do a small test at my desk at home before. But i will have to wait for delivery of some plugs to do the wiring first.

Or is there any way to examine if a combox is needed or not, before trying to pair my cellphone over bluetooth in the car?
Thank you for Combox Model Name sandroatg ! If i will finally get myself confirmed, i will need that unit, it is more easy to identify suitable units with that information.

 

You can easely chek. On the bottom side of the champ there are some plugs. If next to the blue (gps) one there's a similar beige plug (Bluetooth), you don't need a Combox.

 

I think Visual Boost doesn't have any GPS functionality. But there is a beige Plug on the Bottom. Similar to the Video Plug.

I have Changed the following Picture to corrected plugs.

 

Sorry, you are wright about gps.
The big beige connector is for USB.
The small one is for Bluetooth. So you don't need a Combox.
You will have all Bluetooth functions exept for streaming audio, that requires combox

 

Great news! I do not need Bluetooth Streaming for my first start. Perhaps i will decide to do that with a second step.
Thank you very much for your help! There is heavy knowledge gathered here.

 

Another question. Do i need a Can Filter? As far i know it is only needed for Navigational Sytem. In my case with Visual Boost, there is no Nav functionality.
Is a Can Filter needed anyway?

 

No, you don't need. Except if your Visual Boost has voice control and/or Mini Connected.
But it's extremely rare for V. Boost models.
You can check the VIN of the donor car on MDECODER serarching for all the optionals. If you don't find (or if you don't care about) these functions, emulator is useless

 

FSC codes? Emulator??

Any links to the stereo you bought and these upgrades (FST/Emulator).

Thanks in advance.

 

@Trompyt
Just a litte suggestion to your great schematic graphic.
Can Low and Can high seems reversed at one point.
In the Pinout Table it is assoiciated correctly.





But this schematic is very helpfull to me. Thank you very much!

 

GREAT THREAD!!

Sincere question... Does removing the factory speedometer have any ramifications... Any fault codes set, any issues that require coding out?

I was under the impression that the speedometer also holds some info that the ECU goes off of??

I hope my question is not too vague.... looks like a nice upgrade !



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