CD Changer Missing!
02-17-2008, 07:42 PM
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OK - so I am clearing out the stuff from my 06 550i and moving it into my comparably equiped 08 550i and find that the spot where the CD changer is located is now covered with a blanking plate. After scratching a hole in my head 
trying to understand why there is no CD changer in the car with the premium sound system (logic 7) I turned to the dealer catalogue. BMW apparently included this in the premium sound option in the 06 MY but has eliminated it in the 08 MY. It is listed as a dealer option in the catalogue!
In the interest of fair reporting, after doing some homework
comparing my two models, the MSRP of the premium sound system dropped from $1800 to $1200 between 06 and 08. I am assuming CDs are considered end of life technology and IPODs are the future. BMW appears to be offering the option to the customer instead of including the changer in the premium package. I was taken back with the cost of the IPOD option being more than the actual IPOD.
Maybe I am getting too old and cranky. Even if I have to shovel CDs into the dash one at a time it is still one amazing ride!
trying to understand why there is no CD changer in the car with the premium sound system (logic 7) I turned to the dealer catalogue. BMW apparently included this in the premium sound option in the 06 MY but has eliminated it in the 08 MY. It is listed as a dealer option in the catalogue! In the interest of fair reporting, after doing some homework
comparing my two models, the MSRP of the premium sound system dropped from $1800 to $1200 between 06 and 08. I am assuming CDs are considered end of life technology and IPODs are the future. BMW appears to be offering the option to the customer instead of including the changer in the premium package. I was taken back with the cost of the IPOD option being more than the actual IPOD. Maybe I am getting too old and cranky. Even if I have to shovel CDs into the dash one at a time it is still one amazing ride!
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Originally Posted by MidnightRider' post='532568' date='Feb 17 2008, 11:42 PM
OK - so I am clearing out the stuff from my 06 550i and moving it into my comparably equiped 08 550i and find that the spot where the CD changer is located is now covered with a blanking plate. After scratching a hole in my head trying to understand why there is no CD changer in the car with the premium sound system (logic 7) I turned to the dealer catalogue. BMW apparently included this in the premium sound option in the 06 MY but has eliminated it in the 08 MY. It is listed as a dealer option in the catalogue!
In the interest of fair reporting, after doing some homework comparing my two models, the MSRP of the premium sound system dropped from $1800 to $1200 between 06 and 08. I am assuming CDs are considered end of life technology and IPODs are the future. BMW appears to be offering the option to the customer instead of including the changer in the premium package. I was taken back with the cost of the IPOD option being more than the actual IPOD.
Maybe I am getting too old and cranky. Even if I have to shovel CDs into the dash one at a time it is still one amazing ride!
trying to understand why there is no CD changer in the car with the premium sound system (logic 7) I turned to the dealer catalogue. BMW apparently included this in the premium sound option in the 06 MY but has eliminated it in the 08 MY. It is listed as a dealer option in the catalogue! In the interest of fair reporting, after doing some homework
comparing my two models, the MSRP of the premium sound system dropped from $1800 to $1200 between 06 and 08. I am assuming CDs are considered end of life technology and IPODs are the future. BMW appears to be offering the option to the customer instead of including the changer in the premium package. I was taken back with the cost of the IPOD option being more than the actual IPOD. Maybe I am getting too old and cranky. Even if I have to shovel CDs into the dash one at a time it is still one amazing ride!
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Originally Posted by MidnightRider' post='532568' date='Feb 17 2008, 11:42 PM
OK - so I am clearing out the stuff from my 06 550i and moving it into my comparably equiped 08 550i and find that the spot where the CD changer is located is now covered with a blanking plate. After scratching a hole in my head trying to understand why there is no CD changer in the car with the premium sound system (logic 7) I turned to the dealer catalogue. BMW apparently included this in the premium sound option in the 06 MY but has eliminated it in the 08 MY. It is listed as a dealer option in the catalogue!
In the interest of fair reporting, after doing some homework comparing my two models, the MSRP of the premium sound system dropped from $1800 to $1200 between 06 and 08. I am assuming CDs are considered end of life technology and IPODs are the future. BMW appears to be offering the option to the customer instead of including the changer in the premium package. I was taken back with the cost of the IPOD option being more than the actual IPOD.
