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Old 10-20-2010, 10:51 AM
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The ipod and bluetooth need to be factory like I added (with great work and large expense) to my 02 X5. I'm not immediately familiar with what is needed to add ipod/bluetooth to an 04 or 05, whether it would require hifi sound or a diff. revision of radio, or really what it would take, but if it's anything like adding it to my 02, I'd rather find one that already has it.

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Old 10-20-2010, 11:19 AM
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There are a lot of addons you can choose from, for plugging your iPod into your X or for getting a bluetooth connection to your phone. They are not expensive and most of the car stereo equipment shops can perform the install for you, if you don't want to get your hands dirty, though they are plug and play and it usually requires you to connect them over the existing wiring. Just to make sure everything suits you, you can visit a shop before making the car purchase and ask them further details and quote the part+labor.
However, if you want to go for OEM or nothing, this might be the culprit - at least in here, you can hardly find an E53 with OEM bluetooth, not to mention iPod.
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Old 10-20-2010, 11:25 AM
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Aftermarket stuff always seems clunky and looks horrible, save the Dice unit I used to have that was hidden away under the dash. If it was easier to retrofit the ipod and bluetooth into an 04 or 05 than it was my 02, I might be game for it, I just know that to even be able to do it, in my 02, I had to have premium sound and I don't know what the requirements are to do that in an 04-05.

Also, there are no stereo shops of any kind within an hour of here, and any beyond that are most likely going to rape me for the install, or only want to use aftermarket parts, which I don't want.

Knowing there aren't very many that have ipod/bluetooth does help me to understand why it's been so hard to find. Also, one of the requirements is Sirius, which I forgot to mention eariler. That was another of the things I retrofitted into my 02, no idea how to tell if an 04-05 has it, or not.

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Old 10-20-2010, 11:48 AM
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Most of the aftermarket devices go either next to the CDC and MK in the trunk shelf using the CDC cables, or behind the 16:9 unit with cables that reach out in your glove box, so you won't even notice them. I don't dig cables around the console or aftermarket stuff hanging around the dashboard either. As about the requirements, if by hifi you mean DSP, it only makes things trickier, requiring a converter for the digital signal. So basically it is easier to install one of those boxes on non hifi system.
But anyway, I guess it would be better to wait a lil' bit more and find a car with all these options pre-fitted, then bump into install/upgrade issues later on and regret the purchase.
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Old 10-20-2010, 12:15 PM
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Maybe things have gotten better/easier since my 02, with the 04+. didn't realize the dsp made things worse. Does Nav=dsp or not?

Does nav=sirius?

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Old 10-20-2010, 12:26 PM
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No, navigation doesn't imply DSP, nor Sirius by default.
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Old 10-20-2010, 12:33 PM
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Is there a way to externally tell if it has sirius?

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Old 10-20-2010, 12:43 PM
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The buttons on the dashboard unit are no different from a car with no Sirius installed, since you use the common `MODE` button to cycle the audio sources and get to Sirius input. So unless you have access to the car to check if Sirius shows up, or ask the seller to send you a photo with the unit screen when in Sirius input, you can't tell if the car has Sirius or not. The hardware is also buried, as far as I remember, the unit being installed in the compartment next to the spare wheel.
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Old 10-20-2010, 01:01 PM
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Is adding sirius to an 04-05 nav equipped x5 difficult? I assume the antenna is already preinstalled...

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Old 10-20-2010, 01:21 PM
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You can take a look at the DIY area for an overview of the job
Stereo - Xoutpost.com

If the car came with no Sirius, no antenna is installed either.
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