im a new member to this site im from the uk
i also had the pixels mising from mid and after reading the post about this problem and what to do i contacted th uk customer services who then told me to contact my local bmw dealer to get them to apply for a goodwill warrenty replacement as my x5 is now 10 months outside the manufacturers warrenty
i have had the mid replaced for this just having to pay the labour charge
i would never have believed this to happen when the car has no warrenty
it just goes to show what bmw will do to keep there customers happy
in the uk the mid would cost over £500 without fitting

i think this is a great site with a lot of information

thanks
cosmo15555