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Old 01-14-2014, 11:02 PM
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Originally Posted by blktoptrvl View Post
I'm sure you didn't go through all this trouble if you don't have to but... Is there any way to install all this in the trunk and leave the dash alone?
of course there is... the pre-wired connector that is lurking behind the monitor is wired directly to the BM53/54 radio in the trunk, so you would need to locate those pins in the big, square connector that houses three smaller individual connectors, remove those pins and install your pins with your cable going wherever you wish it to go... it is just much simpler to use factory pre-wiring instead of your own...

however, if you do not have BM53/54 and the navigation, that means that you have the business radio in the dash with all the pins behind the dash - so, you still would have to mess with the front dash...

I updated the post that has the item 41 to include the Digi-Key pin numbers and the factory AUX retrofit instructions in PDF (post 33 of this thread)
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E53 X5 4.8iS built 2005-10-17
66200 mi - June 2012
96000 mi - June 2013
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OEM fire extinguisher
OE first aid kit
OE tow hitch
OE TV module
OE aspheric mirror
K&N air filter
black/white badges
rear camera
4-channel video recorder

Here is the list of things I have done to the X
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