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Old 11-20-2015, 02:00 PM
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Originally Posted by technologiq View Post
head over to bimmer.work : VIN Decoder for BMW and put the last 7 characters of your VIN in there.

You're going to have 3 things occur:

1. You have Sirius Satellite and it's not activated.
2. You have the Sirius prep package (693A I think)
3. You have neither

If you have 1 it's really easy because you just need to activate the unit with SXM.

If you have 2 you'll need to get a Sirius receiver and then have your car coded (or do it yourself). You can pick up Sirius receivers for <$150 used.

If you have 3 then... bummer. It's more work than it's worth IMHO and I'd just go with the hardware that SXM provides.
Thanks for this! I just got around to checking and I do have code 693, Satellite Tuner Preparation. Going to talk to the dealer now to see what can be done and the cost.
Thanks again!!!
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