UPDATE: I was able to get my truck in with a good dealer and they were able to get the 2023 BCM programmed to it.
The first dealer i called scheduled an appointment but i was skeptical of them since they always try to rip you off. The person on phone said to get your OWN parts if you want to as you already know what is required. I had to tell them that my old BCM was water damaged when they tinted my windows. Luckily i was there at the dealership a week ago for inspection and then got the window and windshield tinted.
I know this was too good to be true so i asked to speak to service advisor and sure enough he said we CANNOT do customer parts and warranty them. I said that the previous person said i can and also I’m NOT looking for any warranty. He said they wanted to diagnose it for atleast 200$ and then they will do the BCM replace and programming for atleast 1000$. I asked why the 1000$ and he goes well the BCM alone is 600$+ and dash gotta come apart so labor and stuff lmao
i said well ok then i will go to parts department in dealership and pay and order for the BCM and he goes to say they can’t accept that part because its ordered by different department and its the same as me bringing my own part
I knew he was lying and they always do this so i just ended up calling a dealership that was 45mins away and they didn’t ask a single thing or complain about me bring my own BCM.
I was in and out within an hour. I just took the truck to them and they said to park at a certain spot since i told them i just wanted the BCM programmed and nothing else done. They asked me to install the new BCM which i did. You do not have to remove the old BCM. You will however need to disconnect some of the cable clips holding wires onto old BCM and there is one clip right below the BCM bolts. I have pictures of both BCM and that one clip might need you to pull that plastic side panel.
IMPORTANT: Make sure to have the BCM connectors seated properly. They are a bit tricky. I was messing with them before and it is possible for them to seem like they are locked in but they weren’t and not making a good connection. The connector clip on top that folds over to latch needs to be in open position before you even try plugging in the latching connectors. Here is an image of it. You want the latches down all the way almost touching the BCM.
Once the programming is done everything works except your shifter drive selection part. You will notice all the drive modes lights are out and none of the buttons works. This is expected and you will need a new shifter module from 2021+ truck. I replaced that as well. You just have to pull the radio screen out and plastic piece around the shifter. Then it’s just 4 screws. Replace that and you are good to go.
Here are the costs and part number:
2023 BCM 68584071AG - 250$
2022 shifter 68503734AC - 80$
Dealer BCM programming - 184$
For all those wondering i have a 19 RAM 1500 Laramie with uconnect 4.
There are no lights on dash and everything works as expected so a 2023 BCM is fully compatible and i recommend going to a 2023 atleast since you will eventually wanna get digital cluster and all other new features of uconnect 5. You can say NO now but deep down you know one day its gonna happen thats how it always goes
DO NOT LET DEALERSHIPS RIP YOU OFF FOR THE PROGRAMMING WORST CASE IT WILL COST YOU 200$ish
Thanks to [mention]Jimmy07 [/mention] [mention]vincentw56 [/mention] [mention]Mr. Chow [/mention] for all their inputs and contributions.