Everyone tried to warn him

All he replies with is the same thing

I doubt he has seen it even run

 

His last post was 3/28


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It's thelack o f attention to detail that makes such projects possible :rofl:


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Old 3rd April 2017, 06:51 PM DinanE60M5
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How long it's been gone for for the dct?

Roughly month and a half. Waiting for updates.

Weren't you the guy telling me I'll be eating humble pie? Looks like you've come
Over to our side. On a serious note, I hope Dinan (if all this is legit) gets his car back the way he expects it. I know nothing about Gintani and would not badmouth a company I have never personally dealt with as far as service goes. If you're out there Dinan, how about an update since this project is something many of us are interested in. ?


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Test fitting the DCT, fits better than I had expected:

 

Probably too busy driving his DCT M5 ....











Not

 

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Oh that thing that everyone said wouldn't happen actually isn't happening?

 

I for one hope it does. Love things like this.

Let's wait and see. If it were me, I would want more updates and some pictures or video of it running etc...

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Looking forward to the results. Without someone envisioning NBT retrofits, I would not have NBT in my e60 or e70.

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I hope he comes back and proves everyone wrong. I'm not counting on it, but I'm hoping for it.

 

Yes, I'm waiting for my piece of humble pie.


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i think i'd have been asking for a few progress pics as the 'install' happened. Takes seconds to send a photo these days...

 

Hell, with the kind of money this project probably costs, I'd probably be going to the shop myself at least once a week to monitor progress.

 

So we know:

Car is there

No evidence of progress

No pics

They have a reputation of projects not being completed

Apparently they have done this conversion a number of times yet no one has seen it

No test drive done by customer even though it works aside from paddles

Gintani also is happy to take potential customers
For a spin in other customer cars?

Dinan man hasnt posted for some time

 

 

Weren't you the guy telling me I'll be eating humble pie? Looks like you've come
Over to our side. On a serious note, I hope Dinan (if all this is legit) gets his car back the way he expects it. I know nothing about Gintani and would not badmouth a company I have never personally dealt with as far as service goes. If you're out there Dinan, how about an update since this project is something many of us are interested in. ?


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I know this swap can be done or I would not be in the midst of doing it myself but I am also not a fool and promise when it will be complete as I know it is not as easy as some think.

 

You guys will get it done.


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You know the OP just posted a few minutes ago........in another thread.

 

Yes I've been dogging him.....


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Let's see a pic of the M5 console with the DCT shifter installed. Any Gintani tech should be able to text you that in about 5 seconds.


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Ok, here's a legitimate question. What is the status of the build right now. Last you posted, they couldn't get the paddles working. That was about a week ago.


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The only reason why it even is getting delayed is because whoever installed my CIC coded my whole car to another vehicle specifications. Meaning that the coding and programming isn't meant for my original VIN number and I paid them to code it and script activate it to my vehicle which is very upsetting that he lied and coded to a complete different vehicle. That is what is causing the hiccup; if I didn't do the CIC kit and if I had my factory CCC head unit I would've already been in my garage. I am pissed to the guy who installed my kit and supposedly he was a professional.

 

I know nothing about this, only to say that guys who know the platform well on this board say this is not an issue.


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CIC can be an issue. I don't know how specifically. But CIC coding can happen 2 ways.
1. With your VIN
2. With donor VIN
If it's not right, you get all sorts of errors.
Don't know if that makes the car undeliverable. But it can make modules inoperative.


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It wouldn't make the car undriveable. What could have happened was Gintani being careless while recoding the car and not noticing the VIN/VO mismatch between the CIC and the rest of the car. They went ahead and overwrote everything, which ended up semi-bricking the CIC because the FSCs are no longer valid. And since they have no backups, they can't recover.

I still have my doubts of this project existing or ever being complete, but if the version of events as told are true, the above is probably what happened.

 

Not a moderator here anymore since opening my business, but let's keep some decorum guys. It's the thing that has always set M5Board apart from other forums.

 

Closing this thread. OP will start a new thread once his project is finished.

As mentioned, we like to keep a very friendly and respectful environment here at M5board. Please try to keep it that way guys..Infractions were given where needed.