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Old 10-28-2008, 05:51 PM
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I need to know when my car was made because according to another post on here, you cant play mp3 prior to Sept 5 unless you have nav. How can you tell production month?
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Originally Posted by 545insc' post='705924' date='Oct 28 2008, 09:51 PM
I need to know when my car was made because according to another post on here, you cant play mp3 prior to Sept 5 unless you have nav. How can you tell production month?
Its printed inside your drivers door.
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Originally Posted by Brit_in_NJ' post='705930' date='Oct 28 2008, 08:55 PM
Its printed inside your drivers door.
thanks for the info! I really don't pay much attention to those labels.
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Originally Posted by Brit_in_NJ' post='705930' date='Oct 28 2008, 06:55 PM
Its printed inside your drivers door.
yup....upper right corner

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Originally Posted by radz182' post='705942' date='Oct 28 2008, 06:10 PM
thanks for the info! I really don't pay much attention to those labels.
So now that you know... can you play MP3s?
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Originally Posted by 545insc' post='705924' date='Oct 28 2008, 08:51 PM
I need to know when my car was made because according to another post on here, you cant play mp3 prior to Sept 5 unless you have nav. How can you tell production month?
You can also type the last 7 digits of your Vin number in this link to decode your make year.
http://www.bimmerspecialist.com/usa/conten...%20VIN%20DECODE
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Off topic, but is incredible how many BMW fans didn't kno what BMW actually stood for- i.e. Bayerische MotorenWerk...
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Check the tag on the bottom of the seat belt.
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