My 2005 X5 Aftermarket Radio Install Thread

[Crowz]

Originally Posted by crystalworks

This is the most exciting thing in this thread... for me. This is the reason the factory nav unit is still in mine 2 years after purchasing. I did not want to relocate a MID or the nav screen somewhere else in the vehicle.

Now I feel all Mr Burns and will be doing my upgrade sooner rather than later.

Glad it helped

I figured it might come in handy one day. I guess I need to write out what all he says as text in here in case the video vanishes one day. Well I saved the video out to my drive but that doesn't make a great archive here though.

[crystalworks]

I also saved it to my hard drive. I'm a little skeptical as his X5 is a DSP non-nav vehicle. Theoretically all this means is that I would plug in my remote wire in the back of the vehicle instead of the front like he did... but we'll see. Theoretically always seems to come back and bite me in the @$$.

[SEVEN40iL]

Originally Posted by kmm111

FYI to those following this thread. Hopefully mine is an isolated issue, but I hardly received the claimed turn around times on my order with Seicane. I ordered mine on October 6th. I waited until the 12th to send an email inquiring about my order and got an email back on the 13th stating it would ship in 1-2 days. I waited until the 18th before sending another email to which they responded with a tracking number claiming my order had shipped. That tracking number was inactive & not found until today the 21st. So while it finally appears to be on its way, for whatever reason it took 2 weeks to process my order.

I ordered mine on the 12th of October and got the tracking number on the 18th of October as well. Tracking showed to be delivered for the 23rd of October, but as of midnight it is not here, so most likely tomorrow!

[Crowz]

Originally Posted by SEVEN40iL

I ordered mine on the 12th of October and got the tracking number on the 18th of October as well. Tracking showed to be delivered for the 23rd of October, but as of midnight it is not here, so most likely tomorrow!

Cool !

Wont be long now at all.

[Crowz]

The gps antenna adapter came in this afternoon but to tired to try to install it (had to get the wifes car lined up) and its coooold here this evening. Will try tomorrow if I get time. I have to tow my sons car to the house here to do a fuel pump on it and fix some other things on the car for him.

[SEVEN40iL]

Originally Posted by Crowz

Cool !

Wont be long now at all.

Yup, just got delivered!

[Crowz]

Originally Posted by SEVEN40iL

Yup, just got delivered!

Congratz ! Let us know how it goes on the install and all.

[SEVEN40iL]

Originally Posted by Crowz

Congratz ! Let us know how it goes on the install and all.

Thanks!

Gonna wait to have the IBUS connection in hand to do the install so I don't have to do it twice.

Also still waiting on your final choice of reverse camera so that I can also purchase that and install it all together at once.

Even though I'm itching just to get this Seicane unit in...

[Crowz]

The seicane one wont fit your x5. So definitely don't get the "bmw" seicane one. They have others though.


I got the one I am using right now from amazon. It works I just don't like the angle its at and I don't think the field of view is wide enough for my liking.

[Crowz]

I hate to snooze knowing some may be doing installs tonight but Ive been up since the crack of dawn today and had to go tow my sons car home so I'm dead tired. I'll be up in about 5 hours if anyone needs help pm me and I will respond when I get up later tonight.

Again sorry but I'm dead tired.

Good luck on any that starts their install tonight !