[aaroona]

Is the soldering required for a MY 2006/11 E85 (facelifted lights)?
I'm having an absolute crapper of a time getting my INPA and ISTA working.

INPA is able to read the Engine and gearbox, but nothing else. They all come back with the NO RESPONSE FROM CONTROLUNIT error mainly.

I have the one-stop-auto cable that was recommended, which worked fine on my 2008 318i E90, but doesn't work that well here.

ISTA just doesn't work full stop, coming back with a no response from controlunit error.

 

[aaroona]

Just to update - YES is the answer to my question.
Fortunately when I purchased my cable years ago, it also had an adapter that came with it- not knowing what it was, I tossed it to the side and went about my day.
When I saw mention of the soldering in this thread, it all came back to me to look for that adapter - suddenly I knew its purpose! So I turned the house upside down looking for it.

I was originally confused because I was under the impression my car was just after the cut-off for the protocol switch out, but obviously not