Disabling Active Sound

Park89 · 03-06-2018, 10:36 PM

Hi all,

Is there anyone who lives in NY area who does legit coding to disable active sound & maybe to fold mirror?

I recently installed exhaust and active sound needs to go.. way too much sound going on!

Please let me know if you know anyone!!

SakhirM4 · 03-06-2018, 11:15 PM

You don't need to code. Just unplug it.

JuanK20 · 03-07-2018, 08:32 AM

I didnt even know you can unplug it like that. Coding is definitely easier tho. Just download the bimmercode app and turn it on/off whenever you please.

M3OW! · 03-07-2018, 09:51 AM

Just unplug the active sound module per the video. Very easy. Hardest part is putting the trunk liner back into place.

Park89 · 03-07-2018, 11:24 AM

I've seen the video but not yet tried that. I might unplug the wrong connector. ANYONE WANNA DO IT FOR ME? LMAO
NO CODING PEOPLE AROUND HERE?!

MrSmartyPants · 03-07-2018, 11:53 AM

Alex at Alpine can do it remotely along with a ton more stuff.

Could also get in touch with Autocouture in North jersey

shay2nak · 03-08-2018, 02:36 AM

Watching the video I can say that the sound (tone, timbre) off is the same as on except it's quieter. It's an identical sound that's just amplified. Maybe that's the idea. I was thinking it would sound different with it off.

TizSuperrQ · 03-08-2018, 03:38 PM

I second just downloading the bimmercode app and coding it off yourself, it's super easy

3liter1 · 03-08-2018, 04:16 PM

Check this out, it may impact your decision to deactivate

https://www.bmw-m.com/en/topics/maga...ent-sound.html

EXEC SUMMARY:
What is it that distinguishes the sound of a turbo engine from that of a naturally aspirated design? And why is this so?
The acoustic properties of a turbo engine represents a great challenge to sound designers. The turbo charger's paddle wheels that are located in the air intake and exhaust tracts are effectively a barrier that blocks off intake and combustion noise.As a result, the airborne noise transmitted from the intake is virtually eliminated. And this is immediately noticeable in the interior of the vehicle. Only the relatively weak structure-borne sound transmission remains intact.

Park89 · 03-10-2018, 04:40 PM

Just done it by myself today. Cabin noise def. quiets it down. No more crazy droning of my exhaust. It was the amplifier that made it drone so bad! i'm so glad that i no longer have the fake active sound!

x5hku · 03-11-2018, 02:47 PM

Did you unplug the connector or coding?

Zermatt · 03-11-2018, 02:50 PM

I just unplugged it a couple days ago. Took less than 10min. Super easy. Sounds so much better.

Race_Doc11 · 03-11-2018, 08:13 PM

I couldn't agree more. That drone used to give me a headache every time I drove the car more than 30 min.

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Originally Posted by Park89

Just done it by myself today. Cabin noise def. quiets it down. No more crazy droning of my exhaust. It was the amplifier that made it drone so bad! i'm so glad that i no longer have the fake active sound!

mrfox · 03-12-2018, 07:09 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by SakhirM4

You don't need to code. Just unplug it.

Quote:

Originally Posted by SakhirM4

You don't need to code. Just unplug it.

Does unplugging throw a CEL?

SakhirM4 · 03-12-2018, 07:26 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by mrfox

Does unplugging throw a CEL?

No

Park89 · 03-14-2018, 09:44 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by x5hku

Did you unplug the connector or coding?

I unplug the connector

BoxKing · 03-15-2018, 01:57 PM

Been meaning to unplug ASD for a year now, but decided to get the bimmercode app and code it out instead of wasting 10-15 minutes unplugging, and now all the other benefits of coding begin.

Chrisdileo3 · 03-15-2018, 10:45 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Park89

I've seen the video but not yet tried that. I might unplug the wrong connector. ANYONE WANNA DO IT FOR ME? LMAO
NO CODING PEOPLE AROUND HERE?!

I can code it for you 631-255-1057

X3 M40-lover · 07-10-2019, 06:06 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by BoxKing

Been meaning to unplug ASD for a year now, but decided to get the bimmercode app and code it out instead of wasting 10-15 minutes unplugging, and now all the other benefits of coding begin.

Dumb questions ... did you buy an ODB2 scanner to use with the app? If so, which did you buy? Does it need to remain plugged in to keep the ASD turned off? I've heard of these devices causing error codes if they remain plugged in.

Tommy L Garage · 07-10-2019, 09:18 PM

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Originally Posted by X3 M40-lover

Dumb questions ... did you buy an ODB2 scanner to use with the app? If so, which did you buy? Does it need to remain plugged in to keep the ASD turned off? I've heard of these devices causing error codes if they remain plugged in.

Watch this video. Buy the things listed in the description - problem solved.
Once you code the device can be unplugged.

https://youtu.be/VKe0P89mN3k

irishmil · 01-06-2020, 11:26 AM

Unplugged yesterday and might be my imagination, but the music now sounds different...I do have the HK...this should not effect the music, righ?

thestimp · 01-06-2020, 02:58 PM

It should not effect sound at all, its purely placebo. If anything your just conditioned to the background noise being there and now you hear more of the spectrum of sound with out it.

03-06-2018, 10:36 PM	#1
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Park89 Private First Class 37 Rep 117 Posts Drives: M3 Join Date: Feb 2017 Location: NY iTrader: (1)	I've seen the video but not yet tried that. I might unplug the wrong connector. ANYONE WANNA DO IT FOR ME? LMAO NO CODING PEOPLE AROUND HERE?!
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03-07-2018, 11:53 AM	#6
MrSmartyPants Lieutenant 354 Rep 499 Posts Drives: F80 M3 - 6MT_MW on SO Join Date: Dec 2016 Location: CT iTrader: (1)	Alex at Alpine can do it remotely along with a ton more stuff. Could also get in touch with Autocouture in North jersey
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shay2nak smoke if ya got 'em 1070 Rep 2,179 Posts Drives: F80 M3/Lotus Exige/500 Abarth Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: Calipornia iTrader: (0)	Watching the video I can say that the sound (tone, timbre) off is the same as on except it's quieter. It's an identical sound that's just amplified. Maybe that's the idea. I was thinking it would sound different with it off.
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Park89 Private First Class 37 Rep 117 Posts Drives: M3 Join Date: Feb 2017 Location: NY iTrader: (1)	Just done it by myself today. Cabin noise def. quiets it down. No more crazy droning of my exhaust. It was the amplifier that made it drone so bad! i'm so glad that i no longer have the fake active sound!
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x5hku New Member 6 Rep 25 Posts Drives: BMW Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: NJ iTrader: (0)	Did you unplug the connector or coding?
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Zermatt Second Lieutenant 87 Rep 220 Posts Drives: M3 Join Date: Jan 2016 Location: Bozeman, MT iTrader: (1)	I just unplugged it a couple days ago. Took less than 10min. Super easy. Sounds so much better.
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BoxKing I Rock Your Girls Box 293 Rep 662 Posts Drives: M4 F82 ZCP AW Join Date: Nov 2016 Location: Philadelphia iTrader: (1)	Been meaning to unplug ASD for a year now, but decided to get the bimmercode app and code it out instead of wasting 10-15 minutes unplugging, and now all the other benefits of coding begin.
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irishmil Private 155 Rep 86 Posts Drives: 2018 Sahkir Orange M3 Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Bay Area, Ca iTrader: (0)	Unplugged yesterday and might be my imagination, but the music now sounds different...I do have the HK...this should not effect the music, righ?
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