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Old 12-03-2006, 01:39 PM
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Guys, I bought a 530i M Sport here in the UK from a main dealer (used with 5000 miles) and he told me it has an Aux input to connect an MP3 player. I went, test drove the car and loved it - except it did not have the Aux input.

The dealer appologised for the mistake, and as a gesture of goodwill said that if I am interested in the car, I can have it with the price we agreed on the phone and he'll retrofit the Aux input free of charge.

Is it possible?

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Originally Posted by the-oneil' post='363230' date='Dec 3 2006, 05:39 PM
Guys, I bought a 530i M Sport here in the UK from a main dealer (used with 5000 miles) and he told me it has an Aux input to connect an MP3 player. I went, test drove the car and loved it - except it did not have the Aux input.

The dealer appologised for the mistake, and as a gesture of goodwill said that if I am interested in the car, I can have it with the price we agreed on the phone and he'll retrofit the Aux input free of charge.

Is it possible?

Thanks
Yes, it is. I had an Aux input added to my car when I bought it used. I made it a condition of sale. It's not a big deal to do either.

That's a good dealer to do that as well.

Enjoy the ride.
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Yep.

No problem. Easy retrofit for the dealer.
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Originally Posted by the-oneil' post='363230' date='Dec 4 2006, 05:39 AM
Guys, I bought a 530i M Sport here in the UK from a main dealer (used with 5000 miles) and he told me it has an Aux input to connect an MP3 player. I went, test drove the car and loved it - except it did not have the Aux input.

The dealer appologised for the mistake, and as a gesture of goodwill said that if I am interested in the car, I can have it with the price we agreed on the phone and he'll retrofit the Aux input free of charge.

Is it possible?

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My dealer gave me part and labor for free, when they made the mistake of telling me its there and turns out it wasn't there. So maybe you should get it for free too. If not, its pretty cheap anyways, and it only takes a couple of hours to do.
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Hi,

How much would I be looking at for this to be fitted in the UK?

Thanks in advance

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Originally Posted by rmcd' post='363239' date='Dec 3 2006, 11:35 PM
Yes, it is. I had an Aux input added to my car when I bought it used. I made it a condition of sale. It's not a big deal to do either.
The selection of my Aux In (rather than CD/FM/AM etc) is integrated with the IDrive from the factory.

Does the retrofit give you similar IDrive integration using a CIP upgrade?

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AUX In, after instalaltion will require activation from within Progman.

Depending upon the software level, an update may not be required.
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I am floored right now. I got a quote from my sales guy that said it would be $208 including the part. However, I thought it was silly that it cost $120 just to activate the stupid thing. So, I called back in to schedule an appointment - but I told them I just needed activation because I was going to install it myself (hidden rather than in the glove box). He then quotes me $318 JUST for labor (2 hours).

Luckily - they are honoring my salesman's quote on it for $208 which includes the part/installation/activation.

Is this standard for what you have seen? Is there a way to activate this thing on my own? Should they really be charging 2 hours labor for activation?

(Don't flame on me - I know it's a $55k car and yes, I am complaining about $120 in installation. The fact is, the reason I can afford nice cars is I don't pay for BS costs.)
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