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Nov 29, 2005 | 05:52 PM

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Does anyone on this board have any information on the CD changer interface? Any technical information. I don't seem to be able to find any.

Nov 29, 2005 | 08:47 PM

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Originally Posted by Stranger' post='205058' date='Nov 30 2005, 02:52 AM

Does anyone on this board have any information on the CD changer interface? Any technical information. I don't seem to be able to find any.

not sure what you mean but the plug for it is at the back of the glove compartment lapped up in a suede tape apparently it takes the dealer to activate the idrive software to make it work

Nov 29, 2005 | 10:40 PM

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Originally Posted by norham' post='205124

Does anyone on this board have any information on the CD changer interface? Any technical information. I don't seem to be able to find any.

not sure what you mean but the plug for it is at the back of the glove compartment lapped up in a suede tape apparently it takes the dealer to activate the idrive software to make it work
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Thanks. I am looking for what the interface signals are etc. But it looks like it is a secret.

Nov 30, 2005 | 10:15 PM

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Dec 1, 2005 | 06:46 AM

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