Originally Posted by richone52

I actually put a 2meter / 70cm transciever in my new x5 without issues. the unit puts out 25 watts in 440 and 100 watts in 2m. I mounted it in the back under the cargo area in the compartment next to the tire. I then routed a thru glass antenna to the side window. I mounted the head unit in the center console. This has been working with out issues and the dealer even saw my install and was impressed. I hooked the power for the transciever directly to the battery because of it's prox to the terminals.