The connectors are there, they could possibly be tucked away.

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From the your description I am guessing that your vehicle came with the original BMW phone system (CPT8000).

If so and there are no connector plugs on the old cradle in the armrest then you may have to remove the console and make your connections down by the shifter. See my descriptions here - http://www.xoutpost.com/articles/all-...01-bmw-x5.html

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yeah, yeah, yeah - I printed out all the bluetooth DIY instructions - my problem is the wires to the cradle run up thru both the swivel arms of the arm rest, thru the opening in the metal plate, then hardwired to the cradle - So there is very little play to access where the wires run into the cradle - tomorrow I'll try dismantling the center console, but how do wires down there get up to the cradle - and am I to just snip off the old cradle?

Also not listed is the replacement cradle that accepts the new snapin phone adapter for my V710 phone????

Or should I replace the whole arm rest/console???

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O-o-h-h-h! I get it now, The snap-in adapter eject box is not the same as the snap-in adapter for the individual phones (which also ejects the phone) - the eject box is the cradle that the individual snap-in adapters snap into.

This was the epiphany I came to last night. It's almost like learning a different language. (lead,led,lead) Unless you know the full explanation, it's easy (at least on my part) to be misconstrued.

So now I need to order the snap-in adapter eject box for a 2000-2003 X5 E53

Of course that still leaves me with the dilemma of a hardwired factory installation - time to look for a wrecked 2001-2003 X5 to splice a plugged version to my unplugged version???

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Mark _______________________________
2001 X5 4.4i topaz blue/sand Sport, complete Dinan S2 , hitch, V1, tint, BSW Stage 1, Alpine INA-W910BT
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Life is not fair!
You can't protect people from their own stupidity!
Laughter makes life worth living