Can anyone tell me how I can upgrade my on board computer so that I can get sat nav and Bluetooth? I only have basic model 5 series 525d se tourer on a 56 plate ?? Or do I have to upgrade the whole computer ???

 

you can either:

A. retrofit CCC, CIC, or NBT ('upgrade the whole computer')
B. install an interface that allows you to run navigation and bluetooth through your existing system

neither one is cheap per-say, and both require varying levels of disassembly. there is plenty of information available on the internets to help you decide.

good luck.

 

Sorry m8 and thank you for all your help !but is this 'ccc' hard ware or software ? Sorry I'm I bit thick when it comes to this sort of thing and what does 'ccc' ,'cic','nbt' mean ??

 

you have the non-nav i-drive business "M-ASK" system with the smaller screen

"CCC" is the DVD-based nav system that was used until about 2007 and has the larger/wider screen.

"CIC" is a hard-drive based nav system that started in 2008 and has a quicker interface.

"NBT" or "CIC-HIGH" was introduced in late 2012.


https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IDrive

 

Mine is a 2006 mobile? Can I fit a ccc to mine ?

 

Yes- but if you're going to go through the trouble of a retrofit, why not get the newer CIC system?

 

To be honest I'm not sure what is fitted to my car ? I have a screen that does communications, entertainment..... does this help ??

 

google is your friend.

 

yah, not to be rude, but if you've gotten far enough as registering on this forum and posting in the appropriate section, you should be capable of googling all this information.

 

Very true but I just wanted to find a Base to start my research from thank you all for your help