The TRUTH about CARLY for BMW & WHO SHOULD USE IT!
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- Опубліковано 25 сер 2024
- The TRUTH about CARLY for BMW & WHO SHOULD USE IT!
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Carly has a free lite version of the app to go with their OBD2 device. That'll give you access to the standard OBD features and is a good way to check what Carly can do for your car. To unlock advanced features that might be available for your car, such as coding and used car checks, you can upgrade to the yearly license.
Finally CODING my SEAT BELT EXTENDERS: The easy way
#BMW #Coding #Carly
I actually really like Carly - I used it to code my rear lci taillights, tv in motion, pull codes and reset the service alarm in my daughters Audi.
Plus if you ask them a question they respond super quick.
had carly for years, its a nice bit of kit. btw my seatbelt extenders works 99% of the time :)
Good stuff mate, we appreciate the honesty totally. I have seen some Carly vids and shyed away because, as you said, there is a lot of wank out there.
I'm glad Carly reached out to you and hope they get what they expect from the video.
Use ProTool over Carly. ProTool uses the BMW protocol whereas Carly uses a generic OBD protocol. Carly has been known to cause problems and brick modules.
Do you have the link for protocol? I've not seen any bad reviews on Carly yet
I might have bought one years ago if they didn't name it Carly. It just sounds like something that wants to steal your information, to me. But I see now that it has a lot of good features. I think you can even code injectors and run tests? May have to pick one up, but I'm also thinking about getting protools. Don't think PT has a subscription? I use ISTA but it was a headache to get working on my f30 and there are a bunch of things it won't do because it loses connection to the DME, like certain tests.
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I hope coles is paying for that product placement. 😀
Great review.
Always love the honesty.
Usability almost always wins. Part of the reason why Apple is so dominant is that it’s just intuitive and easy, you might only get 80-90% of the features but most people are happy as long as it works well.
Congrats on your sponsorship!!!! Make sure Carly
pays you for any more "how to" videos!!!😉😉
If you can get INPA running Ok then NCS-expert isn't that difficult. You just need to save original config file before programming stuff.
I’ve got one love it also is your clippers broken?
Carly has a yearly subscription fee, they auto enroll you (~$100), see the fine print. They are many good if not better options available that do not require a yearly subscription at a lower cost, same functionality.
Witch device ?
Well that changes things quite a lot. Thanks for noticing
I just pulled the fuse to stop the extenders. 😀 Now if only I could remember where I put the fuse…
I was looking at buy Carly until my brother bought one and he said it refused to do basic functions on a USA Ford vehicle. So I bought a Autel and a Forscan OBD-11 dongle for my PC instead.
the digital speedometer
actual speed instead of the corrected speed which is always more than what you are actually driving
These 2 were enough to warrant the asking price
I need to go back through all the modules it reads, there are so many things to change.
Turning off the headlight washers was the first thing I did with Carly... probably. didn't want to water spot the whole damn car every time I washed the windshield.
Those seatbelt extender are easily fixable, you can open them and remove the spring inside and use prime bond or any similar adhesive.
That is one thing to be said, your tolerance must be through the roof to go through all the faff of dealing with all the software issues 😂
I can't get it to work any ideas it says no ECU'S found
That would mean there is an issue on the canbus. Do you have a JB4? Also check that the cas module is powered on.
If you can ask carly to put in a voltage no check On the corning lights / follow me home lights.. So you can run leds on the corner lights. if they do have it i cant find it..
If I didn't already have bimmergeeks pro tool I would get one of these. Good vid
I too read somewhere that it wasn't all I was going to want or need etc. I eventually bought Pro Tool at a much higher price from what I gather. I paid I think it was $275 CAD for the Master level coding and diagnostics on Pro tool. It is Very extensive and knowing that you are sponsored by Carly I won't go into it here. But I wonder what the differences really are. I think as you said Carly is set up more for regular users and not Tuners so much as Pro tool is. However I don't really know that I got anything more that I wouldn't have gotten with Carly. Good Video as.
Mine stuck closed making clicking sounds
Hello, does anyone on this page know how to program the UIF file to a module,so programming will take. I need to program my EGS but it was wiped due to a short. Any help would be appreciated, Can't seem to get a straight answer on the proper process for this, and I have 3 modules that have no UIF, that need to be programmed, back to sock would be great. I Have posted on many forums and have got zero answers on the process or code structure. Any help would be appreciated since the car is stuck on my hoist until finished.
