Parts help with BM53

[Pannalstaroz]

Guys, I bought a new (to me) 2nd hand monitor off ebay with no dead pixels to swap over into my car with some dead pixels. In the pack was also another BM53, with part number 65126988275, which is a business BM53. I recently had my BM53 that had dead channels repaired but it's been playing up a bit. Will this BM53 fit my X5 with nav etc, or is it purely for a car that has business cd non nav? Any help would be appreciated. If I have to resell it, I will.

[Qsilver7]

did you go to RealOEM.com * Online BMW Parts Catalog and paste that part nbr into the part nbr application searchbox? If not...it will tell you in a second which bmw models can use that part.

also,remember that bmw switched from the old anti-theft "code" radios that could fit all models to the set up used in the e38/e39/e46/e53 which has components that are model specific...this was partially done to prevent a large black-market glut of used/stolen audio components. Many of the components can only be used in the model it came from.

[Pannalstaroz]

No I didn't. Thanks! 👍


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[Pannalstaroz]

It says it's suited only to E46's. Hmm strange that an X5 owner sold it. Oh well, I'll sell it to a 3 series owner.


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[Qsilver7]

well...looks like you got a 2 for 1 deal,or the seller accidentally packed someone else's monitor in your box...and now is in a dispute with the guy who didn't get his monitor that the seller swears he packaged up and shipped.

[Pannalstaroz]

Haha no I knew it was coming and I was just convinced the seller didn't know what they were selling. Lovely person though. So swap the monitors over, sell the other parts and either get a profit or a new unmolested screen for free. Gold. Anyone need one?


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[Pannalstaroz]

Is there a way of finding the model history of the BM53 and what models were upgraded with what?


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[Qsilver7]

I didn't take the time to look up the 11 digit part nbr you listed in your original post...but after looking up BMW part # 65 12 6 988 275 ...this is the radio receiver for BMWs with the Nav monitor.

BMWs that have an in-dash CD or cassette unit...the radio is incorporated into the CD or Cass...the radios like the nbr you posted are ONLY for BMWs that have a nav screen...this is their radio receiver. The other set-ups...as previously mentioned...the radio receiver is incorporated into the in-dash CD or in-dash Cassette player.

I'm not sure if this is answering your question...but if you use the BMWfans.info site (click link below)...it will list the old and/or new BMW part nbrs that are related. In this case, you can click on the "i" after the old (discontinued) or new (superceded) BMW part nbrs that are listed...to see what models they are associated with. Keep clicking links until no more are available...and you can find all the models that used the NLA (no longer available) part nbr and/or the part nbr that the unit replaced: http://bmwfans.info/parts-catalog/65126988275


Using the 2 online BMW part databases given in this thread (realoem.com & bmwfans.info) you can plug in BMW part nbrs using these site's part nbr cross-reference & search features to find out lots of info about the models and date ranges of BMW components and other models that it may have been used in. As you see in thins example, sometimes a new part nbr doesn't list a BMW model if it is no longer being produced...but if you plug in the old (NLA) part nbr, you may find other BMW models that may be compatible when they were in production.

This is the radio (BMW53) used in the e53 (I used the VIN of my 06 E53 X5)...and it's BMW part nbr was 65 12 6 976 962 and was replaced by BMW part nbr 65 12 6 988 276: