6WB Retrofit - Coding Required

shawnsheridan · Jun 2, 2013

I finally got around to installing my 6WB MFID Instrument Cluster.

Since mine was a brand new virgin Kombi, no EEPROM work was necessary to blank the donor car's mileage and VIN. Install was a breeze, and Coding was just a matter of adding 6WB to the VO, changing VO Production date to 1211, and VO Coding DKombi and HU_CIC.

Since my car does not have ECO Pro, I get just the Comfort and Sport mode displays.

Upgrading from the basic Kombi to either 6WA or 6WB is a dramatic improvement, and worth every penny. If I already had 6WA though, I personally would stick with it rather than invest in 6WB.

mcrussell · Jul 5, 2015

There's something different with the 6WB as there's only 1 short vin in the 160DWT chip & changing that still leaves the tamper light on

milkyway · Jul 6, 2015

Hello!

There should be also the long vin and the short vin inside, not only the short one. On the same place like 6WA.

CU Oliver

mcrussell · Jul 8, 2015

On the 6wb I have there is no long vin at all & the short vin is in a different place

milkyway · Jul 8, 2015

Hello!

Hmmm, I desoldered the eeprom grom at least 3 6WB and for sure, there was also a long vin inside.

Cau Oliver

mcrussell · Jul 23, 2015

Which chip? Just the 160OWT?

gltieu · Jul 9, 2015

I have one more question do i need to change cable or connectors when i plug in the 6wb or can i use the old one without any modification?. Lets say is it plug and play?

And i found a shop near my house who can code it for me or he is going to try it atleast

Thorsten · Jul 10, 2015

HI,

it is plug an play installation.

Thorsten

gltieu · Aug 3, 2015

Finally today i have my 6wb coded and working but now i have lost some features. I don't see the traffic sign display any more not even in my HUD. The second issue is i don't see the car dynamic efficient working the thing in blue in the right below corner that said that it is charging your battery.
The coded is coded by someone els because this was a used 6wb kombi instrument. No soldering for so far i know because i left the car there for almost 6 hours.

gltieu · Aug 3, 2015

Finally today i have my 6wb coded and working but now i have lost some features. I don't see the traffic sign display any more not even in my HUD. The second issue is i don't see the car dynamic efficient working the thing in blue in the right below corner that said that it is charging your battery.
The coded is coded by someone els because this was a used 6wb kombi instrument. No soldering for so far i know because i left the car there for almost 6 hours.

Thorsten · Aug 4, 2015

gltieu said:
The coded is coded by someone els because this was a used 6wb kombi instrument. No soldering for so far i know because i left the car there for almost 6 hours.

Ok, then go back to the coder again?

Thorsten

Arta · Aug 4, 2015

Hi,
For trafic sign You need to code FDL Your's kombi - search to activate this parameter.

mohamedAlhosanu · Sep 3, 2015

I retrofit a 6wb cluster on my 2013 bmw 740Li

Everything whent well...*

But with one issue....

That is: my nav direction arrows is not showing anymore on the 6wb cluster...

The one who coded the cluster for me... told me that you need a cable that connects your 6wb cluster to the back of the NBT... then you will get the directions showing up on the cluster...

Is that true??? Do I need a cable that connects the 6wb cluster to the NBT??

ruka2 · Aug 12, 2015

Can someone provide a virgin bin file for used 6WB kombi?

Excuse my bad english.

I am from Portugal

ruka2 · Aug 12, 2015

Can someone provide a virgin bin file for used 6WB kombi?

Excuse my bad english.

I am from Portugal

shawnsheridan · Aug 12, 2015

PM sent.

420iF36 · Sep 2, 2015

Hi,

Could anyone tell me if the 6WB is a generic cluster and if it would fit a 420i (2014) Xdrive Gran Coupe (F36) M Sport?

Cheers.

shawnsheridan · Sep 2, 2015

No. 6WB Fits only Fxx 5, 6, and 7-Series cars.

mohamedAlhosanu · Sep 3, 2015

nav directions is not showing on me 6wb

Hi guys..

I retrofit a 6wb cluster on my 2013 bmw 740Li

Everything whent well...

But with one issue....

That is: my nav direction arrows is not showing anymore on the 6wb cluster...

The one who coded the cluster for me... told me that you need a cable that connects your 6wb cluster to the back of the NBT... then you will get the directions showing up on the cluster...

Is that true??? Do I need a cable that connects the 6wb cluster to the NBT??

Thorsten · Sep 3, 2015

HI,

you must code your NBT to the right cluster - kombi high - and it will work.

Thorsten

mohamedAlhosanu · Sep 3, 2015

Thorsten said:
HI,

you must code your NBT to the right cluster - kombi high - and it will work.