This is more of an ad for NRS Expert.
Would it be worth the cost for use with an old E39? Probably can't change much with them.
To be honest I did connect it to our x5. Used it to turn the alarm off. Let me know what you are thinking of doing and I’ll check it out.
@@ZeroTo60Tube Oh I wasn't thinking of anything specific. I'm new to BMWs and have 2 E39s now. I gather the DMEs are pretty limited and just curious whether Carly would be very useful with such an agricultural computer setup. :-)
@@Scuffed_Andy Carly's page has a tool that'll let you see what options it provides for whatever chassis type you like.
I'm looking at a BMW motorcycle and messaged them just this morning to ask if their software/dongle I already have for the 335is will work for the bikes.
After seeing how simple this makes those pesky quality of life improvements i may pick one of these up
Have you try this carly whether compatible with MHD monitoring feature? I am going to buy the MHD WIFI adapter but amazingly see this wonderful video.
It wont be. Carly has its only monitoring section, which will monitor a car running MHD, but if you have MHD i would user that as it will log more performance related data. Carly monitors everything, which is better for fault finding.
Zero To 60 Thanks Bro, very useful suggestion to help clear out that we know what should be more fit to setup👍🏻
can you reset airbag light after removing seat with Carly ?
I think so. However i havent done it myself.
Does the Carly app and adapter still work fine? I purchased this and I’m waiting for it to show up
Still use it every couple of weeks on different cars when its too much of a pain to get my laptop
Question about the carly subscription:
If I cancel the subscription, will the coding that was done be rolled back or will it keep the changes?
Coding stays in the car!
I really like my carly, it’s just really easy to use.
I appreciate the usability and actual practicality of carly coding. I was able to get the app to work with just an otg and a k+dcan. However, would not recommend it. It was a nightmare getting the cable to actually show up in the app, as they keep pushing their special dongle. My only real complaint is the annual subscription. Just wish it was a single payment
There was a magical time, long ago where it was just a one-time payment.
Been having a look around but due to my aftermarket down pipes I keep getting codes for lean mixture, I’m guessing the restriction held the vapours around longer to be read correctly, but can Carly code out those faults being thrown?
It can't. If you are running MHD, you may have an additional hardware fault.
Bimmergeeks protools all the way!
Hey mate just wondering would i need to uninstall my mhd to use this... then re install mhd after I have used it ???
No not at all. They don’t effect each other.
@@ZeroTo60Tube thank you as always quick and prompt reply 👌👌👌👍👍👍
genuine question, how does this compare with BimmerGeeks Protool? Which is a one off fee compared to the Carly ongoing costs.
Protool is in a different league. You don't hear it talked about as much because Dylan doesn't pay people to make videos on it. Dylan from Bimmergeeks is the OG for BMW coding.
@@rd1965 I've got Protool and yes it's more extensive than Carly but it has so many coding options, many of which, I have no clue what they do, can be a bit daunting.
Hey boys.. I went to buy one of these and all they gave off one of them was $20 ... from the $217 price.. any ideas why this is the way it is? Just asking for some advice...
Hi Michael, I dont to be honest. When i follow the link it comes up at $183ish. So i am not sure why you are seeing $217.
@@ZeroTo60Tube Strange isn't it.. I'll try again and see what I get... And as always .. Thanks heaps and you and the family are all well including your Mum
what about bimmercode ?
I use it. It’s great.
Carly and BimerCode are fantasic tools...
@@SloppiGoose - Is that an iOS app?
I have standard tools on an old thinkpad laptop running windows XP.
I don’t use that laptop for anything else. It is never connected to the internet and windows is never updated.
Software like inpa and winkfp and NCS expert was designed for windows xp and they run with full functionality with XP
For ista I use a different laptop and that laptop runs windows 7. Again this laptop is never connected to the internet and never updated. And I never use that laptop for anything else.
So the answer is get two cheap old laptops on eBay and don’t use them for anything else.
Also its really useful to read codes. If you don't have a turbo engine, and have no use for MHD, carly is great for you
I love carly, best thing i bought for my BMW.
Customer support for Carly, this is a joke right?
Have that not been very helpful?
you talk to much why dont you dust show how the unit works
If you are going to delete all critical Carly comments then you might be busy for the next few days. Hope they pay you well enough.