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Originally Posted by Gregory891
I found an exception to the list. My 2002 X5 3.0 d (European model) does have Xenon lights (level 5) but has what BMW calls the basic sound system (S675, i.e. 6 speakers: front & rear doors, dash tweeters)
A North American E53 would have the next level up: HiFi (S676, i.e. 10 speaker: adds rear door tweeters and front door corner tweeters and amp in the left trunk storage area) as standard.
The DSP version is a level beyond the HiFi.
As such, no wiring in the back to add a CD changer, NAV or similar or to add a Silver Line / DICE / Audiovox iPod interface. A shame but retrofit isn't work the time and expense (and I do like retrofit projects).
So my Garmin GPS on a suction cup is quite fine. One CD in the dash at a time is OK too.
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interesting...
the option level list that i have is from a european source... but i know for a fact that since mid-90s the US-spec BMWs are pre-wired from the factory for the CD changer and alarm, there were little plastic "labels" in the trunk that said so.
The US specs BMW (Mercedes too) have a certain minimum level of options that considered as standard for the US market, such as power windows, sunroof... while in europe you should be able to get cloth seats, crank up windows, smaller engines, in the US the factory keeps the brand name up by not offering lower trim cars... the CD changer pre-wiring could be one of those things...