Satellite Prep
12-01-2004 | 10:25 AM
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Originally Posted by alohalc' date='Nov 30 2004, 07:03 PM
welcome aboard, craigt-from-atl 
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I usually hang out over at bimmerfest, but now include e60 in my 'regular rotation.'
12-01-2004 | 02:18 PM
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Originally Posted by craigt-from-atl' date='Dec 1 2004, 07:25 PM
I usually hang out over at bimmerfest, but now include e60 in my 'regular rotation.'?
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12-02-2004 | 02:18 AM
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Originally Posted by craigt-from-atl' date='Dec 1 2004, 08:25 AM
[quote name='alohalc' date='Nov 30 2004, 07:03 PM']welcome aboard, craigt-from-atl !
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I usually hang out over at bimmerfest, but now include e60 in my 'regular rotation.'
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[/quote]you'll "move" over here completely later on
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01-14-2005 | 08:05 AM
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Lenk, any new updates?
I was at the dealership yesterday and they said it can't be done w/out the sat prep already installed. I REALLY want sirius and wanted to know if it's possible.
My SA actually said that Sirius is not available if you have iDrive.
Service manager was able to correct her though. (even though she didn't believe me)
I was at the dealership yesterday and they said it can't be done w/out the sat prep already installed. I REALLY want sirius and wanted to know if it's possible.
My SA actually said that Sirius is not available if you have iDrive.
Service manager was able to correct her though. (even though she didn't believe me)
01-14-2005 | 09:57 AM
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Even if the fiber optic cable has to be run through the vehicle and also to the shark fin, not having sat prep should at worst mean that the unit would have to be mounted closer to the i-drive and a hockey puck antenna would have to be used. It just doesn't make any sense that it absolutely cannot be done.
01-14-2005 | 11:54 AM
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Originally Posted by 02toe60' date='Jan 14 2005, 12:57 PM
Even if the fiber optic cable has to be run through the vehicle and also to the shark fin, not having sat prep should at worst mean that the unit would have to be mounted closer to the i-drive and a hockey puck antenna would have to be used. It just doesn't make any sense that it absolutely cannot be done.
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I don't know the exact issues but I'll speculate that tapping into the bus is the hard part. I imagine that it might be possible that in the future there will be a way to do this (with an additional antenna) I just don't know how long or how difficult it will be...
01-14-2005 | 03:55 PM
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Originally Posted by Rudy' date='Jan 14 2005, 02:54 PM
]I don't know the exact issues but I'll speculate that tapping into the bus is the hard part.? I imagine that it might be possible that in the future there will be a way to do this (with an additional antenna) I just don't know how long or how difficult it will be...
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Just figured you wouldn't have to add that retarded Sirius antenna.
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