Hey all, I was talking to my friend who is a mechanic at a MINI dealership and he told me I could get the infamous "pop and burble" back into my 2010 like I so desperately want after hearing a strait piped 2011 with crazy pop.

The way to do this is to get the car reprogrammed through the dealership. What I'm wondering is if anyone has had experience with reprogramming their cars through the dealer (2010s especially) in hopes of getting the pop and burble back. They want $160 which I'm willing to pay if it gives me the pop, but they said it's completely a risk to do it because they don't guarantee that it will work. Worth it?

Will this mess with my accessport or complicate things when I try to reinstall it on the car?

Thanks!

 

A software update at the dealer will probably require you to pull your rom with the AP and email it to ALTA. This service used to be free but I think it's $50 now.

 

All bets are off whether you'd get any pop with an AccessPort. Doesn't it override whatever programming is on the car? I think it would bypass the dealer's reprogramming. You need to ask Alta about it.