HELP: Broken CIC

[Davewu90]

I just completed an MMI install on my F12 650i, and everything went well, except the UMMC connector (the side attached to the CIC) for the AM/FM radio, broke off. I tried to glue it/electrical tape the nub back, but both connections - the outside of the coax metal plate cracked as well as the the center wire is physically touching but not well connected. And once I reconnect the cable, the reception is quite bad. I wiggle it and it gets a bit better, but never good. What are my options? My wife loves OTA radio, and TuneIn doesn’t cut it. Any ideas on fixing the connector? Or purchasing a used CIC? Seems like there should be several CIC’s out in the wild esp. since people might have upgraded to NBT, and EVO. I considered upgrading to full NBT EVO, but it’s so expensive.

Also, would I have to re-code the CIC to match my VIN?

Thanks in advance for any and all thoughts and advice.

[mudpaw]

Not sure if your issue is a broken connector or not. If it is, check here;http://terminalsupplyco.com
I worked for a racing team years back and we sourced many of our connectors from them.

[GedR]

Originally Posted by Davewu90

I just completed an MMI install on my F12 650i, and everything went well, except the UMMC connector (the side attached to the CIC) for the AM/FM radio, broke off. I tried to glue it/electrical tape the nub back, but both connections - the outside of the coax metal plate cracked as well as the the center wire is physically touching but not well connected. And once I reconnect the cable, the reception is quite bad. I wiggle it and it gets a bit better, but never good. What are my options? My wife loves OTA radio, and TuneIn doesn’t cut it. Any ideas on fixing the connector? Or purchasing a used CIC? Seems like there should be several CIC’s out in the wild esp. since people might have upgraded to NBT, and EVO. I considered upgrading to full NBT EVO, but it’s so expensive.

Also, would I have to re-code the CIC to match my VIN?

Thanks in advance for any and all thoughts and advice.

Did you ever fix this issue , same problem
At the moment