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Old Jan 24, 2006 | 07:43 AM
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Got an upgrade to Cp20 yesterday. It crashed the computer. The dealer found(afterwards) that MP3 retrofit doesn't work with E60's which have CD in glovebox. Now I have to have a new compueter for the i drive. Courtesy of BMW thank god.
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Old Jan 24, 2006 | 08:01 AM
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It worked fine on other cars I know with CD Changer in govebox.


But even some E90 have had to have their CCC replaced for it to work properly ( with CD Chamger or without )
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Old Jan 24, 2006 | 09:13 AM
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Originally Posted by mountainboy' post='228821' date='Jan 24 2006, 04:43 PM
Got an upgrade to Cp20 yesterday. It crashed the computer. The dealer found(afterwards) that MP3 retrofit doesn't work with E60's which have CD in glovebox. Now I have to have a new compueter for the i drive. Courtesy of BMW thank god.
I have the CD changer in the glovebox MP3 works fine.
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Old Jan 24, 2006 | 09:24 AM
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You meant your CD changer can play MP3?
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Old Jan 24, 2006 | 10:09 AM
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Originally Posted by my530i' post='228858' date='Jan 24 2006, 06:24 PM
You meant your CD changer can play MP3?
No, mountainboy's dealer said that MP3 does not work if you have the CD changer fitted in the glovebox.I replied that i have the changer in the glovebox and MP3 works fine !
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Old Jan 24, 2006 | 10:22 PM
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Originally Posted by 535D Sport' post='228885
You meant your CD changer can play MP3?
No, mountainboy's dealer said that MP3 does not work if you have the CD changer fitted in the glovebox.I replied that i have the changer in the glovebox and MP3 works fine !
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That's right. I saw a chart from BMW it said not possible. My car is a 05/05 build
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Old Jan 25, 2006 | 12:15 AM
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Originally Posted by 535D Sport' post='228885
You meant your CD changer can play MP3?
No, mountainboy's dealer said that MP3 does not work if you have the CD changer fitted in the glovebox.I replied that i have the changer in the glovebox and MP3 works fine !
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Same here, I have CD changer in glovebox, MP3 works fine ( in dash slot only ).
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Old Jan 25, 2006 | 09:00 AM
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Originally Posted by mountainboy' post='229250
Originally Posted by my530i' post='228858' date='Jan 24 2006, 06:24 PM
You meant your CD changer can play MP3?
No, mountainboy's dealer said that MP3 does not work if you have the CD changer fitted in the glovebox.I replied that i have the changer in the glovebox and MP3 works fine !

That's right. I saw a chart from BMW it said not possible. My car is a 05/05 build
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The attached chart says a CD changer that plays MP3s won't be available for the E60 until 03/07, but I don't interpret that to mean you can't have the in dash CD player MP3 capable if you have a CD changer. Is this the chart you're referring to?
MP3_drives.pdf
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Excellent info, stream!

Thanks
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Old Jan 25, 2006 | 10:12 AM
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Originally Posted by my530i' post='229439' date='Jan 25 2006, 01:41 PM
Excellent info, stream!

Thanks

Wow, that's a long way off. I wonder how hard a timeline that is.
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