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Old Feb 25, 2008 | 01:44 PM
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Hey guys, I think I am about to trade my '08 335i coupe for a '07 550. It has everything I have on my coupe except for the USB conection. Can the USB connection be retrofit? The 550i I am looking into has navigation, if that matters. It also has sat radio, cold weather, sport, and comfort access. Thanks for the help.
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Old Feb 25, 2008 | 02:03 PM
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dealer should be able to retrofit that...
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Old Feb 25, 2008 | 02:08 PM
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Originally Posted by 4mula1' post='535927
dealer should be able to retrofit that...
I'm not too sure you can retrofit the USB interface to a 2007 car...

(Actually, I'm not sure if we've ever established that it could be retrofitted on a 2008 (LCI) car...)
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Old Feb 25, 2008 | 02:23 PM
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i stand corrected...if rudy says it can't be done..it probablly can't....my mistake...
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Old Feb 25, 2008 | 02:25 PM
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If you state your location it's easier for us to know. In the US they have fake 2008 year models starting to sell almost a year ahead of the 'year year'. The LCI model came out as 2007 in Europe. So if you're in the US the answer is no, and if you are in for instance Europe, the answer is maybe.
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Old Feb 25, 2008 | 02:48 PM
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I have a 530iA M-Sport e61 UK model, built in June 2007. Is LCI, can I have retro-fit USB.
It has media pack that gives PRO Radio and Sat Nav but only standard speaker set.
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Old Feb 25, 2008 | 11:59 PM
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Originally Posted by Rudy' post='535938' date='Feb 25 2008, 06:08 PM
(Actually, I'm not sure if we've ever established that it could be retrofitted on a 2008 (LCI) car...)
I was told by my dealer when I placed my order that the Ipod/USB interface can be retrofitted for about the same price as the option itself.
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Old Feb 26, 2008 | 04:48 AM
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Originally Posted by pukka' post='536144' date='Feb 26 2008, 09:59 AM
I was told by my dealer when I placed my order that the Ipod/USB interface can be retrofitted for about the same price as the option itself.
Really? Get that in writing, because what I've heard it's possible to retrofit on LCI cars, but to a much, much higher cost...
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