Thorsten

Thanx bro... I appreciat that note....

I will tel that dude to do it for me..

But last question,.. can it be done remotely??

Thorsten · Sep 3, 2015

Hi,

If you have cable and software installed, I hope it.

Thorsten

mohamedAlhosanu · Sep 3, 2015

Thorsten said:
Hi,

If you have cable and software installed, I hope it.

Thorsten

Hi

Hmm...

I will just go to that dude... he will fix it for me...

Thanx again bro.

milkyway · Sep 3, 2015

Hello!

Yesterday I played a little bit and intsalled a 6WB in my M5. Funny to see, not fully functional of course and without the navi arrows. Just code in NBT the entries for MFID correctly. One important thing: You can see the navi signs on the cluster only when the HUD is switched off. Otherwise you will have it on your HUD and not on the cluster.

CU Oliver

mohamedAlhosanu · Sep 3, 2015

Thanx bro... I appreciat that replay..

Haha good ... I hope you will finsh everything needed to make it fully work..

My car is actualy without HUD... so it has to show those arrows.... unless there is something incomplete, which is the coding for the NBT to Kombi high...

By saturday, I will get back there and ask the dude to check that for me..

shawnsheridan · Sep 3, 2015

mohamedAlhosanu said:
Thanx bro... I appreciat that replay..

Haha good ... I hope you will finsh everything needed to make it fully work..

My car is actualy without HUD... so it has to show those arrows.... unless there is something incomplete, which is the coding for the NBT to Kombi high...

By saturday, I will get back there and ask the dude to check that for me..

VO Code DKombi using 0313 production date.

milkyway · Sep 3, 2015

Hello Shawn!

ZK 0313 is not necessary. If the car has a NBT inside he has to code
MFID_KOMBI_VARIANT -> aktiv
KOMBI_AUFLOESUNG -> aktiv
LOUPE_TACHO_KOMBI -> aktiv (nice function)
DRIVE_MODE_KOMBI -> aktiv
MFID_KOMBI_VARIANT -> aktiv
EINHEITEN_MASTER -> should be on kombi_l6_new

Then you'll have everything you need.

CU Oliver

shawnsheridan · Sep 3, 2015

Yes, of course, anything that can be VO Coded, can be FDL Coded, but it seems to me in this case VO Coding with Date Change is a simpler faster approach then FDL Coding those 6 items.

He wrote NBT above, but I am pretty sure a 2013 740Li has CIC. NBT was introduced in MY 2013 F10 only. I think F01 got NBT in MY 2014.

mohamedAlhosanu · Sep 3, 2015

How can I check if I have NBT or CIC?

shawnsheridan · Sep 3, 2015

Look at Screen.

Thorsten · Sep 4, 2015

HI,

this if for cars without NBT nav...

Thorsten

mohamedAlhosanu · Sep 4, 2015

Thorsten said:
HI,

this if for cars without NBT nav...

Thorsten

Thorsten... hi

One question plz...

Is there an HSD cable... or anyother cable that can be connected from the cluster to the NBT to show the navi arrows??

What I believe...there is no such thing...

mcrussell · Sep 4, 2015

No, the data is transferred over MOST

mohamedAlhosanu · Sep 4, 2015

Thank you...

Everything is clear now..

mohamedAlhosanu · Sep 5, 2015

The problem has been resolved... now everything is working great...

Thanx to all of you guys

drivemecracy · Oct 26, 2015

mohamedAlhosanu said:
The problem has been resolved... now everything is working great...

Thanx to all of you guys

Hi mohamedAlhosanu

Can you please post the solution which has fixed problem (no arrows in 6WB)?

Regards

mcrussell · Sep 12, 2015

Has anyone worked out which lines in the 6WB have to be modified for a used cluster as the eeprom format is different to 6WA

milkyway · Sep 12, 2015

Hello!

It's really simple. You can see the short VIN on the right side of the editor. Now it's easy to delete the right bytes (change it to FF, only seven bytes).

CU Oliver

mcrussell · Sep 12, 2015

I tried this but the tamper dot was still present, should I just write long & short vin in same positions as found in the 6WA eeprom?

(a) Replace (not insert !!!) byte 70 0F (1 pair) with "FF" (long
VIN)
(b) Replace all bytes from 80 00 to 80 0F (the whole line) with
"FF" (long VIN)
(c) Replace bytes 590 0E and 590 0F (2 pairs) with "FF" (short
VIN)
(d) Replace bytes 5A0 00 to 5A0 04 (5 pairs) with "FF" (short
VIN) (pic.9)
(e) Save the modi

6WB Retrofit - Coding Required

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