[anemos45]

I have a MINI r56 s, 2008. I changed the ccc unit with the cic unit. Also i install a combox. The experiment was succeed. PDC , bluetooth mobile , usb mp3 , usb (2nd, separate from usb mp3) to upgade the maps, works fine. Also the programmer install to me lifetime fsc codes and worked. I manage to upgrade the maps to 2016-2, which i download them from here. A friend of mine did not install combox and usb mp3 does not work to him.
The usb works only to upgrade the maps, not to listen music.
I bought a cheap chinese emulator (BMW e-90) and works fine.
Change the vin number of the cic unit will make more trouble than to buy an emulator. It is not enaught to change vin number in cic unit, because the cic unit wrotes the vin number in 3 places and has also 3 certificates. You have to change all to be succesfull and this is not the easy way. The programmer must know what to do.