Navigation Pre Wire for 2005 E53

[lucasrj]

I've been looking around and can't seem to find any info on this so thought I would check here. I don't currently have the Navigation feature on my 2005 E53 3.0i X5 that has the business radio so I was wondering if it is prewired and I can just buy them online and install them in the place of the business radio along with a cd changer?

Any help would be great.

[UCrewX5]

No, the wiring harness is not the same and will need to be replaced if you want to do a nav retrofit. It's not an easy task, but it has been done. See this article for reference - http://www.xoutpost.com/articles/all-...system-x5.html

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[lucasrj]

OK thanks a bunch UCrew.....I'll have to see where and how much I can get all of this for....I'm fine with the work but it's the $$ that will be the deciding factor.

I've read that retrofit I just didn't see anything in there about having to change the harness so I wasn't sure.

Thanks again for the info.

[lucasrj]

one more quick question on the retrofit UCrew is since I don't have a DSP system now do I have to install that too since the wiring harness is for DSP or will that work for my non DSP system too or is there another wiring harness?

[UCrewX5]

you do not need to add DSP in order to do the nav retrofit

[lucasrj]

OK thanks again for the help UCrew...

[lucasrj]

UCrew....one more quick one and then I'll stop bugging you....since this would take away my CD are there any of the Nav units that have a CD behind them instead of the tape or would I have to do the changer and if that is the case is the X5 prewired for a changer in the rear?

[lucasrj]

Oops nm UCrew I found the pre wire...

[UCrewX5]

Originally Posted by lucasrj

Oops nm UCrew I found the pre wire...

as you likely found, the vehicle is pre-wired for a 6-disk CD changer. Personally, I would skip the CD changer, though, and use that connection to install an iPod interface.