My dealer just called me early this morning to tell me that they have been working with BMW and BMW is overnighting the parts to my dealer for install tomorrow. They already have the cradle etc installed. Tomorrow they are installing a special wiring harness that will allow full control of my 3G iphone. I've been waiting over one month for this to be resolved. I've been "guaranteed" that this will allow my '09 (with the old i-drive) to charge, use the external antenna, and control my iphone through the head unit. I know others have been saying this can't be done, but my dealer assures me it can be. As I have said before, my car didn't come with any of the factory options for any of this. I do have the nav system. I don't know if that makes any difference. They have my X5 at the dealership now and they gave me a loaner in the meantime.