E36 chip upgade(318is/93)

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SO I HAVE AN E36 318IS (93) I WANT TO CHIP IT,BUT I HEARD A RUMOR THAT U CANT BECAUSE 5% OF THE MODELS CHIP IS SOLDERED IN PLACE. MY ECU ENDS IN 990..I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW IF I CAN SO I KNOW WHETHER OR NOT TO BUY...I DONT WANT TO BE OUT OF THE MONEY..... ALSO WE HAVE A 95 318TI AND THE CIG LIGHTER DOESNT WORK.I TRIED THE FUSE ..ITS GOOD...I LOOKED AT THE CONNECTORS UNDERNEATH ,IT SEEMS LIKE ITS HOOKED UP RIGHT..IT JUST DOESNT GENERATE THE TEMP TO LIGHT OR MAKE THE COILS RED HOT...ANY HELP WILL BE GLADLY APPR... THNX /// APEXITE36