Maybe I am getting too old and cranky. Even if I have to shovel CDs into the dash one at a time it is still one amazing ride!
trying to understand why there is no CD changer in the car with the premium sound system (logic 7) I turned to the dealer catalogue. BMW apparently included this in the premium sound option in the 06 MY but has eliminated it in the 08 MY. It is listed as a dealer option in the catalogue! In the interest of fair reporting, after doing some homework
comparing my two models, the MSRP of the premium sound system dropped from $1800 to $1200 between 06 and 08. I am assuming CDs are considered end of life technology and IPODs are the future. BMW appears to be offering the option to the customer instead of including the changer in the premium package. I was taken back with the cost of the IPOD option being more than the actual IPOD. Maybe I am getting too old and cranky. Even if I have to shovel CDs into the dash one at a time it is still one amazing ride!
I can't imagine why the changer would even be desirable at this point.
02-17-2008, 08:41 PM
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I agree that the changer isn't worth it anymore. Even on my 2004 E60, which had a changer and no iPod interface, I rarely used it. Instead, I just burned some MP3 CDs and DVDs and used them in the dash slots. (You can fit way more music on an MP3 CD than the six discs a changer would hold.) In addition, since the iDrive screen displayed the artist, track name, etc., it worked way better than the "CD2 Track 4" listing that the changer would show. If I didn't feel like messing with discs, I could always fall back on Sirius to get me through a drive.
Now, on my 2008 E60, between the USB/iPod interface, Sirius, and HD Radio, I don't miss the changer one bit! It's funny but I actually considered ordering it early on but decided I could always add it later if I felt I needed it. Now, after about seven months with the car, I'm positive that it would have been a total waste of money to get the changer. Since I've ripped pretty much all my discs to a USB hard drive, I have something much, much better than a silly six-disc changer...
Now, on my 2008 E60, between the USB/iPod interface, Sirius, and HD Radio, I don't miss the changer one bit! It's funny but I actually considered ordering it early on but decided I could always add it later if I felt I needed it. Now, after about seven months with the car, I'm positive that it would have been a total waste of money to get the changer. Since I've ripped pretty much all my discs to a USB hard drive, I have something much, much better than a silly six-disc changer...
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Originally Posted by JSpira' post='532573' date='Feb 17 2008, 09:00 PM
Hopefully, you ordered the iPod option. I haven't used a CD or CD changer in a car since, well I can't remember but my previous 5er (MY2003, picked up in Freimann in 2002) had a Phatbox and my 2006 had BMW's MOST bus iPod interface.
I can't imagine why the changer would even be desirable at this point.
I can't imagine why the changer would even be desirable at this point.
02-17-2008, 08:51 PM
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Originally Posted by stevej2001' post='532589' date='Feb 18 2008, 12:43 AM
the reason for a cd changer? The answer is: Audio Books.
02-17-2008, 09:03 PM
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Here's a link to another thread from September 2007 where we discovered the changer was deleted from the premium audio (L7) option:
http://forums.e60.net/index.php?showtopic=45146
http://forums.e60.net/index.php?showtopic=45146
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Originally Posted by stevej2001' post='532589' date='Feb 17 2008, 09:43 PM
the reason for a cd changer? The answer is: Audio Books.
got audio books on my ipod also...
who wants to have a cd book or cd cases laying around the car when you can have a usb stick or ipod neatly tucked away in the center console. I like to keep my car clutter free, a big bulky cd book or cases tucked in the door compartment or glove box would drive me insane....
02-17-2008, 09:20 PM
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Originally Posted by geneatals' post='532603' date='Feb 18 2008, 12:04 AM
got audio books on my ipod also...
who wants to have a cd book or cd cases laying around the car when you can have a usb stick or ipod neatly tucked away in the center console. I like to keep my car clutter free, a big bulky cd book or cases tucked in the door compartment or glove box would drive me insane....
who wants to have a cd book or cd cases laying around the car when you can have a usb stick or ipod neatly tucked away in the center console. I like to keep my car clutter free, a big bulky cd book or cases tucked in the door compartment or glove box would drive me insane....
